CMiC Construction Platform vs. Stackby

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
CMiC Construction Platform
Score 7.7 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
CMiC Project Management is a construction project collaboration and management solution. It centralizes project-related communications and documents onto one platform, and connects the job site with the back-end office.N/A
Stackby
Score 9.3 out of 10
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Stackby is designed to bring together the simplicity of spreadsheets, the functionality of databases and integrations with best business APIs to let anyone build their own tools, the way they want. No coding needed. Users can build a database from scratch, import data from pre-existing sources like spreadsheets or Google Sheets, or choose from over 100 pre-built templates across multiple categories. Choose…N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CMiC Construction PlatformStackby
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Top Pros
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Features
CMiC Construction PlatformStackby
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
CMiC Construction Platform
5.9
28 Ratings
21% below category average
Stackby
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Employee demographic data5.419 Ratings00 Ratings
Employment history6.122 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration6.618 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.5.717 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting6.213 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management6.313 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)5.418 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
CMiC Construction Platform
6.0
22 Ratings
16% below category average
Stackby
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Pay calculation6.322 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors5.714 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.214 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration4.915 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files6.519 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management6.018 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management5.414 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
CMiC Construction Platform
5.2
17 Ratings
35% below category average
Stackby
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Tracking of all physical assets5.217 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
CMiC Construction Platform
6.9
51 Ratings
16% below category average
Stackby
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Dashboards7.139 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports6.450 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports6.941 Ratings00 Ratings
Data exportability7.248 Ratings00 Ratings
Construction Project & Field Management
Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of Product A and Product B
CMiC Construction Platform
6.5
101 Ratings
15% below category average
Stackby
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Plan distribution & viewing6.464 Ratings00 Ratings
Plan markups & sharing5.660 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue tracking & punchlists6.078 Ratings00 Ratings
Photo documentation6.374 Ratings00 Ratings
Jobsite reports6.285 Ratings00 Ratings
Document sharing5.985 Ratings00 Ratings
RFI tools7.886 Ratings00 Ratings
Collaboration & approvals7.091 Ratings00 Ratings
As-built drawings5.651 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile app6.561 Ratings00 Ratings
Submittal design and management7.281 Ratings00 Ratings
Checklists6.443 Ratings00 Ratings
Meeting Minutes6.947 Ratings00 Ratings
Specifications6.336 Ratings00 Ratings
Change orders7.755 Ratings00 Ratings
Estimating
Comparison of Estimating features of Product A and Product B
CMiC Construction Platform
6.5
54 Ratings
20% below category average
Stackby
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Takeoff tools4.920 Ratings00 Ratings
Job costing7.650 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost databases8.042 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost calculator7.429 Ratings00 Ratings
Bid creation4.727 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
CMiC Construction Platform
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Ratings
Stackby
8.3
13 Ratings
4% above category average
Task Management00 Ratings7.813 Ratings
Scheduling00 Ratings7.610 Ratings
Workflow Automation00 Ratings9.310 Ratings
Mobile Access00 Ratings8.19 Ratings
Search00 Ratings8.712 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
CMiC Construction Platform
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Ratings
Stackby
8.9
10 Ratings
11% above category average
Notifications00 Ratings8.910 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
CMiC Construction Platform
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Ratings
Stackby
7.8
11 Ratings
4% below category average
Video files00 Ratings7.27 Ratings
Audio files00 Ratings7.46 Ratings
Document collaboration00 Ratings7.311 Ratings
Access control00 Ratings9.09 Ratings
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User Ratings
CMiC Construction PlatformStackby
Likelihood to Recommend
7.9
(110 ratings)
9.1
(13 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.4
(6 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Usability
6.6
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
7.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
5.7
(95 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
In-Person Training
7.5
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.9
(5 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Configurability
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.0
(1 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.0
(1 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
CMiC Construction PlatformStackby
Likelihood to Recommend
CMiC
  • The platform is well suited for tracking project financials. The direct tie between the project budgets and costs on the accounting side makes this platform extremely valuable as we have real time cost data to make decisions from.
  • The platform is great in that it integrates the majority of our major processes. We can track a pursuit in Opportunity Management and push that information directly to a project. We hire people through the system and they are available to input on a project. We track time and pay people through CMiC and even manage our equipment fleet. This one platform satisfies a lot of our business needs, which makes our technology stack a bit easier to manage.
  • The platform as it stands today is not well suited for mobile consumption. We have users not use the mobile platform due to issues with losing data when not in wifi and issues with not understanding how to use the system.
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Stackby
Based on my experience, I can provide specific scenarios where Stackby is well suited and others where it may be less appropriate: Project Management: Stackby is an excellent choice for project management scenarios. Its ability to create custom databases, track tasks, assign responsibilities, and collaborate in real-time makes it highly effective for managing and monitoring project progress. CRM and Sales: Stackby is well suited for managing customer relationships and sales processes. Its customizable database structure allows for organizing customer information, tracking leads, managing deals, and generating reports. The ability to integrate with other tools further enhances its usefulness in CRM and sales workflows. Content Planning: Stackby is a great fit for content planning scenarios. Users can create databases to manage editorial calendars, track content ideas, assign tasks to team members, and monitor content performance. Collaboration features facilitate seamless content collaboration and ensure timely publishing.
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Pros
CMiC
  • The user interface is similar to that of other project management software applications so folks in our company that had previously used other applications have been able to switch over fairly easily.
  • I really like the software and it was much less expensive than other applications.
  • I like the mobile application so that our superintendents can view the documentation on their phones.
  • I really like the punch list capability mobile field, however, we have a hard time getting our superintendents to use it for some reason.
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Stackby
  • Ability to collaborate with team members on the same spreadsheet
  • Ability to integrate multiple tools for centralized utilization (i.e. Facebook, Google Analytics, project management, etc.)
  • Ability to send SMS and messages using integration with Twillio and Whatsapp
  • All spreadsheets/databases securely saved in the cloud instead of on local hard drive(s)
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Cons
CMiC
  • Entering a code of the vendor instead of the company name while recording an invoice takes time and seems counter intuitive
  • Editing an invoice created through Image Management on the AP side is limited to description and address field. When changing the rest (invoice# or a date or an amount) - the whole trace of who entered/submitted/approved disappears. The way it works now is: deleting an invoice from the batch, locating it through Registry/invoice search, unsubmitting it, making changes, submitting, adding back to batch - time consuming
  • In Multiple distribution pop up window, when entering a new invoice, I'd make the field "Company" to be autofilled once "Job" is entered. It takes time to memorize what job number belongs to what company.
  • There is only web version available and it is limited compare to a desktop client. For instance I can only make one change at a time and save it. Multiple changes don't get saved in one click
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Stackby
  • Implement the same views available on desktop into the mobile app
  • Internal automations (like Airtable)
  • Ability to implement and display info as a dashboard (like Airtable)
  • Polish up the formatting of formulas, inputting them causes user frustration due to the formula input cursor jumping around
  • Better intelligence and ease of inputting data in bulk i.e have the fields automatically identify what data is being input and format appropriately (like Airtable does)
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Likelihood to Renew
CMiC
This is a platform that would continue to be in the best interest for our company. I just hope that CMiC support removes the gaps between the enhancements that they create to better the system to what they currently have
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Stackby
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Usability
CMiC
I believe it isn't easy to use and is unintuitive. Undecipherable error messages appear throughout the application without indicating what is wrong or how to correct it, in my experience. The terminology on the screens is specific to Canada, which adds to the confusion.
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Stackby
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Reliability and Availability
CMiC
Sometimes since this is a cloud based product the system can become slow but we haven’t had any issues of availability without CMiC first letting us know it would be down
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Stackby
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Performance
CMiC
Reports are pretty shown to run but general pages typically load pretty quick.
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Stackby
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Support Rating
CMiC
The support team [has] been in touch with our deployment team and has given them effective guidance up to completion. It has helped us in [the] best methods of resource allocation and secure record-keeping process. We have tracked all our billing information and made the right payments with documentation and avoided [unnecessary losses]. [The] support team has [to] lead our teams to the right channels and empowering our team with the right skills for maximum production.
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Stackby
Extremely responsive, helpful, and friendly support (unlike many other SAAS teams out there).
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In-Person Training
CMiC
The training was on system functions and not really how best to use it for our business. It would have been nice to be provided recommendations for use rather than just a blank slate of functionality.
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Stackby
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Online Training
CMiC
I felt the training was good and the trainers knew the software.
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Stackby
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Implementation Rating
CMiC
Lots of confusion between sales and implementation regarding what was included and not included...the security encountered a "bug" and made it extremely difficult to set up roles and individual responsibilities
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Stackby
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Alternatives Considered
CMiC
CMiC Construction Platform is the best price point in the market. Others are revenue-based billings, and the annual fees reflect as such. CMiC Construction Platform support staff is generally amazing and offers real-time support on critical issues. The imaging and workflow functions are real-time savers. CMiC Construction Platform is generally a smaller and in touch organization that treats your team like their own and stays with you after the purchase.
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Stackby
I have also tried Ora.Pm. Infinity has better graphical interface, but nowhere near as many features and the UI isn't as effective (i.e, moving around with keys). Grist has a much more technical interface and it comes from being more of a database/interactive spreadsheet vs Stackby. Grist has much more functionality in terms of formulas, but is much harder to learn to use and less other functionalities. Ora.PM is more of a test at a task management app, and doesn't compare - Stackby is much better.
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Scalability
CMiC
CMiC has several key features that can either work together or independently depending on your companies needs.
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Stackby
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Return on Investment
CMiC
  • Better project visibility, surely. I can step into a former project and see how well/poorly it was run.
  • Forecasting underway - nearly complete with year 2.
  • Cost status tracking - this has been valuable, especially when figuring out how much of a liquid budget is left over.
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Stackby
  • Positive impact on organising my marketing so I contact advertisers in an appropriate time frame and don't lose hours figuring out what's happening.
  • Positive impact on organising challenges so that people feel more connected and supported, leading to future sales.
  • Positive impact on understanding data so that I can use it more effectively.
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ScreenShots

CMiC Construction Platform Screenshots

Screenshot of CMiC FIELDScreenshot of CMiC AnalyticsScreenshot of CMiC Drawing ManagementScreenshot of CMiC FIELD

Stackby Screenshots

Screenshot of Grid ScreenScreenshot of Choose from 25 column typesScreenshot of Calendar ViewScreenshot of Kanban ViewScreenshot of Custom Forms