CMiC Construction Platform vs. Xero

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
CMiC Construction Platform
Score 7.6 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
Xero
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Xero is an online accounting software product for small businesses and personal finance. Its features beyond general ledger and double-bookkeeping include quotable invoicing, bank reconciliation, purchase order and expense management, and tax management. Third party apps can extend its features further.
$13
per month
Pricing
CMiC Construction PlatformXero
Editions & Modules
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Early
$13
per month
Growing
$37
per month
Established
$70
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CMiC Construction PlatformXero
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPrices in table are in USD and just apply to the US - other markets & prices are listed below: Canada - Starter $18 CAD/month, Standard $45 CAD/month, Premium 5 $58 CAD/month UK - Starter £14/month, Standard £28/month, Premium £36/month AU - Starter $29 AUD/month, Standard $59 AUD/month, Premium 5 $76 AUD/month NZ - Starter $31 NZD/month, Standard $66 NZD/month, Premium $84 NZD/month
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Features
CMiC Construction PlatformXero
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
CMiC Construction Platform
6.3
29 Ratings
20% below category average
Xero
-
Ratings
Employee demographic data4.219 Ratings00 Ratings
Employment history7.023 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration8.019 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.418 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting5.613 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management8.013 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)4.118 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
CMiC Construction Platform
6.5
23 Ratings
15% below category average
Xero
7.5
73 Ratings
4% above category average
Pay calculation7.323 Ratings8.065 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors3.914 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.814 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.416 Ratings8.023 Ratings
Direct deposit files7.720 Ratings7.349 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management7.619 Ratings7.241 Ratings
Reimbursement management3.914 Ratings7.154 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
CMiC Construction Platform
4.4
18 Ratings
48% below category average
Xero
-
Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets4.418 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
CMiC Construction Platform
7.6
55 Ratings
4% below category average
Xero
8.3
195 Ratings
10% above category average
Dashboards8.042 Ratings8.2191 Ratings
Standard reports6.854 Ratings8.5194 Ratings
Custom reports7.045 Ratings8.3172 Ratings
Data exportability8.652 Ratings00 Ratings
Construction Project & Field Management
Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of Product A and Product B
CMiC Construction Platform
6.4
105 Ratings
17% below category average
Xero
-
Ratings
Plan distribution & viewing6.166 Ratings00 Ratings
Plan markups & sharing5.162 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue tracking & punchlists5.580 Ratings00 Ratings
Photo documentation5.576 Ratings00 Ratings
Jobsite reports6.087 Ratings00 Ratings
Document sharing6.288 Ratings00 Ratings
RFI tools7.889 Ratings00 Ratings
Collaboration & approvals7.694 Ratings00 Ratings
As-built drawings5.453 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile app8.163 Ratings00 Ratings
Submittal design and management7.684 Ratings00 Ratings
Checklists5.246 Ratings00 Ratings
Meeting Minutes6.450 Ratings00 Ratings
Specifications5.838 Ratings00 Ratings
Change orders8.259 Ratings00 Ratings
Estimating
Comparison of Estimating features of Product A and Product B
CMiC Construction Platform
5.9
55 Ratings
33% below category average
Xero
-
Ratings
Takeoff tools4.120 Ratings00 Ratings
Job costing8.051 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost databases7.542 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost calculator6.629 Ratings00 Ratings
Bid creation3.228 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
CMiC Construction Platform
-
Ratings
Xero
7.8
136 Ratings
9% above category average
API for custom integration00 Ratings7.979 Ratings
Plug-ins00 Ratings7.6123 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
CMiC Construction Platform
-
Ratings
Xero
7.5
173 Ratings
5% below category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings5.972 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings9.0171 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
CMiC Construction Platform
-
Ratings
Xero
7.2
205 Ratings
2% below category average
Accounts payable00 Ratings8.6188 Ratings
Accounts receivable00 Ratings8.9192 Ratings
Cash management00 Ratings8.2174 Ratings
Bank reconciliation00 Ratings9.1199 Ratings
Expense management00 Ratings8.1180 Ratings
Time tracking00 Ratings8.365 Ratings
Fixed asset management00 Ratings8.2123 Ratings
Multi-currency support00 Ratings8.0119 Ratings
Multi-division support00 Ratings8.099 Ratings
Regulations compliance00 Ratings8.599 Ratings
Electronic tax filing00 Ratings9.1103 Ratings
Self-service portal00 Ratings8.0117 Ratings
Global Financial Support00 Ratings6.659 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings8.057 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings4.640 Ratings
Localizations00 Ratings8.039 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings9.790 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings2.733 Ratings
Configurable Accounting00 Ratings3.359 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings3.533 Ratings
Standardized Processes00 Ratings4.059 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
CMiC Construction Platform
-
Ratings
Xero
6.2
91 Ratings
8% below category average
Inventory tracking00 Ratings6.387 Ratings
Automatic reordering00 Ratings6.324 Ratings
Location management00 Ratings6.329 Ratings
Manufacturing module00 Ratings6.116 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
CMiC Construction Platform
-
Ratings
Xero
6.3
89 Ratings
15% below category average
Pricing00 Ratings6.362 Ratings
Order entry00 Ratings6.356 Ratings
Credit card processing00 Ratings6.558 Ratings
Cost of goods sold00 Ratings6.466 Ratings
Order Orchestration00 Ratings6.221 Ratings
End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings6.124 Ratings
Order exception Resolution00 Ratings6.217 Ratings
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User Ratings
CMiC Construction PlatformXero
Likelihood to Recommend
7.7
(114 ratings)
8.4
(220 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.8
(7 ratings)
10.0
(33 ratings)
Usability
5.5
(6 ratings)
8.6
(145 ratings)
Availability
9.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(10 ratings)
Performance
7.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(8 ratings)
Support Rating
4.5
(96 ratings)
9.4
(36 ratings)
In-Person Training
7.5
(2 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Online Training
8.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(5 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.1
(5 ratings)
7.3
(10 ratings)
Configurability
8.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(104 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(6 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
CMiC Construction PlatformXero
Likelihood to Recommend
CMiC
CMiC is a robust platform best suited for large companies with resources for implementation and management of the program. One analogy is CMiC is like a droid phone where the user must decide how to use all the features of the program (as opposed to an iPhone where most configuration decisions are made for the user). Smaller companies with limited resources can struggle with CMiC both with the expense and configuration.
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Xero
Xero is very easy to use and has great customer support. The ability to customize reports is an excellent feature. Accounts Receivables - not having the ability to add a finance charge is a HUGE issue, creating extra work and tracking. The lack of an interface to the credit union is a concern for recommending this software to other businesses in our area since this credit union is used by many small businesses.
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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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Xero
  • Old invoicing provided the ability to fully document the invoice cycle by allowing for easy attachment of support documentation to the invoice for payment processing. The last time I tried New Invoicing, this capability had been removed.
  • Xero is very easy to navigate.
  • Adding to the chart of accounts, adding customers and vendors, and creating new transactions is quite easy.
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Cons
CMiC
  • Needs to be more user friendly on the mobile side of the platform. Ease of use is key here.
  • There is not much instruction or support in standing up some programs like deploying ECM for outlook, making Collaboration Gateway work, or setting up the system for getting Plans available on the mobile devices.
  • Security configuration is extremely detailed and spread throughout the system. It is extremely hard to make adjustments to a person's security unless you know exactly where to look, which requires years of experience but shouldn't.
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Xero
  • Add offline version (very important for third world countries like Vanuatu)
  • Payment portals (add more and add WordPress integration)
  • Duplicates during bank reconciliation imports
  • Allow customers to create an online account from which they can access all their past transactions (invoices, quotes and bills) on the Portal
  • Allow more dashboard customization (more graphs)
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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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Xero
In addition to the matters covered in this review, my reason for renewing this product is that Xero's functionality and the constant updates that the company provides, makes the software even more business friendly. The software therefore builds a brand loyalty among customers.
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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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Xero
Xero is very user friendly, however, there are some features that can be more time consuming or features that I find are not exactly what I am looking for ie. not being able to pull a report in a certain way, or not being able to do a bank recon in a certain way.
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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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Xero
We have been actively using and 100% Xero based for our ecommerce accounting practice for over 4 years. There has on been one real outage for more than 5 minutes. Xero was open and transparent about the outage, what they were doing to resolve the issue, and provided 15 minute updates. Showing how they care about their customers and partners. Plus, showing that their customers care too, were understanding, and went surfing or in our case took a nap. Couldn't run our business without Xero as a partner.
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Performance
CMiC
Reports are pretty shown to run but general pages typically load pretty quick.
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Xero
Pages generally load quickly, but it's a fairly common occurrence to have pages taking a bit longer than I'd like to load (as in, 4+ seconds). Occasionally I have to refresh a page to get it to work. Bank feed and integrations tend to be slow in general, but that could easily be due to API latency on the side of the other parties. Most of the time, though, the bank feeds refresh before I login so it's not a huge problem. Not necessarily good performance compared to a local app like QuickBooks desktop, but definitely good performance for a cloud application. Room for growth? yes.
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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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Xero
Always respond and keep issues open until you are satisfied with the result. Generally good responses, in the past, I had some support responses that were really basic and really annoying. They type where "have your tried restarting your computer" style of answers. Well, of course, I went through all the basics before contacting them. Duh, but I suppose not everyone does. Otherwise, it would be a 10. The last year has shown a marked improvement in the support responses however.
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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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Xero
The format was great; someone was there to ask questions or help if you were stuck.
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Online Training
CMiC
I felt the training was good and the trainers knew the software.
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Xero
All of Xero's training is online and available for anyone (business owner or accountants) to learn and become experts in their system. There is a range of content from product training to real world webinars from their partners. Xero is beautiful accounting software and their training is the same.
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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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Xero
If it can be done, time the implementation near a new fiscal year so you can start clean. Otherwise, you have to go back and do historical data from the beginning of the fiscal year, which can be brain draining.
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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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Xero
Wow, I have used so many accounting systems over the last 30 years! Your above options don't even list them. I've used systems like AccPac, TurboCash, WaveApps, and more. The answer to the first question explains why I prefer Xero.
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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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Xero
I have yet to fully stress test the product given the size of the company where I am using it. I am sure as we scale to more customers, more vendors and more reporting requirements, I will have a better understanding of what it is capable of in terms of bandwidth and processing
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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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Xero
  • We have saved 1 hour per month on reporting on one of our not-for-profits, which is 12 hours a year at minimum from an investment of 30 minutes on initial setup.
  • On cleanup files, we are able to save at minimum half the time we would spend and be able to get them cleaned up and moved to a monthly file quicker
  • Using cash coding on one client as an example it would take us a week to do their bookkeeping last year it took me 8 hours from start to finish.
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ScreenShots

CMiC Construction Platform Screenshots

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Xero Screenshots

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