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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CoConstruct

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/ACoConstruct, from Buildertrend since the November 2021 acquisition, is a custom builder & remodeler software. It allows users to enter data once and have that information flow through the estimate, specs, selections, bids, proposals, change orders, and budgets, including to and from QuickBooks. In addition, CoConstruct includes scheduling and 3-way communication between builder, client, and trade partners. Everything is captured via email and texting. Login isn't required for…

    $49

    per month

    Redmine

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/ARedmine is a project management web application written using the Ruby on Rails framework. It is cross-platform and cross-database, and free to download and use as an open source project available on the GNU 2.0 license.

    $0

    per month

    Pricing
    CoConstructRedmine
    Editions & Modules
    Ramp
    $49
    per month
    Plus 5
    $299
    per month
    Plus 10
    $399
    per month
    Plus 15
    $499
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CoConstructRedmine
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsCoConstruct pricing is based on active job sites that have client access online, which means it is adaptable to builders & remodelers businesses. This means that there are an unlimited amount of projects available for estimates and proposals, so that customers only pay when they win a contract. Also built into the pricing are a myriad of services: a dedicated implementation coach, free estimate & scheduling templates based on industry best practices from successful builders and the NAHB, unlimited storage and users, software branded with the customer's logo, unlimited amount of warranty projects, and unlimited phone & email support. The vendor offers a money-back guarantee that is good for the first 90 days of service.—
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    Community Pulse
    CoConstructRedmine
    Considered Both Products
    Buildertrend
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    Open Source
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    92%
    Would buy again
    12 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    12 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    77%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    67%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
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    Features
    CoConstructRedmine
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of CoConstruct and Redmine
    Feature
    CoConstruct
    -
    Ratings
    Redmine
    8.2
    13 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Task Management00 Ratings10.013 Ratings
    Resource Management00 Ratings7.012 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings9.012 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings7.011 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Team Collaboration00 Ratings10.012 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings6.910 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings8.010 Ratings
    Document Management00 Ratings10.011 Ratings
    Email integration00 Ratings8.010 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings5.59 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings9.011 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management00 Ratings7.012 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings7.011 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of CoConstruct and Redmine
    Feature
    CoConstruct
    -
    Ratings
    Redmine
    8.0
    8 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Quotes/estimates00 Ratings7.33 Ratings
    Invoicing00 Ratings7.82 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting00 Ratings9.06 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software00 Ratings7.92 Ratings
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    CoConstructRedmine
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    Score8 out of 10
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    Score7.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Microsoft To Do
    Score7.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CoConstructRedmine
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (14 ratings)
    9.0
    (13 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.8
    (10 ratings)
    6.5
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CoConstructRedmine
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Buildertrend
    Having the ability to completely manage a project from start to finish with one app is super helpful. The time reporting feature (when it works correctly) is a nice added bonus as it allows employees to switch from one task to another on the same project or to another project and task with ease, aiding in the accounting process of the total project. This was helpful for running analytics to see where we were spending too much time on certain tasks, thus allowing us to assess any training needs.
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    Open Source
    Redmine is a perfect solution for businesses that are looking for a FREE and open source solution for project management. It is great for teams that are managing numerous tasks or projects at one time. Redmine is easy to set up and is fairly self-explanatory for anyone who is semi tech-savvy.
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    Pros
    Buildertrend
    • The integration of all aspects needed to run a remodeling company efficiently: project scheduling and management, financial planning and customer service. Since it’s an all-in-one suite and cloud-based, it enables our team to keep track of all our projects in real-time. Communication breakdown is the last thing we want, so being on the same page is not only desirable but makes for the best possible relationship with our clients.
    • Product education - We like how CoConstruct helps new users and get them to start using the tool right away. The dashboard resource materials are incredibly useful. We don’t have to spend a lot of time training new hires on the system and onboarding new clients.
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    Open Source
    • Issue Tracker - Redmine allows in-depth issue tracking complete with workflows and customization.
    • Release Tracker - Redmine allows releases to be tracked by milestones, collecting relevant issues in each milestone.
    • Agile Management - With a few free or low-cost add-ons, Redmine becomes a great tool for Agile project management
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    Cons
    Buildertrend
    • Internal Communication - CoConstruct lacks the ability to tag-team members for internal communication using @mentions or any other means. This has been crippling for us and forced us to use alternative software for communicating among our team members.
    • Pipeline Management - CoConstruct's lead-tracking system feels clunky and hard to navigate and doesn't provide a pipeline view that's easy to navigate. We have moved our Pipeline Management outside of CoConstruct to make it easier for our sales team to track leads.
    • CRM - CoConstruct doesn't offer anything for customer follow-up after projects are completed. This, in addition to the lack of an effective pipeline system, has led to our decision to use Hubspot as our CRM. Moving projects into CoConstruct for Design and back our after Production.
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    Open Source
    • The design and user-interface are a little outdated. It looks like a product that was designed ten years ago and doesn't have a polished look and feel like newer apps have.
    • It's not particularly designed to support agile-based project management methodologies such as Scrum.
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    Usability
    Buildertrend
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    Open Source
    Redmine is a great product to have in an organization. It's extremely flexible, costs much less to maintain than other alternatives, and as a tool, it is relatively fast to get experienced with. The primary advantages of working with Redmine are: flexible platform, API, open-source and highly configurable, stability.
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    Support Rating
    Buildertrend
    The support staff is brilliant; they don't operate on Australian time, so you can't just dial up support when you need it. The response times are quick, and the staff is knowledgeable. They are also well versed in most of the differences between buildings in the US and the building in Australasia. Despite their funny accents and strange use of the English language, we get by just fine!
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    Open Source
    Redmine is free, easy to use and it's everything you could want in a free project management program. The fact that it has wiki integration and that it can track on such a granular level is amazing. Assigning tasks to other users, such as our development team, is fantastic and ensures we are always up-to-date on where we are what - on what projects.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Buildertrend
    Products like Procore and PlanGrid are geared towards projects with huge projects teams, multiple stakeholders and dozens of subcontractors. CoConstruct can be used for projects big and small (value) and also with small project teams or large projects teams. For small partial renovation or addition projects CoConstruct is a good more cost effective option.
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    Open Source
    Jira is a great project management tool for software product life cycle management for an agile environment based on agile methodologies. Jira is an intuitive and modernized user interface design compared with Redmine but Redmine is a lightweight and affordable project management and task tracking solution with its essential features and functionalities.
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    Return on Investment
    Buildertrend
    • It made time recording much easier and much more reliable
    • With its GPS feature, we would be able to track when an employee left a job to help ensure accurate time recording
    • Having the ability to give the homeowners their own custom home building app to watch the progress helped to put us ahead of the game in the industry
    • Running job cost reports as easily as CoConstruct allows helped to curb some of our administrative fees
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    Open Source
    • Customers receive updates on all progress made for their issues -- this results in an informed customer who is being given transparency on all steps of our process.
    • Customers have responded well from being able to not have to track down emails and instead come to a central place for requests.
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