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In this case, CF is the best of the 'OK so far' category in my mind. NONE of the software available today gets close to a truly effective, user friendly GUI and functionality set. I have used 7 different systems over the years, with the top 4 big names having the largest hours operating. Most have less functionality, others are severely overpriced and under featured. Still others are so complicated you need an entire IT department to implement them. Contractor Foreman does much of what it does the absolute best for the money, meaning this is probably the best value for construction management software I'm aware of. I believe I can say with confidence, that if CF does it, it strives to do it well, and continues to strive to get it better. Picking a feature or two that excels is rather pointless in a company with that outlook. THAT is a company I can get behind...Incentivized
As a project management tool, especially with more straightforward timelines and components, ProjectLibre is a great alternative to some of the costly PM software tools. I have managed many projects with both MS Project and ProjectLibre, and I think ProjectLibre is a great alternative, especially when I've worked in regions of the world where users cannot afford other PM tools.Incentivized
EstimatesProject managementLead management - tracking where they are in the funnel and having web lead automatically pull into the system.Incentivized
ProjectLibre is great for project management. It allows us to establish milestones and timeline planning for projects.It allows us to stay organized among multiple projects.It is extremely simple to use with a simple interface. It takes little time to plan out a project with key dates and provides a nice graphic.Incentivized
Some of the modules like checklists and forms are confusing and hard to usesome of the training videos or versions of an old outdated version of the softwareWould like to see a more efficent way of creating a submittal log generated from a specification bookIncentivized
Customer service is not there - I understand that the product is open source but some kind of forum with FAQs, etc. can come in handyApp crashes at time for no reason. There have been instances where you try to create a new task and all the diagrams and other items get messed upIncentivized
Eliminated the need for our team to log into multiple systems to do their jobs which aligns to our Lean approach Incentivized
I rarely give anyone a 9 or 10 rating for service. The main reason for this rating is Contractor Foreman's dedication to improvement. To be completely frank, CF has fallen down on their tech help with me several times, but I am an exceptionally difficult user to service as I tend to use a product up to it's limits and want more. CF has actually addressed these wants several times (after waits that seemed interminable, but were actually pretty damn fast in the reality of software development)Incentivized
There are a lot of discussions online about it, and a customer addition based manual. While that can lead to some confusion, I am not the kind of person who likes talking on the phone. So it is easier to go online with ProjectLibre!Incentivized
I've used Buildertrend and Conconstruct near daily for a little over 10 years. They were both pretty solid. But the price kept going up without much value being added to the software. As they grew, they didn't upgrade with the growth, so the sites became slower. Contractor Forman has all the functionality of the others, and several other tools that they don't. There are several tools our company doesn't even use yet that look great. It's not perfect, and the learning curve due to its increased capability is a bit of a challenge. But overall, it is superior in every way that mattered to us, and more affordable.Incentivized
We decided to go with ProjectLibre because it is a free tool and there is a great community that supports us in case there are any questions or concerns about the software. This has allowed us to be able to invest time without having to worry about licensing costs or anything else.Incentivized
We don't have to double enter our job information anymore (estimates, bills, labor hours) to show employees what they need to see. Specific access within Contractor Foreman does that for us.It's taken us longer to learn how Contractor Foreman works within itself than we thought it would, so implementation is taking a little longer than ideal. However, we have been learning a lot along the way about the easiest ways to use the workflow that Contractor Foreman has.Incentivized
ProjectLibre is free so it has allowed us to collaborate on MS Project files for users that run a Mac or Linux machineLearning curve is minimal since it so closely resembles MS ProjectNot all MS Project features (especially the newer editions) are present but it's best for users that are not the primary PM to user ProjectLibre.Incentivized