Cosential vs Foundation Software

What users are saying about

Score 8.8 out of 10

Based on 9 reviews and ratings

Score 7.9 out of 10

Based on 7 reviews and ratings

Feature Set Ratings

Sales Force Automation

8.7

Cosential

87%

Foundation Software

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

Cosential ranks higher in 7/7 features

Customer data management / contact management

10.0

100%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Workflow management

6.0

60%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Territory management

9.0

90%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Opportunity management

10.0

100%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)

10.0

100%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Interaction tracking

9.0

90%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Channel / partner relationship management

7.0

70%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Marketing Automation

7.5

Cosential

75%

Foundation Software

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

Cosential ranks higher in 2/2 features

Lead management

10.0

100%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Email marketing

5.0

50%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

CRM Project Management

8.0

Cosential

80%

Foundation Software

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

Cosential ranks higher in 2/2 features

Task management

7.0

70%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Reporting

9.0

90%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

CRM Reporting & Analytics

8.7

Cosential

87%

Foundation Software

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

Cosential ranks higher in 3/3 features

Forecasting

6.0

60%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Pipeline visualization

10.0

100%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Customizable reports

10.0

100%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Customization

7.5

Cosential

75%

Foundation Software

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

Cosential ranks higher in 2/2 features

Custom fields

9.0

90%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Custom objects

6.0

60%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Security

10.0

Cosential

100%

Foundation Software

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

Cosential ranks higher in 2/2 features

Single sign-on capability

10.0

100%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Role-based user permissions

10.0

100%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Social CRM

5.0

Cosential

50%

Foundation Software

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

Cosential ranks higher in 2/2 features

Social data

5.0

50%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Social engagement

5.0

50%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Integrations with 3rd-party Software

5.0

Cosential

50%

Foundation Software

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

Cosential ranks higher in 1/1 features

Marketing automation

5.0

50%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Platform

7.0

Cosential

70%

Foundation Software

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

Cosential ranks higher in 1/1 features

Mobile access

7.0

70%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Human Resource Management

Cosential

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

5.8

Foundation Software

58%

Foundation Software ranks higher in 5/5 features

Employee demographic data

N/A

0 Ratings

7.0

70%

1 Rating

Employment history

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

1 Rating

Job profiles and administration

N/A

0 Ratings

4.0

40%

1 Rating

Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.

N/A

0 Ratings

7.0

70%

1 Rating

Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)

N/A

0 Ratings

3.0

30%

1 Rating

Payroll Management

Cosential

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

8.0

Foundation Software

80%

Foundation Software ranks higher in 5/5 features

Pay calculation

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

1 Rating

Benefit plan administration

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

1 Rating

Direct deposit files

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

1 Rating

Salary revision and increment management

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

1 Rating

Reimbursement management

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

1 Rating

Reporting & Analytics

Cosential

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

7.3

Foundation Software

73%

Foundation Software ranks higher in 4/4 features

Dashboards

N/A

0 Ratings

7.0

70%

1 Rating

Standard reports

N/A

0 Ratings

7.0

70%

1 Rating

Custom reports

N/A

0 Ratings

7.0

70%

1 Rating

Data exportability

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

1 Rating

Attribute Ratings

Cosential is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Foundation Software is rated higher in 1 area: Support Rating
Cosential and Foundation Software are tied in 1 area: Usability

Cosential

100%

1 Rating

8.9

Foundation Software

89%

2 Ratings

Cosential

80%

1 Rating

8.0

Foundation Software

80%

1 Rating

Cosential

80%

1 Rating

9.0

Foundation Software

90%

1 Rating

Pros

Inputting of companies and leads who may become prospects.
Creating specific opportunities for construction projects.
Tracking opportunities through the entire sales cycle.
Inputting detailed notes and activity by the Sales team.

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Kevin Shaw

Vice-President - Marketing

WIELANDConstruction, 51-200 employees

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Time saver.
Web-based.
Work from anywhere.

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Erica Weiner

Assistant Project Manager

Mahogany IncorporatedConstruction, 51-200 employees

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Cons

The open software is somewhat difficult to master as an administrator.
Report writing could be more intuitive.
The company seems to cater to larger users.

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Kevin Shaw

Vice-President - Marketing

WIELANDConstruction, 51-200 employees

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Not truly cloud based
Remote access is tedious
"Customization" is limited

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Verified User

C-Level Executive in Corporate

Construction Company, 11-50 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

Starting Price

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

Starting Price

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Usability

Cosential 8.0

Based on 1 answer

Cosential is very intuitive for the AEC industry and has the ability to be customized for your specific needs. The reports are especially helpful, with good visual dashboards.

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Kevin Shaw

Vice-President - Marketing

WIELANDConstruction, 51-200 employees

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Foundation Software 8.0

Based on 1 answer

Foundation Software makes setup and data entry clean and straightforward. Even without prompts, a user would be able to navigate around the basic functions of the software. With a little training and the help manual they provide, a user can learn the system very easily. For those wanting to get deeper into things like queries and dashboards, they offer trainings and conferences that are helpful.

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Verified User

C-Level Executive in Corporate

Construction Company, 11-50 employees

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Support Rating

Cosential 8.0

Based on 1 answer

My original trainer / implementation specialist was fantastic. That relationship has continued, even though I have been officially handed off to the customer service side. The customer service side seems to have higher turnover than normal, but in general they are also very supportive, although not as responsive as I might like.

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Kevin Shaw

Vice-President - Marketing

WIELANDConstruction, 51-200 employees

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Foundation Software 9.0

Based on 1 answer

I have used Foundation Software support many times over the last ten years. I have never had an issue they were unable or unwilling to address. Even oddities are handled quickly and resolved efficiently. I have also had customization done and was very happy with the customer support they offered in developing a query and report that would met our unique need.

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Verified User

C-Level Executive in Corporate

Construction Company, 11-50 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Cosential is specific to the A/E industry and is the most intuitive software we found for construction.

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Kevin Shaw

Vice-President - Marketing

WIELANDConstruction, 51-200 employees

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Personally,
I did not have a hand in deciding the software, but for our company is has not
led to increased productivity or made things easier. It has been more difficult
for payroll to be inputted correctly and the payroll reports for certified
payroll often come out incorrect and we need to manually figure out how to correct
the issues and get them in correctly

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Erica Weiner

Assistant Project Manager

Mahogany IncorporatedConstruction, 51-200 employees

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Return on Investment

Allowed for common tracking by business developers in different regions.
Helped us quantify effort.
Provides great reports for management.

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Kevin Shaw

Vice-President - Marketing

WIELANDConstruction, 51-200 employees

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Double input for payroll.
Certified payroll reports lacking.
Takes more time.

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Erica Weiner

Assistant Project Manager

Mahogany IncorporatedConstruction, 51-200 employees

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Cosential

Foundation Software

Cosential

Foundation Software

Customer data management / contact management

Workflow management

Territory management

Opportunity management

Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)

Interaction tracking

Channel / partner relationship management

Cosential

Foundation Software

Lead management

Email marketing

Cosential

Foundation Software

Task management

Reporting

Cosential

Foundation Software

Forecasting

Pipeline visualization

Customizable reports

Cosential

Foundation Software

Custom fields

Custom objects

Cosential

Foundation Software

Single sign-on capability

Role-based user permissions

Cosential

Foundation Software

Social data

Social engagement

Cosential

Foundation Software

Marketing automation

Cosential

Foundation Software

Mobile access

Cosential

Foundation Software

Employee demographic data

Employment history

Job profiles and administration

Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.

Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)

Cosential

Foundation Software

Pay calculation

Benefit plan administration

Direct deposit files

Salary revision and increment management

Reimbursement management

Cosential

Foundation Software

Dashboards

Standard reports

Custom reports

Data exportability

Cosential

Foundation Software

Cosential

Foundation Software

Cosential

Foundation Software

Likelihood to Recommend

Cosential

Foundation Software

Pros

Cosential

Foundation Software

Cons

Cosential

Foundation Software

Pricing Details

General

Free Trial