Cosential vs Navisworks

What users are saying about

Score 8.8 out of 10

Based on 9 reviews and ratings

Score 8.7 out of 10

Based on 33 reviews and ratings

Feature Set Ratings

Sales Force Automation

8.7

Cosential

87%

Navisworks

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%

Navisworks

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%

Navisworks

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%

Navisworks

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%

Navisworks

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%

Navisworks

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%

Navisworks

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%

Navisworks

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%

Navisworks

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

6.2

Navisworks

62%

Navisworks ranks higher in 6/6 features

Employee demographic data

N/A

0 Ratings

6.0

60%

1 Rating

Employment history

N/A

0 Ratings

6.0

60%

1 Rating

Job profiles and administration

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

100%

1 Rating

Organizational charting

N/A

0 Ratings

5.0

50%

1 Rating

Organization and location management

N/A

0 Ratings

4.0

40%

1 Rating

Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)

N/A

0 Ratings

6.0

60%

1 Rating

Payroll Management

Cosential

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

5.5

Navisworks

55%

Navisworks ranks higher in 6/6 features

Pay calculation

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

1 Rating

Support for external payroll vendors

N/A

0 Ratings

5.0

50%

1 Rating

Off-cycle/On-Demand payment

N/A

0 Ratings

5.0

50%

1 Rating

Benefit plan administration

N/A

0 Ratings

5.0

50%

1 Rating

Direct deposit files

N/A

0 Ratings

4.0

40%

1 Rating

Reimbursement management

N/A

0 Ratings

6.0

60%

1 Rating

Asset Management

Cosential

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

6.4

Navisworks

64%

Navisworks ranks higher in 1/1 features

Tracking of all physical assets

N/A

0 Ratings

6.4

64%

2 Ratings

Reporting & Analytics

Cosential

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

6.6

Navisworks

66%

Navisworks ranks higher in 4/4 features

Dashboards

N/A

0 Ratings

4.0

40%

1 Rating

Standard reports

N/A

0 Ratings

7.5

75%

2 Ratings

Custom reports

N/A

0 Ratings

7.4

74%

2 Ratings

Data exportability

N/A

0 Ratings

7.6

76%

3 Ratings

Construction Project & Field Management

Cosential

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

7.4

Navisworks

74%

Navisworks ranks higher in 14/14 features

Plan distribution & viewing

N/A

0 Ratings

8.1

81%

12 Ratings

Plan markups & sharing

N/A

0 Ratings

7.2

72%

11 Ratings

Issue tracking & punchlists

N/A

0 Ratings

8.1

81%

12 Ratings

Photo documentation

N/A

0 Ratings

6.4

64%

7 Ratings

Jobsite reports

N/A

0 Ratings

5.4

54%

6 Ratings

Document sharing

N/A

0 Ratings

7.6

76%

11 Ratings

RFI tools

N/A

0 Ratings

5.9

59%

5 Ratings

Collaboration & approvals

N/A

0 Ratings

8.6

86%

12 Ratings

As-built drawings

N/A

0 Ratings

7.9

79%

8 Ratings

Mobile app

N/A

0 Ratings

7.9

79%

6 Ratings

Submittal design and management

N/A

0 Ratings

5.7

57%

5 Ratings

Checklists

N/A

0 Ratings

9.5

95%

2 Ratings

Specifications

N/A

0 Ratings

8.4

84%

2 Ratings

Change orders

N/A

0 Ratings

7.3

73%

2 Ratings

Estimating

Cosential

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

7.2

Navisworks

72%

Navisworks ranks higher in 5/5 features

Takeoff tools

N/A

0 Ratings

6.9

69%

9 Ratings

Job costing

N/A

0 Ratings

7.8

78%

3 Ratings

Cost databases

N/A

0 Ratings

7.3

73%

3 Ratings

Cost calculator

N/A

0 Ratings

7.8

78%

4 Ratings

Bid creation

N/A

0 Ratings

6.0

60%

3 Ratings

Attribute Ratings

Cosential is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Support Rating

Cosential

100%

1 Rating

9.1

Navisworks

91%

16 Ratings

Cosential

80%

1 Rating

Navisworks

N/A

0 Ratings

Cosential

80%

1 Rating

7.4

Navisworks

74%

18 Ratings

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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Model Viewing, the navigation tools are really easy to use for walking through the model, especially if viewpoints are set up for key locations.
The take-offs work really well and can be very quick and easy if the model was built right.

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christian Maxwell

Project Engineer

Okland ConstructionConstruction, 501-1000 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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A link to BIM 360 Model Coordination is a serious shortcoming. It used to be easy to link to models loaded to BIM 360 Glue for more in depth clash detection.
I would have liked the ability to export a simulation created in Navisworks to 3DS Max for a more immersive animation with decent material mapping and better animation tools.
I would like to be able to view/create BIM 306 Docs/Field issues directly in Navisworks. In the current workflow we have to use other file formats to work within BIM 360. It would be more productive to be able to navigate the model through Navisworks and to create viewpoints and issues from within Navisworks.

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Roelie Oelofse

BIM Manager

WSPCivil Engineering, 10,001+ 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

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Entry-level set up fee?

Starting Price

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Cosential Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

Starting Price

$115 Per User Per Month

Navisworks Editions & Modules

Edition

Simulate	$115.00¹
Manage	$285.00¹

Per User Per Month

Additional Pricing Details

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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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No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

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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Navisworks 7.4

Based on 18 answers

Autodesk owns Navisworks, and it seems to have a pretty good support network. A lot of the troubleshooting or support information is provided through an online database, so you most likely would not be getting any personal attention with your issues. Since there are so many users for Navisworks, there is a lot of information on the web.

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Verified User

Project Manager in Engineering

Construction Company, 201-500 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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Navisworks is a master tool if we want to do any 3D model coordination with any trade of a building. It allows us to view our model content with all elements to visualize and understand for certain where our design stands in terms of accuracy and how all things can be assembled on site. Navisworks also comes with a lot of additional tools to make BIM process easy.

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Verified User

Engineer in Professional Services

Design Company, 1001-5000 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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It helps in coordination on BIM projects. We have had major project coordination saving millions on jobs.
Helps us win more projects as we can coordinate them
Used to use the animation tools for site logistics. Now we use game engines.

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Lennart Andersson

Director of Virtual Design & Construction, Senior Associate Vice President

LiRoConstruction, 501-1000 employees

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