Cosential vs Pipeline Suite

Likelihood to Recommend

Great for medium and large construction companies that have a specific salesforce.

Vice-President - Marketing

WIELANDConstruction, 51-200 employees

Pipeline Suite is a very niche product, but for anyone who has ever dealt with the construction bidding process, you can understand the need for it. With Pipeline Suite, it is so easy to request bids, share documents and plans, and coordinate schedules for submittals. We are able to prequalify sub contractors and vendors at a faster pace as well with the product

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Jenna Montgomery

Project Manager

International Relief TeamsNon-Profit Organization Management, 11-50 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Cosential

Pipeline Suite

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

Pipeline Suite

Lead management

Email marketing

Cosential

Pipeline Suite

Task management

Reporting

Cosential

Pipeline Suite

Forecasting

Pipeline visualization

Customizable reports

Cosential

Pipeline Suite

Custom fields

Custom objects

Cosential

Pipeline Suite

Single sign-on capability

Role-based user permissions

Cosential

Pipeline Suite

Social data

Social engagement

Cosential

Pipeline Suite

Marketing automation

Cosential

Pipeline Suite

Mobile access

Cosential

Pipeline Suite

Plan distribution & viewing

Plan markups & sharing

Issue tracking & punchlists

Photo documentation

Jobsite reports

Document sharing

RFI tools

Collaboration & approvals

As-built drawings

Mobile app

Submittal design and management

Cosential

Pipeline Suite

Takeoff tools

Job costing

Cost databases

Cost calculator

Bid creation

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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Sharing documents and plans with project stakeholders is a piece of cake.
The product makes tracking the status of bids so much easier.

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Jenna Montgomery

Project Manager

International Relief TeamsNon-Profit Organization Management, 11-50 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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The onboarding process was difficult for us just because we had some pretty disorganized databases.
The product is pricey for small to medium sized firms.

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Jenna Montgomery

Project Manager

International Relief TeamsNon-Profit Organization Management, 11-50 employees

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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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Pipeline Suite 9.0

Based on 2 answers

I have found that the customer support team has an understanding of the construction bidding process. They have been able to see issues through our eyes, so to speak, not just through the eyes of a software company. They have always been very timely in their responses and seem to go above and beyond to solve issues

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Jenna Montgomery

Project Manager

International Relief TeamsNon-Profit Organization Management, 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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I don't have a lot of personal experience with SmartBid, but from what I hear from other colleagues, Pipeline Suite makes it easier for subcontractors to access documents/plans and to respond to bids. The interface and design of Pipeline Suite is more modern and the user experience is a major upgrade from SmartBid

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Jenna Montgomery

Project Manager

International Relief TeamsNon-Profit Organization Management, 11-50 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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We have been able to respond to more bids using Pipeline Suite.
Our proposals are more accurate and organized, which has made our projects come under budget more often.

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Jenna Montgomery

Project Manager

International Relief TeamsNon-Profit Organization Management, 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

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

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?

No

Rating Summary

Cosential

Pipeline Suite

Cosential

Pipeline Suite

Cosential

Pipeline Suite

Likelihood to Recommend

Cosential

Pipeline Suite

Feature Rating Comparison

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

Lead management

Email marketing

Task management

Reporting

Forecasting

Pipeline visualization

Customizable reports

Custom fields

Custom objects

Single sign-on capability

Role-based user permissions

Social data

Social engagement

Marketing automation

Mobile access

Plan distribution & viewing

Plan markups & sharing

Issue tracking & punchlists

Photo documentation

Jobsite reports

Document sharing

RFI tools

Collaboration & approvals

As-built drawings

Mobile app

Submittal design and management

Takeoff tools

Job costing

Cost databases

Cost calculator

Bid creation

Pros

Cosential

Pipeline Suite

Cons

Cosential

Pipeline Suite

Usability

Cosential

Pipeline Suite

Support Rating

Cosential

Pipeline Suite

Alternatives Considered

Cosential

Pipeline Suite

Return on Investment

Cosential

Pipeline Suite

Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

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