Cosential vs Pipeline Suite

What users are saying about

Score 8.8 out of 10

Based on 9 reviews and ratings

Score 7.5 out of 10

Based on 7 reviews and ratings

Feature Set Ratings

Sales Force Automation

8.7

Cosential

87%

Pipeline Suite

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%

Pipeline Suite

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%

Pipeline Suite

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%

Pipeline Suite

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%

Pipeline Suite

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%

Pipeline Suite

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%

Pipeline Suite

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%

Pipeline Suite

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%

Pipeline Suite

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

Cosential ranks higher in 1/1 features

Mobile access

7.0

70%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Construction Project & Field Management

Cosential

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

8.5

Pipeline Suite

85%

Pipeline Suite ranks higher in 11/11 features

Plan distribution & viewing

N/A

0 Ratings

9.0

90%

1 Rating

Plan markups & sharing

N/A

0 Ratings

9.0

90%

1 Rating

Issue tracking & punchlists

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

1 Rating

Photo documentation

N/A

0 Ratings

9.0

90%

1 Rating

Jobsite reports

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

1 Rating

Document sharing

N/A

0 Ratings

9.0

90%

1 Rating

RFI tools

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

1 Rating

Collaboration & approvals

N/A

0 Ratings

9.0

90%

1 Rating

As-built drawings

N/A

0 Ratings

9.0

90%

1 Rating

Mobile app

N/A

0 Ratings

7.0

70%

1 Rating

Submittal design and management

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

1 Rating

Estimating

Cosential

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

8.2

Pipeline Suite

82%

Pipeline Suite ranks higher in 5/5 features

Takeoff tools

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

1 Rating

Job costing

N/A

0 Ratings

9.0

90%

1 Rating

Cost databases

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

1 Rating

Cost calculator

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

1 Rating

Bid creation

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

1 Rating

Attribute Ratings

Cosential is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Pipeline Suite is rated higher in 1 area: Support Rating

Cosential

100%

1 Rating

8.0

Pipeline Suite

80%

1 Rating

Cosential

80%

1 Rating

Pipeline Suite

N/A

0 Ratings

Cosential

80%

1 Rating

9.0

Pipeline Suite

90%

2 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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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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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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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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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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Cosential

Pipeline Suite

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

Cosential

Pipeline Suite

Cosential

Pipeline Suite

Cosential

Pipeline Suite

Likelihood to Recommend

Cosential

Pipeline Suite

Pros

Cosential

Pipeline Suite

Cons

Cosential

Pipeline Suite

Pricing Details

General

Free Trial