Cosential vs Trimble Accubid

What users are saying about

Score 8.8 out of 10

Based on 9 reviews and ratings

Score 8.2 out of 10

Based on 12 reviews and ratings

Feature Set Ratings

Sales Force Automation

8.7

Cosential

87%

Trimble Accubid

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%

Trimble Accubid

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%

Trimble Accubid

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%

Trimble Accubid

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%

Trimble Accubid

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%

Trimble Accubid

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%

Trimble Accubid

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%

Trimble Accubid

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%

Trimble Accubid

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

6.9

Trimble Accubid

69%

Trimble Accubid ranks higher in 7/7 features

Plan distribution & viewing

N/A

0 Ratings

7.0

70%

1 Rating

Plan markups & sharing

N/A

0 Ratings

4.0

40%

1 Rating

Issue tracking & punchlists

N/A

0 Ratings

4.0

40%

1 Rating

Document sharing

N/A

0 Ratings

9.0

90%

1 Rating

RFI tools

N/A

0 Ratings

7.0

70%

1 Rating

Collaboration & approvals

N/A

0 Ratings

9.0

90%

1 Rating

Submittal design and management

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

1 Rating

Estimating

Cosential

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

9.5

Trimble Accubid

95%

Trimble Accubid ranks higher in 5/5 features

Takeoff tools

N/A

0 Ratings

8.7

87%

3 Ratings

Job costing

N/A

0 Ratings

9.5

95%

3 Ratings

Cost databases

N/A

0 Ratings

9.5

95%

3 Ratings

Cost calculator

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

100%

3 Ratings

Bid creation

N/A

0 Ratings

9.6

96%

3 Ratings

Attribute Ratings

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

Cosential

100%

1 Rating

8.7

Trimble Accubid

87%

3 Ratings

Cosential

80%

1 Rating

Trimble Accubid

N/A

0 Ratings

Cosential

80%

1 Rating

7.1

Trimble Accubid

71%

6 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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Provides accurate NECA labor units for materials.
Keeps accurate costs of materials through regular updates.

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Jay Handleson

Project Manager

Morrow Meadows CorporationConstruction, 1001-5000 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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While the tools provided are great, there could be more to allow more imaginative users to build their own.
The user interface is old and clunky.

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Garrett Gill

Estimator

Glynn ElectricConstruction, 201-500 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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Trimble Accubid 7.1

Based on 6 answers

The training packets are thorough and they are easy to understand. Live support is harder to come by, however, I haven't had any major problems that I have needed to overcome. The best support is not needing to have support in the first place. Ease of use makes this mostly not an issue.

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Gavin Scott-Miller

Project Manager

Gaylor ElectricElectrical & Electronic Manufacturing, 1001-5000 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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McCormick is an accurate estimating solution, but is far too bulky too compete with Accubid. Pricing reports and breakout options in Accubid are far superior to McCormick. McCormick's on-screen take off may be a benefit to some, but not worth the trade off of Accubid's robust suite.ViewPoint is a small contractor solution that cannot compete on the scale of Accubid.

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Jay Handleson

Project Manager

Morrow Meadows CorporationConstruction, 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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Helps produce more accurate estimates.
Allows us to break scopes out without having to re-perform an estimate.

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Garrett Gill

Estimator

Glynn ElectricConstruction, 201-500 employees

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Cosential

Trimble Accubid

Cosential

Trimble Accubid

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

Trimble Accubid

Lead management

Email marketing

Cosential

Trimble Accubid

Task management

Reporting

Cosential

Trimble Accubid

Forecasting

Pipeline visualization

Customizable reports

Cosential

Trimble Accubid

Custom fields

Custom objects

Cosential

Trimble Accubid

Single sign-on capability

Role-based user permissions

Cosential

Trimble Accubid

Social data

Social engagement

Cosential

Trimble Accubid

Marketing automation

Cosential

Trimble Accubid

Mobile access

Cosential

Trimble Accubid

Plan distribution & viewing

Plan markups & sharing

Issue tracking & punchlists

Document sharing

RFI tools

Collaboration & approvals

Submittal design and management

Cosential

Trimble Accubid

Takeoff tools

Job costing

Cost databases

Cost calculator

Bid creation

Cosential

Trimble Accubid

Cosential

Trimble Accubid

Cosential

Trimble Accubid

Likelihood to Recommend

Cosential

Trimble Accubid

Pros

Cosential

Trimble Accubid

Cons

Cosential

Trimble Accubid

Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Starting Price