Cosential vs ProContractor

What users are saying about

Score 8.8 out of 10

Based on 9 reviews and ratings

Score 7.2 out of 10

Based on 13 reviews and ratings

Feature Set Ratings

Sales Force Automation

8.7

Cosential

87%

ProContractor

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%

ProContractor

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%

ProContractor

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%

ProContractor

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%

ProContractor

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%

ProContractor

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%

ProContractor

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%

ProContractor

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%

ProContractor

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

5.0

ProContractor

50%

ViewPoint ProContractor ranks higher in 2/2 features

Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.

N/A

0 Ratings

5.0

50%

1 Rating

Organization and location management

N/A

0 Ratings

5.0

50%

1 Rating

Payroll Management

Cosential

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

7.5

ProContractor

75%

ViewPoint ProContractor ranks higher in 6/6 features

Pay calculation

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

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

9.0

90%

1 Rating

Salary revision and increment management

N/A

0 Ratings

9.0

90%

1 Rating

Reimbursement management

N/A

0 Ratings

9.0

90%

1 Rating

Asset Management

Cosential

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

5.0

ProContractor

50%

ViewPoint ProContractor ranks higher in 1/1 features

Tracking of all physical assets

N/A

0 Ratings

5.0

50%

1 Rating

Reporting & Analytics

Cosential

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

3.8

ProContractor

38%

ViewPoint ProContractor ranks higher in 4/4 features

Dashboards

N/A

0 Ratings

3.0

30%

1 Rating

Standard reports

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

1 Rating

Custom reports

N/A

0 Ratings

3.0

30%

1 Rating

Data exportability

N/A

0 Ratings

1.0

10%

1 Rating

Construction Project & Field Management

Cosential

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

3.3

ProContractor

33%

ViewPoint ProContractor ranks higher in 12/12 features

Plan distribution & viewing

N/A

0 Ratings

4.0

40%

1 Rating

Plan markups & sharing

N/A

0 Ratings

4.0

40%

1 Rating

Issue tracking & punchlists

N/A

0 Ratings

3.5

35%

2 Ratings

Photo documentation

N/A

0 Ratings

2.7

27%

2 Ratings

Jobsite reports

N/A

0 Ratings

3.7

37%

2 Ratings

Document sharing

N/A

0 Ratings

2.5

25%

2 Ratings

RFI tools

N/A

0 Ratings

3.7

37%

2 Ratings

Collaboration & approvals

N/A

0 Ratings

1.0

10%

1 Rating

As-built drawings

N/A

0 Ratings

1.0

10%

1 Rating

Mobile app

N/A

0 Ratings

3.3

33%

2 Ratings

Submittal design and management

N/A

0 Ratings

3.2

32%

2 Ratings

Change orders

N/A

0 Ratings

7.0

70%

1 Rating

Estimating

Cosential

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

7.9

ProContractor

79%

ViewPoint ProContractor ranks higher in 5/5 features

Takeoff tools

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

1 Rating

Job costing

N/A

0 Ratings

6.8

68%

2 Ratings

Cost databases

N/A

0 Ratings

6.8

68%

2 Ratings

Cost calculator

N/A

0 Ratings

9.0

90%

1 Rating

Bid creation

N/A

0 Ratings

9.0

90%

1 Rating

Attribute Ratings

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

Cosential

100%

1 Rating

5.2

ProContractor

52%

4 Ratings

Cosential

80%

1 Rating

ProContractor

N/A

0 Ratings

Cosential

80%

1 Rating

6.1

ProContractor

61%

5 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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Lots of reports available to generate

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Ben Morey

Project Engineer

Pillari BrosConstruction, 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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More of a project management "vibe".
Less spreadsheet and complex processes to do things.

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Verified User

Project Manager in Other

Construction Company, 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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ProContractor 6.1

Based on 5 answers

ProContractor support has gone through good times and bad times. However, now that ViewPoint is owned by Trimble the support has been great and stable. Support is good to respond on average urgency tickets. The only complaint is that for urgent tickets communication can be slow even though the support team is working on the issue.

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Verified User

Director in Corporate

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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Procore beats Viewpoint hands down but can integrate well with Viewpoint Vista accounting software. I think that if the Viewpoint software was more flexible if they were more interested in patches, updates, and hearing customer feedback in the way the Procore does, that they would actually have the opportunity to corner the market.

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Verified User

Project Manager in Other

Construction Company, 201-500 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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Procontractor allows our company to visualize the site and figure out the problematic areas that can't be seen just from plans.

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Matt Snow

Estimator

RDJE, Inc.Construction, 51-200 employees

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