Dynamo BIM vs. Grasshopper

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Dynamo BIM
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Dynamo is an open-source software platform for computational design and building information modeling (BIM). Through a visual interface, construct logic routines to smooth and automate workflows, find optimum solutions, and sift through design options. The commercial product Dynamo Studio is discontinued and will be excluded from Autodesk's suite of products (capabilities of Dynamo Studio now appear as part of Revit itself). However, Dynamo’s open-source version still works with Autodesk Revit…
$0
Grasshopper
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Grasshopper is an IP telephony business communication solution that provides companies with a toll-free or local phone number. It has both desktop and mobile applications and includes features such as custom greeting recording, call forwarding, call transfer, call reporting, and voicemail.
$18
per month for a single user
Pricing
Dynamo BIMGrasshopper
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
True Solo
$18
per month for a single user
Solo Plus
$32
per month
Small Business
$70
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Dynamo BIMGrasshopper
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details20% discount available for annual pricing.
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Dynamo BIMGrasshopper
Features
Dynamo BIMGrasshopper
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
Dynamo BIM
-
Ratings
Grasshopper
9.7
46 Ratings
19% above category average
Hosted PBX00 Ratings9.423 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)00 Ratings10.024 Ratings
User templates00 Ratings10.019 Ratings
Call reports00 Ratings9.433 Ratings
Directory of employee names00 Ratings9.434 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
Dynamo BIM
-
Ratings
Grasshopper
9.6
51 Ratings
13% above category average
Answering rules00 Ratings9.247 Ratings
Call recording00 Ratings9.622 Ratings
Call park00 Ratings9.812 Ratings
Call screening00 Ratings10.036 Ratings
Message alerts00 Ratings9.243 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Dynamo BIM
-
Ratings
Grasshopper
7.9
12 Ratings
1% below category average
Video conferencing00 Ratings7.93 Ratings
Audio conferencing00 Ratings7.77 Ratings
Video screen sharing00 Ratings8.23 Ratings
Instant messaging00 Ratings8.09 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
Dynamo BIM
-
Ratings
Grasshopper
8.9
48 Ratings
10% above category average
Mobile app for iOS00 Ratings8.935 Ratings
Mobile app for Android00 Ratings8.929 Ratings
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Dynamo BIMGrasshopper
Small Businesses
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Score 8.0 out of 10
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Score 8.3 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
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Onshape
Score 8.0 out of 10
CloudTalk
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Score 8.3 out of 10
Enterprises
Rhino
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Score 8.4 out of 10
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Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
Dynamo BIMGrasshopper
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(1 ratings)
7.8
(56 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
6.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(42 ratings)
User Testimonials
Dynamo BIMGrasshopper
Likelihood to Recommend
Autodesk
Dynamo is the main tool for making BIM automation very well . By using Dyanmo our work take less time to complete. After correct Dynamo script applying in Revit most of the time work take less time to complete in a smart way . I think coding and Dyanmo will make a better combination in BIM field.
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GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
Grasshopper is well suited for basic needs of texting in and out as well as calling out if you would like to avoid using your personal line. It also eliminates the need to have a dedicated land land in your office or business. You can obtain a vanity number and forward calls through grasshopper.
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Pros
Autodesk
  • I create a Dyanmo script for placing a light family in all over model in a single click with maintaining a standard.
  • I can create a Dyanmo script for PDF creation of my all 2d sheets .
  • I can create a Dyanmo script to cut my whole pipe in a standard pipe length in a single click .
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GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
  • I like that there are differing voicemails for each extension, to keep up with the image of calling a separate line.
  • I love the voicemail text emails. I believe we pay a little extra, but worth every penny for those urgent calls while I am in a meeting.
  • The cost is very reasonable for the value added to our company.
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Cons
Autodesk
  • For making a dyanmo script we should do alot of work and I think this news to be smart.
  • Dyanmo with navisworks is require
  • Dynamo free tutorial is to be shared by company.
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GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
  • It would be nice to have the ability to transfer some calls to another Grasshopper IVR, for those customers who mistakenly dial the wrong number (we have two incoming numbers, one for corporate and one for sales).
  • Likewise, it would be nice to have the ability to forward to a toll-free number, which would have allowed us to work around the inability to transfer between IVRs (see above).
  • Lastly, it would be great to have an 'emergency' switch setting (default off but could be toggled on) that would let us override all IVR settings and transfer all incoming calls elsewhere (either to a direct dial or toll free number) for those rare times when we cannot take any calls (such as a weather emergency OR the one time each year we take all of our staff on a retreat) - that would allow us to send all calls to a backup answering service rather than just voicemail.
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Usability
Autodesk
No answers on this topic
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
The admin functions are kind of confusing in the old interface which was my most recent experience on the admin side.
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Support Rating
Autodesk
No answers on this topic
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
When I was setting up my account I contacted support a couple of times. They were also very professional, personable, and helpful. Their response is prompt and thorough. I'm confident I can get any question answered as well as help with any issue I might have. That's pretty important to me.
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Alternatives Considered
Autodesk
I think Dyanmo is a basic to advance version of automation in BIM Industry so we choose Dynamo against any other software. Many of our people knows about the software so training of this software is become easy for organisation. On YouTube we have found many videos about Dyanmo. Most important it take less money and save very much time of our employees.
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GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
I have not used any other phone services like Grasshopper. I know that there is another option out there called Ruby, which is more like a virtual receptionist but since I did not try it out I cannot compare the two. When I started my company I found the services that Grasshopper offers to be perfect. It still works for us and we have no need to change to anything else right now.
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Return on Investment
Autodesk
  • Positive impact is it will save our employees time to do his job
  • It will create an automation in BIM industry
  • Not take too much money for licence
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GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
  • It's allowed us to keep cost down. Other phone systems can seriously get outrageous in implementation and monthly fees!
  • It's allowed our team the confidence to work in locations outside of the office and still be seen as professionals.
  • It's decreased the amount of time spent on unwanted sales calls via the call screening application.
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