eSUB is a SaaS platform for commercial subcontractors running large, complex, long duration projects to proactively track and manage their costs, deadlines, deliverables and correspondence; the vendor says this can result in operational efficiencies and improved profits. eSUB is a cloud and mobile-based solution enabling real-time field updates from connected smartphones, tables and mobile PC users.
$39
per month per user
Brassring
Score7.2 out of 10
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Brassring, formerly from IBM and part of the Kenexa Talent Acquisition Suite, and now sold by Infinite Computer Solutions, is an enterprise grade ATS and onboarding solution. It allows companies to find the right talent, track and manage candidates, and use candidate data to spot trends within the applicant pool.
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Pricing
eSUB Construction Software
Brassring
Editions & Modules
Base
$39
per month (annually) per user
Advanced
$59
per month (annually) per user
Premium
Contact
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
eSUB Construction Software
Brassring
Free Trial
Yes
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
No
Entry-level Setup Fee
No setup fee
No setup fee
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Features
eSUB Construction Software
Brassring
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of eSUB Construction Software and Brassring
Feature
eSUB Construction Software
1.0
1 Ratings
150% below category average
Brassring
-
Ratings
Employee demographic data
1.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Employment history
1.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration
1.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
1.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Organizational charting
1.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Organization and location management
1.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
1.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of eSUB Construction Software and Brassring
Feature
eSUB Construction Software
1.0
1 Ratings
149% below category average
Brassring
-
Ratings
Pay calculation
1.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors
1.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
1.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration
1.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Direct deposit files
1.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management
1.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Reimbursement management
1.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of eSUB Construction Software and Brassring
Feature
eSUB Construction Software
1.0
1 Ratings
149% below category average
Brassring
-
Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets
1.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of eSUB Construction Software and Brassring
Feature
eSUB Construction Software
2.5
1 Ratings
102% below category average
Brassring
-
Ratings
Dashboards
4.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Standard reports
4.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Custom reports
1.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Data exportability
1.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Construction Project & Field Management
Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of eSUB Construction Software and Brassring
Feature
eSUB Construction Software
3.5
2 Ratings
74% below category average
Brassring
-
Ratings
Plan distribution & viewing
1.02 Ratings
00 Ratings
Plan markups & sharing
1.02 Ratings
00 Ratings
Issue tracking & punchlists
1.02 Ratings
00 Ratings
Photo documentation
1.02 Ratings
00 Ratings
Jobsite reports
10.02 Ratings
00 Ratings
Document sharing
1.02 Ratings
00 Ratings
RFI tools
10.02 Ratings
00 Ratings
Collaboration & approvals
1.02 Ratings
00 Ratings
As-built drawings
1.02 Ratings
00 Ratings
Mobile app
5.02 Ratings
00 Ratings
Submittal design and management
4.02 Ratings
00 Ratings
Checklists
1.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Meeting Minutes
3.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Specifications
2.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Change orders
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Estimating
Comparison of Estimating features of eSUB Construction Software and Brassring
Feature
eSUB Construction Software
2.4
2 Ratings
104% below category average
Brassring
-
Ratings
Takeoff tools
1.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Job costing
7.02 Ratings
00 Ratings
Cost databases
2.02 Ratings
00 Ratings
Cost calculator
1.02 Ratings
00 Ratings
Bid creation
1.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of eSUB Construction Software and Brassring
If you are doing any sort of new construction, eSUB is a budget friendly option for managing the process. It's helpful for keeping track of submittals, RFI's and for foreman doing Daily Work Reports. It is not suited really well for plan management and scheduling. The modules for these are not well thought through. Also if you specialize in service work or projects that have short durations (i.e. 1-2 weeks or less), eSUB isn't the best option for you. It would take too long to set up a job vs the time it takes to do the job.
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Kenexa is is well suited for any organization that has more than 3000 employees globally. I would not recommend this to startups or a growing organization with less than 3000 employees. But once you cross this number, Kenexa becomes useful and is a brilliant tool for global operations - recruiting. I would recommend this tool to any organization that has offices in many countries/geographies as well.
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It is built with subcontractors in mind. There are many PM software available but this one aims at the commercial subcontractor.
It does a great job covering the basics of typical commercial work. There are areas that allow you to customize such as adding reservations of rights to documents.
It can integrate with Microsoft quite a bit, we use this in our work every day and being able to export or sync data/calendars has been helpful.
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Kenexa allows Boolean key word search within a particular requisition so it makes sifting through a high number of applicants manageable and effective
Kenexa can be tailored to meet individual business needs. During the time we’ve had Kenexa here I’ve used it in support of a few different business segments and for each the way the system was used to “position” candidate statuses have varied based on the individual need of the business. One example is when interviewing a high volume of applicants internationally, we were able to send qualified applicants through to the “event manager” and it would enable the candidate to select his/her interview date/time based on previously submitted options inputted by our Kenexa users.
Kenexa allows one to customize and score questions for each open requisition that applicants complete as they apply. The system then sorts applicants according to the score of candidate answers allowing for easy sorting of top qualified candidates.
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BrassRing's application system for candidates is prone to freezing and crashing in the middle of the application causing potential candidates to lose all progress. I filled out the application myself and witnessed these issues first hand, on top of several complaints I received via phone and email from candidates attempting to apply via the BrassRing service. Also, the Parsing system within the application is not capable of pulling any meaningful information out of text documents.
Each user must be added to each job in order for that job, and the candidates in it, to show up in relevant searches. This becomes a problem when a new team member joins the account and needs access to all of the previous openings just so that they can find candidates already in the system. The account I was working on involved literally hundreds of new openings a month, meaning that any movement of personnel on or off the account would mean having to update potentially thousands of old positions just to allow them to be able to mine the ATS for candidates. I don't see any particular reason why someone with access to the system should have to be given access to each individual job. If a particular position needs to be kept confidential for whatever reason then that individual position should be able to be set to only show to authorized recruiters. The rest of the positions should automatically be searchable by anyone with appropriate access to the ATS to allow for basic level candidate mining and movement.
I am confident that the Kenexa product will continue to evolve to meet the needs of our business in an ever changing work environment. The affiliation with IBM also plays a factor as we have a long standing successful relationship with IBM products. We will be looking to integrate other Kenexa products in the near future to streamline our HR processes.
I feel like I am pretty decent with computers and systems. It was fairly easy to use it after about a week or two . But I have seen people struggle with it as well as some people not use it at all. It can be slow at times and not work at times. But Its a fine system.
It has been helpful whenever I've called. They have been able to walk me through solutions and even direct me to the right answer. There was only 1hr difference between time zones so this was manageable. If we experienced bugs, their IT department was helpful at remedying and they were always rolling out updates.
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It is a very basic system. It may be OK for entry level positions only. The practice of removing CVs while the recruitment process is ON is disturbing and there is no one to explain or to inform why it is being done. Even a routine mail is not sent to the client/consultant. I am surprised how this system is continuing without too many complaints.
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eSUB is not even close when it comes to the offerings that the others have. eSUB is a happy medium for the functionality it provides and is at an affordable price point that it doesn't break the bank. Other solutions are a lot more integrated into the company processes and procedures, which means more upfront investment to get the platform to go live. eSUB's simplicity makes it easier to roll out because it doesn't integrate with as many aspects of the business.
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SF ATS was not available at the time and Taleo was thought to be too expensive. In retrospect, given the amount of customization and leveraging of other vendor technology for things like analytics I suspect any cost advantage we realized evaporated
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info