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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    eSUB Construction Software

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AeSUB 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

    Sage 100 Contractor

    Score5.2 out of 10
    N/ASage 100 Contractor is a construction accounting and project management software. It is intended to provide primary accounting and other management capabilities across a construction project lifecycle, including estimating, service management, and reporting.N/A
    Pricing
    eSUB Construction SoftwareSage 100 Contractor
    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 SoftwareSage 100 Contractor
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    eSUB Construction SoftwareSage 100 Contractor
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    83%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    83%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    60%
    Implementation went as expected
    3 Answers
    Features
    eSUB Construction SoftwareSage 100 Contractor
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of eSUB Construction Software and Sage 100 Contractor
    Feature
    eSUB Construction Software
    1.0
    1 Ratings
    150% below category average
    Sage 100 Contractor
    3.7
    4 Ratings
    62% below category average
    Employee demographic data1.01 Ratings2.83 Ratings
    Employment history1.01 Ratings3.14 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration1.01 Ratings4.54 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.1.01 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Organizational charting1.01 Ratings1.53 Ratings
    Organization and location management1.01 Ratings3.04 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)1.01 Ratings3.03 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of eSUB Construction Software and Sage 100 Contractor
    Feature
    eSUB Construction Software
    1.0
    1 Ratings
    149% below category average
    Sage 100 Contractor
    5.8
    4 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Pay calculation1.01 Ratings3.34 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors1.01 Ratings9.63 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment1.01 Ratings7.82 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration1.01 Ratings2.82 Ratings
    Direct deposit files1.01 Ratings4.73 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management1.01 Ratings9.72 Ratings
    Reimbursement management1.01 Ratings2.83 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of eSUB Construction Software and Sage 100 Contractor
    Feature
    eSUB Construction Software
    1.0
    1 Ratings
    149% below category average
    Sage 100 Contractor
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Tracking of all physical assets1.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of eSUB Construction Software and Sage 100 Contractor
    Feature
    eSUB Construction Software
    2.5
    1 Ratings
    102% below category average
    Sage 100 Contractor
    7.3
    5 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Dashboards4.01 Ratings6.95 Ratings
    Standard reports4.01 Ratings8.35 Ratings
    Custom reports1.01 Ratings4.75 Ratings
    Data exportability1.01 Ratings9.35 Ratings
    Construction Project & Field Management
    Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of eSUB Construction Software and Sage 100 Contractor
    Feature
    eSUB Construction Software
    3.5
    2 Ratings
    74% below category average
    Sage 100 Contractor
    5.3
    7 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Plan distribution & viewing1.02 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Plan markups & sharing1.02 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Issue tracking & punchlists1.02 Ratings3.03 Ratings
    Photo documentation1.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Jobsite reports10.02 Ratings4.36 Ratings
    Document sharing1.02 Ratings5.24 Ratings
    RFI tools10.02 Ratings3.03 Ratings
    Collaboration & approvals1.02 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    As-built drawings1.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app5.02 Ratings1.52 Ratings
    Submittal design and management4.02 Ratings1.02 Ratings
    Checklists1.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Meeting Minutes3.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Specifications2.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Change orders10.01 Ratings3.54 Ratings
    Estimating
    Comparison of Estimating features of eSUB Construction Software and Sage 100 Contractor
    Feature
    eSUB Construction Software
    2.4
    2 Ratings
    104% below category average
    Sage 100 Contractor
    3.5
    5 Ratings
    73% below category average
    Takeoff tools1.01 Ratings1.32 Ratings
    Job costing7.02 Ratings3.45 Ratings
    Cost databases2.02 Ratings5.95 Ratings
    Cost calculator1.02 Ratings4.35 Ratings
    Bid creation1.01 Ratings2.52 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    eSUB Construction SoftwareSage 100 Contractor
    Likelihood to Recommend
    2.0
    (3 ratings)
    5.2
    (9 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.2
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    eSUB Construction SoftwareSage 100 Contractor
    Likelihood to Recommend
    eSUB Construction Software
    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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    Sage
    If you want a SQL-based ERP, this is a great solution. You can host it locally or on a cloud-based SQL instance. If you want a more modern, browser and cloud-based system, Sage 100 Contractor will not work.
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    Pros
    eSUB Construction Software
    • 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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    Sage
    • Sage integrates very well with our field time tracking software called Exaktime. We import the start/end time card data that includes job costs directly to the PR module which greatly reduces the time it takes to process payroll.
    • Sage 100 C payroll calculations and WC/GL overhead calculations are easy to use and understand. The WC/GL overhead calculations are posted to project costs in real-time allowing for accurate total cost reporting of the project.
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    Cons
    eSUB Construction Software
    • I have no suggestions at the moment and if I ever do have a question, concern or suggestion, a quick email to eSUB gets a quick response.
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    Sage
    • Software maybe be too complicated for smaller contractors
    • The dashboard information my be a bit much for some users
    • Still an on premise software without a cloud option
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    Likelihood to Renew
    eSUB Construction Software
    No answers on this topic
    Sage
    The cost of Sage 100 Contractor software is relatively inexpensive compared to some higher-priced options like Foundation and Microsoft Dynamics GP. But more importantly, the cost of implementing new software is costly. Implementation costs include testing and training. There are also risks involved with switching software such as missing data after conversion. Plus, there are always some unknown downsides to switching that are not apparent until the switch is made such as perceived capabilities that really don't exist. For these reasons, we will likely stay with Sage 100 Contractor for a long time. If we grow (say double) in size, we would consider other options.
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    Usability
    eSUB Construction Software
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    Sage
    In the end there are tons of other products that are much better. Time cards don't work, we needed an external software to track this for employees. Estimation is cumbersome, we just used Excel. Payroll was ok, but didn't do employee taxes correctly when they make a certain amount for some reason. Overall, it's a bad product.
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    Support Rating
    eSUB Construction Software
    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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    Sage
    If we ever have issues with Sage 100, the live chat is an awesome tool. However, most of our live chat inquiries are not because of the issues we have, but more for us to better understand how we are supposed to use the software. Sometimes we ask ourselves "what if we" and if we need guidance, the live chat will provide us with the answers or resources to figure out what we need. They always follow up to ensure the problems we encounter have been fixed. If our issue is an indicator of an upgrade that could be made, Sage 100 C offers a way to submit the idea for review and improvement of the software.
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    Alternatives Considered
    eSUB Construction Software
    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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    Sage
    I have use Sage 50, Sage 90, Peachtree Quantum, QuickBooks, Great Plains. They are all good for what they can do. Sage 100 Contractor is the best at what it does. It's a good fit.
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    Return on Investment
    eSUB Construction Software
    • eSUB saves time as you don't have to type, print and send documents.
    • I like to call it "set it up once, use it a million times" as once you set up a customer, vendor etc... you can use them across multiple platforms.
    • It saves money as you don't need a pool of resources to manage a project due to its ease of use.
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    Sage
    • It has cut down on accounting personnel and made the cost more effective in that department.
    • It allows for more company wide visibility on all jobs.
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