FotoNotes vs Raken | TrustRadius

Likelihood to Recommend

Any scenario where you are managing off-site work tasks, especially if those work tasks involve virtual verification and media.

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Mitch Davidson

Chief Operating Officer

Purdy Enterprise, LLCFacilities Services, 11-50 employees

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Easy sub-contractor management ability, time tracking, resource planning and the easy tracking of project equipment using Raken is even enjoyable. Team coordination and project comments and recording sharing among the team members, this is a great tool for that.

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James Gilmour

Design Engineer

ENKA İnşaat ve Sanayi A.Ş. Engineering for a better futureConstruction, 10,001+ employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

FotoNotes

Raken

Employee demographic data

Employment history

Job profiles and administration

Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.

Organizational charting

Organization and location management

Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)

FotoNotes

Raken

Pay calculation

Support for external payroll vendors

Off-cycle/On-Demand payment

Benefit plan administration

Direct deposit files

Salary revision and increment management

Reimbursement management

FotoNotes

Raken

Tracking of all physical assets

FotoNotes

Raken

Dashboards

Standard reports

Custom reports

Data exportability

FotoNotes

Raken

Plan distribution & viewing

Plan markups & sharing

Issue tracking & punchlists

Photo documentation

Jobsite reports

Document sharing

RFI tools

Collaboration & approvals

As-built drawings

Mobile app

Submittal design and management

Checklists

Meeting Minutes

Specifications

Change orders

FotoNotes

Raken

Takeoff tools

Job costing

Cost databases

Cost calculator

Bid creation

Pros

Creating products that are highly configurable for the user.
Creating API integrations.
Understanding and adapting to mobile user needs.

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Mitch Davidson

Chief Operating Officer

Purdy Enterprise, LLCFacilities Services, 11-50 employees

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Great iPhone application - The application makes reporting and adding photos very easy.
It's easy to navigate different days and reports. Or to find keywords or subcontractors and when they performed work.

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Verified User

Project Manager in Engineering

Construction Company, 201-500 employees

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Cons

Industry/market specification.
Expansion and scale.
Look and design.

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Mitch Davidson

Chief Operating Officer

Purdy Enterprise, LLCFacilities Services, 11-50 employees

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Sometimes the app will run slow or crash on the guys in the field. It doesn't happen too often though.
An easier way to download all project Daily Reports at one time.

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Verified User

Administrator in Information Technology

Construction Company, 201-500 employees

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Support Rating

No score

No answers yet

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Raken 8.9

Based on 8 answers

Raken has an excellent support team. Raken are pretty prompt with getting back to you. Raken also has a convenient chat feature on their website. All their support members are friendly and are good at helping you understand and resolve your issues.

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Administrator in Information Technology

Construction Company, 201-500 employees

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Alternatives Considered

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Vista is TTI's accounting software program. It is extremely well suited for the construction projects.Team, which is similar to Raken, is more advance however the program is also more expensive.

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Verified User

Analyst in Corporate

Construction Company, 11-50 employees

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Return on Investment

Reduced our labor spend due to integration and automation.
Reduced subcontracting burdens due to advanced mobile features (i.e., eliminated the need for homework, uploading, and transcription after job completion).

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Mitch Davidson

Chief Operating Officer

Purdy Enterprise, LLCFacilities Services, 11-50 employees

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Less need to travel to each job site.
Automated emailed reports to clients reduces the number of meetings/conversations about what is happening on the project.

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Verified User

Employee in Product Management

Construction Company, 1-10 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

Optional

FotoNotes Editions & Modules

Edition

FotoNotes	$200.00¹

per month

Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

—

Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Raken Editions & Modules

—

Additional Pricing Details

—

Rating Summary

FotoNotes

Raken

FotoNotes

Raken

Likelihood to Recommend

FotoNotes

Raken

Feature Rating Comparison

Employee demographic data

Employment history

Job profiles and administration

Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.

Organizational charting

Organization and location management

Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)

Pay calculation

Support for external payroll vendors

Off-cycle/On-Demand payment

Benefit plan administration

Direct deposit files

Salary revision and increment management

Reimbursement management

Tracking of all physical assets

Dashboards

Standard reports

Custom reports

Data exportability

Plan distribution & viewing

Plan markups & sharing

Issue tracking & punchlists

Photo documentation

Jobsite reports

Document sharing

RFI tools

Collaboration & approvals

As-built drawings

Mobile app

Submittal design and management

Checklists

Meeting Minutes

Specifications

Change orders

Takeoff tools

Job costing

Cost databases

Cost calculator

Bid creation

Pros

FotoNotes

Raken

Cons

FotoNotes

Raken

Support Rating

FotoNotes

Raken

Alternatives Considered

FotoNotes

Raken

Return on Investment

FotoNotes

Raken

Screenshots

FotoNotes

Raken

Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

FotoNotes Editions & Modules

Edition

Additional Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Raken Editions & Modules

Additional Pricing Details

Rating Summary

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