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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Foundation Software Construction Accounting

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AFoundation Software headquartered in Strongsville, Ohio offers their construction accounting and payroll software. The vendor states that their job costing construction accounting software is designed to be easy to use and provides the accounting and management tools needed to run a successful construction business.N/A

    PlanGuru

    Score9 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    PlanGuru is budgeting, forecasting and financial analytics software for SMB's, Nonprofits and the Accountants/ Advisors that work with them.

    $99

    per month

    Pricing
    Foundation Software Construction AccountingPlanGuru
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    PlanGuru App
    $99
    per month
    PlanGuru Desktop
    $99
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Foundation Software Construction AccountingPlanGuru
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details——
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    Features
    Foundation Software Construction AccountingPlanGuru
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Foundation Software Construction Accounting and PlanGuru
    Feature
    Foundation Software Construction Accounting
    7.4
    4 Ratings
    6% above category average
    PlanGuru
    -
    Ratings
    Employee demographic data5.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employment history7.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration9.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organization and location management5.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Foundation Software Construction Accounting and PlanGuru
    Feature
    Foundation Software Construction Accounting
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    16% above category average
    PlanGuru
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files6.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management7.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management7.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Foundation Software Construction Accounting and PlanGuru
    Feature
    Foundation Software Construction Accounting
    7.7
    3 Ratings
    12% above category average
    PlanGuru
    -
    Ratings
    Tracking of all physical assets7.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Foundation Software Construction Accounting and PlanGuru
    Feature
    Foundation Software Construction Accounting
    8.2
    4 Ratings
    7% above category average
    PlanGuru
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards9.63 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports7.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data exportability7.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Construction Project & Field Management
    Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of Foundation Software Construction Accounting and PlanGuru
    Feature
    Foundation Software Construction Accounting
    9.1
    4 Ratings
    17% above category average
    PlanGuru
    -
    Ratings
    Plan distribution & viewing10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plan markups & sharing10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Photo documentation9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Jobsite reports10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document sharing9.63 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration & approvals9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app7.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change orders7.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Estimating
    Comparison of Estimating features of Foundation Software Construction Accounting and PlanGuru
    Feature
    Foundation Software Construction Accounting
    8.7
    3 Ratings
    14% above category average
    PlanGuru
    -
    Ratings
    Job costing7.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost databases9.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost calculator9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Foundation Software Construction AccountingPlanGuru
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Foundation Software Construction AccountingPlanGuru
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Foundation Software
    Working as a general contractor or subcontractor, I highly recommend Foundation Software Construction Accounting. I would not recommend it for anything outside construction, but it could still be used for other businesses.
    Incentivized
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    PlanGuru
    I suggest becoming fully familiar with the program before first time use as it can become costly and a charge off to a client would not be practical.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Foundation Software
    • Invoicing
    • Reports
    • Payroll
    Incentivized
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    PlanGuru
    • Allows for several different scenarios for the same company
    • Modification in specifications alterable
    • Allows for changes at any level with several criteria.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Foundation Software
    • I think A/P Invoice approval could be much smoother.
    • Purchase orders should be more detailed able to be issued and easily modified and enter invoices against them.
    • A/P check distribution should let you select checks for ACH payment and printed check in the same run.
    Incentivized
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    PlanGuru
    • Can be a bit complicated for new users.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Foundation Software
    There are some things it lacks, certain reports or history audits. I have to call them to do certain things-submit a ticket and wait on someone to call back instead of getting someone immediately. Especially if it's urgent. I have to wait on them to push an update-and they usually run a week or 2 later- to pull quarterly or annual tax forms.
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    PlanGuru
    It hasn't really been a viable program for our office.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Usability
    Foundation Software
    I give Foundation Software Construction Accounting this rating because once you learn the software and how detailed its with multiple steps to complete transactions, it is very user friendly and keeps you from making user errors.
    Incentivized
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    PlanGuru
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Foundation Software
    Support is usually pretty great. Most of the time return calls to tickets logged are fairly quick. Most everyone is knowledgeable and helpful.
    Read full review
    PlanGuru
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Foundation Software
    the person from them was impatient and would make comments about we've been over this
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    PlanGuru
    Great tool for projections and forecasting.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Foundation Software
    Personally,
    I did not have a hand in deciding the software, but for our company is has not
    led to increased productivity or made things easier. It has been more difficult
    for payroll to be inputted correctly and the payroll reports for certified
    payroll often come out incorrect and we need to manually figure out how to correct
    the issues and get them in correctly
    Incentivized
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    PlanGuru
    We contacted PlanGuru for a low-cost module initially for use on a particular client. It has been used several times since by my department for projections. It's fairly adaptable with our QuickBooks business clients.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Foundation Software
    • Financial Management
    • Return on Investmetn
    • Job Costing
    Incentivized
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    PlanGuru
    • There hasn't really been much use of this product for some time.
    Incentivized
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