Foundation Software Construction Accounting vs. Trimble Accubid

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Foundation Software Construction Accounting
Score 8.2 out of 10
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Foundation 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
Trimble Accubid
Score 7.7 out of 10
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Trimble Accubid Classic is an electrical estimating solution for construction, that facilitates the construction workflow from estimating to purchasing, project management, and billing. The more recently released Trimble Accubid Anywhere provides estimating, change management, and pricing in a cloud service subscription.N/A
Pricing
Foundation Software Construction AccountingTrimble Accubid
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Foundation Software Construction AccountingTrimble Accubid
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Foundation Software Construction AccountingTrimble Accubid
Considered Both Products
Foundation Software Construction Accounting
Chose Foundation Software Construction Accounting
The previous program we utilized, ADP Payroll, for payroll could not handle any of the job costing functions that were required. Simply put, the costs were not going in the right buckets and causing all sorts of issue with our reports. That was the main reason we switched back …
Chose Foundation Software Construction Accounting
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
Trimble Accubid
Chose Trimble Accubid
McCormick is an accurate estimating solution, but is far too bulky too compete with Accubid. Pricing reports and breakout options in Accubid are far superior to McCormick. McCormick's on-screen take off may be a benefit to some, but not worth the trade off of Accubid's robust …
Features
Foundation Software Construction AccountingTrimble Accubid
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Foundation Software Construction Accounting
7.3
Ratings
3% above category average
Trimble Accubid
-
Ratings
Employee demographic data5.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Employment history7.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration9.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management5.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Foundation Software Construction Accounting
7.8
Ratings
13% above category average
Trimble Accubid
-
Ratings
Pay calculation7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files6.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Foundation Software Construction Accounting
7.5
Ratings
8% above category average
Trimble Accubid
-
Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Foundation Software Construction Accounting
8.0
Ratings
3% above category average
Trimble Accubid
-
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Dashboards9.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports7.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Data exportability7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Construction Project & Field Management
Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of Product A and Product B
Foundation Software Construction Accounting
9.0
Ratings
19% above category average
Trimble Accubid
-
Ratings
Plan distribution & viewing10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Plan markups & sharing10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Photo documentation9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Jobsite reports10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Document sharing9.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Collaboration & approvals9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile app7.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Change orders7.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Estimating
Comparison of Estimating features of Product A and Product B
Foundation Software Construction Accounting
8.6
Ratings
13% above category average
Trimble Accubid
-
Ratings
Job costing7.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost databases9.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost calculator9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Foundation Software Construction AccountingTrimble Accubid
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
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6.0
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Likelihood to Renew
8.0
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Usability
8.3
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-
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Support Rating
10.0
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7.1
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Implementation Rating
6.0
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User Testimonials
Foundation Software Construction AccountingTrimble Accubid
Likelihood to Recommend
We are a multi-million dollar company with 12 various divisions. This software has proven to be beneficials in many ways through out all the various uses in all of our divisions of the company. There is an ease of use that comes with using foundation that we have not found in many other software's
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We use Trimble Accubid to do detailed cost estimates for larger jobs. If a job has a set of blueprints, the software is designed to go through each page systematically to aggregate a bid. Where it is less appropriate are for smaller service jobs. It takes a lot of setup for a new job there are other solutions better suited for service work.
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Pros
  • Detail completion of all transactions.
  • Easily job cost all of your projects.
  • Easy reports.
  • Year end closing function.
  • Tracking work completed, percent of completion for all projects.
  • Detailed records.
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  • Allows for fine control of inputs and variables.
  • Gives a multitude of ways to analyze data.
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Cons
  • 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.
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  • The user interface for adding assemblies to a job
  • Material database management
  • Doesn't integrate well with any other platforms other than their own.
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Likelihood to Renew
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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Usability
Foundation is a fantastic software for our varied business. The fact that its feature set has allowed the ability to be tailored precisely to the requirements of our various divisions is the main reason we continue utilizing this software. Our company's financial administration duties, such as billing, invoicing, and trust accounting, have been greatly streamlined by Foundation's powerful and user-friendly accounting module. The synchronizing of data and allows for efficient workflows with other systems. This software greatly simplifies our processes and allows for efficiency and growth.
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Support Rating
Support is usually pretty great. Most of the time return calls to tickets logged are fairly quick. Most everyone is knowledgeable and helpful.
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The training packets are thorough and they are easy to understand. Live support is harder to come by, however, I haven't had any major problems that I have needed to overcome. The best support is not needing to have support in the first place. Ease of use makes this mostly not an issue.
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Implementation Rating
the person from them was impatient and would make comments about we've been over this
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Alternatives Considered
I have not used other construction accounting software.
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I was not involved in the decision-making process to purchase Accubid.
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Return on Investment
  • Double input for payroll.
  • Certified payroll reports lacking.
  • Takes more time.
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  • Accubid allows for accurate pricing of electrical estimates.
  • Accubid's accurate pricing allows for more competitive bid estimates.
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