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Specific scenarios where GeneralCOST Estimator for Excel is well suited include: Small to medium sized contractor who typically works on small to medium sized projects with limited complexityContractors who value low prices over full functionality (this software application is very affordably priced)A new contractor or new contracting accounting / finance professional who would appreciate the specific limitations imposed by the software Specific scenarios where GeneralCOST Estimator for Excel is not well suited include: Larger contractors who think about and price projects in line with typical commercial design and constructionResidential projects (the software is much better suited for commercial lease buildouts, for instance)A contractor whose finance department already uses full-suite accounting software Incentivized
SEOGadget is ideal when using vendors like Moz and Majestic for analysis of your backlinks. It is not the tool to use if you need to gain more backlinks or want to increase your backlink. It can help you edit your backlink profile and understand where the links come from. It is probably ideal for in-house teams studying larger sites with lots of links and trying to understand their link partners, or an agency/freelancer that needs to import data from multiple sources to help clients with link profiles. It is not the tool to target new link opportunities, but with some ingenuity you could probably use it for this if you an access your competitor data. It's also good for anchor analysis which is something few teams really look into.Incentivized
Convenient estimatingStreamlines the price quotation processStandard cost applicationOverhead calculation and pplicationIncentivized
Authentication is simple and requires no real in-depth knowledgeImporting of data into Excel saves time and saves us an extra step which is really importantWorking with the data we need to see is much easier and fasterCollects multiple sources and saves time logging inData analysis is simple and straight forwardIncentivized
Only CSI construction cost database dataOnly works with Microsoft Office (Excel)The online help system has limited functionalityIncentivized
More flexibility in creating tables would be easier, as not all tables were able to be created this might be user error in some casesMore data imports would be nice this could be more of a one-and-done package, right now it only imports linksAdded functionality to analyze data would be niceIncentivized
GeneralCOST Estimator for Excel is cheaper, easier to use, more streamlined and is easily installed and up and running. The flip side to the ease of use is the limited functionality, somewhat outdated cost bucketing profile and general lack of sophistication. The add-in also does not talk with full suite accounting software which requires additional reconciliations if used within a large organization.Incentivized
This includes more data and makes backlink analysis easier because you don't have to build sheets and tables from scratch. While it doesn't directly compare (it uses some of these services) it is better suited for the custom analysis of data and that is a big help when you do a lot of data manipulation. It's easier and more streamlined than Knime, and Knime does not allow you to import directly from Moz or Majestic so a step is saved here. It can't do as much as Knime but most of the things you want to do it can do, and you can do them faster.Incentivized
Allows us to quickly bid on small projectsAllows us to pay less for accounting / finance professionalsAllows us to standardize our cost structureIncentivized
It is hard to quantify this realistically but it does save time and that is bigImporting data is a time suck, so the only real advantage here is the ability to do two or three imports instantly without downloading and visiting three sites, this could be expanded for even more ROIWe haven't had any negative impacts as this is mainly a time saverIncentivized