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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    InEight

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/AInEight's modular project controls software connects complex project data to improve visibility and delivery in capital construction.N/A

    Whimsical

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AWhimsical is a visual workspace application from the company of the same name in Denver, allowing users to create collaborative wireframes, mindmaps, flowcharts, and sticky notes.

    $12

    per month per editor

    Pricing
    InEightWhimsical
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Pro
    $12
    per month per editor
    Business
    $18
    per month per editor
    Enterprise
    $240
    per year per editor
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    InEightWhimsical
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsInEight offers a modular, integrated project controls platform. Because the InEight platform covers the entire construction lifecycle, customers purchase the software based on their specific needs – purchasing stand-alone products, a bundle of products, or the entire platform. As a result, the pricing will vary depending on the specific product, number of users and length of contract. Once InEight has identified the highest impact areas, they offer potential customers a custom proposal. The options they consider include: Per user pricing: typically annual subscriptions. Revenue-based: using a percentage of the customer’s revenue. Project-based: software use dedicated to a specific project or program of work.17% discount for annual billing on Pro and Business plans.
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    Features
    InEightWhimsical
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of InEight and Whimsical
    Feature
    InEight
    6.9
    25 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Whimsical
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards6.822 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports6.724 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports6.424 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data exportability7.724 Ratings00 Ratings
    Construction Project & Field Management
    Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of InEight and Whimsical
    Feature
    InEight
    6.7
    28 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Whimsical
    -
    Ratings
    Plan distribution & viewing6.623 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plan markups & sharing7.522 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue tracking & punchlists7.222 Ratings00 Ratings
    Photo documentation6.322 Ratings00 Ratings
    Jobsite reports7.217 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document sharing6.428 Ratings00 Ratings
    RFI tools6.722 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration & approvals7.026 Ratings00 Ratings
    As-built drawings6.823 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app6.721 Ratings00 Ratings
    Submittal design and management6.520 Ratings00 Ratings
    Checklists6.520 Ratings00 Ratings
    Meeting Minutes6.718 Ratings00 Ratings
    Specifications6.319 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change orders6.520 Ratings00 Ratings
    Estimating
    Comparison of Estimating features of InEight and Whimsical
    Feature
    InEight
    6.7
    23 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Whimsical
    -
    Ratings
    Takeoff tools6.110 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job costing6.821 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost databases6.511 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost calculator6.622 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bid creation7.221 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    InEightWhimsical
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    CMiC Construction Platform
    Score7.5 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    Autodesk Build
    Score8.6 out of 10
    FigJam
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Revit
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Freehand by InVision
    Score7.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    InEightWhimsical
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.6
    (38 ratings)
    9.5
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.9
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.2
    (34 ratings)
    5.7
    (3 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.6
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    6.4
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.0
    (22 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    InEightWhimsical
    Likelihood to Recommend
    InEight
    For engineering and constructions project, InEight Document is one of the best out there. It is flexible, end-user and admin friendly and has enough features for any size company. If you need to be able to track documentation and have good revision control, easy review workflows, and good transmittal workflows, InEight Document is great.
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    Whimsical
    It's extremely well-suited for rapid wire-framing of concepts, as product teams can quickly collaborate on any idea and create a visual blueprint of it. Whimsical could provide more intuitive feature prioritization templates. The current templates lack the necessary detail and could be further enhanced from a UI/UX standpoint.
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    Pros
    InEight
    • Tagging segments of work.
    • User defined views and descriptions for all screens.
    • Customizable ribbons to provide an efficient use of the software.
    • Multiple layers/dependents to allow for an extreme drill down of the work and the ability to roll up to a more useful level for upper management review.
    • You can bid the work as you would build it, in detail.
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    Whimsical
    • Simple to use
    • Tons of uses
    • Can be customized with themeing
    • Can organize all your boards pretty much however you want
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    Cons
    InEight
    • Provide a simpler version (cliff notes) of the knowledge database
    • Offer versions of InEight for smaller companies, i.e. less than 20 emplyees, under $5M in revenue
    • When an estimate is complete, offer a dialog box to ask if the job was won, lost, or still in progress. We tend to leave most of our estimates in the bidding column. This is a user error, but the prompt would be helpful.
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    Whimsical
    • Kind of want to see some of the functionality of other similar apps like Miro but the app is great at what it does
    • Folder structure takes a little time to get used to
    • Nitpicking here but not a big fan of the default font
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    Likelihood to Renew
    InEight
    Some features with InEight's TeamBinder are worthy of single use, however the review feature and subsequent revision and version numbering could be improved. We will be aiming to roll out the package to encompass our internal documentation in the near future and will be in a better position to judge the usability after that point in time.
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    Whimsical
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    InEight
    I would give it an 8 out of 10 because the software can be a bit cumbersome to new users. It also takes a long time to set up the library and input all of your companies needs so that the software will provide the level of service required to estimate projects. However, once the software is set up it is a powerful tool. We only use a portion of what the software is capable of delivering
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    Whimsical
    It's fairly intuitive, I rarely have any problems using the app. The layout is pretty user-friendly and easy to adapt to. There's a lot of tooltips to help with the various features and functions, so it's very easy to get self-help for the most part. Overally, I'm pretty happy and satisfied with the usage of Whimsical for mind-mapping.
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    Reliability and Availability
    InEight
    It has never gone offline or became unavailable during our time with the system
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    Whimsical
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    InEight
    Sometimes the pages take a while to respond, specially when editing parameters.
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    Whimsical
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    InEight
    Why do we call support? Always because some things got broken, right? And when it happens, the likelihood of us getting in troubles waiting the support to fix it, it's tremendously high, almost certain. Through my experience with InEight, I'm really concerned whenever I see an update message in the screen, we got really used to see errors in reports right after an update is released. You can see by my tickets, that some of my issues last too long, as client perspective. We had to send messages to our clients excusing us for the weekly report that is being shared due to internal issues, not once, not twice.
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    Whimsical
    I reached out to support, as I was interested in possibly investing in the organization, and they quickly and happily informed me they are a bootstrap organization and do not take on investors at this time. The swift response and information readily available for my consumption was extremely helpful and shows how solid the team behind it is.
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    In-Person Training
    InEight
    The support we had was phenomenal and very detail oriented, which was a necessity during the implementation phase and level of complexity of the projects we had ongoing at that time.
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    Whimsical
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    InEight
    We received the same level of quality, attention and dedication that was delivered during the in person training sessions.
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    Whimsical
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    InEight
    Since the original inception, I have been required to overhaul the system so that it is more user friendly and combines both aspects of our business, documentation and drawings. Being able to control revision and version numbering has been a key struggle that only staff training has been able to mark this as complete.
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    Whimsical
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    InEight
    Both Sage Estimating and InEight programs have their unique capabilities. Sage Estimating is much more configured for use in detailed construction, the majority of which are for non-nuclear projects. InEight has so many more capabilities, especially in creating our own libraries of data, which are vital in creating an estimate. The ability to access historical data (pricing), is an outstanding feature of the program.
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    Whimsical
    Whimsical is so much easier and has a better interface, so I think it's more suited to our workflow if compared to other tools like Google Charts. I really love this tool and I'm looking to learn and use it even more, as it helps us optimize our time, planning, and delivering more efficiently.
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    Scalability
    InEight
    InEight is a good system that has scaled nicely as the company has grown. the tools are still readily available and applicable for our larger scope of work. It has kept up with the growth of the company very nicely
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    Whimsical
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    InEight
    • the positive impact is that it has helped us better gauge staffing and staff jobs appropriately
    • negative impact is that it takes a lot of time for new users to learn the software
    • the positive impact is that many of our clients use it, making collaboration easier with them
    • positive impact is that we can see our percent complete easier
    • positive impact is that it is easier to share documents to our team internally
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    Whimsical
    • We've been using free version, so it's a no brainer.
    • As it helps us focus on the information organization process, we don't lose time redoing work due to the lack of planning before doing design or code.
    • We can collaborate on the same project, so it's easier to get things done as we're working from home as well.
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    ScreenShots

    InEight Screenshots

    Screenshot of InEight Estimate’s Benchmarking feature, which allows users to compare high, low, and average costs, as well as productivity rates from past projects, to visually assess whether current estimates fall within a realistic range. With historical performance data at their fingertips, estimators can bid more strategically and deliver more reliable, data-driven estimates.Screenshot of InEight Estimate’s CBS Register, which provides a user-specific view of an estimate, allowing users to create unlimited WBS structures and custom rollups. With parametric cost item assemblies, estimators can generate more accurate, reliable, and data-driven estimates.Screenshot of InEight Document’s Dashboard, that delivers a centralized, visual view of project information across all modules. Interactive dashboard tiles make it easy to track document activity and maintain visibility into project performance.Screenshot of InEight Document’s Gallery, which offers a comprehensive visual library of all project-related files—including drawings, photos, and documents—so teams can quickly access and manage the content they need from one intuitive location.Screenshot of InEight Schedule’s Risk Management feature, which enables project teams to evaluate schedules through a risk-adjusted lens. By visualizing scenarios with varying confidence levels, teams can anticipate potential impacts and plan with greater certainty.Screenshot of InEight Change’s PCO Summary dashboard that delivers a visual summary of all potential change orders. This helps project teams evaluate impacts, track approvals, and manage changes proactively for better cost and scope control.