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Newforma Project Center vs SmartBid

Newforma Project Center
11 Ratings
SmartBid
13 Ratings

Newforma Project Center

11 Ratings
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Score 6.8 out of 100

Based on 11 reviews and ratings

SmartBid

13 Ratings
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Score 7.4 out of 100

Based on 13 reviews and ratings

Feature Set Ratings

  • SmartBid ranks higher in 1 feature set: Construction Project & Field Management

Human Resource Management

6.0

Newforma Project Center

60%

SmartBid

Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
Newforma Project Center ranks higher in 1/1 features
Newforma Project Center ranks higher in 1/1 features

Employment history

6.0
60%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings

Asset Management

6.0

Newforma Project Center

60%

SmartBid

Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
Newforma Project Center ranks higher in 1/1 features
Newforma Project Center ranks higher in 1/1 features

Tracking of all physical assets

6.0
60%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings

Reporting & Analytics

7.5

Newforma Project Center

75%

SmartBid

Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
Newforma Project Center ranks higher in 2/2 features
Newforma Project Center ranks higher in 2/2 features

Dashboards

8.0
80%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings

Custom reports

7.0
70%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings

Construction Project & Field Management

7.8

Newforma Project Center

78%
9.8

SmartBid

98%
Newforma Project Center ranks higher in 9/13 features
Newforma Project Center ranks higher in 9/13 features

Plan distribution & viewing

8.9
89%
5 Ratings
9.6
96%
3 Ratings

Plan markups & sharing

5.9
59%
5 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings

Issue tracking & punchlists

7.9
79%
5 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings

Photo documentation

8.8
88%
4 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings

Jobsite reports

6.0
60%
3 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings

Document sharing

9.9
99%
5 Ratings
9.6
96%
3 Ratings

RFI tools

9.0
90%
3 Ratings
10.0
100%
2 Ratings

Collaboration & approvals

9.9
99%
4 Ratings
10.0
100%
1 Rating

As-built drawings

6.9
69%
4 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings

Mobile app

3.0
30%
1 Rating
10.0
100%
1 Rating

Submittal design and management

9.0
90%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings

Checklists

7.0
70%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings

Meeting Minutes

9.0
90%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings

Estimating

8.0

Newforma Project Center

80%

SmartBid

Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
Newforma Project Center ranks higher in 2/2 features
Newforma Project Center ranks higher in 2/2 features

Job costing

7.0
70%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings

Bid creation

9.0
90%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings

Attribute Ratings

  • SmartBid is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Support Rating

Likelihood to Recommend

8.0

Newforma Project Center

80%
5 Ratings
8.8

SmartBid

88%
5 Ratings

Support Rating

7.0

Newforma Project Center

70%
2 Ratings
9.6

SmartBid

96%
4 Ratings

Likelihood to Recommend

Newforma Project Center

Newforma is a great tool to collaborate with large teams and between firms. It allows for great documentation of transfers, activities, and other procedural aspects of projects that require collaboration between disciplines, for example, MEP, electrical, architectural and technology. For internal use, Newforma has been great for communications tracking and archival, as well as for record-keeping of all the users in a team or number of teams. Many great options are features are unused due to a lack of training or exposure to them, for example, the graphical viewers that can preview CAD, Revit, and other formats, or the markup tool available with the desktop client.

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Gil Lopez CTS ING | TrustRadius Reviewer
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SmartBid

As mentioned before in some of the previous questions, the confidentiality agreement feature is extremely helpful. I have worked on several projects where it's so early in the design phase that the documents are considered confidential and we are required to get a signed NDA from every person who sees the documents. This feature makes it extremely painless. SmartBidNet is less appropriate if you're just doing a quick cost exercise where you might not need to contact several subs. It's easier to just use email and a cloud sharing program like Box or Egnyte.

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Pros

Newforma Project Center

  • Newforma sits on top of our previous filing system (Windows Explorer). This was very important to us because we didn't have to change the project numbering system in order to fit Newforma's design. Also, if we were to decide we didn't like it, we could easily revert back to our previous methods.
  • Newforma does a great job of indexing information, making searches much easier by being able to use keywords instead of knowing the exact file location. No more traversing through countless folders before finding what you need.
  • Newforma keeps a read receipt for everything that you submit through it for issue tracking, and keeps an easy to read record of your workflow.

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SmartBid

  • Extremely User-Friendly
  • Constant Reminders

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Cons

Newforma Project Center

  • I have found it difficult to locate audits.
  • Some users have issues while uploading project data.

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SmartBid

  • Ability to download all without having to be a zip file.
  • Provide a submittal board for questions and answers.

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Pricing Details

Newforma Project Center

General

Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level set up fee?
No

Starting Price

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SmartBid

General

Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
—
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
No

Starting Price

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Support Rating

Newforma Project Center

Newforma Project Center 7.0
Based on 2 answers
While I have never asked for support myself, a Newforma representative has been in the office annually to give training seminars and info sessions on how to fully use the product. I find this essential to keep the product relevant and make sure everyone knows its full capabilities and an important part of customer support.

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SmartBid

SmartBid 9.6
Based on 4 answers
SmartBid has an excellent support team that is always at your service. Any problem I've had (when I've even had them) has been resolved almost immediately, along with tips on how to avoid them in the future. If you're looking for a program with excellent customer service, look no further than SmartBid.

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Alternatives Considered

Newforma Project Center

A good competitor against other similar solutions and support is excellent.

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SmartBid

  • Better ability for subcontractors to respond via program.
  • Simpler interface.
  • Easier note tracking.

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Return on Investment

Newforma Project Center

  • Newforma makes it easy to transfer, share, archive, and search extensive data sets in a single GUI
  • For it to be effective, all users in a team must receive a basic training and use it consistently
  • Adoption in the industry is good (A/E); many teams use it consistently. Learning to use it once produces time-saving in subsequent projects

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Gil Lopez CTS ING | TrustRadius Reviewer
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SmartBid

  • It is a big time saver compared to sending out individual emails.
  • It saves time in having multiple individual databases for company contact info.
  • It ensures that everyone is getting the same information.

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Newforma Project Center

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