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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Newforma Project Center

    Score4.1 out of 10
    N/ANewforma Project Center is web-based construction project information management software for collaboration. Users can access a drag and drop interface, relate emails to documents, markup and review designs, track meeting minutes and action items, and search across projects. It has mobile accessibility.N/A

    Zoho Assist

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AZoho Assist from Zoho Corporation is a remote administration tool for SMBs and outsourced IT.

    $12

    per technician/per month

    Pricing
    Newforma Project CenterZoho Assist
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Remote Support - Standard
    $12
    per technician/per month
    Unattended Access - Standard
    $12
    25 unattended computers/per month
    Remote Support - Professional
    $18
    per technician/per month
    Unattended Access - Professional
    $18
    25 unattended computers/per month
    Remote Support - Enterprise
    $28
    per technician/per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Newforma Project CenterZoho Assist
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    Newforma Project CenterZoho Assist
    Considered Both Products
    Newforma, Inc.
    No answer on this topic
    Zoho
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    90%
    Would buy again
    19 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    20 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    20 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    15 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    19 Answers
    Features
    Newforma Project CenterZoho Assist
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Newforma Project Center and Zoho Assist
    Feature
    Newforma Project Center
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Zoho Assist
    -
    Ratings
    Employment history6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Newforma Project Center and Zoho Assist
    Feature
    Newforma Project Center
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Zoho Assist
    -
    Ratings
    Tracking of all physical assets6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Newforma Project Center and Zoho Assist
    Feature
    Newforma Project Center
    7.5
    1 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Zoho Assist
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Construction Project & Field Management
    Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of Newforma Project Center and Zoho Assist
    Feature
    Newforma Project Center
    7.8
    5 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Zoho Assist
    -
    Ratings
    Plan distribution & viewing9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plan markups & sharing6.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue tracking & punchlists8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Photo documentation9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Jobsite reports6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document sharing10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    RFI tools9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration & approvals10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    As-built drawings7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Submittal design and management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Checklists7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Meeting Minutes9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Estimating
    Comparison of Estimating features of Newforma Project Center and Zoho Assist
    Feature
    Newforma Project Center
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Zoho Assist
    -
    Ratings
    Job costing7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bid creation9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of Newforma Project Center and Zoho Assist
    Feature
    Newforma Project Center
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Assist
    8.0
    24 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Screen sharing00 Ratings8.822 Ratings
    File transfer00 Ratings8.123 Ratings
    Instant message00 Ratings8.322 Ratings
    Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers00 Ratings7.520 Ratings
    Over-the-Internet remote session00 Ratings8.823 Ratings
    Initiate remote control from mobile00 Ratings7.414 Ratings
    Remote management of servers & workstations00 Ratings9.019 Ratings
    Remote Active Directory® management00 Ratings4.43 Ratings
    Centralized management dashboard00 Ratings8.418 Ratings
    Session record00 Ratings8.515 Ratings
    Annotations00 Ratings7.613 Ratings
    Monitoring and Alerts00 Ratings7.14 Ratings
    Multi-platform remote control00 Ratings8.616 Ratings
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    Newforma Project CenterZoho Assist
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    CMiC Construction Platform
    Score7.5 out of 10
    N-able Take Control
    Score7.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Autodesk Build
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Remote Desktop Manager
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Revit
    Score8.9 out of 10
    BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Newforma Project CenterZoho Assist
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    8.7
    (24 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (14 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Newforma Project CenterZoho Assist
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Newforma, Inc.
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    If you have many remote users in challenging-to-access locations and they use multiple platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux), Zoho Assist is the solution. If you have a limited budget, you'll like Zoho Assist pricing. If you have a large team of IT technicians, you'll appreciate Zoho Assist's concurrent usage licensing.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Newforma, Inc.
    • 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.
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    • One user's computer screen is black, no task bar and start button, after system crush, Unattended Access help me remote control it and use tools under quick Launch to change system settings and created new account for the user, so she can work few hours later.
    • One user computer need help vpn setup but it is not on Unattended Access list, so I create a temporarily Remote Support session, send the link to him by WhatsApp, after he download and install agent, I can connect and remote control it.
    • Sometimes user computer has randomly happening issue, I will connect it by Zoho Assist, record the remote screen, then will catch the issue and know it's triggered
    • sometimes I use video chat as a meeting tool with users
    • The file transfer by web client is useful for me, most of time is to upload files into user computer when it is not able to access our network drive
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    Cons
    Newforma, Inc.
    • I have found it difficult to locate audits.
    • Some users have issues while uploading project data.
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    Zoho
    • Instructions to the tech and the person receiving support could be more clear.
    • Providing mobile support is still a bit clunky. Interacting with the user's device on the other end is not totally functional.
    • It would be nice to have a PC app to use instead of accessing via the browser.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Newforma, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    Zoho Assist has proven to be a highly effective and reliable tool that I use on a daily basis. While the "wake up" feature occasionally fails to respond, this seems more likely due to network connectivity issues rather than a flaw in Zoho Assist itself. On rare occasions, the unattended access installation doesn't appear on the administrator's dashboard, which could potentially be caused by firewall restrictions rather than a problem with the software. Aside from these minor and infrequent issues, the platform has consistently performed well and has become an essential part of my workflow.
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    Support Rating
    Newforma, Inc.
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    Support is terrible. Quick to initially respond with the boilerplate "The information provided by you should be sufficient for my development team to analyse this further. I shall also write back to you as soon as I get an update from them on this
    regard." And then you will hear nothing more from them. Chase further and you'll get stock responses such as "Our development team are still looking into this," etc.
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    Implementation Rating
    Newforma, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    Make it easier to deploy mulitple agents for different departments.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Newforma, Inc.
    A good competitor against other similar solutions and support is excellent.
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    The value for Zoho Assist and the functionality is superior to what is now known as LogMeIn Resolve. I knew it before as Goto Assist. My decision to try out and ultimately purchase Zoho Assist has been a great one for my business. I am glad I heard about Zoho Assist and will continue using them for years to come.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Newforma, Inc.
    • 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
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    • Zoho Assist helped in managing our files and records even if ours is not an Enterprise version.
    • Connectivity is maintained despite having faced some latency issues, thus allowing us to save more time and money.
    • Low maintenance costs, since Zoho Assist is cloud-based
    Incentivized
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