NoteVault vs Oracle Aconex

Likelihood to Recommend

It's is absolutely well suited for all daily reporting/documentation needs, also since it essentially 'self archives' you can revisit past projects by logging into the admin panel faster than going to my own archived job files. It saved our skin by documenting where a bad GC Superintendent had been giving false information to the office, and we were able to prove our conditions/progress and alleviate the issue. It's very well suited for large projects, and ongoing projects. A bit less suited for small fast service type projects. We keep one 'service' job open to document the fast turn over stuff to alleviate that issue.

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Mike Petrich

Construction, 11-50 employees

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It seems that Oracle Aconex is particularly well suited for small to medium-sized businesses. For our company size, at least, Oracle Aconex is more than capable of providing all of the operation management needs that we could ever conceivably need. However, I can see how some of its flaws wouldn't work for a larger company.

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Nathan Richardson

SEO Analyst

BambooHRComputer Software, 201-500 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

NoteVault

Oracle Aconex

Photo documentation

Jobsite reports

Plan distribution & viewing

Plan markups & sharing

Issue tracking & punchlists

Document sharing

RFI tools

Collaboration & approvals

As-built drawings

Mobile app

Submittal design and management

NoteVault

Oracle Aconex

Takeoff tools

Job costing

Cost databases

Cost calculator

Bid creation

Pros

As a delay has occurred in the field, the foremen are able to report it immediately. The project manager now gets this information as it happened, not just trying to remember the next time they talk or see each other.
As an RFI arises, the foremen can ask their questions immediately so that the PM can address it right away.
We input our manpower on a daily basis, which helps us project where we are as it pertains to hours on a job.

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Glen Nelson

General Superintendent

Robertson Bright Inc.Construction, 51-200 employees

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Anything can be easily managed from any mobile device, no matter if it is iPhone or Android.
It is a self sufficient platform incorporating cost and schedule with drawings and construction models.
It allows us to create digital operation and maintenance manuals necessary for seamless handover.

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Verified User

Employee in Information Technology

Information Technology and Services Company, 10,001+ employees

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Cons

Difficult to bring back reports from the archives. I don't archive any more; I just sequentially date my projects and keep them all live.
Notevault is set up for normal work shifts. But I mostly work night shifts from about 10 pm to 6 am. You then have to sort and filter the notes from two separate "days" in the system to get a coherent report from a single night shift. I live with it, but I don't like it.

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Michael Quaid

Construction, 51-200 employees

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Mail close out features.
Document searching.
Document selection for transmittal.

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Verified User

Administrator in Engineering

Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Company, 11-50 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

NoteVault 9.1

Based on 1 answer

It flat works and has paid for itself quickly.

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Mike Petrich

Construction, 11-50 employees

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No score

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Usability

NoteVault 8.6

Based on 2 answers

Simple use of functions. Majority of people can become familiar with this product fairly quick

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Jason Burdette

Construction, 501-1000 employees

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No score

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Support Rating

No score

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Oracle Aconex 9.0

Based on 4 answers

We're delighted with Oracle Aconex's functionality, UX, capabilities, and feature offerings. The only thing that keeps us from giving it a perfect 10/10 is the price. There are other options out there that won't burn as deep of a hole in your pocket, but then again, you get what you pay for.

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Nathan Richardson

SEO Analyst

BambooHRComputer Software, 201-500 employees

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Alternatives Considered

I have used both Raken and NoteVault. It is my preference to use NoteVault due to the simplicity of it. Raken tended to be a bit cumbersome. I did not like the photo features used with Raken as opposed to the very simple straight forward approach with NoteVault

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Derek Boatwright

Construction, 51-200 employees

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I am currently using file sharing such as Egnyte and ShareFile which are useful but don't have much of a transmittal or inmail functionality so I can't really speak to other products in the same league as Aconex. I don't typically like proprietary contractor solutions due to their non-neutrality and embedded agendas, which often are not consistent with the owner's interests.

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Mark Potter

Principal

International Project SolutionsReal Estate, 51-200 employees

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Return on Investment

Daily reports get published the following day after downloaded to NoteVault.
From an executive standpoint, I am able to track the progress of each project on a daily basis and to be able to focus my efforts to the project that needs help.

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Steve Rosenfield

COO (Chief Operating Officer)

Kemp Bros. Construction, Inc.Construction, 51-200 employees

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Increased accountability for all tracked areas within the platform is very beneficial in our case.
A visible increase in process management quality could be noticed.

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Employee in Information Technology

Information Technology and Services Company, 10,001+ employees

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Rating Summary

NoteVault

Oracle Aconex

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Oracle Aconex

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Oracle Aconex

Feature Rating Comparison

Photo documentation

Jobsite reports

Plan distribution & viewing

Plan markups & sharing

Issue tracking & punchlists

Document sharing

RFI tools

Collaboration & approvals

As-built drawings

Mobile app

Submittal design and management

Takeoff tools

Job costing

Cost databases

Cost calculator

Bid creation

Pros

NoteVault

Oracle Aconex

Cons

NoteVault

Oracle Aconex

Likelihood to Renew

NoteVault

Oracle Aconex

Usability

NoteVault

Oracle Aconex

Support Rating

NoteVault

Oracle Aconex

Alternatives Considered

NoteVault

Oracle Aconex

Return on Investment

NoteVault

Oracle Aconex

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NoteVault

Oracle Aconex

Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Rating Summary

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