NoteVault vs Pipeline Suite

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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Pipeline Suite is a very niche product, but for anyone who has ever dealt with the construction bidding process, you can understand the need for it. With Pipeline Suite, it is so easy to request bids, share documents and plans, and coordinate schedules for submittals. We are able to prequalify sub contractors and vendors at a faster pace as well with the product

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Jenna Montgomery

Project Manager

International Relief TeamsNon-Profit Organization Management, 11-50 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

NoteVault

Pipeline Suite

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

Pipeline Suite

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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Sharing documents and plans with project stakeholders is a piece of cake.
The product makes tracking the status of bids so much easier.

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Jenna Montgomery

Project Manager

International Relief TeamsNon-Profit Organization Management, 11-50 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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The onboarding process was difficult for us just because we had some pretty disorganized databases.
The product is pricey for small to medium sized firms.

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Jenna Montgomery

Project Manager

International Relief TeamsNon-Profit Organization Management, 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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Usability

NoteVault 8.6

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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

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Pipeline Suite 9.0

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I have found that the customer support team has an understanding of the construction bidding process. They have been able to see issues through our eyes, so to speak, not just through the eyes of a software company. They have always been very timely in their responses and seem to go above and beyond to solve issues

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Jenna Montgomery

Project Manager

International Relief TeamsNon-Profit Organization Management, 11-50 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 don't have a lot of personal experience with SmartBid, but from what I hear from other colleagues, Pipeline Suite makes it easier for subcontractors to access documents/plans and to respond to bids. The interface and design of Pipeline Suite is more modern and the user experience is a major upgrade from SmartBid

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Jenna Montgomery

Project Manager

International Relief TeamsNon-Profit Organization Management, 11-50 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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We have been able to respond to more bids using Pipeline Suite.
Our proposals are more accurate and organized, which has made our projects come under budget more often.

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Jenna Montgomery

Project Manager

International Relief TeamsNon-Profit Organization Management, 11-50 employees

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Pricing Details

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Free Trial

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

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

Rating Summary

NoteVault

Pipeline Suite

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Pipeline Suite

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Pipeline Suite

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Pipeline Suite

Likelihood to Recommend

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Pipeline Suite

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

Pipeline Suite

Cons

NoteVault

Pipeline Suite

Likelihood to Renew

NoteVault

Pipeline Suite

Usability

NoteVault

Pipeline Suite

Support Rating

NoteVault

Pipeline Suite

Alternatives Considered

NoteVault

Pipeline Suite

Return on Investment

NoteVault

Pipeline Suite

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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