NoteVault vs Right-Suite Universal

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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Right-suite Universal work's great for new construction projects as well as block loads for retro installations. We do not use the proposal features, but it does work well. You can not draw on top of existing PDF plans, which would be very helpful. Overall it’s an excellent software for mechanical contractors. Highly recommend it

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Verified User

Program Manager in Corporate

Construction Company, 11-50 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

NoteVault

Right-Suite Universal

Photo documentation

Jobsite reports

NoteVault

Right-Suite Universal

Cost databases

Cost calculator

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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Designing mechanical plans
Generating load calculation reports

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Verified User

Program Manager in Corporate

Construction Company, 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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Design looks outdated
Does have a learning curve

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Verified User

Program Manager in Corporate

Construction 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

No answers yet

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Support Rating

No score

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Right-Suite Universal 9.0

Based on 1 answer

We’ve reached out to support a few times, and every time they are very responsive. All our questions are always answered, and issues are worked through.

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Verified User

Program Manager in Corporate

Construction Company, 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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Right-Suite Universal is the leading software, so there are really no others for what it does. Coolclac also does load calculations but does not have any plan design features. Coolcalc works well but is not as feature-rich as Right-Suite Universal.

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Verified User

Program Manager in Corporate

Construction Company, 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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Speeds up load calculations
Faster than hand drawing

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Program Manager in Corporate

Construction Company, 11-50 employees

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Pricing Details

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

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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

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Right-Suite Universal

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Right-Suite Universal

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NoteVault vs Right-Suite Universal

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Right-Suite Universal

Feature Rating Comparison

Construction Project & Field Management

Photo documentation

Jobsite reports

Estimating

Cost databases

Cost calculator

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Cons

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Usability

Support Rating

Alternatives Considered

Return on Investment

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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Likelihood to Renew

Usability

Support Rating

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