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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Sage Estimating

    Score9.5 out of 10
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    Scoro

    Score8 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Scoro is a professional services automation (PSA) software purpose-built for consultancies, agencies, IT firms, architecture companies, and other professional services businesses. It unites projects, resources, and finances in one system, combining functionality for planning, tracking, and billing. Features include: - CRM & pipeline – A complete overview of a sales funnel and upcoming…

    $23.90

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Sage EstimatingScoro
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Core
    $23.90
    per month per user
    Growth
    $38.90
    per month per user
    Performance
    $59.90
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Custom
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Sage EstimatingScoro
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—Up to a 16% discount available for annual pricing.
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    User Ratings
    Sage EstimatingScoro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (4 ratings)
    4.1
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Sage EstimatingScoro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Sage
    Sage Estimating was initially created for the construction industry and many of its current users use it to estimate buildings, but it has adapted quite well for the oil and gas industry. If the user is willing to invest the time and energy to develop and maintain their database, I can see it working for any industry. It is very easy to adjust and adapt the database as estimating methods and project designs change. As an example, our accounting department sometimes changes the way projects are reporting in our accounting software. Because I can go through our 9000 line item database in a couple of days, I am always ahead of the curve and can report my estimates in the format they require.
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    Scoro
    Scoro would be ideal for a larger business who is truly interested in developing a stronger and more efficient workflow. I honestly would have recommended it had it not been for the cost, the hidden fees, and the fact that I'd have to upgrade to an even more expensive plan if I wanted to get the most of the program for our level. We only needed one item, so would have ended up paying much more to not use a great deal of additional features. So, if you want to increase your workflow and have the funds, use them - absolutely. You will not regret it. But I cannot recommend it to someone who is on a tight budget
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    Pros
    Sage
    • Same format Spreadsheet
    • Ability to adjust by percentages
    • Ability to separate phases into categories
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    Scoro
    • Great interface and user experience
    • Fast, informative and compact platform
    • Great invoicing and reminders system
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    Cons
    Sage
    • The program has a fairly antiquated user interface such that someone working in it may not feel like they are working with advanced software.
    • Sage Estimating has absolutely no remote access capability outside running it in a Citrix/RDP environment so users have to be using a fat/full client vs. any hopes of access on a mobile device.
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    Scoro
    • Cost. I ended up not recommending this product simply because of the cost alone. There are hidden costs you will not know about until it is too late. Their pricing model is geared for bigger businesses, and can cripple smaller ones. The pricing is by user. If you get the most basic of plans (with a 900 onboarding charge), you will realize that all the things you actually need to make the program effective are on the next tier up...
    • Quickbooks. At the time I was exploring this, Quickbooks was not very well integrated. If you wanted to include billing (which they do show promise for), then you will have issues here.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Sage
    It is a good product and meets all of our needs
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    Scoro
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Sage
    Sage's support of Estimating is adequate though frankly we rarely need it. Outside of more complex operations such as upgrades and installation problems the program itself is so straightforward that we do not usually have any "issues" and questions that are more about usability can easily be answered in online forums. We trust Sage's capability to answer these questions if needed but rarely use it.
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    Scoro
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    Alternatives Considered
    Sage
    For our needs and after completing a valued score card SAGE has always exceeded our min. requirements
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    Scoro
    We prefer Scoro as it's faster and easier to use and learn. Also the fee structure makes a lot of sense for a smaller company.
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    Return on Investment
    Sage
    • Manupulation of existing data is very user friendly thanks to "Database Manager".
    • A bit pricey
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    Scoro
    • Scoro could have had a wonderful impact on the workflow of the business. It allows for integrations most programs don't, including accounting and time tracking, and could have easily eliminated the need for an FTE through the streamlining of tasks alone.
    • If we had implemented this program, we would have saved time, but all of the gains would have gone to pay for Scoro. It would not have balanced out, especially if they ever were to raise their rates.
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    Scoro Screenshots

    Screenshot of an example of the customizable real-time dashboards that provide an overview of progress across the business, and monitor KPIs and key metricsScreenshot of a dynamic Gantt chart for planning, allocating resources based on availability, and monitoring project performance in real time in terms of time and moneyScreenshot of a monitor of cost burn, used to forecast profit while the projects are ongoing to detect signs of overservicing early enough to do something about itScreenshot of where to track billable and non-billable utilization across the team to understand how resource utilization, and how much time is spent on revenue-generating workScreenshot of where Scoro forecasts revenue automatically based on pipeline and committed projects, to support smarter and more strategic business decisions that support growthScreenshot of the accounting tools Scoro can integrate with to sync bills, invoices, and payments automatically, reducing manual work and minimizing the risk of human error