Procore

Score8.7 out of 10

1,333 Reviews and Ratings

What is Procore?

Procore is a project management software designed specifically for the construction industry. Procore is cloud-based and allows unlimited users per instance, so that construction team members and stakeholders can all access project information and documents.

Categories & Use Cases

Takeoff tools
Allow users to list the materials and quantities they will need for the project either manually from hardcopy blueprints or electronically from digital blueprints.
Category average: 7.7
Cost calculator
Application that calculates cost of estimated quantities and materials, typically within spreadsheets.
Category average: 7.5
Plan distribution & viewing
Users can compare different versions of plans, and view live updates/revisions to plans (usually from a mobile device in the field).
Category average: 8.4

Bid creation
Allows users to use bid packages or templates to quickly and efficiently create bids based off of cost estimates.
Category average: 7.7
Job costing
Tracking and monitoring of the costs of all materials, labor, subcontractors, & equipment required for a given construction project. Allows users to compare actual costs to estimated costs, see how the job is progressing, identify which parts of the job are using the largest parts of the budget.
Category average: 7.5
Meeting Minutes
Tools that help you keep track of minutes in meetings.
Category average: 7.6

Keith Jensen MArch RA LEED AP EDAC View profile

Architect, Project Manager in Professional Services at FFKR Architects (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I am an architect working on multiple projects under construction with a construction budget of $10M - $50M. Procore is a powerful document management tool that streamlines distribution and tracking of documents such as submittals, RFIs, and Meeting Minutes. It works best when all stakeholders are involved, which sadly is not always the case, so I still have to track things separately. The product is improving all the time, but I really do not like the graphic interface for meeting minutes which are difficult to read and navigation between issues covered in the meeting is difficult and suffers from lost information if each issue is not saved every time you switch issues.

Pros

Distribution of documents to project stakeholders

Cons

Meeting Minutes live auto save would solve the problem with notes not being saved.

Return on Investment

I am not involved in the software costs to our firm, but I have experience with others leaving Procor due to high costs relative to the competition.

Alternatives Considered

Oracle Primavera Submittal Exchange, Primavera Unifier, Autodesk Build, e-Builder, Newforma Project Center and Bluebeam

Other Software Used

Autodesk Build, Oracle Primavera Submittal Exchange, Newforma Project Center

Verified User

Director in Information Technology (501-1000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Procore to manage all aspects of the construction process on the projects we manage. It helps keep everyone involved in these projects on the same page, using the same data, in an easy to use interface.

Pros

Single pane of glass for data.
Integrates with many 3rd party systems.
Easy user setup
Works in the cloud and on many mobile devices.

Cons

The ability to add custom fields to the user diretory
Reporting across tools in Procore could be improved

Return on Investment

We have saved thousands of hours of manual work.
We save time trying to find data that used to be in files or email.
Getting the office and the field on the same page is easy.

Alternatives Considered

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Other Software Used

Dropbox Business, Okta, Retool

Verified User

Project Manager in Corporate (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Project management in the fit-out space. Procore helps keep all drawings updated and make any changes as they happen. Furthermore, Procore helps greatly with the RFI process and tracking what is still outstanding and who it sits with.

Pros

Project management.
Organisation.
Tracking changes.

Cons

Uploading of revision drawing seems abit slow.
Much like first point revisions get lost and wrong ones are placed as "updated".

Return on Investment

Positive impact for the company as we never lose any documents uploaded.

Alternatives Considered

Oracle Aconex

Other Software Used

Oracle Aconex, Adobe Express, Adobe Bridge

Brad Rosenberg

Project Manager at Coastal Millworks Inc. (11-50 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I am the main project manager for a high end interior and exterior millwork fabricator. We specialize in anything woodworking and serve high end clients in Palm Beach and Jupiter Florida. I use Procore to organize everything. I use it to manage submittals, drawings, RFI's, and approvals during the drawing process. Procore helps me keep all parties involved and accountable to staying on track for timing and for all schedules. I use Procore everyday and it helps me not have things fall through the cracks as much as they normally would without Procore.

Pros

Manage Drawings and Approvals
Maintaining open communication between parties on the project
Organize all of the information for the project- details and specs
Clearly keep the details accurate and up to date

Cons

the mark up function could be better and more accurate
when there are changes- it should be very obvious- big RED letters or something standing out from the rest of the information
somehow add actual pictures with dimensions that you can use to reference and show specific rooms

Return on Investment

Helped me save time in searching for information
Helped me from making mistakes to being able to use as resources for information
Has helped me increase efficiency and staying on track

Alternatives Considered

INNERGY

Other Software Used

INNERGY

Neil Umayam, PE

Partner in Engineering at CSG (11-50 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I am a consultant who reviews submittals, RFIs, etc. for projects in Procore. Procore makes managing paperwork for projects easier. It minimizes actual paper and most document review and approvals can be done electronically. The approvals go from one person to the next and the flow of the paperwork is maintained.

Biggest problem is slow downs in the program when uploading approved submittals and other documents.