#1 most frequent
United States of America
79.8%10,647 installations of 13,338
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
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Top Performing Features
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: 7.6
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
Areas for Improvement
Bid creation
Allows users to use bid packages or templates to quickly and efficiently create bids based off of cost estimates.
Category average: 7.8
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
Support for external payroll vendors
Support for external payroll vendors is the ability to integrate with 3rd-party payroll services.
Category average: 6.6
Who Buys & Uses Procore
#1 most frequent
Construction
44.7%5,954 installations of 13,317
“I use Procore to organize everything. I use it to manage submittals, drawings, RFI's, and approvals during the drawing process.”
#2 most frequent
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
11.5%1,530 installations of 13,317
#3 most frequent
Manufacturing
8.6%1,141 installations of 13,317
#2 most frequent
Canada
6.3%836 installations of 13,338
#3 most frequent
Australia
3.8%512 installations of 13,338
Pros
- Centralizes project documentation, specifications, and drawings
- Streamlines RFI and submittal processes efficiently
- Facilitates real-time project updates and communication
Cons
- Platform performance can be slow, especially with large file uploads
- User interface and navigation can be confusing due to feature overlap
- Limited customization and flexibility for specific team needs
Mostly Good but still lacking.
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I work for a non-profit home builder, I am the permitting manager. I create new projects, request Truss bids, upload drawings and documents and update all projects with permitting information. I find that there isn't a specified location for permitting/utility info. Currently we are using notes. This is not a productive way of providing this information to our team.
Pros
- Documents Storage
- Bidding and Invoicing
- Drawing storage and updates
Cons
- Permitting Inforamtion
- Utility Information
- Job Site Information
Return on Investment
- Contract Management
- Contractor Selections
- Bid Requests
Other Software Used
Microsoft 365
Procore Review
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Procore as both a subcontractor and a GC. In using the software for both situations it proves to be extremely helpful in keeping the job organized and all in one place at the same time for everyone to use/share. The software keeps the project moving on schedule as well with real time updates and notifications to the project team members and helps hold everyone accountable for their work. Procore is very user-friendly on desktop, iPad, and iPhone. Not only is it beloved in the office, field employees love it as well to always have the plans/specs/submittals on them and answer questions before they become a delay.
Pros
- Submittal Management
- Drawing Management
- Meeting Management
- Schedule/Document Management
- BIM Model
Cons
- Financials
- Cost
- Project Closeout/Saving a Job for an Extended period of time
Return on Investment
- Saved time in the office AND the field
- Eliminated costly mistakes
- Documented meeting minutes to assist for any questions/concerns on a project
Alternatives Considered
CMiC Construction Platform, Assemble and from Autodesk
Other Software Used
Bluebeam, CMiC Construction Platform, Microsoft Project
Procore benefits at your project
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I mostly use it at the Owner level being the administrator of the project, helps with all the end-to-end documentation of it, daily log help a lot as well for the record of important things like weather, site visits from the client or even quality audits, tools like observations and inspections help to track these finding and continue the follow up accordingly
Pros
- Documentation management
- Schedule integration
- Graphic evidence like audits, reports and photos
Cons
- Meetings assignees responsibles integration at Home page (myopenitems), several points between meetings are stacking up in my Home
- Financial tools are sometimes confusing, im using Procore in Mexico's projects and it's kinda confusing sometime where to drop POs, Contract Amounts, Change order, Change events
- Set inspections as different profiles like, leasing contract, owner, GC, etc
Return on Investment
- Saved time
- Increased efficiency
- Communication transparency between parties
- Long term commercial relationships
Other Software Used
Microsoft Project, Autodesk BIM Collaborate Pro, Microsoft 365 Copilot, AutoCAD
Architects Procore Evaluation
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
Procore is a lifesaver
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Procore for all aspects of Project Management; including drawings review, RFIs, submittals, prime contracts, subcontracts, all change orders, invoicing, financials, and are connected to ERP. Procore solves the issue of missing access to all of these items in the field and removes the constant concern of "is this the latest and greatest"
Pros
- RFI management is extremely easy in Procore.
- Issuing contracts and change orders to Owners and Subcontractors is very easy
- Procore allows us to create our own configurations of specific processes, meaning we can make it work for what our company needs
Cons
- The scheduling tool is not great, but I know Procore is working on this one a ton
- I'd like the ability to configure an internal company-level landing page better
- the change order process can get confusing and is sometimes hard to get right
- I wish more items were connected in the ERP Integration with Sage Intacct
Return on Investment
- The company has been able to increase our ACV significantly while keeping the number of employees relatively the same, meaning people are managing more work volume as individuals.
- We have been able to increase the complexity of our jobs, allowing us to perform a smaller number of jobs while also increasing our ACV
Other Software Used
Pipeline Suite, Sage Intacct, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Autodesk Forma, DroneDeploy, SmartPM, Touchplan
