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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Arcoro HR

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AArcoro is an HR technology company focused on the construction industry, offering solutions to help companies hire, manage and grow their back office, professional and skilled trade workforce.N/A

    BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/ABuildingConnected is an online preconstruction platform supporting communication and collaboration with contractors, subcontractors, and real estate owners. The platform supports bid management with cost tracking and analytics, relationship tracking, alerting, and unlimited bid invitations. BuildingConnected was acquired by Autodesk in 2018.N/A
    Pricing
    Arcoro HRBuildingConnected, an Autodesk product
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Arcoro HRBuildingConnected, an Autodesk product
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    Arcoro HRBuildingConnected, an Autodesk product
    Considered Both Products
    Arcoro
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    Autodesk
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    87%
    Would buy again
    47 Answers
    90%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    41 Answers
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    81%
    Happy with the feature set
    44 Answers
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    79%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    33 Answers
    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    81%
    Implementation went as expected
    35 Answers
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    Features
    Arcoro HRBuildingConnected, an Autodesk product
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Arcoro HR and BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product
    Feature
    Arcoro HR
    -
    Ratings
    BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Arcoro HR and BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product
    Feature
    Arcoro HR
    -
    Ratings
    BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product
    1.2
    3 Ratings
    146% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings1.12 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings1.23 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings1.23 Ratings
    Data exportability00 Ratings1.13 Ratings
    Construction Project & Field Management
    Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of Arcoro HR and BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product
    Feature
    Arcoro HR
    -
    Ratings
    BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product
    3.6
    16 Ratings
    72% below category average
    Plan distribution & viewing00 Ratings1.315 Ratings
    Plan markups & sharing00 Ratings1.311 Ratings
    Issue tracking & punchlists00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Photo documentation00 Ratings7.08 Ratings
    Jobsite reports00 Ratings6.13 Ratings
    Document sharing00 Ratings1.316 Ratings
    RFI tools00 Ratings1.28 Ratings
    Collaboration & approvals00 Ratings1.26 Ratings
    As-built drawings00 Ratings1.26 Ratings
    Mobile app00 Ratings1.03 Ratings
    Submittal design and management00 Ratings1.25 Ratings
    Checklists00 Ratings1.23 Ratings
    Meeting Minutes00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Specifications00 Ratings8.92 Ratings
    Change orders00 Ratings6.92 Ratings
    Estimating
    Comparison of Estimating features of Arcoro HR and BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product
    Feature
    Arcoro HR
    -
    Ratings
    BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product
    6.2
    13 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Takeoff tools00 Ratings1.25 Ratings
    Job costing00 Ratings7.06 Ratings
    Cost databases00 Ratings6.04 Ratings
    Cost calculator00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Bid creation00 Ratings8.912 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Arcoro HRBuildingConnected, an Autodesk product
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (47 ratings)
    1.3
    (16 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (43 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.9
    (7 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Arcoro HRBuildingConnected, an Autodesk product
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Arcoro
    We have recommended to at least two other colleagues. It helps to prevent dishonest time keeping. Manual timekeeping by a supervisor seems to create a lot of room for errors including forgetfulness of who showed up and when. It's nice to be able to track when each employee is working or how many people are on each worksite.
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    Autodesk
    When receiving RFQ's from companies within a manageable distant from our location, it has been very helpfull. Receiving RFQ's for projects outside of our work area, it is just a waste of time. The projects available are well organized and give date due of proposal.
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    Pros
    Arcoro
    • Employee logs in and answers health-related questions before beginning work. They remotely provide their own timesheet information, adjustable by the administrator where needed.
    • Location at time of login is readily available. Distance from jobsite can be determined at any login.
    • Time for lunch is automatically deducted from work hours, logged by type of work interrupted, and easily adjustable by the employer if necessary.
    • Reports by employees of time spent on any type of work during the work day and work week are readily available. Work by job name is also available.
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    Autodesk
    • Helps keep track of multiple jobs at once
    • Helps sort your bid invites into won/lost/pending/archived etc.
    • It is a central location where general contractors can put all their updated files and addendum
    • Lets you see which contractors are bidding the same job so you can coordinate your estimating
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    Cons
    Arcoro
    • It would be a nice feature if employees could add photos of their progress on jobsites
    • The GPS could be a bit more exact for tracking employees
    • The reports page online is not the most user friendly page. It seems dated.
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    Autodesk
    • There was a previous glitch where bid forms have been updated by subcontractors that have accessed a former version are not able to access the updated/new bid form.
    • I would like to see the ability for BuildingConnected to automatically send a bid reminder to bidders at a set amount of time prior to the bid date.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Arcoro
    It is easer to keep someing going then change things out. Our employees have taken 6 months to learn this one, I do not want to reinvent the wheel. Just this week I have seen inprovment as they now know they do not get paid if they do not clock in and back out every day.
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    Autodesk
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Arcoro
    It's easy for anyone tech savvy. It is kind of impossible to make anything even more user-friendly than it already is. The app itself has zero issues for all my staff. The admin side of things takes a bit more knowing and learning.
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    Autodesk
    Very easy to use.
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    Support Rating
    Arcoro
    I have had problems outside of normal business hours and I get a return phone call from them pretty quickly. There has only been I think 1 instance that I waited for too long to be able to fix my situation.
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    Autodesk
    Though I haven't had to utilize any live support at BuildingConnected, I know others at my company have and have had good success with them. They seem to be very responsive and since the software is so simple, there are not that many pitfalls or hurdles that you need to work through to accomplish your task.
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    Implementation Rating
    Arcoro
    Gave a notice to all
    employees to come to work 15 min early on the day planned to implement the
    program. I had Spanish and English signs
    on how to down load the program and log in I showed them ALL how to log in and
    out and explained that they are responsible for reporting accurate time. I had them all sign a policy that lunch
    breaks were mandatory for all employees
    at least 30 min per day. This ensures
    safety on the roofs. We had a few people
    who did not have passwords to the app store and we had a few problems with
    android phones but most of them were on their way quickly. Most not happy about the change but I hope
    they see the benefit of it now.
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    Autodesk
    Quick and easy. Pretty much menu-driven
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    Alternatives Considered
    Arcoro
    We still use Sage, and ExakTime is compatible with it, which is why we went with ExakTime. So technically we use both at this time. ExakTime is a great pairing with Sage since Sage does not have any applications that let employees clock in and out. So we use ExakTime for that and then transfer the information to Sage for the reporting and issuing of deposits/checks, etc.
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    Autodesk
    Have used BlueBook Construction, which has a smooth, quick search for local contractors. Still, they don't allow us the client project creation. I even had issues with them displaying proper project descriptions based upon was receiving inadequate and or erroneous bid proposals, and the engagement manager was not flexible in resolving the problem!
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Arcoro
    I think it is priced a little high, but no time to look for other options at this time.
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    Autodesk
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Arcoro
    • Saved at least 15 hours of time entry per week
    • Employees clock in and out with accuracy to the minute instead of guessing how many hours they worked on each job/day
    • Jobs/locations are listed on the app so employees can easily find the job they are working on instead of hunting through paperwork to find the location number
    • Geofencing tracks employees clocking in outside the job location
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    Autodesk
    • Allows our company to accurately estimate the cost of a project.
    • Helps us to reach out to qualified subcontractors based on past experience and history with our company.
    • Contains bid leveling capabilities to ensure that all proposals cover a full scope of work.
    Incentivized
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