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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Arcoro HR

    Score8.7 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

    Contractor Foreman

    Score6.8 out of 10
    N/AContractor Foreman is an online construction management software for contractors and boasts users among contractors in more than 75 countries.

    $588

    per year

    Pricing
    Arcoro HRContractor Foreman
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Basic
    $588
    per year
    Standard
    $948
    per year
    Plus
    $1,497
    per year
    Pro
    $1,990
    per year
    Unlimited
    $2,988
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Arcoro HRContractor Foreman
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Plans are based on features and licenses needed. Plus, Pro, and Unlimited plans include a 100-day money back guarantee.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Arcoro HRContractor Foreman
    Considered Both Products
    Arcoro
    No answer on this topic
    Contractor Foreman
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    87%
    Would buy again
    47 Answers
    96%
    Would buy again
    54 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    41 Answers
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    54 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    81%
    Happy with the feature set
    44 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    54 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    79%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    33 Answers
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    49 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    81%
    Implementation went as expected
    35 Answers
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    49 Answers
    Features
    Arcoro HRContractor Foreman
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Arcoro HR and Contractor Foreman
    Feature
    Arcoro HR
    -
    Ratings
    Contractor Foreman
    7.0
    30 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings7.53 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings5.425 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings6.430 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.83 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings7.33 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings8.43 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings6.55 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Arcoro HR and Contractor Foreman
    Feature
    Arcoro HR
    -
    Ratings
    Contractor Foreman
    6.5
    4 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings6.13 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings6.34 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings4.51 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings6.43 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings6.52 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Arcoro HR and Contractor Foreman
    Feature
    Arcoro HR
    -
    Ratings
    Contractor Foreman
    7.5
    2 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Arcoro HR and Contractor Foreman
    Feature
    Arcoro HR
    -
    Ratings
    Contractor Foreman
    6.5
    43 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings6.642 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings6.539 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings6.536 Ratings
    Data exportability00 Ratings6.534 Ratings
    Construction Project & Field Management
    Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of Arcoro HR and Contractor Foreman
    Feature
    Arcoro HR
    -
    Ratings
    Contractor Foreman
    6.9
    44 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Plan distribution & viewing00 Ratings6.95 Ratings
    Plan markups & sharing00 Ratings6.425 Ratings
    Issue tracking & punchlists00 Ratings6.639 Ratings
    Photo documentation00 Ratings6.743 Ratings
    Jobsite reports00 Ratings6.736 Ratings
    Document sharing00 Ratings6.640 Ratings
    RFI tools00 Ratings8.732 Ratings
    Collaboration & approvals00 Ratings6.636 Ratings
    Mobile app00 Ratings6.444 Ratings
    Submittal design and management00 Ratings6.628 Ratings
    Checklists00 Ratings6.740 Ratings
    Meeting Minutes00 Ratings8.13 Ratings
    Specifications00 Ratings7.44 Ratings
    Change orders00 Ratings6.739 Ratings
    Estimating
    Comparison of Estimating features of Arcoro HR and Contractor Foreman
    Feature
    Arcoro HR
    -
    Ratings
    Contractor Foreman
    6.8
    42 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Takeoff tools00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Job costing00 Ratings6.638 Ratings
    Cost databases00 Ratings6.635 Ratings
    Cost calculator00 Ratings6.636 Ratings
    Bid creation00 Ratings6.639 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Arcoro HRContractor Foreman
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (47 ratings)
    6.8
    (47 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (43 ratings)
    7.8
    (18 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Arcoro HRContractor Foreman
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Contractor Foreman
    Contractor Foreman works well for subcontractors and GC’s who don’t have the budget for higher-priced platforms (like Procore) but still need estimating, scheduling, daily logs, change orders, and job costing in one system.
    For example, a 10–25 person construction company can replace separate tools (Excel, QuickBooks, text messaging, and whiteboard schedules) with Contractor Foreman and immediately improve organization and accountability.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Contractor Foreman
    • The service is top notch. You would be hard pressed to find other options with this kind of service.
    • The ability to have your project flow through the modules makes it a breeze to use.
    • Being able to track time as well is a key feature.
    Incentivized
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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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    Contractor Foreman
    • Security and sensitive file visibility. Users with no permissions can have access to some hidden files.
    • Daily log navigation. Users now need to exit one log entirely to view or check another, resulting in a significant waste of time and reduced efficiency.
    • Customization options for reports. No options to set up and automatically send reports by email to specified users.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Contractor Foreman
    Broken promises for 3 years. I'm done waiting for basic improvements to bring the app into anything close to an industry standard
    Incentivized
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    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.
    Incentivized
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    Contractor Foreman
    Overall, Contractor Foreman is a great product, and I’m sure we’ve only scratched the surface of everything it has to offer. It can be a little quirky at times, occasionally displaying a 'Bad Gateway' message, but we haven’t experienced any timeout issues in the past few months. As we continue to use it, I’m confident we’ll uncover even more ways to streamline our workflow
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Arcoro
    No answers on this topic
    Contractor Foreman
    Availability was good, FUNCTIONAL availability was more spotty
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    Performance
    Arcoro
    No answers on this topic
    Contractor Foreman
    Many times we had issues that turned out to be errors and bugs. At first, we would be told forcefully that there were no bugs, then we would document them, and we would get an acknowledgement but no apology for essentially either gaslighting us or being ignorant of their system
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Contractor Foreman
    Absolutely top notch! They were always there to help and immediately. Very happy with the communication they provided and the knowledge they had of their product. I would venture to say that they are one of the best in terms of support in their space.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Contractor Foreman
    Implementation was moderately difficult, it's the functionality and execution that are seriously lacking
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Contractor Foreman
    There's just no comparing these two. I'm actually going to suggest we keep CE to my boss, and here's why: Clearestimates is perfect for what I just described. You have a little job that you just BOOM it's done? Put it into Clearestimates. That system does not care at all if you did it "properly." Now Contractor Foreman does so. much. more. than CE. It just does. You can do everything on CF (just not anything haha). Most businesses wouldn't need anything else, but since we're still growing, we do some handyman stuff every now and again that CE is perfect for, and we don't have to go through CF's really picky system to make sure every little tiny thing is correct
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Contractor Foreman
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Arcoro
    No answers on this topic
    Contractor Foreman
    We had just 2 users
    Incentivized
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    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
    Incentivized
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    Contractor Foreman
    • Positive return for invoice/change order tracking
    • Great price
    • Prior to using Contractor Foreman we had to wait until the end to capture all change orders in one summary. Now, with the client portal, we can capture in real time and the client has visibility.
    • We have been trying to reduce administration time in tracking field expenses and with Contractor Foreman our field crew can uplaod reciepts and track expenses right from their mobile phones.
    • Punchlist - the punch list and To Do features are so robust we have drastically improved getting punchlists and small tasks completed in single trips without the wasted time and travel of multiple trips due to missed/forgotten items.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Contractor Foreman Screenshots

    Screenshot of The client portal that lets customers to stay in the loop and know what is going on during all phases of the project.Screenshot of The custom dashboard which allows users to see the data that matters most to them.Screenshot of Stats that keep users informed to help them make use of data.Screenshot of The lead manager, that helps close deals without letting leads fall through the cracks.Screenshot of the Files & Photos screen, where making up plans can be done with Contractor Foreman.Screenshot of Time Cards, that display who is where and what they are doing.