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    Overview
    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

    Foundation Software Construction Accounting

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AFoundation Software headquartered in Strongsville, Ohio offers their construction accounting and payroll software. The vendor states that their job costing construction accounting software is designed to be easy to use and provides the accounting and management tools needed to run a successful construction business.N/A
    Pricing
    Arcoro HRFoundation Software Construction Accounting
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Arcoro HRFoundation Software Construction Accounting
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Arcoro HRFoundation Software Construction Accounting
    Considered Both Products
    Arcoro
    Chose Arcoro HR
    Not applicable.
    Incentivized
    Foundation Software
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    87%
    Would buy again
    47 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    41 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    81%
    Happy with the feature set
    44 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    79%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    33 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    81%
    Implementation went as expected
    35 Answers
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    Features
    Arcoro HRFoundation Software Construction Accounting
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Arcoro HR and Foundation Software Construction Accounting
    Feature
    Arcoro HR
    -
    Ratings
    Foundation Software Construction Accounting
    6.5
    3 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings5.22 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings5.23 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings5.62 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings5.22 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Arcoro HR and Foundation Software Construction Accounting
    Feature
    Arcoro HR
    -
    Ratings
    Foundation Software Construction Accounting
    6.1
    3 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings6.12 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings7.13 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings6.12 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings6.13 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings5.62 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings5.62 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Arcoro HR and Foundation Software Construction Accounting
    Feature
    Arcoro HR
    -
    Ratings
    Foundation Software Construction Accounting
    5.6
    2 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings5.62 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Arcoro HR and Foundation Software Construction Accounting
    Feature
    Arcoro HR
    -
    Ratings
    Foundation Software Construction Accounting
    6.5
    3 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings6.13 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings5.23 Ratings
    Data exportability00 Ratings5.63 Ratings
    Construction Project & Field Management
    Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of Arcoro HR and Foundation Software Construction Accounting
    Feature
    Arcoro HR
    -
    Ratings
    Foundation Software Construction Accounting
    7.0
    3 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Photo documentation00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Document sharing00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Collaboration & approvals00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Mobile app00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Change orders00 Ratings5.22 Ratings
    Estimating
    Comparison of Estimating features of Arcoro HR and Foundation Software Construction Accounting
    Feature
    Arcoro HR
    -
    Ratings
    Foundation Software Construction Accounting
    7.7
    2 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Job costing00 Ratings5.22 Ratings
    Cost databases00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Cost calculator00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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    Score7.2 out of 10
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    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    Arcoro HRFoundation Software Construction Accounting
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (47 ratings)
    7.1
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (43 ratings)
    7.1
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Arcoro HRFoundation Software Construction Accounting
    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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    Foundation Software
    Working as a general contractor or subcontractor, I highly recommend Foundation Software Construction Accounting. I would not recommend it for anything outside construction, but it could still be used for other businesses.
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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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    Foundation Software
    • Invoicing
    • Reports
    • Payroll
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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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    Foundation Software
    • I think A/P Invoice approval could be much smoother.
    • Purchase orders should be more detailed able to be issued and easily modified and enter invoices against them.
    • A/P check distribution should let you select checks for ACH payment and printed check in the same run.
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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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    Foundation Software
    There are some things it lacks, certain reports or history audits. I have to call them to do certain things-submit a ticket and wait on someone to call back instead of getting someone immediately. Especially if it's urgent. I have to wait on them to push an update-and they usually run a week or 2 later- to pull quarterly or annual tax forms.
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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.
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    Foundation Software
    I give Foundation Software Construction Accounting this rating because once you learn the software and how detailed its with multiple steps to complete transactions, it is very user friendly and keeps you from making user errors.
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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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    Foundation Software
    Support is usually pretty great. Most of the time return calls to tickets logged are fairly quick. Most everyone is knowledgeable and helpful.
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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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    Foundation Software
    the person from them was impatient and would make comments about we've been over this
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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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    Foundation Software
    Personally,
    I did not have a hand in deciding the software, but for our company is has not
    led to increased productivity or made things easier. It has been more difficult
    for payroll to be inputted correctly and the payroll reports for certified
    payroll often come out incorrect and we need to manually figure out how to correct
    the issues and get them in correctly
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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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    Foundation Software
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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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    Foundation Software
    • Financial Management
    • Return on Investmetn
    • Job Costing
    Incentivized
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