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Autodesk Fabrication ESTmep, CADmep, and CAMduct vs. Simpro

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Autodesk Fabrication

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AAutodesk Fabrication, based on the ESTmep+ construction and estimation software developed by Applied Software and acquired by Autodesk in 2018, allows users to Create MEP models, generate estimates, and drive fabrication. The Autodesk Fabrication line includes Fabrication ESTmep, as well as Fabrication CADmep, and Fabrication CAMduct.

    $1,140

    per year

    Simpro

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/ASimpro, headquartered in Brisbane, provides business management software for the trades and services industry. The solution combines field service management with asset tracking and maintenance, project management features with resource scheduling, and invoicing. For enterprises, Simpro helps manage business complexity such as franchises, multiple companies or multiple locations with a tailored Simpro framework that aims to handle complexity while maintaining the simplicity of working with one…N/A
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    Autodesk FabricationSimpro
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Autodesk FabricationSimpro
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    83%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Autodesk FabricationSimpro
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Autodesk Fabrication ESTmep, CADmep, and CAMduct and Simpro
    Feature
    Autodesk Fabrication ESTmep, CADmep, and CAMduct
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    27% above category average
    Simpro
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    Standard reports10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data exportability10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Construction Project & Field Management
    Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of Autodesk Fabrication ESTmep, CADmep, and CAMduct and Simpro
    Feature
    Autodesk Fabrication ESTmep, CADmep, and CAMduct
    8.8
    1 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Simpro
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    Plan distribution & viewing8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plan markups & sharing9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue tracking & punchlists8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Photo documentation9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Jobsite reports10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document sharing7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration & approvals8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    As-built drawings10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Submittal design and management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Checklists9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Specifications10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change orders9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Estimating
    Comparison of Estimating features of Autodesk Fabrication ESTmep, CADmep, and CAMduct and Simpro
    Feature
    Autodesk Fabrication ESTmep, CADmep, and CAMduct
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Simpro
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    Takeoff tools10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job costing10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost databases10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost calculator10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Autodesk FabricationSimpro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
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    User Testimonials
    Autodesk FabricationSimpro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Autodesk
    1. This software best suits in the fabrication projects, because it generates the most accurate data for the fabrication of the model as compared to other softwares. 2. Due to its high end output the working on this software is a bit hard then other softwares because there is manual command for every step. 3. This softwares suits best when we need to do the routing adjustments completely manual because it does not show any errors just like other softwares.
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    Simpro Software
    Simpro is well suited for job and team management, tracking inventory and the workflow is very logical. The mobile app for our field technicians works very well to clock on and off and then being in a position to report to a customer based on factual information has made invoicing a breeze! Reporting can be a bit frustrating especially on materials used on different cost centre numbers as you can only specify a job number, but not a cost centre number.
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    Pros
    Autodesk
    • It uses the database for the modelling of HVAC, Plumbing and electrical services. Using the database makes the model most accurate to the real time implementation as compared to other contemporary softwares.
    • It treats every fabrication element separate. Hence modifying or updating the element does not hamper the other model elements.
    • AutoDesk fabrication is much more flexible to implement different manual routings which is not that much flexible in other softwares.
    • Maintaining the whole number lengths of ducts is very easy in this software. Where others struggle to do this easily.
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    Simpro Software
    • Billing: straight from a closed, complete job. Carries overall equipment, hours, takes one click to bill.
    • simPRO retains notes on all emails; notes can be entered by anyone to track communication with clients.
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    Cons
    Autodesk
    • This software needs the central file system so that multiple people can work on a single file at the same time.
    • This software needs high end graphics which make it tuff to work in 3D space. If this problem can be solved then the efficiency of completing the job will improve drastically.
    • In this softwares we have to prepare separate sheet on every file because we have to use separate file for separate work. This hampers in maintaining the same standards of the submission interface of the sheets.
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    Simpro Software
    • Ability to create leave forms for the employees (to my best knowledge, this doesn't exist).
    • Ability to color code jobs, quotes by criticality.
    • Assign status to equipment (e.g. "ordered"; "arrived").
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    Usability
    Autodesk
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    Simpro Software
    As mentioned before, materials reporting could use some work as one cannot report by cost centre number, only by job number. It makes it difficult with large jobs with multiple cost centre numbers to easily extract information for reporting. Other than that the system is user friendly and easy to understand.
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    Support Rating
    Autodesk
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    Simpro Software
    It is a great option for solar project management. It needs some improvements for real-time one-page reports, inventory management, scheduling and custom views. I believe these will come because they listen to their customers. I would also like to see some better training and not be expected to pay out of pocket for it.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Autodesk
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    Simpro Software
    monday.com was easier to set up and you can create boards with loads of subtasks which helps manage a project. Also, the ability to integrate with google was much better as we could link it to the calendar and also store documents that the engineers could see easier onsite. Overall we could make monday.com work better for our business based on how we are set up but simPRO will be great for other businesses with more specific needs.
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    Return on Investment
    Autodesk
    • We become able to provide more accurate data to our clients.
    • Working with this software has arouse the interest of the clients towards the fabrication through this platform
    • We have got more spool jobs since we have started doing the fabrication by this software
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    Simpro Software
    • Increased team collaboration.
    • Increased inventory awareness.
    • Decreased down time between jobs.
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