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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Buildsoft Global

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ABuildsoft headquartered in Sydney offers Global, a construction estimating and job analysis software tool. Buildsoft is a MiTek Australia company.N/A

    SketchUp

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/ASketchUp is 3D modeling software with an emphasis on usability. SketchUp is a Trimble product.

    $119

    per year

    Pricing
    Buildsoft GlobalSketchUp
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Free
    $0.00
    per year
    For Schools (free with G Suite or Microsoft education account)
    $0
    For Students
    $55.00
    per year
    For Educators
    $55.00
    per year
    Studio for Students / Educators (Desktop version)
    $55
    per year
    Shop
    $119.00
    per year
    Pro
    $299.00
    per year
    Professional
    $299.00
    per year
    Studio (Windows only)
    $699
    per year
    Studio
    $1199.00
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Buildsoft GlobalSketchUp
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Buildsoft GlobalSketchUp
    Considered Both Products
    Buildsoft
    No answer on this topic
    Trimble
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    96%
    Would buy again
    23 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    22 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    22 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    17 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    18 Answers
    Features
    Buildsoft GlobalSketchUp
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Buildsoft Global and SketchUp
    Feature
    Buildsoft Global
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    27% above category average
    SketchUp
    -
    Ratings
    Employee demographic data10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employment history10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organizational charting10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organization and location management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Buildsoft Global and SketchUp
    Feature
    Buildsoft Global
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    27% above category average
    SketchUp
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Buildsoft Global and SketchUp
    Feature
    Buildsoft Global
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    33% above category average
    SketchUp
    -
    Ratings
    Tracking of all physical assets10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Buildsoft Global and SketchUp
    Feature
    Buildsoft Global
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    27% above category average
    SketchUp
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    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 Buildsoft Global and SketchUp
    Feature
    Buildsoft Global
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    26% above category average
    SketchUp
    -
    Ratings
    Plan distribution & viewing10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plan markups & sharing10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue tracking & punchlists10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Photo documentation10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Jobsite reports10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document sharing10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    RFI tools10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration & approvals10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    As-built drawings10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Submittal design and management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Checklists10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Meeting Minutes10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Specifications10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change orders10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Estimating
    Comparison of Estimating features of Buildsoft Global and SketchUp
    Feature
    Buildsoft Global
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    22% above category average
    SketchUp
    -
    Ratings
    Takeoff tools10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job costing10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost databases10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost calculator10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bid creation10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Buildsoft GlobalSketchUp
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    Score9.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    Score8.3 out of 10
    Navisworks
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    InEight
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Buildsoft GlobalSketchUp
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (47 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (14 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Buildsoft GlobalSketchUp
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Buildsoft
    Customer service is the main target for organisations where Buildsoft global is the perfect software. I am totally amused by this software. Cost accounting of the organisation can be easily done which is helping most. Sometimes it is lacking some criteria. With this software, we can not enter the total journal entries which are making some problems. However, it is great software.
    Incentivized
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    Trimble
    SketchUp is great for individually studying options for building design. It is an awesome conceptual tool to be able to quickly model and manipulate a building to study different designs. It is not good for complex geometries, especially curves. Surfaces have a hard time registering and cutting into one another. It also eventually needs to go into Revit to be more realistic as it is not good as a documentation tool
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    Pros
    Buildsoft
    • Cost accounting
    • Customer service
    • Displays the job at a glance
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    Trimble
    • Quickly exploring solutions in 3D: We get a lot of "what if" and "what would that look like" questions. While hand-sketching and hand-drafting can be fairly quick, SketchUp allows me to quickly create 3D and 2D views of a detail or solution, change dimensions and materials in a flash, and show a client or installer the plan in minutes.
    • Creating professional design documents in LayOut: Projects of any scale need good documentation. Using a combination of SketchUp and LayOut, I can create a Design Intent Set, plans for permitting, a set for mechanical trades to mark-up, etc. Having clear, appropriately-scaled drawings with dimensions or notations is a must, and we don't always have the time or budget to get an architect involved!
    • Using live files to guide discussions: Not all clients are "visual" people, so opening their model and orbiting around their space in real time has been extremely helpful. Clients and trades enjoy the perspective views so much that we often include them in the full-sized drawing sets to give a good "overall" view of the project intent. For complex or tight spaces, sometimes un-rendered plans and elevations just aren't enough!
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    Cons
    Buildsoft
    • Dates using is having some lackings
    • Can not enter multiple invoices
    • Can not enter journal entries
    Incentivized
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    Trimble
    • Ability to import Revit files and libraries.
    • Ability to export true curved vector linework. There are some workarounds, needs to be refined.
    • Create an OPEN MAPS connection. Since the split from Google, the source for high-quality aerials is limited.
    • Ability to dock all menus to the master window on a Mac
    • Ability to develop dockable menu trays on a Mac
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Buildsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Trimble
    We typically wait a few years in between renewing, as even older versions are powerful tools for modeling, and we make sure the amount of feature changes are worth the re-investment.
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    Usability
    Buildsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Trimble
    It is very user friendly and easy to learn. It's simplicity allows for a low learning curve so more people can learn it faster. The downside is that most schools are no longer teaching it, so many younger professionals come out of school not knowing it and knowing more complex software and they have a hard time "dumbing down" their skillsets
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Buildsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Trimble
    Sketchup is so intuitive; I can't recall ever looking for official support. However, there are many user forums online that can answer more questions. The usefulness of the online forums is, however, tempered by the fact that there have been many versions of the software under different ownership and support regimes, and thus finding the right information for the right version of the software can be a challenge.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Buildsoft
    First, I want to share my feelings about this software. I am totally amused by this software because I can do my job in a perfect way. Cost accounting can be done easily by this software. The software can done its works very smoothly better than any software. It is a great software to me.
    Incentivized
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    Trimble
    We have not evaluated any other competing software to this one. I heard about this software from a friend who teaches how to use it. She showed me in just a few minutes and I was HOOKED. I saw immediately the possible help it would be to my business. Thank you.
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    Return on Investment
    Buildsoft
    • Best customers service
    • Perfect cost accounting
    • Imperfect match
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    Trimble
    • It's good in the sense that you can quickly make a drawing and speeds up the design process. Not sure how to quantify that from a ROI perspective.
    • Also, good for editing an image after the fact. We can easily add a dimension that was forgotten in the original image.
    • Allows team members to understand a design easier than on other software platforms.
    Incentivized
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