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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CMiC Construction Platform

    Score7.2 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    CMiC Project Management is a construction project collaboration and management solution. It centralizes project-related communications and documents onto one platform, and connects the job site with the back-end office.N/A

    Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate

    Score5.3 out of 10
    N/ASage 300 Construction and Real Estate is an end-to-end construction and property management product.N/A
    Pricing
    CMiC Construction PlatformSage 300 Construction and Real Estate
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CMiC Construction PlatformSage 300 Construction and Real Estate
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    CMiC Construction PlatformSage 300 Construction and Real Estate
    Considered Both Products
    CMiC
    Chose CMiC Construction Platform
    At the time we switched it was the only product that was feature rich and cloud based, our old product was heavily reliant on on premise servers.
    Incentivized
    Chose CMiC Construction Platform
    Sage is a thing of the past; CMiC is a much better product for now.
    Incentivized
    Chose CMiC Construction Platform
    Procore does Project Management better, however, we selected CMiC because of the single unified database for Project Management and Accounting.
    Incentivized
    Chose CMiC Construction Platform
    CMiC Construction Platform is the best price point in the market. Others are revenue-based billings, and the annual fees reflect as such. CMiC Construction Platform support staff is generally amazing and offers real-time support on critical issues. The imaging and workflow …
    Incentivized
    Chose CMiC Construction Platform
    The reason we chose CMIC over other platforms 3 years ago is because it was cloud-based and reasonably priced.
    Incentivized
    Chose CMiC Construction Platform
    Out of the top 3 we decided upon CMiC because it wasn't the most expensive, it wasn't the cheapest, it had been around for 30+ years, they had large construction clients, they had construction clients that were our size and they were already getting ready to release the newer …
    Incentivized
    Sage
    Chose Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate
    The pricing is low compared to other systems we have evaluated. However, we have not evaluated competitive software in some time.
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate
    We have spent quite a bit of time in the last year evaluating a new system to see if this is the best fit for us. We currently use Procore for our project management tool and for our field crew to evaluate work on-site. However, Procore does not have a sufficient budgeting or …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    71%
    Would buy again
    78 Answers
    67%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    79%
    Delivers good value for the price
    57 Answers
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    81%
    Happy with the feature set
    89 Answers
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    49%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    22 Answers
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    43%
    Implementation went as expected
    27 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    Features
    CMiC Construction PlatformSage 300 Construction and Real Estate
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of CMiC Construction Platform and Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate
    Feature
    CMiC Construction Platform
    8.0
    30 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate
    -
    Ratings
    Employee demographic data8.020 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employment history8.024 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration8.020 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.8.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organizational charting8.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organization and location management8.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)8.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of CMiC Construction Platform and Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate
    Feature
    CMiC Construction Platform
    8.0
    24 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation8.024 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors8.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files8.021 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management8.020 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management8.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of CMiC Construction Platform and Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate
    Feature
    CMiC Construction Platform
    8.0
    19 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate
    -
    Ratings
    Tracking of all physical assets8.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of CMiC Construction Platform and Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate
    Feature
    CMiC Construction Platform
    8.0
    56 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards8.043 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports8.055 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports8.046 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data exportability8.053 Ratings00 Ratings
    Construction Project & Field Management
    Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of CMiC Construction Platform and Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate
    Feature
    CMiC Construction Platform
    8.0
    106 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate
    -
    Ratings
    Plan distribution & viewing8.067 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plan markups & sharing7.963 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue tracking & punchlists8.081 Ratings00 Ratings
    Photo documentation8.077 Ratings00 Ratings
    Jobsite reports8.088 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document sharing8.089 Ratings00 Ratings
    RFI tools8.090 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration & approvals9.095 Ratings00 Ratings
    As-built drawings8.054 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app8.064 Ratings00 Ratings
    Submittal design and management8.085 Ratings00 Ratings
    Checklists7.947 Ratings00 Ratings
    Meeting Minutes8.051 Ratings00 Ratings
    Specifications8.039 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change orders8.060 Ratings00 Ratings
    Estimating
    Comparison of Estimating features of CMiC Construction Platform and Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate
    Feature
    CMiC Construction Platform
    8.0
    56 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate
    -
    Ratings
    Takeoff tools8.021 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job costing8.052 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost databases8.043 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost calculator8.030 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bid creation7.929 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    CMiC Construction PlatformSage 300 Construction and Real Estate
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.9
    (115 ratings)
    4.0
    (14 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.4
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.7
    (96 ratings)
    9.8
    (6 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.9
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CMiC Construction PlatformSage 300 Construction and Real Estate
    Likelihood to Recommend
    CMiC
    CMiC is a robust platform best suited for large companies with resources for implementation and management of the program. One analogy is CMiC is like a droid phone where the user must decide how to use all the features of the program (as opposed to an iPhone where most configuration decisions are made for the user). Smaller companies with limited resources can struggle with CMiC both with the expense and configuration.
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    Sage
    Sage is not at all well suited for small companies who want an agile, nimble setup for quick moving situations and mobile use. These type of companies should look elsewhere such as a SaaS offering from another vendor. In addition Sage is very expensive both in its initial outlay and ongoing support. Medium and larger sized companies benefit from a Sage install much more than the smaller constructor. Having the modules all work in unison is important when a company is of a certain size as is having the long tenured support structure. In addition Sage requires the terminals services setup to use it remotely and the larger companies are more likely to have the infrastructure and support for that type of setup
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    Pros
    CMiC
    • The user interface is similar to that of other project management software applications so folks in our company that had previously used other applications have been able to switch over fairly easily.
    • I really like the software and it was much less expensive than other applications.
    • I like the mobile application so that our superintendents can view the documentation on their phones.
    • I really like the punch list capability mobile field, however, we have a hard time getting our superintendents to use it for some reason.
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    Sage
    • There are a lot of ways to drill down into information. The ability to run inquiries that can be easily exported into Excel is incredibly useful.
    • The help desk is very helpful. There are multiple ways to get a hold of someone and it is extremely useful.
    • The knowledgebase articles are very helpful and provide a lot of great detail.
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    Cons
    CMiC
    • Needs to be more user friendly on the mobile side of the platform. Ease of use is key here.
    • There is not much instruction or support in standing up some programs like deploying ECM for outlook, making Collaboration Gateway work, or setting up the system for getting Plans available on the mobile devices.
    • Security configuration is extremely detailed and spread throughout the system. It is extremely hard to make adjustments to a person's security unless you know exactly where to look, which requires years of experience but shouldn't.
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    Sage
    • Lack of data validation and controls
    • Extremely limited report configuration without significant customization
    • Too many arbitrary limits like vendor name that forced partial names into the address
    • Very outdated UI
    • Very siloed forcing users to open different applications for different functions
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    Likelihood to Renew
    CMiC
    This is a platform that would continue to be in the best interest for our company. I just hope that CMiC support removes the gaps between the enhancements that they create to better the system to what they currently have
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    Sage
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    CMiC
    I believe it isn't easy to use and is unintuitive. Undecipherable error messages appear throughout the application without indicating what is wrong or how to correct it, in my experience. The terminology on the screens is specific to Canada, which adds to the confusion.
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    Sage
    Sage is somewhat easy to use as far as its simplicity, however, when I first started using it I really wished there were more training materials available. As I did research to figure out what resources were there to learn how to use the paid software, all I found were courses you have to pay for. In my personal opinion, I don't think you should have to pay to learn how to use a software you bought.
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    Reliability and Availability
    CMiC
    Sometimes since this is a cloud based product the system can become slow but we haven’t had any issues of availability without CMiC first letting us know it would be down
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    Sage
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    CMiC
    Reports are pretty shown to run but general pages typically load pretty quick.
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    Sage
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    CMiC
    The support team [has] been in touch with our deployment team and has given them effective guidance up to completion. It has helped us in [the] best methods of resource allocation and secure record-keeping process. We have tracked all our billing information and made the right payments with documentation and avoided [unnecessary losses]. [The] support team has [to] lead our teams to the right channels and empowering our team with the right skills for maximum production.
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    Sage
    They have a very quick, responsive team that assists. They also have great higher-level engineers who assist in more complicated matters and all in all, you need a support team that is quick to respond when you are in the middle of business crises.
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    In-Person Training
    CMiC
    The training was on system functions and not really how best to use it for our business. It would have been nice to be provided recommendations for use rather than just a blank slate of functionality.
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    Sage
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    CMiC
    I felt the training was good and the trainers knew the software.
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    Sage
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    CMiC
    Lots of confusion between sales and implementation regarding what was included and not included...the security encountered a "bug" and made it extremely difficult to set up roles and individual responsibilities
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    Sage
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    Alternatives Considered
    CMiC
    CMiC Construction Platform is the best price point in the market. Others are revenue-based billings, and the annual fees reflect as such. CMiC Construction Platform support staff is generally amazing and offers real-time support on critical issues. The imaging and workflow functions are real-time savers. CMiC Construction Platform is generally a smaller and in touch organization that treats your team like their own and stays with you after the purchase.
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    Sage
    We currently have Sage in place which handles the majority of our business needs on the back end, but compared to some others that are on the market like Builder Trend, it does lack the client facing side of the house. To make it a better product, a client facing portal would be best so they can be up to date.
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    Scalability
    CMiC
    CMiC has several key features that can either work together or independently depending on your companies needs.
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    Sage
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    CMiC
    • Better project visibility, surely. I can step into a former project and see how well/poorly it was run.
    • Forecasting underway - nearly complete with year 2.
    • Cost status tracking - this has been valuable, especially when figuring out how much of a liquid budget is left over.
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    Sage
    • The accounting functions (AP, AR, GL) are mature so it does a great job with core financials. The reports are flexible so it does a good job of providing flexibility in report writing. The application is written for a workgroup so multiple people can use it at the same time. The transaction detail is strong so that a transaction can be rolled back if necessary.
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