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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    e-Builder

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/Ae-Builder is a cloud-based construction program management solution that manages capital program cost, schedule, and documents. It allows owners to measure and manage the capital project delivery process from planning, design, procurement, construction and operations.N/A

    InEight

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AInEight's modular project controls software connects complex project data to improve visibility and delivery in capital construction.N/A
    Pricing
    e-BuilderInEight
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    e-BuilderInEight
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
    Additional Details—InEight offers a modular, integrated project controls platform. Because the InEight platform covers the entire construction lifecycle, customers purchase the software based on their specific needs – purchasing stand-alone products, a bundle of products, or the entire platform. As a result, the pricing will vary depending on the specific product, number of users and length of contract. Once InEight has identified the highest impact areas, they offer potential customers a custom proposal. The options they consider include: Per user pricing: typically annual subscriptions. Revenue-based: using a percentage of the customer’s revenue. Project-based: software use dedicated to a specific project or program of work.
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    Features
    e-BuilderInEight
    Construction Project & Field Management
    Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of e-Builder and InEight
    Feature
    e-Builder
    7.4
    11 Ratings
    4% below category average
    InEight
    6.8
    16 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Plan distribution & viewing7.710 Ratings7.214 Ratings
    Plan markups & sharing8.810 Ratings7.215 Ratings
    Issue tracking & punchlists8.011 Ratings7.913 Ratings
    Photo documentation5.410 Ratings7.512 Ratings
    Jobsite reports8.010 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Document sharing8.011 Ratings5.616 Ratings
    RFI tools7.48 Ratings4.713 Ratings
    Collaboration & approvals7.411 Ratings7.414 Ratings
    As-built drawings7.99 Ratings6.314 Ratings
    Mobile app5.97 Ratings7.610 Ratings
    Submittal design and management00 Ratings6.310 Ratings
    Checklists00 Ratings7.49 Ratings
    Meeting Minutes00 Ratings6.910 Ratings
    Specifications00 Ratings6.39 Ratings
    Change orders00 Ratings5.89 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of e-Builder and InEight
    Feature
    e-Builder
    -
    Ratings
    InEight
    7.0
    15 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings7.412 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings6.414 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings6.314 Ratings
    Data exportability00 Ratings8.114 Ratings
    Estimating
    Comparison of Estimating features of e-Builder and InEight
    Feature
    e-Builder
    -
    Ratings
    InEight
    8.3
    16 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Takeoff tools00 Ratings6.84 Ratings
    Job costing00 Ratings8.814 Ratings
    Cost databases00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
    Cost calculator00 Ratings8.816 Ratings
    Bid creation00 Ratings8.516 Ratings
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    e-BuilderInEight
    Small Businesses
    CMiC Construction Platform
    Score7.2 out of 10
    CMiC Construction Platform
    Score7.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Autodesk Build
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Autodesk Build
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    InEight
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Revit
    Score9.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    e-BuilderInEight
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.1
    (11 ratings)
    8.4
    (25 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.5
    (24 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (9 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (9 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    e-BuilderInEight
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Trimble
    Well suited for the owner's side of managing multiple projects as it allows for all aspects of a project from development to closeout to be managed on one platform. Not as appropriate for a general contractor as there is better software out there. e-Builder's app is not as effective as others.
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    InEight
    It's definitely a good tool for progress tracking, as well as time tracking. The ability to forecast quantities provide an even better scenario, closer to the reality, supporting even change management. The change management is also a good method, besides the fact of rework if you think in the whole process of issue creation, promoting to PCO, promote to CCO, execute the issue, move to change in controls, and so on... just now I think having all in a single place would minimize the manual work and maybe increase the engagement on it. About a negative point, I'd use a feature that appears to be in all modules. It's pretty much a cosmetic, but it impact in the productivity, a lot. For all fields you will fill with information, whenever your mouse hover over it, a tooltip appears, impeding you to continue, so you have to walk around, click in a place that's not being covered by that tooltip, go back to your keyboard and continue... again, it's a cosmetic, but having this in a Monday, with a full job to plan, claim quantities, and whatever else, it's annoying.
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    Pros
    Trimble
    • Provide a document structure that is easy to navigate. All documents, even within a process, are stored in the document structure and easily accessed by those with the correct permissions.
    • Scheduling, especially with the new module is easy. It is helpful with a large organization where many hands touch projects to be able to forecast workloads (we have an in house engineering team who reviews all projects during their design phase)
    • Allows for easy interface with contractors and makes the submittal process more straightforward.
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    InEight
    • Tagging segments of work.
    • User defined views and descriptions for all screens.
    • Customizable ribbons to provide an efficient use of the software.
    • Multiple layers/dependents to allow for an extreme drill down of the work and the ability to roll up to a more useful level for upper management review.
    • You can bid the work as you would build it, in detail.
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    Cons
    Trimble
    • The restrictions in formatting, and sorting of information rendered, in a way, affects the reporting output.
    • At certain times of day, e-Builder traffic causes the loading of filtered searches to take a while. This is probably common regardless of the site or software used.
    • More complicated reporting has some limitation, though the program is highly efficient in assisting with simple format reports.
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    InEight
    • Provide a simpler version (cliff notes) of the knowledge database
    • Offer versions of InEight for smaller companies, i.e. less than 20 emplyees, under $5M in revenue
    • When an estimate is complete, offer a dialog box to ask if the job was won, lost, or still in progress. We tend to leave most of our estimates in the bidding column. This is a user error, but the prompt would be helpful.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Trimble
    Because again, one of our biggest clients entrusts E-builder to work with their systems. And its functions work for us as well.
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    InEight
    Some features with InEight's TeamBinder are worthy of single use, however the review feature and subsequent revision and version numbering could be improved. We will be aiming to roll out the package to encompass our internal documentation in the near future and will be in a better position to judge the usability after that point in time.
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    Usability
    Trimble
    Simple, because have a used it for the past two years, so i'm very familiar with the particular aspects of its program that I need to accomplish my tasks.
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    InEight
    I would give it an 8 out of 10 because the software can be a bit cumbersome to new users. It also takes a long time to set up the library and input all of your companies needs so that the software will provide the level of service required to estimate projects. However, once the software is set up it is a powerful tool. We only use a portion of what the software is capable of delivering
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    Support Rating
    Trimble
    Again, because our technical support is great. He doesn't always answer the phone but he definitely responds to emails fairly quickly. In addition, I like that he actually resolves an issue and I have yet to encounter the same issue twice. Actually, I haven't encountered many issues at all in the two years I have used the software.
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    InEight
    We are new to the use of the system, and so far, we have not reached out for any support. The only support we have requested so far is the development of a training program that involves other staff - some are to learn the use of the program, and some are for informational purposes in understanding the capabilities of InEight.
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    Implementation Rating
    Trimble
    1. Set up the time to get training on the sytem before you go all in.
    2. Listen, ask questions and actually practice using the tools and features while in class. It helps tremendously with becoming comfortable and remembering how things work.
    3. Don't be afraid to mess up. They are helpful and will help resolve your issue in a timely manner
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    InEight
    Since the original inception, I have been required to overhaul the system so that it is more user friendly and combines both aspects of our business, documentation and drawings. Being able to control revision and version numbering has been a key struggle that only staff training has been able to mark this as complete.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Trimble
    We have not compared other plans since the boss prefers this program from personal experience. But from using this program for 2 years I can see why we don't need to compare. Why fix something that isn't broken? It gets the job done, yes we might run into some issues but I feel like with all companies that can happen
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    InEight
    We looked at HCSS and Bid 2 Win but chose Ineight due to the fact that it seemed more user friendly, plus I had used it at a former company when it was available from the Grantlun Corporation and was very familiar with it in its ease of use and reliability.
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    Scalability
    Trimble
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    InEight
    InEight is a good system that has scaled nicely as the company has grown. the tools are still readily available and applicable for our larger scope of work. It has kept up with the growth of the company very nicely
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    Return on Investment
    Trimble
    • Has added extra steps to processes that were previously easier. And I work for a university that complicates everything
    • Has more than cut in half the time it takes to generate reports about project status
    • Has made project management more efficient
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    InEight
    • the positive impact is that it has helped us better gauge staffing and staff jobs appropriately
    • negative impact is that it takes a lot of time for new users to learn the software
    • the positive impact is that many of our clients use it, making collaboration easier with them
    • positive impact is that we can see our percent complete easier
    • positive impact is that it is easier to share documents to our team internally
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    ScreenShots

    InEight Screenshots

    Screenshot of InEight Estimate’s Benchmarking feature, which allows users to compare high, low, and average costs, as well as productivity rates from past projects, to visually assess whether current estimates fall within a realistic range. With historical performance data at their fingertips, estimators can bid more strategically and deliver more reliable, data-driven estimates.Screenshot of InEight Estimate’s CBS Register, which provides a user-specific view of an estimate, allowing users to create unlimited WBS structures and custom rollups. With parametric cost item assemblies, estimators can generate more accurate, reliable, and data-driven estimates.Screenshot of InEight Document’s Dashboard, that delivers a centralized, visual view of project information across all modules. Interactive dashboard tiles make it easy to track document activity and maintain visibility into project performance.Screenshot of InEight Document’s Gallery, which offers a comprehensive visual library of all project-related files—including drawings, photos, and documents—so teams can quickly access and manage the content they need from one intuitive location.Screenshot of InEight Schedule’s Risk Management feature, which enables project teams to evaluate schedules through a risk-adjusted lens. By visualizing scenarios with varying confidence levels, teams can anticipate potential impacts and plan with greater certainty.Screenshot of InEight Change’s PCO Summary dashboard that delivers a visual summary of all potential change orders. This helps project teams evaluate impacts, track approvals, and manage changes proactively for better cost and scope control.