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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Trimble Accubid

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/ATrimble Accubid Classic is an electrical estimating solution for construction, that facilitates the construction workflow from estimating to purchasing, project management, and billing. The more recently released Trimble Accubid Anywhere provides estimating, change management, and pricing in a cloud service subscription.N/A
    Pricing
    Foundation Software Construction AccountingTrimble Accubid
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Foundation Software Construction AccountingTrimble Accubid
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Foundation Software Construction AccountingTrimble Accubid
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Foundation Software Construction Accounting and Trimble Accubid
    Feature
    Foundation Software Construction Accounting
    6.5
    3 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Trimble Accubid
    -
    Ratings
    Employee demographic data5.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employment history5.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.5.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organization and location management5.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Foundation Software Construction Accounting and Trimble Accubid
    Feature
    Foundation Software Construction Accounting
    6.1
    3 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Trimble Accubid
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation6.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration6.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files6.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management5.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management5.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Foundation Software Construction Accounting and Trimble Accubid
    Feature
    Foundation Software Construction Accounting
    5.6
    2 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Trimble Accubid
    -
    Ratings
    Tracking of all physical assets5.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Foundation Software Construction Accounting and Trimble Accubid
    Feature
    Foundation Software Construction Accounting
    6.5
    3 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Trimble Accubid
    -
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    Dashboards9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports6.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports5.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data exportability5.63 Ratings00 Ratings
    Construction Project & Field Management
    Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of Foundation Software Construction Accounting and Trimble Accubid
    Feature
    Foundation Software Construction Accounting
    7.0
    3 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Trimble Accubid
    -
    Ratings
    Photo documentation9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document sharing9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration & approvals9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change orders5.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Estimating
    Comparison of Estimating features of Foundation Software Construction Accounting and Trimble Accubid
    Feature
    Foundation Software Construction Accounting
    7.7
    2 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Trimble Accubid
    -
    Ratings
    Job costing5.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost databases9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost calculator9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Foundation Software Construction AccountingTrimble Accubid
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    Score7.2 out of 10
    PlanSwift, by ConstructConnect
    Score9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Autodesk Build
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Sage Estimating
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    InEight
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Foundation Software Construction AccountingTrimble Accubid
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.1
    (4 ratings)
    6.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    7.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.1
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Foundation Software Construction AccountingTrimble Accubid
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Trimble
    We use Trimble Accubid to do detailed cost estimates for larger jobs. If a job has a set of blueprints, the software is designed to go through each page systematically to aggregate a bid. Where it is less appropriate are for smaller service jobs. It takes a lot of setup for a new job there are other solutions better suited for service work.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Foundation Software
    • Invoicing
    • Reports
    • Payroll
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    Trimble
    • Depth of customization
    • Intergrations
    • Industry specific
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    Cons
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Trimble
    • Needs to update a data base for new emerging markets in energy.
    • Separation of some supporting materials into more relevant categories would eliminate number of required click through actions.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Trimble
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    Usability
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Trimble
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    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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    Trimble
    Accubid can sometimes fall short when it comes to CS. The correct departments aren't always properly delineated, making it difficult to get ahold of the individual most appropriate for your issue. To that end, it has been outsourced to people with accents sometimes difficult to understand. This is my biggest critique
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    Implementation Rating
    Foundation Software
    the person from them was impatient and would make comments about we've been over this
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    Trimble
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Trimble
    I was not involved in the decision-making process to purchase Accubid.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Foundation Software
    • Financial Management
    • Return on Investmetn
    • Job Costing
    Incentivized
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    Trimble
    • reduced estimating cost vs pen and paper
    • because it's a widely used platform it's easy to recruit estimators to the platform
    • works well in a multi estimator environment
    Incentivized
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