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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Microsoft Project

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Project is a project management software. It provides core PM functionality, including agile workflow support and resource management. Project can be deployed in the cloud or on-premise.

    $120

    per year per user

    Pricing
    InEightMicrosoft Project
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Project Server
    $0
    Planner Plan 1
    $10
    per month per user
    Planner and Project Plan 3
    $30
    per month per user
    Planner and Project Plan 5
    $55
    per month per user
    Project Standard 2024
    $679.99
    one-time fee per installation
    Project Professional 2024
    $1,129.99
    one-time fee per installation
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    InEightMicrosoft Project
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsInEight 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.Plans are billed annually.
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    Community Pulse
    InEightMicrosoft Project
    Considered Both Products
    InEight
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    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    87%
    Would buy again
    40 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    41 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    43 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    34 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    34 Answers
    Features
    InEightMicrosoft Project
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of InEight and Microsoft Project
    Feature
    InEight
    7.0
    15 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Microsoft Project
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards7.412 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports6.414 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports6.314 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data exportability8.114 Ratings00 Ratings
    Construction Project & Field Management
    Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of InEight and Microsoft Project
    Feature
    InEight
    6.8
    16 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Microsoft Project
    -
    Ratings
    Plan distribution & viewing7.214 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plan markups & sharing7.215 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue tracking & punchlists7.913 Ratings00 Ratings
    Photo documentation7.512 Ratings00 Ratings
    Jobsite reports8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document sharing5.616 Ratings00 Ratings
    RFI tools4.713 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration & approvals7.414 Ratings00 Ratings
    As-built drawings6.314 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app7.610 Ratings00 Ratings
    Submittal design and management6.310 Ratings00 Ratings
    Checklists7.49 Ratings00 Ratings
    Meeting Minutes6.910 Ratings00 Ratings
    Specifications6.39 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change orders5.89 Ratings00 Ratings
    Estimating
    Comparison of Estimating features of InEight and Microsoft Project
    Feature
    InEight
    8.3
    16 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Microsoft Project
    -
    Ratings
    Takeoff tools6.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job costing8.814 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost databases8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost calculator8.816 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bid creation8.516 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of InEight and Microsoft Project
    Feature
    InEight
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Project
    9.1
    108 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Task Management00 Ratings10.0107 Ratings
    Resource Management00 Ratings10.0104 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings10.0104 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings10.0106 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings10.083 Ratings
    Team Collaboration00 Ratings8.096 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings6.080 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings10.080 Ratings
    Document Management00 Ratings9.077 Ratings
    Email integration00 Ratings5.082 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings10.067 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings10.073 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management00 Ratings10.063 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings10.083 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of InEight and Microsoft Project
    Feature
    InEight
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Project
    10.0
    77 Ratings
    28% above category average
    Quotes/estimates00 Ratings10.054 Ratings
    Invoicing00 Ratings10.045 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting00 Ratings10.074 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software00 Ratings10.050 Ratings
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    Score8.2 out of 10
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    Score7.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Revit
    Score9.4 out of 10
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    Score9.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    InEightMicrosoft Project
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (25 ratings)
    9.7
    (108 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.5
    (24 ratings)
    8.2
    (34 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.0
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.1
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    InEightMicrosoft Project
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Microsoft
    Microsoft Project Online is suited to Turnkey Projects where more Collaboration is required in Project Progress monitoring, risk assessment and conveying, issue recording and tracking. It is less appropriate when ERP Suites other than MS Dynamics are used, i.e when Enterprises need to integrate Finance / Accounting with It and having straight project management workflow
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    Pros
    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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    Microsoft
    • I love the Gantt Chart that Microsoft Project offers me, because it provides me with a view from various aspects, it provides me with exact details about the fulfillment of tasks over a period of time, it also allows me to make comparisons with the necessary data and the fulfilled data. by the employees, in order to know exactly if the project's expectations have been met.
    • I love the Gantt Chart that Microsoft Project offers me, because it provides me with a view from various aspects, it provides me with exact details about the fulfillment of tasks over a period of time, it also allows me to make comparisons with the necessary data and the fulfilled data by the employees, in order to know exactly if the project's expectations have been met.
    • The alert system for the fulfillment and delay of assignments is perfect. Microsoft Project allows me to configure the task system, I can assign the necessary tasks to fulfill the project, and the software alerts me immediately if the managers are fulfilling the assignments.
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    Cons
    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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    Microsoft
    • Seems overly complicated for users sometimes in using Project and its functionalities
    • Hard to share files for those folks who do not have MS Project, and then have to print out for them
    • Can be confusing since it looks and feels like MS Excel
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Microsoft
    I like using Microsoft Project. It simplifies building a schedule
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    Usability
    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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    Microsoft
    Microsoft
    Project is easy to operate because data could be inserted, changed and
    deleted like you are in an Excel timesheet. Besides, it provides a great
    level of automation beween his fields allowing few data changes. Also, its
    funcionalities are well defined and grouped in upper menus, so you can find a
    funcionality quickly
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    Support Rating
    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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    Microsoft
    Microsoft in recent years has transformed itself and gives a positive feeling when one interacts with the company. The company is focusing on its customers and willing to go extra mile to make customers happy.The company continues to invest in its products and bringing new features from time to time. Overall it is a positive feeling to be associated with such an iconic company.
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    Implementation Rating
    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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    I wasn't part of it so I don't know
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Microsoft
    While many of the above tools are extremely well-versed, Microsoft Project's largest advantage comes from it being related to the largest business productivity company in the world. Project does have its sharing limitations - but regardless, offers one of the most robust tools in the market today. Microsoft Project is built with large-scale projects in mind but is more than up to the task for smaller projects as well. However, there are options available (especially cloud-based options) that may be more fitting for higher-level projects that do not require going into the weeds.
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    Scalability
    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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    Microsoft
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Microsoft
    • Project saved me, as the project manager, countless hours of digging through tickets and schedules to plan everything out. It also saved me time in adjusting the project triangle as needed, since it does so much automatically.
    • It is costly, and since it requires extensive training to master, it's not just the high licensing cost that you need to take into account.
    • The reporting features - even just printing out Gantt charts - makes it far easier to communicate with stakeholders. That means less time for PMs doing all of this manually, and it means less follow-up questions and delays moving forward.
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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.