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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

    Sage 100 Contractor

    Score5.2 out of 10
    N/ASage 100 Contractor is a construction accounting and project management software. It is intended to provide primary accounting and other management capabilities across a construction project lifecycle, including estimating, service management, and reporting.N/A
    Pricing
    InEightSage 100 Contractor
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    InEightSage 100 Contractor
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    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.—
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    Community Pulse
    InEightSage 100 Contractor
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    InEight
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    83%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    83%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    83%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    60%
    Implementation went as expected
    3 Answers
    Features
    InEightSage 100 Contractor
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of InEight and Sage 100 Contractor
    Feature
    InEight
    7.0
    15 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Sage 100 Contractor
    7.9
    4 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Dashboards7.412 Ratings6.64 Ratings
    Standard reports6.414 Ratings8.94 Ratings
    Custom reports6.314 Ratings8.64 Ratings
    Data exportability8.114 Ratings7.74 Ratings
    Construction Project & Field Management
    Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of InEight and Sage 100 Contractor
    Feature
    InEight
    6.8
    16 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Sage 100 Contractor
    6.9
    6 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Plan distribution & viewing7.214 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Plan markups & sharing7.215 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Issue tracking & punchlists7.913 Ratings3.02 Ratings
    Photo documentation7.512 Ratings00 Ratings
    Jobsite reports8.06 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Document sharing5.616 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    RFI tools4.713 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Collaboration & approvals7.414 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    As-built drawings6.314 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app7.610 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Submittal design and management6.310 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Checklists7.49 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Meeting Minutes6.810 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Specifications6.39 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Change orders5.79 Ratings4.63 Ratings
    Estimating
    Comparison of Estimating features of InEight and Sage 100 Contractor
    Feature
    InEight
    8.3
    16 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Sage 100 Contractor
    7.1
    4 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Takeoff tools6.84 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Job costing8.814 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Cost databases8.54 Ratings8.24 Ratings
    Cost calculator8.816 Ratings7.44 Ratings
    Bid creation8.516 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of InEight and Sage 100 Contractor
    Feature
    InEight
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 100 Contractor
    7.7
    3 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings7.83 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.82 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of InEight and Sage 100 Contractor
    Feature
    InEight
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 100 Contractor
    8.4
    3 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings8.83 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings9.63 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings7.82 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of InEight and Sage 100 Contractor
    Feature
    InEight
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 100 Contractor
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
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    InEightSage 100 Contractor
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    Score7.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Autodesk Build
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Autodesk Build
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Revit
    Score9.4 out of 10
    InEight
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    InEightSage 100 Contractor
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (25 ratings)
    8.0
    (8 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.5
    (24 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.0
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.1
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    InEightSage 100 Contractor
    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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    Sage
    If you want a SQL-based ERP, this is a great solution. You can host it locally or on a cloud-based SQL instance. If you want a more modern, browser and cloud-based system, Sage 100 Contractor will not work.
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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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    Sage
    • Sage integrates very well with our field time tracking software called Exaktime. We import the start/end time card data that includes job costs directly to the PR module which greatly reduces the time it takes to process payroll.
    • Sage 100 C payroll calculations and WC/GL overhead calculations are easy to use and understand. The WC/GL overhead calculations are posted to project costs in real-time allowing for accurate total cost reporting of the project.
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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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    Sage
    • Software maybe be too complicated for smaller contractors
    • The dashboard information my be a bit much for some users
    • Still an on premise software without a cloud option
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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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    Sage
    The cost of Sage 100 Contractor software is relatively inexpensive compared to some higher-priced options like Foundation and Microsoft Dynamics GP. But more importantly, the cost of implementing new software is costly. Implementation costs include testing and training. There are also risks involved with switching software such as missing data after conversion. Plus, there are always some unknown downsides to switching that are not apparent until the switch is made such as perceived capabilities that really don't exist. For these reasons, we will likely stay with Sage 100 Contractor for a long time. If we grow (say double) in size, we would consider other options.
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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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    Sage
    In the end there are tons of other products that are much better. Time cards don't work, we needed an external software to track this for employees. Estimation is cumbersome, we just used Excel. Payroll was ok, but didn't do employee taxes correctly when they make a certain amount for some reason. Overall, it's a bad product.
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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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    Sage
    If we ever have issues with Sage 100, the live chat is an awesome tool. However, most of our live chat inquiries are not because of the issues we have, but more for us to better understand how we are supposed to use the software. Sometimes we ask ourselves "what if we" and if we need guidance, the live chat will provide us with the answers or resources to figure out what we need. They always follow up to ensure the problems we encounter have been fixed. If our issue is an indicator of an upgrade that could be made, Sage 100 C offers a way to submit the idea for review and improvement of the software.
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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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    Sage
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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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    Sage
    I have use Sage 50, Sage 90, Peachtree Quantum, QuickBooks, Great Plains. They are all good for what they can do. Sage 100 Contractor is the best at what it does. It's a good fit.
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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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    Sage
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Sage
    • It has cut down on accounting personnel and made the cost more effective in that department.
    • It allows for more company wide visibility on all jobs.
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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.