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BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

24 Reviews and Ratings

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

    Score7.9 out of 10
    		N/ABuildingConnected is an online preconstruction platform supporting communication and collaboration with contractors, subcontractors, and real estate owners. The platform supports bid management with cost tracking and analytics, relationship tracking, alerting, and unlimited bid invitations. BuildingConnected was acquired by Autodesk in 2018.N/A

    Bluebeam

    Score9.1 out of 10
    		N/ABluebeam Revu is a PDF management, control, and editing tool. It enables collaboration and markup within shared documents across projects’ life cycles and has takeoff and bid creation capabilities.

    $240

    per year per user

    Pricing
    BuildingConnected, an Autodesk productBluebeam
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Revu Standard
    $349
    per seat
    Revu CAD
    $449
    per seat
    Revu eXtreme
    $599
    per seat
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BuildingConnected, an Autodesk productBluebeam
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    BuildingConnected, an Autodesk productBluebeam
    Considered Both Products
    Autodesk
    Marcel Cicort
    Estimator at Davaco LP (Construction, 1001-5000 employees)
    Chose BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product
    Have used BlueBook Construction, which has a smooth, quick search for local contractors. Still, they don't allow us the client project creation. I even had issues with them displaying proper project descriptions based upon was receiving inadequate and or erroneous bid …
    Incentivized
    Matthew Smith
    Estimator and Project Manager in Corporate at Century Exteriors Inc. (Construction, 11-50 employees)
    Chose BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product
    SmartBid is very similar to BuildingConnected. In our case it just depends which general contractor has BuildingConnected vs SmartBid. I can say that building connected has brought us more/new estimating opportunities by updating our profile - indicating what division we …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product
    We use BuildingConnected for our bidding process mainly because of their database feature. Procore does not offer a database outside of using your own. PlanGrid, Dodge & PanTerra have databases, but they don't seem to be as broad as BuildingConnected. SmartBid actually has some …
    Incentivized
    Bluebeam, Inc.
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
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    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
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    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    BuildingConnected, an Autodesk productBluebeam
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product and Bluebeam
    Feature
    BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    Bluebeam
    -
    Ratings
    Job profiles and administration8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product and Bluebeam
    Feature
    BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product
    1.2
    3 Ratings
    Bluebeam
    8.7
    1 Ratings
    Dashboards1.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports1.23 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Custom reports1.23 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Data exportability1.13 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Construction Project & Field Management
    Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product and Bluebeam
    Feature
    BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product
    3.6
    16 Ratings
    Bluebeam
    8.9
    54 Ratings
    Plan distribution & viewing1.315 Ratings8.952 Ratings
    Plan markups & sharing1.311 Ratings9.254 Ratings
    Issue tracking & punchlists8.06 Ratings8.533 Ratings
    Photo documentation7.08 Ratings8.836 Ratings
    Jobsite reports6.13 Ratings9.031 Ratings
    Document sharing1.316 Ratings9.247 Ratings
    RFI tools1.28 Ratings9.035 Ratings
    Collaboration & approvals1.26 Ratings9.042 Ratings
    As-built drawings1.26 Ratings8.945 Ratings
    Mobile app1.03 Ratings7.927 Ratings
    Submittal design and management1.25 Ratings8.921 Ratings
    Checklists1.23 Ratings9.53 Ratings
    Meeting Minutes6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Specifications8.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change orders6.92 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Estimating
    Comparison of Estimating features of BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product and Bluebeam
    Feature
    BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product
    6.2
    13 Ratings
    Bluebeam
    9.1
    29 Ratings
    Takeoff tools1.25 Ratings7.927 Ratings
    Job costing7.06 Ratings8.45 Ratings
    Cost databases6.04 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Cost calculator8.05 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Bid creation8.912 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    User Ratings
    BuildingConnected, an Autodesk productBluebeam
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.3
    (16 ratings)
    9.6
    (66 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.9
    (7 ratings)
    1.0
    (11 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)