Foundation Software Construction Accounting vs. WorkflowMax

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Foundation Software Construction Accounting
Score 7.6 out of 10
N/A
Foundation 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
WorkflowMax
Score 9.2 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
WorkflowMax is a web-based project management solution.The platform offers end-to-end functionality standard to project management software, including time tracking, lead management, collaboration with external stakeholders, invoicing, integrations, and customizable reporting.
$20
per month
Pricing
Foundation Software Construction AccountingWorkflowMax
Editions & Modules
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Standard
$20
per month
Standard
$35
per month
Premium
$70
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Foundation Software Construction AccountingWorkflowMax
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Foundation Software Construction AccountingWorkflowMax
Considered Both Products
Foundation Software Construction Accounting
Chose Foundation Software Construction Accounting
The previous program we utilized, ADP Payroll, for payroll could not handle any of the job costing functions that were required. Simply put, the costs were not going in the right buckets and causing all sorts of issue with our reports. That was the main reason we switched back …
Chose Foundation Software Construction Accounting
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
WorkflowMax
Chose WorkflowMax
It was overwhelming to configure ConnectWise Manage and was pricey compared to WorkflowMax, which was well embraced by all our employees.
Chose WorkflowMax
I think workflowmax does a little more than Thomson Reuters workflow because they have the additional feature of employee tracking for payroll use. Thomson Reuters does a good job at getting a project from start to finish, but workflowmax gives better reports and allows more …
Chose WorkflowMax
Loan Assistant is a virtual business, entirely operated in the cloud. We do not have an office. Team members are located in diverse locations such as Munich, Canada and Sri Lanka as well as various locations in Australia. WorkflowMax is what ties us together. The fact that the …
Chose WorkflowMax
I'm not sure if it was by Ascentis or not, and it may have been an old version, but we used a program called Timekeeper. It was very outdated, difficult to use, and didn't provide easily producible reports. WorkflowMax is infinitely better to use for our business.
Chose WorkflowMax
I made comparisons with two Legal Practice Management systems, InfinityLaw and OneLaw. These systems were more expensive and had functionality/modules which we did not require. I am experienced with WorkflowMax so that was a key factor, along with pricing. I also felt it was …
Chose WorkflowMax
It's been so many years now I don't remember. I haven't needed to look anywhere else. I'm happy with WorkflowMax.
Chose WorkflowMax
Not as easily configured for the architecture and design field.
Chose WorkflowMax
I chose WorkflowMax because it seamlessly integrated with my accounting system Xero
Chose WorkflowMax
We tried a couple of solutions before settling on WorkflowMax, we chose WorkflowMax for as it did what we needed without being over complicated.

Chose WorkflowMax
WorkflowMax is much much easier than Streamtime, much more affordable and easier to try out and see if it meets your needs. Streamtime is a great comprehensive product but we lost a year's subscription in investment because we couldn't get answers to the support questions we …
Chose WorkflowMax
WorkflowMax was the first program I evaluated and it suited our business from the word go. There was no need to look elsewhere.
Chose WorkflowMax
Archioffice is clunky by comparison and quite regimented in what you can do or not. WorkflowMax offers quite a high degree of flexibility by comparison. Neither offers perfect graphics for invoice presentation (yet) whereas WorkflowMax's is quite acceptable or presentable. AO …
Chose WorkflowMax
I didn't get an option in the menu above for JobBag which was the previous system we used. My IT/production manager heard of WorkflowMax and invited the team to do a presentation. JobBag was not fulfilling our needs and we also wanted to move to a cloud-based system which could …
Chose WorkflowMax
I have only used Synergy and whilst this is good, the cost of Synergy was far too great for my practice.
Chose WorkflowMax
We trialed several time tracking options, WorkflowMax won as it was the most feature rich, allowed us to take up additional users as our business grew and plugs directly into Xero, allowing for a reduction in number of hours spent in the land of accounting.
Chose WorkflowMax
The previous programs I used are not listed. But having had to use two different programs to store client data and one for doing the quoting and invoicing was very time consuming. Client details and job details needed to be recorded in both programs, so multiple entries of data …
Chose WorkflowMax
In terms of CRM I always found Capsule to be clunky and difficult to use. WorkflowMax makes it easy for me to gather all the relevant info about our clients in one place with the document manager and also the custom fields that we can add in. I have been able to analyse where …
Chose WorkflowMax
More comprehensive than both of the above - better reporting, more flexible, better customisation.
Features
Foundation Software Construction AccountingWorkflowMax
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Foundation Software Construction Accounting
6.5
Ratings
16% below category average
WorkflowMax
-
Ratings
Employee demographic data5.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Employment history5.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.5.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management5.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Foundation Software Construction Accounting
6.1
Ratings
22% below category average
WorkflowMax
-
Ratings
Pay calculation6.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration6.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files6.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management5.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management5.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Foundation Software Construction Accounting
5.6
Ratings
25% below category average
WorkflowMax
-
Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets5.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Foundation Software Construction Accounting
6.5
Ratings
16% below category average
WorkflowMax
-
Ratings
Dashboards9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports6.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports5.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Data exportability5.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Construction Project & Field Management
Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of Product A and Product B
Foundation Software Construction Accounting
7.0
Ratings
8% below category average
WorkflowMax
-
Ratings
Photo documentation9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Document sharing9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Collaboration & approvals9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile app3.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Change orders5.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Estimating
Comparison of Estimating features of Product A and Product B
Foundation Software Construction Accounting
7.7
Ratings
4% below category average
WorkflowMax
-
Ratings
Job costing5.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost databases9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost calculator9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Foundation Software Construction Accounting
-
Ratings
WorkflowMax
9.3
Ratings
19% above category average
Task Management00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Resource Management00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Gantt Charts00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Scheduling00 Ratings9.40 Ratings
Workflow Automation00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Team Collaboration00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Document Management00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Email integration00 Ratings9.40 Ratings
Mobile Access00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings9.60 Ratings
Change request and Case Management00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings9.40 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Foundation Software Construction Accounting
-
Ratings
WorkflowMax
9.5
Ratings
23% above category average
Quotes/estimates00 Ratings9.70 Ratings
Invoicing00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Project & financial reporting00 Ratings9.70 Ratings
Integration with accounting software00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
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User Ratings
Foundation Software Construction AccountingWorkflowMax
Likelihood to Recommend
7.1
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8.8
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Likelihood to Renew
-
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9.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
7.1
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9.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(0 ratings)
7.0
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Foundation Software Construction AccountingWorkflowMax
Likelihood to Recommend
We are a multi-million dollar company with 12 various divisions. This software has proven to be beneficials in many ways through out all the various uses in all of our divisions of the company. There is an ease of use that comes with using foundation that we have not found in many other software's
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WorkflowMax is a good solution for the architecture and design profession in that it allows for multiple ways to track a project, apply time to a project, and invoice against a project. The ability to do staffing forecasting and future planning fills a need that most firms in this profession require.
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Pros
  • Detail completion of all transactions.
  • Easily job cost all of your projects.
  • Easy reports.
  • Year end closing function.
  • Tracking work completed, percent of completion for all projects.
  • Detailed records.
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  • Great for managing teams which are not in one spot. Awesome for small or growing businesses with employees who might work from home.
  • Really good for teams to keep up with where a project is at against the time left to achieve the goal
  • Great for keeping all the information for each project in one spot.
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Cons
  • 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.
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  • Integration with inventory - there are a lot of companies out there which provide a service which includes selling items either purchased or held in stock or "kitted"
  • User permission levels need to be more flexible and ideally closely tied to Xero
  • Two way integration with Xero - ability to import invoices to specific jobs
  • Ability to save pdfs to purchase orders, invoices (like Xero)
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Likelihood to Renew
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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Because we can't imagine being without it!
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Usability
Foundation is a fantastic software for our varied business. The fact that its feature set has allowed the ability to be tailored precisely to the requirements of our various divisions is the main reason we continue utilizing this software. Our company's financial administration duties, such as billing, invoicing, and trust accounting, have been greatly streamlined by Foundation's powerful and user-friendly accounting module. The synchronizing of data and allows for efficient workflows with other systems. This software greatly simplifies our processes and allows for efficiency and growth.
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It's easy to use and provides me with instant online access to the management of my business whether I am at my desk or overseas
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Support Rating
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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We have had very few issues with Max
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Implementation Rating
the person from them was impatient and would make comments about we've been over this
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Decide how to breakdown your ongoing jobs - are they monthly recurring or annual broken into chunks? What are you going to give clients i.e. how will your proposals and invoices look?
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Alternatives Considered
I have not used other construction accounting software.
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I'm not sure if it was by Ascentis or not, and it may have been an old version, but we used a program called Timekeeper. It was very outdated, difficult to use, and didn't provide easily producible reports. WorkflowMax is infinitely better to use for our business.
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Return on Investment
  • Double input for payroll.
  • Certified payroll reports lacking.
  • Takes more time.
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  • The time the company saves by using employees efficiently on each project makes the purchase of this software worthwhile. You can clearly verify how much time the staff spends on each project, with each client, and you can compare whether it is profitable or not the hours invested, thus increasing your profits.
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