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MicroStation

24 Reviews and Ratings

Revit

226 Reviews and Ratings

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    MicroStation

    Score6 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    		Bentley Systems offers the MicroStation application and product family as a 3D and 2D modeling and computer-aided design (CAD) solution for engineers and designers.

    $250

    Per User Per Month

    Revit

    Score9.4 out of 10
    		N/AAutodesk’s Revit is a Building Information Modelling (BIM) tool. It enables architectural, MEP, structural, and engineering design, and provides analysis to support iterative workflows

    $350

    per month

    Pricing
    MicroStationRevit
    Editions & Modules
    Microstation
    $250.00
    Per User Per Month
    Monthly
    $350
    per month
    1-Year
    $2805
    per year
    3-Year
    $8415
    per 3 years
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    MicroStationRevit
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Pricing available for monthly, annual, or 3-year subscriptions. Longer subscriptions offer greater discounts.
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    Community Pulse
    MicroStationRevit
    Considered Both Products
    Bentley Systems
    Verified User
    Chose MicroStation
    Microstation is not intuitive. It is almost impossible for our newest employees to use effectively, and I strongly prefer to start them with Civil 3D, where possible. With MicroStation, you really need to be an intermediate to advanced user to use the program and know where the …
    Incentivized
    Jackline Julias
    Proyecto Coordindor in Engineering at JOYCO (Civil Engineering, 51-200 employees)
    Chose MicroStation
    MicroStation offers great capabilities which enable quick Engineering design and document generation, the view comparison functions is the best among the above tools and the easy of customizing the features.
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose MicroStation
    I prefer MicroStation personally. It is much less taxing on your computer's RAM. However, they all have their pros and cons.
    Incentivized
    Autodesk
    Verified User
    Chose Revit
    AutoCAD, MicroStation. These are both good programs but they are limited to two dimensions for the most part and I choose to use Revit for its ease in working in 3D, annotation, and organization. If you are looking to have a consistent good-looking set of drawings in 2D or 3D, …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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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
    MicroStationRevit
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of MicroStation and Revit
    Feature
    MicroStation
    -
    Ratings
    Revit
    6.7
    5 Ratings
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings6.74 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings6.74 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings6.34 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.44 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings6.54 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings6.95 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings6.13 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of MicroStation and Revit
    Feature
    MicroStation
    -
    Ratings
    Revit
    7.2
    4 Ratings
    Pay calculation00 Ratings7.44 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings6.64 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings7.43 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings7.14 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings7.14 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings7.43 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings7.63 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of MicroStation and Revit
    Feature
    MicroStation
    -
    Ratings
    Revit
    6.6
    4 Ratings
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings6.64 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of MicroStation and Revit
    Feature
    MicroStation
    -
    Ratings
    Revit
    8.6
    8 Ratings
    Dashboards00 Ratings4.46 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    Data exportability00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    Construction Project & Field Management
    Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of MicroStation and Revit
    Feature
    MicroStation
    -
    Ratings
    Revit
    7.3
    47 Ratings
    Plan distribution & viewing00 Ratings8.345 Ratings
    Plan markups & sharing00 Ratings7.040 Ratings
    Issue tracking & punchlists00 Ratings5.028 Ratings
    Photo documentation00 Ratings8.019 Ratings
    Jobsite reports00 Ratings6.015 Ratings
    Document sharing00 Ratings10.040 Ratings
    RFI tools00 Ratings7.021 Ratings
    Collaboration & approvals00 Ratings7.039 Ratings
    As-built drawings00 Ratings9.044 Ratings
    Mobile app00 Ratings3.816 Ratings
    Submittal design and management00 Ratings7.519 Ratings
    Checklists00 Ratings7.26 Ratings
    Meeting Minutes00 Ratings6.75 Ratings
    Specifications00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Change orders00 Ratings7.57 Ratings
    Estimating
    Comparison of Estimating features of MicroStation and Revit
    Feature
    MicroStation
    -
    Ratings
    Revit
    8.2
    34 Ratings
    Takeoff tools00 Ratings7.734 Ratings
    Job costing00 Ratings5.527 Ratings
    Cost databases00 Ratings8.020 Ratings
    Cost calculator00 Ratings10.021 Ratings
    Bid creation00 Ratings10.015 Ratings
    User Ratings
    MicroStationRevit
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.2
    (8 ratings)
    8.7
    (49 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    2.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (8 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)