#1 most frequent
United States of America
17.5%452 installations of 2,587
What is Oracle Aconex?
Aconex is a cloud collaboration platform for the global construction industry which allows the user to quickly find what is needed with a single source of truth for communications, documents, processes, and models. Aconex was acquired and is now supported by Oracle since 2017.
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Screenshot of Avoid the limitations of manual correspondence with a standardized digital process that provides project-wide access and visibility
Top Performing Features
Jobsite reports
Users can create and share reports on jobsite safety, daily progress, etc.
Category average: 8.3
Dashboards
Users can create, customize and share dashboards, which provide an overview of the most important metrics.
Category average: 7.6
Custom reports
Users can create custom reports.
Category average: 7.5
Areas for Improvement
Photo documentation
Users can document construction progress and/or issues by uploading photos from the field.
Category average: 8.4
RFI tools
Users can create, send, receive, and archive Requests for Information (RFIs), to record exchanges with subcontractors, vendors, and other suppliers.
Category average: 8.3
Collaboration & approvals
Users can comment, send messages, and/or approve documents.
Category average: 8.1
Who Buys & Uses Oracle Aconex
#2 most frequent
Australia
16.4%425 installations of 2,587
#3 most frequent
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
9.9%257 installations of 2,587
Resourceful Construction and Project Management Software
Pros
- The existence of insurance and permit tracking.
- Budgetary control measures and expense monitor.
- Job costing and logistical management.
- Skills and competencies improvement.
Cons
- Oracle Aconex has no compliance management
- More so, equipment management and asset valuation is missing.
- The accounting integration lacks on Oracle Aconex.
Return on Investment
- Oracle Aconex tracks and controls the budgets set.
- Oracle Aconex allows license and insurance tracking are conducted, to avoid losses.
- Job costing and other logistical processes are handled by Oracle Aconex.
Alternatives Considered
Buildertrend and Procore
Other Software Used
Cofense Intelligence, Cisco Endpoint Security Analytics, Actian DataFlow
Effective Cloud easy System for Construction Project Budgeting and Management.
Pros
- Time tracking functionality is amazing.
- All the features are easy and active.
- The Cloud services offered by Oracle Aconex is efficient.
Cons
- Sharing of projects comments and document can be more efficient.
- Estimation capabilities can be improved.
- The initial configuration can easily confuse the beginners.
Return on Investment
- Project document can be easily accessed through the Cloud service.
- Easy budget and time tracking.
- Cloud collaboration ability has been more helpful.
Alternatives Considered
Oracle Primavera Submittal Exchange, Procore and Raken
Other Software Used
Workfront, Buildertrend, CMiC Construction Platform
Oracle Aconex - Project and Data Management Platform
Pros
- Control of processes.
- Cost management across our organization.
Return on Investment
- It has given excellent and fast ROI.
- Quick delivery of services to our organization.
Other Software Used
F5 on IBM Cloud, SAP Agile Data Preparation
Although Imperfect - Robust, Neutrally Hosted and Strongly Functional
Pros
- File Sharing - unlimited storage, version control and access control on a neutral host - Aconex is significantly superior to ftp, SharePoint or a contractor hosted platform in that once onboarded, each user organization has equal privileges and can in turn onboard any number of members within the respective organizations.
- Process and Workflow Management - while imperfect, Aconex offers the opportunity to customize process control and enforcement. Our team used these processes for RFI preparation and response, submittal tracking and other custom requirements.
- Neutrality - while mentioned, the neutral host places all project participants on a equal basis. Typically, non-neutral platforms favor in-house participants to the detriment of the project. Until shared, files are 100% private to the respective organizations.
- Mobile interface - good (not perfect) access to unlimited project file information from a mobile device.
- Audit trail - no more "I didn't get that document". File sharing and file opening is tracked by user. Transmittals are a matter of record and there's no 'delete' function.
Cons
- Interface needs work; graphically inelegant, somewhat non-intuitive.
- Process controls could be better 'templated' for industry standards.
- Dashboard/to do for project managers - it's still too hard to see who is slowing the project down.
Return on Investment
- Reductions in print costs alone (subcontractor bid process) paid completely for the use of the product. Further benefits to all project participants included process streamlining and 100% access to all project documentation (Drawings, Specifications, Contracts, Notices of Change, Change Orders etc.) from any online source including mobile devices. Benefits probably accounted for 150% of product cost.
- Intangible benefits included reduced exposure to claims as a result of good (and agreed process tracking).
Other Software Used
Egnyte, Citrix ShareFile
Aconex and the documents it controls
Pros
- Revision Control.
- Document Transmittal.
- Bulk Processing.
Cons
- Mail close out features.
- Document searching.
- Document selection for transmittal.
Return on Investment
- Being able to communicate with a client for document submission.
- Client communication for mail that is traceable.
- Double handling of documents, as we have another internal document control program.
Alternatives Considered
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Other Software Used
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