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- Industry: Internet
- Company size: 201-500 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
UDA is Awesome!!!
Reviewed on 3/12/2018
If you work in construction, then you should be using this software. It is completely construction focused and what the construction industry needs.
Pros
Their customer service is unbelievably good. If you have questions or don't understand something, they work with you until you do. I'm impressed by how much time and effort has gone into putting this platform together and their constantly willingness to listen to their customers for feedback.
Cons
For there most part, I love almost everything. I wish the ToDo lists and/or punch lists had the ability to repeat those items you do on a daily basis. At the moment that's all I can think of.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Uda construction online
Reviewed on 9/21/2022
I have used uda since 2007, when I decided to go to an online platform I tried several, none of them had the easy user platform that construction online had
Pros
Estimate budget tracking, scheduling, the use of subcategories, the ability to set tax rates, and profit margins
Cons
You can not adjust the schedule from the mobile app
Reasons for Choosing ConstructionOnline
Buildertrend estimating and budget tracking was terribleSwitched From
BuildertrendReasons for Switching to ConstructionOnline
They didn't have the estimating set up in an easy to use dashboard, no sub categories no easy we to use percent of mark up, and tax rates, and all of the categories are in tabs, so when you want to look for a specific item you can just click on the tab for that category, the other products you need to scroll through the whole estimate- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 51-200 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
We are excited to put gameplan into action, but it seems it needs some work first
Reviewed on 9/5/2017
Our business uses it for scheduling, but we are looking forward to using the GamePlan function when it is ready
Pros
If GamePlan works as it should, this could almost turn our operations into a self driving car. The increased efficiency and convenience we expect to get out of this should have a direct impact on our bottom line, as well as our ability to leave our clients satisfied
Cons
The OnSite App seems to need work before we can even use this. The language used in the app is confusing as well as the functionality. This makes the likelihood of proper use by our guys in the field highly unlikely, which could be worse than if we don't use GamePlan at all. It needs to be clear to the user that they just "Completed" the task. Currently, it says "Dismiss Event," which sounds more like you are ignoring the task. Additionally, you need a submit button, complete task button, or some type of clear confirmation that lets the OnSite User know, for sure, that they have just completed the task in the system. Then, the main page of the app needs to reflect that the task was completed. Additionally, I do not see anything actually being completed in construction online from the operations manager end of things. That takes most of the benefits of the software away. I tested this by creating a fake user account and assigning tasks to myself from construction online. I couldn't tell what I was doing when I was "Dismissing" event because I couldn't tell if it has updated the app. Then when I went into construction online, it did not show that anything of the tasks were completed. Again, we can't wait to get GamePlan implemented in the business, but I think we need some kinks worked out before we put it into place.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
CKR Review
Reviewed on 12/2/2022
Pros
I like that we are able to build cost books to make estimating simpler. The various templates are very helpful as well.
Cons
I think the general UI could use some help. It is not always intuitive on where to find certain information. I wish you could enter addresses for calendar events since some of our meetings take place at clients homes.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Construction Online is a Must Have
Reviewed on 5/25/2022
Our company has used Construction Online for almost 10 years now. The UDA team made the tailoring of their product to our specific needs really easy and the learning curve with our organization was quite short. Construction Online has improved every aspect from our estimating to our production and the whole client experience. I would never start another project without the full workings of it going through Construction Online.
Pros
Our primarily use for Construction Online is estimating, scheduling and job costing, and these features have been integral to our success as a company. We can easily build budgets for our clients, schedule projects and then track the job costing throughout the duration of the project. Everything can be built with templates which saves numerous hours and the real time job costing helps guides decisions throughout the build. The scheduling has allowed our project managers to plan well in advance which has created a smooth construction process.
Cons
The documents which can be autogenerated are great but I have found it quite tough to customize them to a format which can be sent directly to our clients or trade partners. This is more of just a personal preference rather than a drawback to the product.
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BuildertrendReasons for Choosing ConstructionOnline
I wanted to use a software that would allow me to track job costs in relation to our estimates. That was not something CoConstruct was offering.Switched From
CoConstructReasons for Switching to ConstructionOnline
Construction Online offered more in the sense of estimating. I much preferred the way Construction Online estimates were set up. I found it to be more inline with the views I was used to using and the job costing went into more detail which is what I was looking for.- Industry: Real Estate
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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My best investment ever
Reviewed on 7/18/2022
My sales person was great. Very detailed and gave me his number to call with problems but I didn't have any. This has been the best experience. I would recommend anyone to give UDA a try.
Pros
installation was as simple as clicking a link. Very user friendly and easy to install. Technical support is available but I never used it because I had no issues. I was able to do everything myself.
Cons
I have not identified any issues. I am able to manage my projects from beginning to end. This is exactly what I needed.
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ProcoreReasons for Switching to ConstructionOnline
Procore has additional charges but there is No extra fees with UDA.- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 51-200 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Housing Project
Reviewed on 4/7/2022
Keeping a major development organized, and communication between al aspects of the company smooth.
Pros
Easy start up and intuitive to use. Transferable from laptop to tablet to phone.
Cons
When taking photos of multiple Projects, it is necessary to back completely out of the Program and then re-enter. There is no way to jump from project to project.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
New User
Reviewed on 5/24/2022
Solving having an abundance of paperwork and being able to streamline tasks into a simpler form
Pros
Being able to manage all your information under one platform. Functions and tasks are easy to assign and follow up
Cons
Merging and naming of blueprint pages, software does not recognize and at times sorts them out of sequence
Alternatives Considered
ProcoreReasons for Switching to ConstructionOnline
I used the free trial and the customer support team was awesome- Industry: Design
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
UDA Construction Has Been Beneficial for Our Design Business
Reviewed on 4/13/2022
Pros
UDA is a convenient place for all of our client's documents to be stored and shared across clients, subcontractors, project manager, and designers. The feature that allows clients to "approve" each choice ensures that their desires are withheld during the building process. Having a virtual format for all of this information is essential for our design business where clients are often out of state and makes communication easier. The live chat function on the software is great for questions about the software that are quickly answered by a representative.
Cons
The organization of categories, selections, and choices could be improved by having more flexibility for their organization. Often, we have multiple choices for a selection, and it would be easier for our flow for a client to approve multiple choices within a selection. However, we have found ways to work around this limitation.
- Industry: Business Supplies & Equipment
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
This is a great product, very good customer service
Reviewed on 4/24/2020
When I contact the company for questions or input, they are always quick to respond with resolutions. but we hope to use the GamePlan function when it's ready
Pros
It seems to integrate well with agile books as long as you understand how QB items work. When I called for help, I received an effective and immediate solution and the project logging application was much easier than using a spreadsheet.
Cons
My only complaint is that I have waited too long to implement my software program integration. I don't really have any negative comments ... the product continues to evolve and improvements are added and unlike many systems
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Great Software
Reviewed on 1/25/2022
Construction Online has really helped our company. We love customer service and the willingness to consider our feature requests.
Pros
All-in-one functionality. Super great customer service.
Cons
There are just a few minor features that we would be great. 1) Not counting QB credit card credit as cost. 2) Being able to see what costs came in from QB for each Construction Online category.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Katy taught me how to update contacts to allow for punchlist viewing by our team members.
Reviewed on 5/10/2017
So many! Help with organizing - help with scheduling - help with wrangling everything!!! Gotta get back to work.
Pros
I enjoy the cross platform functionality. It's so great to be able to access our files from any location, either online or from our servers in the office. This makes a big difference as our team (and project list) continues to grow - we can allow viewing of select items/lists and we don't need to force anyone to use Mac or Windows to work within UDA. Far surpassing any software features, though, the fact that your IT staff is so prompt to respond and so helpful launches this software into one of my favorites I've ever worked with. All software has issues - it's how you respond and deal with those issues that differentiate you from the rest and I thank you for it. Now if you can just have some IT available until 5pm West Coast time (where I am) my dreams would really come true. Thank you to Katy and all the other fabulously helpful people I've interacted with!
Cons
A trifling issue, but since you asked - when I add documents from our computer to the Project Files for a job, it's pretty wonky and time consuming. If I drag an item to the file list, instead of showing it was added - the file list scrolls back to the top so I have to scroll back down to see if it was even added - which it usually wasn't. This happens each time. This means I've taken to adding each document twice to ensure it imports so I don't need to scroll down to check if it's there or not. It would be MUCH nicer if the file list stayed put while I added files so I could see where - and that they were added to the list. Sometimes UDA lets me add mutliple documents and adds a 1 or 2 after each multiple - and sometimes it warns me that it already has that doc in the file. If this warning could pop up every time, I wouldn't need to then re-scroll down to the files I just added and delete duplicates. Also - just like when I add files, when I delete a duplicate the file list automatically scrolls back up to the top so I have to manually go back down to where I was to delete the next duplicate.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Overview by Darrell DeBoard
Reviewed on 9/4/2022
I am getting more accurate estimates due to the detailed lists. I am getting better job management from my Project Manager with the daily job reports. I am able to send my customer a job work schedule, so they know what to expect and when.
Pros
The detailed list on the estimating program helps to remind me of each item to price. The change order option is very helpful because it becomes part of the base bid, and it is designed to allow me to track the draws each week.
Cons
I give my project manager a copy of the estimate without the mark-up info. It would be helpful if I could print off a copy of the estimate with all the details of the estimate, but without doing a proposal to get that copy.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
As a UDA Construction User,
Reviewed on 6/17/2019
Wonderful
Pros
I use this software on a daily basis and the organization it brings to my project tracking, and scheduling is unbelievable. From estimates to completion, the software makes it possible to keep track of it all. What great software!
Cons
About the software itself, I have no complaints. I have been using UDA Construction since 2004 and the software has a learning curve that needs a serious commitment and that is one of the reasons why I like the app so much because a lot of the data can be updated from the field. The learning curve was steep over the years but it has only skilled me in how one should think around construction projects which is also a benefit. The learning curve, however, for me has been slow for the simple reason that as my experience and projects grew the demand exponentially grew on the software itself, so my learning curve followed that trend.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 51-200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Construction Online
Reviewed on 3/6/2022
Overall, this has been a positive experience. We are far more organized, information seems to flow more easily between parties, and we have realized a more streamlined process.
Pros
We are a small GC entity for an owner/manager of commercial properties. Construction Online allows us to easily manage multiple projects simultaneously whether we are the GC or just the owner's rep. It ahs paid for itself just in tracking of change orders alone. The fact that we can have one place to with one easy interface to store and retrieve information is absolutely amazing. It has allowed us to be better at what we do in the field because we spend less time trying to organize job folders.
Cons
The scheduling portion was a difficult piece to get to function properly Trying to have predecessors, getting the Gantt chart to layout correctly, and the schedule to print properly were all too difficult. We purchased Microsoft Project as a result.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Great software, even better customer service
Reviewed on 1/6/2022
Excellent. We have had a learning curve as we have integrated our entire system into UDA, but customer service has been on top of it. Anytime we need help, we get it right away. And we are not having to use multiple systems for project management, time keeping, document uploading, etc.
Pros
The features are endless. We can everything in UDA that we used to do in 4 different platforms. There is a lot to learn, but the outstanding customer services makes the process easy.
Cons
There is a learning curve as you get started. There are just so many features that we are still learning about.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Good Construction Software
Reviewed on 7/4/2019
I been using Construction Suite and Construction Online for many years. It is a well thought out software.
Pros
Construction Online gives me the value of having everything I need in one place. Plus the client portal is a major plus for communication with my clients on change orders, scheduling, etc.
Cons
Don't have any complaints. Sometimes when you need someone to help you, it may be awhile before they do call back.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Third Space Builders
Reviewed on 9/15/2022
Pros
The financial reports are instrumental for our business.
Cons
Building the construction schedules could use a feature that lets you add lag days.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Second time around, Still useful.
Reviewed on 5/23/2022
I started with UDA years ago with construction suite. We used suite for the pre-con, and CO for the daily management. CO is getting better every day. I would love to see more webinars for continued training.
Pros
This software gives you the best bang for the buck. There are only a few programs on the market that will do everything that CO does, and only CO integrates everything and makes it easier for the user.
Cons
Some of the features from Construction suite have not moved over to CO. The client website looks dated and it is not extremely user friendly.
- Industry: Design
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Construction online helps me keep it all straight
Reviewed on 7/23/2015
Pros
CO keeps all my documents, notes, logs, appointments and anything else I need to put in there and organizes it in a simple way so I can get what I need when I need it. This business can be crazy, and CO is a powerful tool that lets me keep things under control. I'm learning more all the time, and I know I don't use it to its fullest yet, but even so my business has shown a tremendous impact. Staying organized is what it is all about. The guys at UDA have always been so helpful and respectful. They are able to guide me when I need it even if I am under a deadline and stressed out. If there is a problem they cant't fix on the phone, they can get on the screen share and find a solution or get back to me with a fix in a reasonable time.
Cons
I have no complaints at all. Maybe I'd like it more if they were headquartered in my town.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Convenient and user friendly
Reviewed on 9/15/2022
Pros
This product is affordable and convenient for meeting all the essential management team criteria
Cons
Cons: great user-friendly tracking tools. easy daily log system
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Has allowed us to greatly streamline our opperations
Reviewed on 2/26/2018
Pros
The project and team management tools will be a huge asset to our system. I like the ability to create templates. I think the estimating is easy to use and very useful
Cons
I would like to be able to have some initial set up control power on my end when setting up sub contractors. It's absolutely essential that I be able to pull up the estimating docs from the app, so as to cross reference different items. Simply looking at a pdf version is not the same. I think there should be a way to classify projects. For example, once a contract is signed I would turn the project over to live. At that point, the estimate can't be altered, only change orders created. Some of the projects we begin building will never turn into jobs, so they will only have the estimating portion done more than likely. I wouldn't want that project to count as an overall project and go against the total amount we are allowed. But I would want to be able to at least be able to estimate through the system so if it turns into a job, it can carry over. I also think it's really important to be able to use the scheduling system through the app. I wish there were more options to customize the estimate reports to look more professional.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Construction Management for Pros
Reviewed on 5/7/2022
Great for keeping all members of the team on the same page.
Pros
Ease of use, thoroughness of job costing and seamless integration between estimating and document generation.
Cons
Two things:
1. Cost. Although it is a good value, there should be tiered plans for smaller companies with fewer users.
2. Better Project Management options to keep track of hours and material costs during a project.
- Industry: Commercial Real Estate Software
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Construction Needs
Reviewed on 10/25/2022
Overall, we are very happy with this software.
Pros
There are several things that we find useful with this software. The ease of being able to add items and the fact things can be added from different contractors at job sites makes this a great website.
Cons
There are so many features, sometimes it takes quite a bit of time figuring it out.
- Industry: Construction
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
It just keeps getting BETTER!
Reviewed on 5/29/2015
Pros
I feel the product reflects the care and concern that the personnel of UDA Technologies project when they are asked to answer questions or provide technical help. The updates and changes with the interface keep reducing my work load in the office, while providing me with better cost control and work flow. The next best thing is you have resisted the "pitfall" of out sourcing your support group this is a major plus.
Cons
That I have to get up at 2 in the morning to get questions answered, as they say,"it's the price you pay for living in paradise" Hawaii