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- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
I don't usually gush over a program, but when I do it's Quick Bid....
Reviewed on 3/12/2018
Wonderful. I don't priase software companies very often, or to such an extent, but OCS deserves...
Wonderful. I don't priase software companies very often, or to such an extent, but OCS deserves accolades on this. Let's see if they can keep it up now that they are part of a MUCH larger company (Roper Technologies). I'm a lifer and deep into this program. I've set up 3 different companies that I've worked for. A fully portable database helps a lot...
Pros
Just about everything. Fully functional (maybe TOO functional!) and fully customizable, to a fully trained estimator this program is a pleasure! It allows me to get as granular as I need to, yet it's as easy as pulling a takeoff in OST to get a price if you have your pricing already inputted. Also service! Their service is the BEST! Great techs, great account reps, everyone is always willing and eager to help! Never had an issue they couldn't solve. Also, they are very receptive to new ideas and features and uaully try to incorporate them quickly into the software
Cons
It's getting bloated, and it's beginning to hang up on starts. Too many 'general exception faults' on startup now. I hope they get this fixed, it's time consuming and would think it embarrassing to OCS
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Great Software for Take-off and Estimating
Reviewed on 11/8/2023
Good, We have been using it for 15 years now and have not considered another product because it...
Good, We have been using it for 15 years now and have not considered another product because it does what it is supposed to do.
Pros
Once setup, it works good and comes with great support.
Cons
There are some bugs like database sizing, needing to compact and repair a lot, exporting projects, not showing total hours on the labor tab of QB.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 2.0 /10
Another let down customer
Reviewed on 19/8/2016
Used the program for a few years It is a good program for doing take offs .mpaid just under $4k for...
Used the program for a few years It is a good program for doing take offs .mpaid just under $4k for the licence so it is fairly pricey than similar systems on the market. Fairly dumb program in that to do a complete build up estimate you Either have to pay another 4K for quick bid or develop a excel spreadsheet and live link the data which is sometime temperamental . Back up service in Australia is poor referring you to a contact in Brisbane which is pretty useless when your in Perth. Diassaponted in paying just under 4 k for the program and then receiving a email a few months ago saying I need to purchase a new licence as they are no longer supporting the dongle security versions . Would have expected a longer life out of this program will be looking at other software such as costx which is cheaper and offers more functionality .
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Ease of use
Cons
Cost versus life span disappointing
Response from ConstructConnect
We apologize for your negative experience. Numerous phone calls and emails regarding the change from dongles to activation codes have been attempted but it appears that the phone number we have on file is no longer in service. Please contact Crystal Barger, Client Services Manager, to update your contact information and to upgrade to your free On-Screen Takeoff version that utilizes activation codes.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
More powerful tools available
Reviewed on 3/10/2016
This software is a good tool to aid in estimating. There are more tools than we are really...
This software is a good tool to aid in estimating. There are more tools than we are really equipped to use.
Pros
Flexible for our needs
Cons
Getting help if something goes wrong requires putting in a help request and waiting for an appointment with a specialist.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Monthly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10
It has been difficult to learn, but it is getting easier the more I play with the program.
Reviewed on 8/8/2017
Our company benefits with putting bids together faster and creating a proposal with the cost and...
Our company benefits with putting bids together faster and creating a proposal with the cost and scope of work there.
Pros
It calculates the amount of labor cost, payroll cost and material cost. It also has Units of Measure that comes in handy when working on a bid. I also like that I can create a proposal and send a breakdown of cost for the material for each project or field.
Cons
The codes and sections are the most difficult. I have had to create different codes for the same type of material with different styles because the cost will not adjust to the style. Although there are Units of Measure there is not one for tons. And our company works with tonnage but substitute it with EACH.
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 0.0 /10
SHAME ON YOU - ON CENTER SOFTWARE
Reviewed on 28/6/2016
They will leave you hanging if you don't purchase the very expensive support. You must have a...
They will leave you hanging if you don't purchase the very expensive support. You must have a windows based computer. Also the have the ability to shut down you software and leave you high and dry. I tried my best to stick with them for over 20 years and remained frustrated the whole time.
Pros
I trained myself and never used any other programs so I cannot compare to others.
Cons
I feel like I was deceived and lied to. They contacted me with a free upgrade and then told me it would not work with my system with the new software. I had to make a report the BBB to get out of the $6000 upgrade cost.
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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We bought this software for estimating projects. It hasn't been the easiest for our company...
Reviewed on 18/1/2018
Pros
Customer service is awesome! After getting the proper training it is easier to use and there are plenty of videos to help if a problem arises.
Cons
You only get one license, it is very confusing if there is no training, it is not user friendly, the cost is very high and to maintain the software up to date is costly.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10
It’s alright
Reviewed on 27/11/2018
Pros
I like that I can create my own codes and cost codes..
Cons
It can be confusing and I can’t create a tonnage cost code.. and that’s the most important one that I need..
- Used Monthly for 2+ years
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not very user friendly
Reviewed on 16/1/2018
Pros
This software is a good tool to aid in estimating. lots of useful tools and accurate, with various costs being consolidated in a timely fashion
Cons
customer service is not A+. could use some work. not very user friendly. hard to train new trainees.
- Industry: Retail
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for Free Trial
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Has really speeded up our activities
Reviewed on 5/11/2018
Pros
The ability to produce estimates much more accurately and quickly has been useful
Cons
Some team members found it took them a while to adapt
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 1.0 /10
Reviewed on 13/6/2017
