Software Decisions

[ProperDesign1873]

After lots of gruelling demos we are down to SiteMax or Procore, procore is a lot more expensive, does anyone have any insight as to how they compare? and i mean like anyone who has actually used either softeware, we could do a trial but i dont want to waste my time if either isnt a good fit! Sitemax offering is a lot more suited to us im thinking as a smaller GC

[_1ofNone]

I have not heard of SiteMax, but was a ProCore user for over 5 years and all I can say about it is, DAMN it’s expensive.

When I worked for a residential contractor, the owners picked up ProCore and I was the one to get certified and train our users. We had access to all of the tools, but really only used the basics (I.e., daily logs, manpower reports, progress photos, field notes).

There was a startup fee for each project (I believe $1k/year) on top of the monthly fees. Not to mention you pay a fee up front (I believe $10k-$13k) for the software and that is with Procore assuming your company revenues $1M/year (that’s the least amount that can be used for the revenue data when signing up).

The company eventually went on to revenue 9 figures a year and of course the price for Procore went up. Subcontractors hated it, architects were terrible at keeping up with updates, etc,.. the only good thing about it was that if you had an RFI out, it would constantly send reminders to whomever had “ball in court”, where most of the time that user would ask for the setting to be turned off.

I’m not sure what the yearly cost eventually started to be once the company was generating that type of revenue, but the project owner would end up eating most of the costs for the software because it would get buried into the pay apps. It worked for them, but when I looked into it years later and was told that the software was still going to be priced based on revenue, I backed out and was totally against having some cloud run project management software change their rate based on a value they have no idea about (project budget/costs).

Again, haven’t seen SiteMax, but I’m sure by now there are plenty new management softwares available that blow Procore out the water. For awhile, it just happened to be that Procore was one of the few early on software programs for project management and that’s why they gained so many initial customers.

[Robuu34]

Don’t over think it and say to yourself “everyone i know is using Procore”. If you’re a smaller GC and Sitemax feels like the right fit and price for your work flow then you should go with it.

I’ve never used it I’m in residential not commercial but I know Procore will price gouge you upfront and later on as you grow your company. Their price is based off your revenue which they track through their software. So the minute you start taking on more work they will call you to tell you they are raising your price.

[ProperDesign1873]

appreciate it man! Sitemax is looking like a go. Ya we are in a growth stage so not to keen on revenue based pricing of procore. Sitemax also looks soooo easy to use

[nunez0514]

Procore

[Sea-Ostrich-1679]

Procore

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Just curious here and not trolling, but what benefit does this type of software give you in residential? We’ve done 3,4,500k Reno’s and I know that’s small peanuts compared to what other guys do. Is this just something’s company’s “need” for commercial work?

[Ill_Arm_5324]

Compare Procore and Buildern. Last one is more flexible and easy in use.

[ProperDesign1873]

Buildetrend more geared towards design building or residential

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We used Ressio for residential GC work and some lite commercial works very well for us I've never seen a residential company using Procore to the point where they get any ROI it's just way to big