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- Secteur d'activité : Fabrication électrique/électronique
- Taille de l'entreprise : 1 001–5 000 employés
- Logiciel utilisé toutes les semaines pendant 1 à 5 mois
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Provenance de l'avis
Note globale
- Rapport qualité-prix
- Simplicité d’utilisation
- Support client
- Probabilité de recommander le produit 9.0 /10
Less time to get more done
Publié le 2019-09-05
Overall we really enjoy the cloud integration and plan on working with Esticom.
Overall we really enjoy the cloud integration and plan on working with Esticom.
Avantages
The first thing that pops to my mind that really brought us to Esticom is the cloud support. Super easy to share reports and actions with the team.
Inconvénients
Creating the templates for our team did cause a bit of confusion. We eventually figured it out after referring to their website.
- Secteur d'activité : Télécommunications
- Taille de l'entreprise : 11–50 employés
- Logiciel utilisé tous les jours pendant 6 à 12 mois
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Provenance de l'avis
Note globale
- Rapport qualité-prix
- Simplicité d’utilisation
- Support client
- Probabilité de recommander le produit 10.0 /10
9.5 out of 10! Esticom is big help.
Publié le 2019-12-19
With Esticom, we are definitely cranking out bids faster which is a huge plus.
Thanks Esticom...I...
With Esticom, we are definitely cranking out bids faster which is a huge plus.
Thanks Esticom...I look forward to seeing what your updates will bring.
Avantages
The take-off process (auto-count) and time saving are definitely the best features of the product but there are several others that make the product worthwhile.
1. Covering additional expenditures like overhead and waste is wonderful.
2. Ability to apply difficulty levels is nice.
3. Ability to export BOM saves time.
Inconvénients
Here are few items that take away from the software but the techies at Esticom are very responsive so perhaps some of these can be improved on future updates.
1. Within the take-off process, it would be terrific if I could copy and paste take-off items and paste them to other groups. It's nice to be able to duplicate the take-off within the group but sometimes you just need specific items within other and not the whole group duplicated.
2. Not a big deal but it would be good if any quantities applied to take-offs within the 'estimating' phase could show up on the take-off phase to avoid confusion.
3. This has been mentioned by others but, it would be great to be able to customize the export bid PDF. Simple customizations to font and letterhead would be useful.
4. It would be nice to be able to copy the selected area of a legend or symbols and copy them other drawings. I see that there is a legend feature on the right side of the options on the take-off page but it doesn't seem to do anything but show a 'legend' word.
5. It would be great to be able to create a new 'group' within the take-off page without going to the estimating page. I know you can duplicate a take-off group but again, sometimes you don't want all the same items from other take-off items.
6. It would be nice to have the ability to multi-select items that you want to delete or copy.
- Secteur d'activité : Construction
- Taille de l'entreprise : 2–10 employés
- Logiciel utilisé toutes les semaines pendant 6 à 12 mois
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Provenance de l'avis
Note globale
- Rapport qualité-prix
- Simplicité d’utilisation
- Support client
- Probabilité de recommander le produit 3.0 /10
Review
Publié le 2019-12-20
I can estimate a project much faster than by hand,but need better material description and pricing
I can estimate a project much faster than by hand,but need better material description and pricing
Avantages
The ease of learning it and using the system
Inconvénients
Material needs to entered and labeled better
- Secteur d'activité : Télécommunications
- Taille de l'entreprise : 2–10 employés
- Logiciel utilisé tous les jours pendant plus de deux ans
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Provenance de l'avis
Note globale
- Rapport qualité-prix
- Simplicité d’utilisation
- Support client
- Probabilité de recommander le produit 8.0 /10
Is Esticom Right For Us
Publié le 2020-01-04
Being a creator of web apps I understand the amount of work that goes into creating and maintaining...
Being a creator of web apps I understand the amount of work that goes into creating and maintaining those applications. Esticom has been well maintained rolling out updates and new features on a regular bases. As for the overall, experience, it has severed us well allowing us as a company to quickly create estimates for bid or general quotes.
Avantages
The ability to create and manage catalogs is a big deal for us. As a company, we have a large number of products across a wide range of technologies and have the ability to separate those into individual catalogs helps to make sense of what to quote. In addition, assigning a catalog item to a takeoff makes creating a bill of materials a cinch.
Inconvénients
While I understand that making a profit is key to a business's survival I feel that the per-user cost is quite high. Also, a bulk selection for changing the creator of an estimate would be nice. I recently had to manually go through and change the creator of about 30 individual estimates. While this was due to us sharing a login between users and then purchasing more logins I could see this being an issue, later on, should you have to replace an employee and need a have someone take over their estimates.
- Secteur d'activité : Télécommunications
- Taille de l'entreprise : 2–10 employés
- Logiciel utilisé tous les jours pendant 1 à 5 mois
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Provenance de l'avis
Note globale
- Rapport qualité-prix
- Simplicité d’utilisation
- Support client
- Probabilité de recommander le produit 9.0 /10
A Better Way to Estimate
Publié le 2019-05-07
Overall the experience has been good. We are still in the process of dialing in all our labor...
Overall the experience has been good. We are still in the process of dialing in all our labor costs and work times, but think the system will really shine once we get everything tested and adjusted.
It would be nice to be able to estimate using more than one labor rate as well. Many times we will have 3-4 different pay rates for employees on a job and it's not always simple to average. Having those pay rates/labor costs by task might work well in those situations.
Avantages
Esticom is very straightforward and intuitive. For a structured cabling business like ours, it couldn't be easier to place cable runs, supports, and mark our drops.
Inconvénients
There are a few functions missing that would make it easier for us to use. One is the lack of a linear with drop only at the ends of the run. Instead it adds drops at every turn. Second is not being able to add temporary items on the estimating page. We have many items that we use but do not want in our catalog. Having to return to takeoff mode to add them is time consuming, especially if there are a lot of individual items we need for a project.
Lastly, I have had one issue where my drawing rotated under my takeoff. When I tried to rotate the drawing back, I was told I could not because it was being used in a takeoff. Since I was not too deep in the process I just started over. Can't imagine how bummed I'd be if this happened after spending hours or more on a takeoff.
- Secteur d'activité : Construction
- Taille de l'entreprise : 11–50 employés
- Logiciel utilisé toutes les semaines pendant plus d'un an
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Provenance de l'avis
Note globale
- Rapport qualité-prix
- Simplicité d’utilisation
- Support client
- Probabilité de recommander le produit 10.0 /10
You get "more" than you pay for
Publié le 2019-05-17
Esticom has offered us a great option to push out more quotes. It is very cost effective for us. We...
Esticom has offered us a great option to push out more quotes. It is very cost effective for us. We did not need one of the big box sells that had ongoing costs, we needed something that would allow us to figure out "what" we needed without being locked into something. Not only did Esticom offer that, but I think it did meet our needs, and at this point in time, I am not interested in looking at any other products. I am very happy with Esticom.
Avantages
The software is simple. It is a great set-up for a small business. The customer service is very hands on. You get a real person every time and they do a good job of helping explain things. There is not a charge for training. If there is something you are struggling with they seem genuinely concerned on making the software the best it can be for you.
Inconvénients
It would be nice if we could customize some of the costs and if there were a couple more options with the quote set-up when it goes to the customer. It is time consuming for us (we are electrical contractors) to try to find "specific costs" for wire and other things. They have a lot of templates, but a lot of them are based on nationwide pricing.
- Secteur d'activité : Construction
- Taille de l'entreprise : 51–200 employés
- Logiciel utilisé tous les jours pendant plus de deux ans
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Provenance de l'avis
Note globale
- Rapport qualité-prix
- Simplicité d’utilisation
- Support client
- Probabilité de recommander le produit 10.0 /10
Esticom Value and Innovation
Publié le 2019-05-10
We have worked with several staff members, all our professional. They have taken our ideas and...
We have worked with several staff members, all our professional. They have taken our ideas and worked hard to accommodate our reporting and functional needs. You will not see that form of out of the box thinking from many other developers.
Avantages
The team and I appreciated the ease of use. It has significant power to perform all the required work of the larger more expensive packages, but still gives you the flexibility to make it a custom fit for you.
Inconvénients
Only cloud based at this moment. I hope in future releases they will issue a server based stand alone platform for our secure projects.
- Secteur d'activité : Construction
- Taille de l'entreprise : 2–10 employés
- Logiciel utilisé toutes les semaines pendant 6 à 12 mois
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Provenance de l'avis
Note globale
- Rapport qualité-prix
- Simplicité d’utilisation
- Support client
- Probabilité de recommander le produit 10.0 /10
Great estimating software for small to medium-sized electrical contractors
Publié le 2019-12-19
Estimating a project longhand would take a considerable amount of time. Time is money and with...
Estimating a project longhand would take a considerable amount of time. Time is money and with Esticom I can get more estimates out the door in the same amount of time which translates to more work generated. The ability to create or import databases of labour units is also extremely useful. Esticom has aggregated my material cost and labor unit information and allowed me to efficiently manage the costs of everyday and on-off take-offs.
Avantages
Cloud based - I can estimate and track projects on any computer wherever I have a good internet connection
Economical - Low monthly or annual costs allow a great ROI
Intuitive - Assemblies are easy to customize/create
Evolving - New features added monthly using real input from actual users
Personal - Customer support staff have field experience as well as excellent product knowledge which translates to excellent on-boarding sessions and quick answers to questions.
Inconvénients
The design build section could use some updating/expanding. I realize that this is not one of the main features of Esticom, but it would be nice to see a few more items in its database as it is not yet possible to add my own.
- Secteur d'activité : Télécommunications
- Taille de l'entreprise : 2–10 employés
- Logiciel utilisé tous les jours pendant 1 à 5 mois
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Provenance de l'avis
Note globale
- Rapport qualité-prix
- Simplicité d’utilisation
- Support client
- Probabilité de recommander le produit 10.0 /10
Best low voltage software out there!
Publié le 2018-08-22
I'm actually suprised that we've found a estimating software that does EVERYTHING that we need it...
I'm actually suprised that we've found a estimating software that does EVERYTHING that we need it to do.
Avantages
It's easy to use. We have gone from two to three days of putting together a bid to 2 to 3 hours. It's simple, clean interface, and the support is great. We've tested out 5 different softwares and this is #1 by far.
Oh and it's web based so feel free to access it from anywhere.
Inconvénients
so far so good. No complaints. You can tell that this was developed by a low voltage company.
- Secteur d'activité : Services sans fil
- Taille de l'entreprise : 201–500 employés
- Logiciel utilisé Autre pendant 6 à 12 mois
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Provenance de l'avis
Note globale
- Rapport qualité-prix
- Simplicité d’utilisation
- Support client
- Probabilité de recommander le produit 9.0 /10
Awesome Product for Predictive DAS Designs
Publié le 2019-05-13
Great and easy-to-use software, which allows my Sales Engineers to more-easily get their perspective...
Great and easy-to-use software, which allows my Sales Engineers to more-easily get their perspective projects done much quicker than before. Takes the guesswork out of the equation and definitely helps our customers understand precise needs for their installations. We enjoy working with the staff at Esticom and appreciate the support they lend to us, also.
Avantages
It's very similar to other DAS design software programs I've used, where it scales and measures a link budget as a design is being worked on. Very simple to use and makes going from Microsoft Visio a very easy decision.
Inconvénients
It would be great if our products were incorporated into the software, similar to .vex files in iBwave, so that a proper Bill Of Materials could then be created based on the design. Otherwise, a great product.
- Secteur d'activité : Télécommunications
- Taille de l'entreprise : 2–10 employés
- Logiciel utilisé tous les jours pendant 6 à 12 mois
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Provenance de l'avis
Note globale
- Rapport qualité-prix
- Simplicité d’utilisation
- Support client
- Probabilité de recommander le produit 9.0 /10
Easy to Use and Suprisingly Powerful
Publié le 2020-01-13
My overall experience with Esticom has been wonderful. Having a tool that is so easy to use has...
My overall experience with Esticom has been wonderful. Having a tool that is so easy to use has let us focus more on how to improve our estimating rather than on how to use our software.
Avantages
The intuitive nature of the interfaces and how easy it is to tweak my estimates.
Inconvénients
There are a few quirks that take some getting used to.
I'd say the two small things that bother me most are:
1. Not being able to add one-time-use items to the estimating section.
2. Not being able to switch between takeoff modes without deleting the entire item. (ie switching between linear and linear avg with drop)
- Secteur d'activité : Réseaux informatiques
- Taille de l'entreprise : 51–200 employés
- Logiciel utilisé tous les jours pendant 6 à 12 mois
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Provenance de l'avis
Note globale
- Rapport qualité-prix
- Simplicité d’utilisation
- Support client
- Probabilité de recommander le produit 8.0 /10
Features added regularly!
Publié le 2019-12-19
I “stomach” the price because the software is so helpful! Love the product, but would switch to...
I “stomach” the price because the software is so helpful! Love the product, but would switch to anything comparable if the price was more reasonable.
Avantages
It is highly functional!! If I could spend more time on customizing it, I would use it as my only tool for estimating from beginning to end.
Inconvénients
Pricey. $99 per month is a lot considering there are critical things like Office and Adobe that cost so much less.
Alternatives envisagées
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Esticom is more user friendly.- Secteur d'activité : Construction
- Taille de l'entreprise : 11–50 employés
- Logiciel utilisé tous les mois pendant plus d'un an
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Provenance de l'avis
Note globale
- Rapport qualité-prix
- Simplicité d’utilisation
- Support client
- Probabilité de recommander le produit 8.0 /10
Great Product for Smaller Contractors
Publié le 2019-12-19
We have been using the system on and off for over a year and its a great tool to use. I think if it...
We have been using the system on and off for over a year and its a great tool to use. I think if it were more expensive, we wouldn't have purchased it but is a great starting point. The user needs to take time to really go through the software to understand how to use it.
Avantages
Inexpensive, lots of product support, constant updates & easy to use. You can upload your own pricing and make changes quickly & easily. For any company looking to move from using old school techniques to the digital, this is a great product to use. The system is already loaded with lots of materials & you can start estimating within a short period of time.
Inconvénients
All prices on materials & labour are based on the US labour market. Yes it is averaged, but the prices are not valid in Canada. The labour factor is also a little bit confusing as we aren't sure how many minutes it takes to hang pipe. Takes time to setup & trust the software will output what you need. There are some features that could be created to make using the software easier but im sure this will happen over time.
- Secteur d'activité : Fabrication électrique/électronique
- Taille de l'entreprise : 2–10 employés
- Logiciel utilisé tous les jours pendant 6 à 12 mois
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Provenance de l'avis
Note globale
- Rapport qualité-prix
- Simplicité d’utilisation
- Support client
- Probabilité de recommander le produit 9.0 /10
Cost efficient&easiest software we've found!
Publié le 2020-01-06
Our bids are much easier to put together, download, and send out to clients. The look is professiona...
Our bids are much easier to put together, download, and send out to clients. The look is professional and allows for more or less info as desired.
Avantages
The cost is reasonable and it is very easy to maneuver between all screens. Training and communication with reps has been great as well.
Inconvénients
We very frequently have to add "custom" products because we cannot find what we are looking for in the software.
- Secteur d'activité : Fabrication électrique/électronique
- Taille de l'entreprise : 2–10 employés
- Logiciel utilisé tous les jours pendant 6 à 12 mois
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Provenance de l'avis
Note globale
- Rapport qualité-prix
- Simplicité d’utilisation
- Support client
- Probabilité de recommander le produit 8.0 /10
Review for Esticom
Publié le 2020-01-03
The experience has been good so far.
The experience has been good so far.
Avantages
Ease of doing takeoffs, ability to change Material catalog
Inconvénients
Breakdown of overhead that used to be on Esticom. No ability to overlay drawings from another page to compare changes on drawings from existing to new drawings.
- Secteur d'activité : Construction
- Taille de l'entreprise : 2–10 employés
- Logiciel utilisé tous les jours pendant 6 à 12 mois
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Provenance de l'avis
Note globale
- Rapport qualité-prix
- Simplicité d’utilisation
- Probabilité de recommander le produit 10.0 /10
Esticom Quality
Publié le 2020-01-02
Avantages
I like the fact that this software does what I ask it to do and much more. It allows me to customize everything as I need it and it comes with templates so it does some of the work for me already.
Inconvénients
Maybe I need more training but I'm not sure if the feature for measuring homeruns is precise.
- Secteur d'activité : Sécurité et enquêtes
- Taille de l'entreprise : 11–50 employés
- Logiciel utilisé tous les jours pendant 6 à 12 mois
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Provenance de l'avis
Note globale
- Rapport qualité-prix
- Simplicité d’utilisation
- Support client
- Probabilité de recommander le produit 6.0 /10
Very good. But could grow into better
Publié le 2019-05-11
Responsive tech support. Easy setup
Responsive tech support. Easy setup
Avantages
Takeoff is fairly easy. Accurate. A time saver.
Inconvénients
Has some cumbersome aspects. Grouping could be easier. The estimates are fine. But a better interface for cost/profit and The ability to export cost reports and part numbers would be fantastic.
- Secteur d'activité : Télécommunications
- Taille de l'entreprise : 1 001–5 000 employés
- Logiciel utilisé tous les jours pendant 6 à 12 mois
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Provenance de l'avis
Note globale
- Rapport qualité-prix
- Simplicité d’utilisation
- Support client
- Probabilité de recommander le produit 10.0 /10
GAME CHANGER!
Publié le 2020-01-13
Avantages
It saves you a tremendous amount of time by building your estimate as you are doing your takeoff.
Inconvénients
Sometimes there are slight quirks that need to be fixed, but this is mainly because they are adding new features and they always get fixed.
- Secteur d'activité : Télécommunications
- Taille de l'entreprise : 11–50 employés
- Logiciel utilisé tous les jours pendant 1 à 5 mois
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Provenance de l'avis
Note globale
- Rapport qualité-prix
- Simplicité d’utilisation
- Support client
- Probabilité de recommander le produit 10.0 /10
Great Telecom Estimating Software
Publié le 2019-05-15
Esticom has been great, there is some room for improvement and i would love to help collaborate...
Esticom has been great, there is some room for improvement and i would love to help collaborate with them. Having been in the telecom industry for over 20 years, and helped other companies create their own software i would be able to offer valuable insight.
Avantages
I like that I can have a material database and organize them in a useful way.
Inconvénients
I do not like the fact that i cannot manually input man hours towards scopes of work, and that there are not customizable admin fields (travel charges, project management hours fields, shipping ect) where i can capture typical back end admin costs. It only allows percentages.
- Secteur d'activité : Télécommunications
- Taille de l'entreprise : 201–500 employés
- Logiciel utilisé tous les jours pendant 6 à 12 mois
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Provenance de l'avis
Note globale
- Simplicité d’utilisation
- Probabilité de recommander le produit 9.0 /10
Esticom User Review
Publié le 2020-01-03
Good
Good
Avantages
The ease of use. The ability to sort your projects. The estimating summary tab.
Inconvénients
At times the clarity of the uploaded drawings to a project is not usable.
- Secteur d'activité : Télécommunications
- Taille de l'entreprise : 201–500 employés
- Logiciel utilisé tous les jours pendant 1 à 5 mois
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Provenance de l'avis
Note globale
- Rapport qualité-prix
- Simplicité d’utilisation
- Support client
- Probabilité de recommander le produit 10.0 /10
Review of Esticom
Publié le 2019-05-13
The Esticom cloud-based software has been a great addition to my team! Personally, it has made me...
The Esticom cloud-based software has been a great addition to my team! Personally, it has made me more efficient when providing passive DAS proposals for my customers.
Avantages
I have enjoyed how this software is so versatile. Also, this software has been extremely straightforward, scales floor plans, and has all of the icons that are needed for my job.
Inconvénients
The only complaint that I have had so far, is regarding not being able to duplicate (copy and paste) items to another page.
- Secteur d'activité : Construction
- Taille de l'entreprise : 2–10 employés
- Logiciel utilisé tous les jours pendant 1 à 5 mois
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Provenance de l'avis
Note globale
- Rapport qualité-prix
- Simplicité d’utilisation
- Support client
- Probabilité de recommander le produit 7.0 /10
Fast layouts, must have strong internet connection
Publié le 2019-05-11
I use it daily. I also keep a safety net of my old quote system for pricing while I'm still...
I use it daily. I also keep a safety net of my old quote system for pricing while I'm still learning the system.
Avantages
Esticom allows for faster layouts. You can skip most of your blue print printing process for quotes which saves a lot on paper and ink. Nice tracking system
Inconvénients
Very hard to use over wifi. You must have a strong internet connection. I would like this better IF I were uploading design CAD drawing instead of PDFs
- Secteur d'activité : Construction
- Taille de l'entreprise : 2–10 employés
- Logiciel utilisé Autre pendant 6 à 12 mois
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Provenance de l'avis
Note globale
- Rapport qualité-prix
- Simplicité d’utilisation
- Support client
- Probabilité de recommander le produit 8.0 /10
US to Canadian
Publié le 2019-05-14
With Esticom we are able to do an estimate in a fraction of the time. We are still working through...
With Esticom we are able to do an estimate in a fraction of the time. We are still working through some of the issues with pricing and description from US to Canadian but overall very productive.
Avantages
Some of the options are not easily converted from the US to Canadian.
Measurements. Material costs, tax etc.
Inconvénients
We have to be careful before we send an estimate out to insure all the calculations are correct. Measurements are in metric. Pricing etc.
- Secteur d'activité : Télécommunications
- Taille de l'entreprise : Travailleur autonome
- Logiciel utilisé tous les jours pendant 1 à 5 mois
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Provenance de l'avis
Note globale
- Rapport qualité-prix
- Simplicité d’utilisation
- Support client
- Probabilité de recommander le produit 10.0 /10
Great Job
Publié le 2019-05-07
I am able to send out quotes with one process. Eliminating hours I use to take preparing my bids.
I am able to send out quotes with one process. Eliminating hours I use to take preparing my bids.
Avantages
The software is easy to use and has a whole stock list of the product we sell in the fire alarm and security industry.
Inconvénients
The only thing I found least about the software, can the tool be able to float of the screen to allow all the items on the page to be seen.
- Secteur d'activité : Construction
- Taille de l'entreprise : 2–10 employés
- Logiciel utilisé toutes les semaines pendant 6 à 12 mois
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Provenance de l'avis
Note globale
- Rapport qualité-prix
- Simplicité d’utilisation
- Support client
- Probabilité de recommander le produit 9.0 /10
A great Product with continued Enhancements
Publié le 2019-06-24
A quicker estimating return time to get to client and a smoother estimating process than doing it...
A quicker estimating return time to get to client and a smoother estimating process than doing it by hand.
Avantages
Ease of use. The navigation is simple, but effective!
Inconvénients
Lacking a bit on the materials, but getting better with updates!