Recently, we’ve noticed a big change in construction firms’ views on the web-based, or Software as a Service (SaaS), model of using project management software. Among AEC companies evaluating new construction management systems, we’ve observed:

• ~40% are asking specifically for a web-based system;
• ~50% understand the web-based model and considering it; while,
• ~10% remain committed to managing software “on premise.”

These statistics are very different from what we saw a few years ago from buyers of construction software. Why is that?

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