In addition, the ability to create individualized dashboards per individual was very beneficial for my business development team.

It does exactly what I need it to do. The ticketing process and customer service are excellent and the price can't be beat.

Great CRM system for the A/E/C Industry at extremely competitive price. Training process takes time as the CRM comes fully loaded with features.

Trying to find other G Suite companies to share solutions. Looking for 3rd party integrations.

Lots of clicking to get where you need to go, and the inability to cross reference some items.

The only thing that I would say is a negative is that sometimes you might have to double input data, it depends on how you use the software but that could potentially be a downside.

Cosential provides a clean way for us to track project leads, pursuits, and potential backlog, all in one place.

The publisher portion is a little cumbersome but that is likely due to lack of training.

The whole experience has been a breeze. From the first sales contact to the support team while setting up the program to fit our needs has been amazing.

Sometimes i pull in inactive or unknown and sometimes people seem to disappear and need to be pput back. Sometime hard to find where to add a company.

Overall, the software was very straight forward to deploy and they  have excellent support during start-up.

This can be an intimidating software package and needs to be populated and launched by someone who fully understands the system.

So many of our users are casual users so its difficult to achieve buy-in and explore all the features when you are working individually.

The ability to link Cosential with financial software through the Financial Data Connector is really powerful and convenient.

The configuration is simple and straightforward and the webcast training is very helpful.

Another great feature is the opportunity tracking, once again keeping all the pieces of a pursuit in one handy place and available 24/7 is brilliant.

Ease of use, value, customization, AEC-specific fields.

Overall, fairly user-friendly system and ability to customize interface.

The mobile app is terrible; however, they claim to have a new one in production that should be rolled out soon.

On-screen takeoff is a separate program and has some difficulty transferring data.

Excellent estimating program. Once you get started, it's pretty intuitive and semi-self-explanatory.

Overall a good product that does what it advertises.

I would like to thank all the customer support for the help on getting started.

I have been using EBM for about a year now and I have grown to LOVE it. This software is extremely user-friendly.

This is the only product on the market with a user interface that makes the estimating logical. Vision Infosoft is great to work with.

This is a great, no non-sense tool that helps me get my job done and be more efficient. Highly recommended for the experienced estimator that needs to crank out estimates in a short time frame.

I like how easy it is to make temporary Items. I also like how accurate the labor times are on the install of material.

The initial loading of the program is difficult, requiring IT expert.

Good product for the price. We will continue to use EBM at our company and recommend trying it out.

Worth every penny invested in this software, having the right tools to prepare your bid will increase your chances to win it and your investment shall be returned with no time.

That it's a good thing to keep records and material on but for bidding just too much to fill out in order to make a proper bid. And the cost is ridiculous.

Overall I am happy with my choice and would recommend this to others.

I also like the ability to have the labor units calculated for me, as well as being able to adjust them depending on the circumstances. I wish I would have invested in Electrical Bid Manager sooner.

We landed two of the first four projects we bid on with the software, and we are very encouraged by the early results. I love how everything is organized and contained within the program.

The program is intuitive and very user friendly. It has proven to be helpful for estimators in training especially.

Limited access to database in standard edition.

Great integration with windows, if you are familiar with Microsoft Windows and the office suite, then it is really easy to navigate the software.

It's a great product, is very accurate, and customer support has been great. It is nice to actually have someone answer the phone that speaks English when you have a simple question.

Familiarity, relevant features, ease of use, integration with PlanSwift.

We like it best because of the ease of use in working with other clients that use the same software. When you use our services, you get our knowledge of the software as well.

The program is quite easy to navigate and find your way on it. We liked it very much and felt good to get out money's worth.

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Cosential is a cloud-based CRM and proposal automation tool that allows business developers, marketers and principles to access and act upon the information specific to their role that compliments cross-functional workflows.


The solution enables businesses to build marketing and proposal database that provides a comprehensive picture of their firm's connections, interactions and history with any client or partner.


Cosential also provides a lead management solution that organizes contacts, tracks new opportunities, manages pending projects, runs reports and responds to RFPs by generating prescriptive, engaging proposals.


Cosential is browser- and device-agnostic, allowing for access in and out of the office. Users can customize system interface for their relevant portion of the business so developers, marketers and principles can each create their own personalized dashboard.


Cosential integrates with MS Outlook, financial systems and most of the industry-specific third party applications within the AEC ecosphere.



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Forecasting

Purchase Order Management

User Management

Customizable Reports

Proposal Generation

Templates

Sales Pipeline Management

Projections

Pipeline Management

Calendar Management

Customizable Fields

Collaboration Tools

Content Library

Client Tracking

Buyer Management

Lead Generation

Contact Management

Sales Approval

Opportunity Management

Lead Management

Email Marketing

Mobile Access

Bid Management

For AEC Industry

Workflow Management

Email Management

Project Tracking

Activity Dashboard

Alerts/Notifications

Knowledge Base Management

Accounting Integration

Goal Setting/Tracking

Contact Database

Supplier Management

Quotes/Estimates

Document Management

RFP Management

Search/Filter

Contractor Management

Windows 7

Windows Vista

Windows XP

Mac OS

Linux

Web browser (OS agnostic)

Windows 2000

Sales User  $50 / month

Read-Only User $25 / month

Admin User $95 / month

Email/Help Desk

FAQs/Forum

Knowledge Base

Phone Support

24/7 (Live Rep)

Chat

2-10

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1000

1000+

Cosential

In Person

Live Online

Webinars

Documentation

Videos

Electrical Bid Manager Enterprise is the offering of Vision InfoSoft that serves the bid management needs of commercial and residential electrical contractors. The software provides features such as conversion calculators, on-screen takeoff, proposal generators, and conceptual estimates.


Electrical Bid Manager Enterprise comes with an integrated pricing database service that helps electrical contractors incorporate the most recent prices of electrical supplies into their bids. The software provides features such as electrical database, material pricing data, and electronic on-screen plan takeoff. The tool includes thousands of pre-built assemblies and users can create new assemblies as per the requirements. The software offers customize wiring methods, conduit types, fittings, and wire type to create a more competitive bid.


Vision InfoSoft offers three editions of their Electrical Bid Manager Enterprise offering: Classic, Plus, and Pro. The Classic version is for light users while the Pro version is more suited for electrical contractors that need significant editing capabilities in their programs to manage bids and estimates.



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