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Houzz Pro vs PlanSwift
User Ratings & Reviews
Reviews are generated by real users. When reviewing a product, users are asked to assess the product’s overall quality, which includes assigning specific ratings for ease of use, value for money, customer support, and functionality.
Ease-of-Use
4.2 / 5
4.4 / 5
Value for Money
4.1 / 5
4.1 / 5
Customer Support
4.3 / 5
4.1 / 5
Functionality
4.2 / 5
4.1 / 5
Last Review Written
November 22, 2024
July 18, 2024
Pros/Cons
Pros
- This makes great mood boards, beautiful proposals and invoices, is super easy to use and fairly seamless to integrate with Quickbooks.
- The features are so specifically tailored to designers and how a design firm functions - it's wonderful. I love the ability to customize shared features with clients and the rest of my team too.
- I have been so thrilled with the level of leads, customer service (immediate response times), ease of use. I recommend it to all of the designers in my groups.
Cons
- Other than if you have a problem that needs to escalate past your account rep you’ll have to write a bad review before they actually reach out to you.
- When matched with a potential client...the online form asks for full name but most often potential clients only enter their first name which makes for awkward or unprofessional first contact.
- The Houzz pro software design program is still buggy and missing key items such as stairs and a fireplace. Bugs need to be fixed as I have lost floor plans and needed to regain trust in the program.
Pros
- Planswift is like an open-source, do-it-yourself platform. It is awesome in it's capability to write what you need and even design the input screens to look very clean and professional.
- Anyway I can recommend this software for new users who are looking to have there estimation purpose. I am happy overall quality of the software.
- When looking into takeoff software this is the clear winner. It integrates well with other programs such as BuilderTrend and it is very easy to use.
Cons
- Terrible customer service. I usually call and have to leave a message and someone might get back to me in 24-48 hours.
- The other downside for me was that I had to have my computer rebuilt, and the PlanSwift files were stored in a place on my computer that is not routinely copied when an IT tech rebuilds the computer.
- If you get a live person on their end it's usually "I'll get a technician to call you back. Then I guess you're just supposed to sit at your computer and wait, usually hours or into the next day.
Pricing
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Additional Info
Ideal Customer Size
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Small
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Deployments
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad
Support and Training
Support
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Training
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
