The software is easy and almost fun to use, the data it provides is very useful and it all just makes sense. If we have questions or problems, the staff at BaseBuilders is super responsive.

I am more of the technical support person in our office, I installed Praesto AE, do the updates, and trouble shoot.

Makes end of the month timekeeping and billing much easier. Being able to link Praesto with Quickbooks is a huge plus.

Not only is this a robust solution to Digital Project Management, but it also runs on the Macintosh by using Filemaker as the database.

The software can be very slow at times, and it is hard for me to multitask with it open on my computer.

It's difficult to navigate to the information it stores and tracks. It's not the most intuitive and user-friendly.

QuickBooks is a great accounting program but isn't able to do direct/overhead at the project level.

It easily tracks my time, and I love the ability to add comments on each task.

They regularly reach out to us if they haven't heard from us to make sure we are happy with the program.

Praesto AE has greatly benefited our firm and all of our project managers. Each manager can quickly and easily check budgets so they can spend more time focused on clients and projects.

Praesto has been easy to learn and use. The customer support has by far been the best I have ever seen from any company in my career.

I like that we are able to see if we are profitable or not on a project. It allows us to see how much we are actually paying versus what we are charging.

We had trial copies of the Delteks of the world, but for a small company, we needed a product that was easy to implement, had great service help, and integrated completely with Quickbooks.

Customer Support has been excellent. We are in Australia, and we either get an immediate email or phone call to our requests, or it is there the next morning.

As we use it a lot during the day, it slows down more until it freezes.

We subscribed on a monthly basis to be sure we wanted to continue to use it. After 3 months, we purchased the annual subscription to save money.

After 5 months, I haven't found anything I don't like about BaseBuilders or Praesto.

A huge selling point to this program was that we got all of the features WITH unlimited technical support for one very affordable price.

We're just starting to use the more in-depth features. It's a great addition to our company.

It solved a lot of our project organization woes, and assembled all of the data, both project and billing, in a single, easy to use format.

The Preasto team has been very diligent in helping move all our data to the new system and extremely helpful in showing us the myriad of new accounting and management tools at our disposal.

Praesto did all that for us. It's priced right for the small business and gives us the reporting that we need to be profitable.

Good software to track time, mileage, and project billing.

I can't work offline, which is terrible for someone who is required to do a lot of work inside airplanes.

You can't really duplicate a sheet, or there is something wrong with that feature that makes it extremely inconvenient for us to do so.

It's intuitive to learn so you can get up-to-speed quickly, and has terrific training and community support to allow users to build upon their Smartsheet skills and become experts.

I love the flexibility and ease of use. The ability to flip from tasklist to schedule to card views is great.

What I like best about Smartsheet is the great amount off functionalities it has, it can be used for many purposes and it is very easy to set up.

They're so easy to customize and they have great webinars that can help support you. I like the ability to upload documents to show and share project progress with other members of your team.

Overall our experience has been great, customer service and tutorials are awesome.

I love using this tool for work as it offers me multiple functions that streamline and quickly manage my projects. Smartsheet has a very amazing and nice interface.

The new features have been awesome. One think I love the best is the Report Builder functionality.

I use smartsheet to organize several projects among a team, as well as organize my own individual projects. It's great for simple organization or complex - highly customizable and actually fun to use.

Easy to use, easy to collaborate on it, intuitive, good price. For project management it was perfect for us.

I love how well it integrates with other platforms  and the interface and functionalities are easy to use.

We are able to increase our work agility during our software implementation projects while using this excellent software. Great integrations with other systems.

Easy to deploy, nice report charts,  easy to use interface, integration with Google for user authentication.

I had a trouble to understand how the conditional formatting is working at first, not many tutorial or manual provided and I had to study the feature on my own.

The issue is not the software but the person setting it up. It is frustrating to contribute to the poorly designed Smartsheet because of the lead's limited knowledge.

I love using Smartsheet daily. It is user friendly, beautifully designed and smart.

Someone it is hard to give access to others - but that is user error on our end with the credentials.

Overall, we are happy with our roll-out of Smartsheets, as it has allowed us greater organization and insight into our project plans and their successes.

The lack of an autosave feature can be frustrating at times. I believe this is something that could easily be implemented in the future.

Cost efficient easy to use project tracking tool with good view options.

It's easy to set up, and I don't really have to dig too much to find the functionality it's designed for. I love love love that it's online and I can easily search for my sheets.

I have long been an admin user of this solution and have continued to build an understanding of all the excellent features that are available within this.

There is an excellent integration with both JIRA and Salesforce, allowing us to leverage all three products together for increased efficiency.

It is great to be able to share assets with others, keep comments together with their project and track progress in one place.

Love the automation aspect and form-building to collect information from outside organizations, etc. Super easy to learn and do on your own.

There is so much that I love about Smartsheet. The fact that you can create forms and that they have pre-determined templates that allow you to build out all kinds of documents.

I loved the flexibility and the ability to export into an Excel file, when needed. I also loved how it updates and saves.

My experience has been extremely pleasant. Its so user friendly and the customer service staff is amazing.

I feel that the ease of the software provided a good source for me to be more efficient with my time and accomplish more tasks.

There is a lot to Smarsheets which can be intimidating to new users, and it's not the easiest to pick up with so many options for customization.

The best thing about this software is the value it provides for the price. This is good for tracking projects and milestones.

Therefore, it’s a useful application to investigate on daily basis about the assigned tasks in an interesting way.

It is really helpful when you are a leading or being just a part of some project. It helps to manage all information well.

I love that this software is so easy to use. If you have ever used a spreadsheet software before, then you are good to go.

The maintenance can be a pain, even though you are warned ahead of time.

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Built for ARCHITECTS and ENGINEERS that design and draw BLUEPRINTS.

BaseBuilders.com is developed specifically for architecture and engineering firms by a veteran of the industry. It handles everything from time tracking to invoicing. It will even manage your sub-consultant contracts and payouts.

The super-simple QuickBooks integration means that you will not need to learn a new accounting system.

Every aspect of your project information is housed in a searchable database giving you immediate access to the information you want to see. And the robust reporting system will give you the answers you are looking for. You will know the profitability of each project in real-time - no more waiting until the end of the month to get a report.

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Commenting/Notes

Deadline Management

Project Workflow

Proposal Generation

Access Controls/Permissions

Invoice Management

Project Management

Data Import/Export

Contact Management

Role-Based Permissions

Percent-Complete Tracking

Time & Expense Tracking

Billing & Invoicing

Expense Tracking

Customizable Branding

Summary Reports

Quotes/Estimates

Tagging

Search/Filter

Web browser (OS agnostic)

Three tiers of users
Financial $31.50 per user/month billed annually ($35 monthly)
Production $22.50 per user/month billed annually ($25 monthly)
Limited $13.50 per user/month billed annually ($15 monthly)

Email/Help Desk

FAQs/Forum

Knowledge Base

Phone Support

Self-Employed

2-10

11-50

51-200

Base Builders

Live Online

Documentation

Videos

Smartsheet is a work execution platform and collaboration tool with a familiar spreadsheet-like interface that helps teams plan, track, and manage projects in real-time. Smartsheet features include a range of project management tools, such as document and resource management, project reporting, task management, file sharing, and timeline tracking.

Smartsheet can help teams standardize a project process, maximize productivity, and improve collaboration with automated workflow options that fit individual work preferences. Within the platform's project management tools, data can be sorted using card, grid, Gantt chart, and calendar view. With a real-time dashboard, teams can track project status, manage resources, and assign tasks to improve overall visibility and work efficiency.

Project plan information can be shared with leadership team members and key stakeholders to keep everyone on the same page. Activity log reports and customizable dashboards help ensure that team collaboration is consistent across projects of any size and kind, from software development to marketing plans.

With the Smartsheet app, teams can access project information and workflow data while on the go. The mobile app is compatible with iOS and Android devices.


File Management

Analytics

Third-Party Integration

Milestone Tracking

Bar Chart

Patient Records Management

Multi-board

Employee Management

Surveys & Feedback

Status Tracking

Visual Workflow Management

Committee Management

Idea Management

Subcontractor Management

Permit Management

Due Date Tracking

Time Tracking

Staff Calendar

Email Alerts

Customizable Reports

Rescheduling

Document Storage

Activity Tracking

Process Change Tracking

HIPAA Compliant

Data Synchronization

Templates

Charting

Progress Tracking

Task Board View

License Verification

Workflow Configuration

Contract/License Management

Task Scheduling

Financial Management

SSL Security

Change Management

Marketing Calendar

Policy Management

Single Sign On

Portfolio Management

Project Planning/Scheduling

Strategic Planning

Task Planning

Approval Process Control

Gantt/Timeline View

Projections

Product Roadmapping

Key & Lock Management

Multi-Campaign

Public Dashboards

Communication Management

Brainstorming

Supports Agile

Digital Asset Management

Scheduled/Automated Reports

Resource Management

Calendar Management

Customizable Fields

Collaboration Tools

Activity Management

Assignment Management

Functions/Calculations

Project Scheduling

Template Management

ROI Tracking

Dependency Tracking

Risk Management

Multiple Projects

File Transfer

Testing/QA Management

Electronic Data Capture

Media Planning

Certification Tracking

Audit Trail

Version Control

Activity Planning

Private Dashboards

Retrospectives Management

Technician Management

Content Management

Project Time Tracking

Lead Management

EMR/EHR

Cost-to-Completion Tracking

Mobile Access

Brand Management

Sales Reports

Dashboard Creation

Requirements Management

Capacity Management

Real Time Data

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Windows 10

Plans start at $7.00/mo. Pricing is per user per month. Rates shown are when paid annually. Nonprofit, schools, gov't agency receive additional discounts on annual plans.

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