FOUNDATION Reviews & Pricing

by Foundation Software | Founded 1985, Strongsville, OH

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What is FOUNDATION?

Industry Specialties: Construction

Foundation Software is a platform focused on construction accounting that serves companies of all sizes. It contains a number of other helpful modules like project oversight, scheduling tools, executive dashboards, service dispatch and more. It is available with both on-premise and cloud-based deployment options. Service Dispatch and FOUNDATION Mobile apps help keep teams in the field or the office connected.

Leverage hundreds of automatic job costing and customizable reports to set up workflows that complement your business. Cut down on errors and tackle all of your accounting challenges with its financial inclusions. Its contractor scheduling adjusts timelines, critical paths and non-working days while maintaining accurate timelines.

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FOUNDATION Pricing

Based on our most recent analysis, FOUNDATION pricing starts at $500 (Monthly).

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Starting From: $500
Pricing Model: Monthly
Free Trial: No

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FOUNDATION is supported with the following types of training:

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The following support services are available for FOUNDATION:

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FOUNDATION Benefits and Insights

Why use FOUNDATION?

Key differentiators & advantages of FOUNDATION

View Project Numbers: Track project activities and costs against past performances and estimates.
Make Processing Complex Payroll Simple: Pay crew members on time using payroll modules with custom rate settings, rate tables and reports.
Improve Workflows: Integrate construction document management modules with job costing and tracking to monitor project processes from a centralized location.
Gain Key Insights: Generate interactive graphs and charts that display relevant data using executive dashboards.
Stay Mobile: Mobile apps help sync the office and field while cutting down on redundant data entry. Input data from anywhere at any time.
Deploy in the Cloud: Receive system updates and store crucial documents securely online.

Industry Expertise

Suitable for government, commercial, prevailing wage and contracting industries. Serves companies with employee structures of all sizes.

FOUNDATION Reviews

Average customer reviews & user sentiment summary for FOUNDATION:

147 reviews

82%

of users would recommend this product

Synopsis of User Ratings and Reviews

Based on an aggregate of FOUNDATION reviews taken from the sources above, the following pros & cons have been curated by a SelectHub Market Analyst.

Pros

User-Friendly: The platform’s UI is simple and easy to use, according to 83% of users.
Accounting: According to 74% of users who reviewed this pro, the product’s accounting functionalities consisting of modules such as audit trails, general ledger and AIA billing helps speed up financial operations.
Customer Support: About 93% of users who mentioned this pro said the technical staff responds to issues in a timely manner.
Training: Regarding this feature, approximately 52% of users said the vendor offers detailed video tutorials.

Cons

Speed and Performance: It’s difficult to fix software glitches, according to 72% of users.
Reporting: According to 58% of users who reviewed this con, formatting issues can arise while exporting reports to Excel.
Functionalities: More than 80% of users who mentioned this con said the platform should offer advanced reporting, AR and AP capabilities.
Mobile Accessibility: Some of the modules such as payroll and time tracking, notes taking, and reporting don’t operate seamlessly on mobile devices, according to 90% of users.

Researcher's Summary:

Foundation Software assists users in streamlining financial processes. Many reviewers were satisfied with the solution’s accounting functionalities. Several users noted, the product offers an easy-to-use interface that helps save time. Many observed that it’s hard to fix system crashes. They also criticized that the product didn’t function well on mobile devices. Overall, the software’s a good fit for companies needing help with accounting.

Key Features

Project Budgeting: Import data from other construction estimating systems and break budgets into standard CSI divisions or custom cost codes. Compare project performances against estimated revenues, costs, quantities and labor hours.
Job Tracking and Reporting: Track job costs using Microsoft-SQL-Server-powered reporting modules. Analyze project cash flows and WIP (work-in-progress) reports to help make informed business decisions. Receive automated notifications to avoid labor overshoots.
Change Order Management: Update budget details after receiving approval and track change orders by status. Convert RFCs into change orders using project management modules.
Auto Timecard Entry and Processing: Process multi-state, multi-trade and multi-union timecards to avoid reentering rates. Customize timecard screen layouts to track crucial data. Import data from other field logs and timekeeping apps.
Payroll: Automatically calculate deductions or fringes based on overtime, regular or special rates. Create, print and email electronic payroll reports to federal, state or local agencies. Manage union payrolls and prevailing wages by creating rate tables.
Project Management: Access job center to track documents such as RFIs, RFPs, field logs, submittals and more. Monitor project progress and receive alerts to avoid missing deadlines.
Executive Dashboards: View current operations and accounting data from across the system in one location. Analyze reports to make strategic business decisions. Filter reporting by jobs, project types, project managers and more.
Scheduling: Automatically create schedules from jobs. Analyze summary reports to identify resource requirements. Receive notifications to tackle scheduling conflicts.

Limitations

At the time of this review, these are the limitations according to user feedback:

Doesn’t operate well on mobile devices.
Doesn’t offer robust reporting functionalities.
Inability to contain retainage in the unit price billing.

Suite Support

Access support services Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST. Since the vendor’s office is operating remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they request clients to log-a-call via the client portal.

Email: [email protected].

Phone: (800) 811-5926.

Training: Access on-site and online training. Customize training modules as per business requirements. The vendor offers learning resources consisting of articles and webinars.

Tickets: Not specified.