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eCMS Pricing, Features, Reviews and Alternatives
eCMS product overview
What is eCMS?
eCMS by Computer Guidance is a fully integrated cloud-based project management and enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform for construction companies. With a range of management tools including accounting, project costing, human resources, CRM, asset management, business intelligence, workflow management, and much more, eCMS provides an integrated suite of applications to aid commercial construction businesses with operations and financial management.
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Typical customers
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eCMS pricing information
Value for money
4.7
/5
39
Starting from
10000
Per year
Per Feature
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eCMS features
Functionality
4.5
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Total features
71
7 categories
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eCMS users reviews
Overall Rating
4.7
/5
39
Positive reviews
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- Likelihood to recommend9.15/10
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John C.
Construction, 51-200 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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eCMS Construction ERP keeps all departments informed and up-to-date on all aspects of construction from my Estimating, Field Operations, Equipment shop, Accounting, Payroll & HR. All of our Job Costing data flows back into the Estimating Department to continue the cycle of successful project bidding.
Cloud based Construction ERP system integrates all of my operations. All modules share the same data eliminating duplicate entries. New Interactive Data Inquiry tools make it easier to access data for all users, where they can create or modify reports and export data to spreadsheets if they wish. New Dashboards allow users to setup interactive Tiles of summarized data that can refreshed and drilled down deeper into the detail. Excellent for Project Managers and Department heads!!
I would say the software has come a long way and progressively more user friendly over the past 23 years. Computer browser restrictions has limited some functionality over the years but is soon going away in the new anticipated release.
FRANK P.
Construction, 501-1,000 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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For me the best feature about the software is the Reporting. Every construction ERP that we reviewed did not have a powerful Biz Intelligence reporting writing tool. Most had in-house developed report writing software. If you needed a customized report you would have to request one from the vendor. With both Cognos and Web/Biz Intelligence were not dependent on the vendor to develop the report....
Would like more work done on the existing programs. For example, many of the screens still need updating. Also, would like done to some existing screens. For example, the Job Cost inquiry screen is wonderful but it is basically the same screen as it was 10 years ago. Add more information to the screen
Christina H.
Construction, 11-50 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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Overall, the system has been extremely beneficial to our daily reports, accounting reports and managing construction projects. Wish it was faster though.
Easy to navigate. Has many options for reporting and customizing reports and functions.
The program is extremely slow and frustrating. EspeciallyReports are not running properly. Program is extremely slow and not efficient. Some of the reports do not work properly. Wish there was a way we could view the invoices in Invoice query rather than imaging. around 3:00
Mark S.
Construction, 201-500 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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Our company reviewed every best in class software package before deciding on eCMS by Computer Guidance Corp. Integration in one product across departments was a very important part of our decision. We went from living in 3 different software platforms in addition to all the excel spreadsheets to just one package doing the same work. Access to data across departments increased alleviating the need for review and reconciliation steps for many processes. After 4 years live on the system i would still go back and make the same decision again. There is always a new product to market that may do something a little better but from an overall value standpoint eCMS has not let us down.
Full integration between operations and change management to accounting/financial reporting. Value compared to competition that required substantial money and customization just to get going. Robust functionality across Operations, Human Resources, Payroll, Accounting right out the box. Custom Form editing logical and easy. Custom report writing through IBM Cognos is valuable and logical way to analyze data across the ERP. Support for critical items is addressed with the appropriate level of urgency. Ownership at JDM has exhibited a commitment to innovation and development as they bring in features from their other AEC vertical products. we have seen features come online in the few years that they have owned the company which addressed our desire for updates and improvements.
Customization/Support at times can have lengthy lead times when not critical to daily operations. Based on IBM iSeries so IT staff used to a Windows only environment have some training to do. (we have gone to their cloud based SAAS model to alleviate these concerns)
Becky J.
Construction, 501-1,000 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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Computer Guidance has worked well for us for over 20 years. They have helped us through some very difficult times including hardware failure, which never happens on the iSeries. Computer Guidance worked directly with IBM. Computer Guidance restored our data while IBM experts worked on the hardware.
Integration feature works very well for us, from uploading payroll to journal entries. Handles large payroll uploads as well as huge job cost journals for WIP entries by job. Easy to setup without the help of a programmer. Multiple ways of extracting data for analysis or writing reports. including: IDI, CONGOS and Business Objects. We are a union contractor and we cannot afford any downtime. eCMS is...
eCMS works well for us. Things that may not work the way we wanted we have developed work arounds.
eCMS FAQs and common questions
Q. What type of pricing plans does eCMS offer?
eCMS has the following pricing plans:
Starting from: $10000.00/year
Pricing model: Subscription
Free Trial: Available
Q. Who are the typical users of eCMS?
eCMS has the following typical customers:
Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Public Administrations, Small Business
Q. What languages does eCMS support?
eCMS supports the following languages:
English
Q. Does eCMS support mobile devices?
eCMS supports the following devices:
Android, iPad
Q. Does eCMS offer an API?
No, eCMS does not have an API available.
Q. What level of support does eCMS offer?
eCMS offers the following support options:
FAQs/Forum, Phone Support, Email/Help Desk, 24/7 (Live rep), Knowledge Base, Chat
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