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RAKEN

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This is a good piece of software for small to mid size contractors. It allows easy tracking of time and costs allocated to a project, and can help keep you on track to maintain profitability.
Our safety consultants are able to save report writing time by using Raken on their smartphone or tablets which saves our clients money. We love the Raken report and its professional product.

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Construction, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Documenting and professionalism

Reviewed 4 years ago

Our overall experience with Raken has been great. We have been awarded new projects because the general contractor liked receiving these reports. Also we have been able to demonstrate the work was done when going through a lawsuit.

Pros

Provides documentation for back up, shows your company is profesional, encourages accountability

Cons

Pictures are sometimes misdated, different profiles add up to the price and it can become expensive.

Vendor response

Thank you for your feedback! Please reach out to us at help@rakenapp.com and we will be happy to assist you with this.

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Raymond B.

Construction, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Streamlined Reporting

Reviewed 6 years ago

The Raken App has streamlined our reporting process. In the past our reporting process included taking photos and field notes. At the end of the day we would have to enter field notes into a word processor, download photos and then merge and convert to a PDF file. The Raken App completes all of these processes automatically and will additonally send the final report to email recipients. Our clients receive a clean, concise report that not only documents our daily observations, but also the progression of the project. In the event that you encounter a problem while using Raken, their customer service is outstanding. I highly recommend the Raken App.

Pros

Ease of use

Cons

The best plan is expensive for a smaller company.

Vendor response

Raymond, thank you for the review and feedback. This is what we love to hear and we appreciate you listing the many ways that Raken helps you do your job.

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Construction, 201-500 employees

Used daily for 6-12 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Raken Daily Reporting

Reviewed 4 years ago

Raken is the most affordable and efficient daily reporting tool and report generator I have used thus far.

Pros

The reporting through the subcontractors allows for the easiest and most time efficient daily documentation.

Cons

When multiple users input data offline there is a disconnect for choosing which data supersedes the others

Vendor response

Glad to hear Raken is working out well for you! We¿re currently making further improvements to our offline mode so it would be great to understand your use-case fully. Feel free to reach out by email to help@rakenapp.com with any questions. Thanks!

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Construction, 1-10 employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Construction is Hard, But Daily Reporting Does Not Have to Be

Reviewed 4 years ago

Raken was the solution to our Daily Report Delema. Years of filing paper dailys left us with mountains of papers to file, lack of information, and inconsistent reporting. On the surface this is OK until something happens down the road that you need to look back. Sometimes a job that is over 5 years old needs to get dusted off and dredged out from the bowels of the filing cabinet. Raken solves that...

Pros

It is a software my guys in the field will and do use. It is simple as that.

Cons

Although constant updates are good, Raken does change their online site up relatively frequently as they roll out newer and better options for the product. Although the end result is good, for those who do not adapt to change in the technology world, or are not tech savvy it can be a bit frustrating.

Vendor response

Thank you for your review and feedback! We really appreciate this information as it helps with further development of Raken. If you need any assistance with using Raken in the most efficient way possible, please feel free to reach out to us at help@rakenapp.com or give us a call at 866-438-0646. We would be happy to help. Thank you!

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Aneisha L.

Civil Engineering, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Do we love Raken? Yes, let me count the ways!

Reviewed 4 years ago

Just amazing! It doesn't matter if it is billing, recommendations, walking a non-tech employee through logging on, assisting on feature access or training, this company is by far one of the best in customer service and the level of power for field reporting is superior to anything we have had in the past!

Pros

1. Cloud based (no expensive servers, no storage limits) 2. Extremely easy to use 3. Allows Foremen/Superintendents to have very detailed field reports 4. Can share photos, recordings, weather, and reports with a link vs. large emails 5. Can track jobs by crews, employee, and cost codes 6. Easily document weather delays 7. Voice recording allows for a LOT of flexibility and complete detail 8. Phone, ipad, tablets or desktop are part of the accessibility with just a logon 9. All this at an affordable price 10. If you need to go to mediation and/or court, this is quite the electronic storage 11. Allows for employee to sign the time/work performed and no accidents 12. Easily modify your daily field report for different jobs.

Cons

1. We started when it first launched and it didn't have all the features but they were listening and added new things constantly 2. Would like to see more gps functions later for time card validating

Vendor response

Thanks for your time writing this review and feedback, Aneisha! This is very exciting to hear. We have built Raken based on customer feedback and will continue to do so. Thank you!

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David C.

Construction, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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The best suited program for our needs in the management of construction projects for our company.

Reviewed 6 months ago

Before Raken our Superintendents were filling out numerus hand written forms each day, this caused it to be impossible to get updated information with out making a lot of phone calls that took the eyes of our Superintendents off the quality of work being preformed. with Raken we have adapted all the information into the system and it can be accessed at any time, with pictures and descriptions. When we were looking for an app to cover all of our needs, Raken was the best option and at a affordable price. The Raken support team has always been quick to assist when needed.

Pros

It has all the reporting areas we need to provide quick access to information and our Superintendents can easily fill out information during the work day without taking a lot of time away from overseeing work quality.

Cons

Raken is always wanting feedback so they can improve the content of the program, our company has sent several ideas in for consideration over the time we have used the Raken program. Raken always response letting us know they appreciate our input.

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Susan W.

Construction, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Raken for construction reporting.

Reviewed 6 years ago

We are steel erectors running 3 crews. We were going crazy trying to keep up with who was where doing what. None of our Forman are good with paper processing. We introduced them to Raken and we get more detail on a daily basis that we ever thought possible. They love it....what was burdensome communication is now bragging rights....the Forman take pride in their work and out-do each other with...

Pros

simplicity, affordability

Cons

limited search ability from the app.

Vendor response

Thanks for the review Susan! Glad we could make your daily reporting process much simpler.

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John B.

Construction, 51-200 employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend7/10

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Raken Haves and Have nots

Reviewed 4 years ago

Raken is good. But far from the best. It is expensive for what little it does. I think for what it offers. Others will soon come along and find it essy to do more for far less

Pros

Raken is for all intents and purposes a great software for daily reports. Weather is right there. Days can be pulled up and out when needed

Cons

There are many things that other software does, within their daily reporting capabilities that Raken simply doesn't. issue tracking and reporting is much better with other software. And the ability to customize the daily reports on a per job basis is better with other software

Vendor response

Thanks for your great feedback! We'd love to schedule time to go over Raken with you. Although we start out as a simple easy to use daily reporting app, there¿s a lot more that our software offers, including subcontractor collaboration, photo management, Time Cards, Summary Reports, Executive Dashboard, budgeting of hours, and more. We want to make sure that you get the most out of our solution so please email us at help@rakenapp.com to schedule a free (as always) training session with one of our team members. Thank you!

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Noah A.

Construction, 1-10 employees

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  • Likelihood to recommend6/10

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Great idea but missing some key features

Reviewed 4 years ago
Pros

Easy to use and take photos for daily construction reports. App works well and didn't crash on me. Unlimited photo storage as well as nice PDF output if needed.

Cons

I really wanted to like this software. Unfortunately it is missing some key features that I needed. You are not able to customize the reports enough for our use. Most importantly you are not able to make some fields required. I need to know YES or NO if a safety walk has been completed that day. The pricing is also way too high for a daily reporting app. Customer Service was very good and they seem to really care but they are missing some basic features.

Vendor response

Thanks for your feedback, Noah! As Raken was built entirely around customer feedback, we really appreciate hearing what would help you with your reporting process. I¿m submitting your request to have a mandatory field inside the survey section. Hopefully that¿s something our team will be able to implement in a future release. If there¿s anything else you would like to see, please feel free to reach out to us at help@rakenapp.com. Thanks again!

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Gary M.

Construction, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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An Assett

Reviewed 4 years ago

Saving time

Pros

Ease of use, Features and the commitment from your support staff

Cons

Cost for all the features for a single user

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Thanks for the review, Gary!

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Gretchen L.

Construction, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Raken construction

Reviewed 7 months ago

There have been some frustration with the program, however the customer service is excellent.

Pros

The date stamped - time sheets - imported cost codes

Cons

Can't custom very well - mobile application - signing timesheets or toolbox talks

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Chris K.

Construction, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 6-12 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend7/10

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Daily reports so easy!

Reviewed 5 years ago
Pros

Easy to use. Easy to learn. Liked the price for what we got.

Cons

Didn't like downloading one by one each report to save, very time consuming. Didn't like that we couldn't switch up the questions and customize those on the account we chose.

Vendor response

Hey Chris, thanks for the review and feedback! Customizable features are available on our Professional and Performance packages and offer a wide range of possibilities. Let us know if you need any other information or support.

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Sarah Ruth O.

Construction, 11-50 employees

Used weekly for 6-12 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend5/10

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Not my favorite estimating software

Reviewed 3 years ago

Several TPAs that we work with require us to use RAKEN and so we use it for the pricing of projects for our contracting team

Pros

the pros of this software are the synchronicity and ease of implementation with other software. Several of our other vital programs are able to link to Raken and so that is our favorite part about it.

Cons

Due to the newness of the cloud based system and the fact that our office is more used to programs such as Xactimate, the amount of time spent on sorting out issues is a con for us.

Vendor response

Hey Sarah! Thanks for the review and feedback! We are constantly working on improving our integrations and adding new ones to make Raken stronger and more connected. If you have any questions or need help, feel free to call us at 866-438-0646 or email us at help@rakenapp.com and we'll be happy to assist!

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Construction, 51-200 employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend7/10

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Great Product for the Price

Reviewed 4 years ago
Pros

I can always review reports as long as I have cell service on my iPhone.

Cons

No real complaints. They continue to make improvements.

Vendor response

Thank you for the review!

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Rafael M.

Construction, 1-10 employees

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Loved the ease of use and functionality of the product.

Reviewed 5 years ago

The main benefit was the time saving aspect of doing daily reports. No need to hand fill out a form, just open up the app right from your phone and answer a few questions and leave some comments. Super Easy. The money saved from having someone use this app far surpasses the cost of someone having to take time out of the day to fill out a daily report manually and then submit and log it.

Pros

Our company used the free trial and after seeing how easy the app was to use we plan to purchase this for future use on projects. All you have to do is answer a few questions and a daily report is automatically generated. This includes taking pictures right on the apps interface and having it time stamped and in the report. The automatic weather report was a cool inclusion as well.

Cons

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Vendor response

Thanks Rafael. Glad to hear you find Raken easy-to-use. That's our #1 goal!

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Alan B.

Construction, 501-1,000 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Makes my day easier

Reviewed 4 years ago

The daily report is putting time back into my day. I can do a report while at the building and don't have to do it from my vehicle or office.

Pros

With Raken I can check my jobs, take notes and photos, and quickly send to the customer. The customer knows I have been there and can review progress right from my email.

Cons

You do have to move up to the much more expensive option to customize your daily report.

Vendor response

It's great to hear how Raken is helping you save time and update customers efficiently! Thanks for the review, Alan.

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michael f.

Construction, 1-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Daily Reports

Reviewed 4 years ago

it makes my job easier

Pros

Our company loves this app its been great for the field guys and the fact it tracks hours is a plus. customer service is great

Cons

could be cheaper in price. that`s about all the cons

Vendor response

Thanks for the review and feedback, Michael! Glad to hear that the Raken app works well for the field guys. It's always nice to hear when our product makes your job easier.

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Philip P.

Pharmaceuticals, 501-1,000 employees

Used weekly for 6-12 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend6/10

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Raken Review

Reviewed 5 months ago
Pros

A good software that allows you to track time and cost that goes into a project.

Cons

Software does not allow you to edit entries. You have to delete the entry and re-enter which can be bothersome.