Über Bolster

CostCertified ist eine Cloud-basierte Software zur Kostenkalkulation, die Bauunternehmen dabei hilft, interaktive Angebote zu erstellen und Kunden die Möglichkeit zu geben, Positionen in Echtzeit auf- und abzustufen sowie zu ändern. Zu den Funktionen gehören die Erstellung von Einzelposten, anpassbare Vorlagen, Materiallistenverfolgung und Aufgabenverwaltung. Auftragnehmer können den Status von Kostenvoranschlägen einsehen, Einzelposten an Lieferanten zuweisen und Kosten und Zahlungen über das Budgetmodul verfolgen. Mit CostCertified können Administratoren neue Nutzer hinzufügen und verschiedene Berechtigungsstufen einrichten. Mit der Anwendung können Vertriebsprofis neue Leads erstellen, Notizen vorbereiten, Kontaktdaten hinzufügen und ihren Fortschritt in der Pipeline verfolgen. Kunden können Angebote von Bauherren erhalten und nach Abschluss des Auftrags Feedback senden. Darüber hinaus können Auftragnehmer die Gewinnmargen ändern und das gesamte Angebot automatisch aktualisieren. Die Preise sind auf Anfrage erhältlich und der Support erfolgt per Telefon und über Online-Ressourcen.
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Bolster bietet keine Gratisversion, aber eine kostenlose Testversion. Die kostenpflichtige Version von Bolster ist ab 299,00 $/Monat verfügbar.

Startpreis:
299,00 $/Monat
Kostenlose Version:
Nein
Kostenlose Testversion:
Ja

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Micheal
  • Branche: Bau
  • Unternehmensgröße: 2–10 Mitarbeiter
  • Wöchentlich für Mehr als 1 Jahr genutzt
  • Quelle der Bewertung
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
4
Funktionalität
4
Bedienkomfort
3
Kundenbetreuung
5

5
Bewertet am 12.3.2024

Great dedicated team that are there for you each and everyday

My Rep, [sensitive content hidden] is been exceptional in being there for our business. When urgent questions are asked he will call on his own personal time to sort out the issues, amazing customer support.

Vorteile

Presentation of the information to our clients

Nachteile

understanding the various formulas that can save time

Deann
  • Branche: Bau
  • Unternehmensgröße: 11–50 Mitarbeiter
  • Täglich für Mehr als 2 Jahre genutzt
  • Quelle der Bewertung
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
5
Funktionalität
5
Bedienkomfort
5
Kundenbetreuung
5

5
Bewertet am 3.4.2024

This program has been a huge Gamechanger!

The support we have received from their team has been absolutely amazing!!! I can not say enough. We have never experienced such a knowledgeable supportive team that genuinely wants to problem solve as needed and stay on top of any request. A+

Vorteile

The professional proposals that we accurately and quickly get to clients where they have options right within the system. How easily it customizes to our niche business and makes the process clean from start to finish.

Nachteile

There’s really nothing we did not like. Because our company offers a very custom product, it took some time to get our items into system but it has paid off!!!!

BUD
  • Branche: Bau
  • Unternehmensgröße: 2–10 Mitarbeiter
  • Täglich für Mehr als 1 Jahr genutzt
  • Quelle der Bewertung
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
3
Funktionalität
5
Bedienkomfort
5
Kundenbetreuung
5

5
Bewertet am 28.1.2025

We love Bolster here in Alaska

We have been using Bolster for over a year now. We absolutely love it. The first couple months bids will be slow as your building up your items & assemblies. But once that's done, bids get a lot faster.

Vorteile

Our customers love the format that allows them to selection different options for items i.e. plumbing fixtures, flooring types etc.

Nachteile

Having a lot of issues with the new updated version. But Bolster has been working with me diligently to correct them as they come up. It's all part of updating things.

Maryana
  • Branche: Bau
  • Unternehmensgröße: 2–10 Mitarbeiter
  • Wöchentlich für 6-12 Monate genutzt
  • Quelle der Bewertung
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
1
Funktionalität
1
Bedienkomfort
1
Kundenbetreuung
1

1
Bewertet am 16.12.2024

Half-baked, and unusable

Amateur hour. This product is so incomplete as to be unusable. They take your money anyway -- for the year. Borderline scam.

Vorteile

The concept is fine. Wish they would bother to execute it.

Nachteile

Paying 6K for a half-baked, not thought through product that they'd like for us to build for them.

Antwort von Bolster

Hi Maryana,

Thank you for sharing your feedback. We understand your concerns and apologize for any frustration. In May 2024, you and your company signed up for a one-year subscription but did not access Bolster for several months. In the meantime, we released a new version of the app with significant improvements. As a startup, we’re constantly evolving, and these updates help us better serve customers like you.

We want to be absolutely clear that there is no intention to scam anyone. Your feedback is valuable, and we’d welcome the chance to walk you through our latest features so you can get the most out of Bolster. Thank you again for your comments, and we hope to earn your trust moving forward.

Regards,

The team at Bolster

Beantwortet am 23.1.2025
Seren
  • Branche: Versicherung
  • Unternehmensgröße: 11–50 Mitarbeiter
  • Täglich für Mehr als 2 Jahre genutzt
  • Quelle der Bewertung
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
5
Funktionalität
4
Bedienkomfort
5
Kundenbetreuung
5

5
Bewertet am 1.12.2024

Bolster for Powerful Business Dynamics

Bolster has a collective and affirmative support for businesses.

Vorteile

Bolster makes collaboration more influential and resourceful, and businesses improve the growth pattern for all businesses.

Nachteile

Bolster is more professional and error free, reinforcing growth.

Antwort von Bolster

Thanks for the review Seren!

Beantwortet am 9.12.2024
Christi
  • Branche: Bau
  • Unternehmensgröße: 2–10 Mitarbeiter
  • Täglich für 1-5 Monate genutzt
  • Quelle der Bewertung
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
1
Funktionalität
2
Bedienkomfort
1
Kundenbetreuung
2

2
Bewertet am 11.4.2024

Buyer beware

After 7 or so hour long meetings, we were increasingly feeling like this was going to take more time/energy and money (we were paying our guy to set the things up that the Bolster team should have been doing). We met with a "success management" person (who is nice btw, but not really helpful) a few times to go over the pros/cons and took the time to explain the issues we were having. The best they could offer was a "do-over" and basically start from the beginning and go through the whole process again. He said we weren't properly onboarded and assured us if we spent the time again to be onboarded correctly, we would be happy.

We decided we didn't have the bandwidth to invest more time and energy into this product, we weren't even sure it was going to be a good fit for us.

If you choose to move forward, be sure what they offer will be a good fit for your particular situation. Know you will be spending at least $4000 a year for this product, which will one day be worth that... but currently, it is not. Way too expensive for what you get.

I wish the on boarding team would have directed us more, maybe the way we were supposed to be in the first place. But, they did not and now we have to move on and are out $4000. Good news is, we found a better fit for us and its half the cost. Guess I have to chalk this up to an expensive lesson, but hopefully our story will help another business owner save their money.

Vorteile

The concept of what they have to offer is what we liked best. During the sales process, we were shown a beautiful estimate (similar to what we would be sending our potential customers) that had a WOW factor for sure. We liked that the customer could interact with the estimate, upgrade or downgrade to make the project fit their wants/needs and their budget.

Nachteile

It is a super complex system to get up and running. We had read this in other reviews and were prepared to spend the 6+ weeks working with the team to build out the templates, calculators and back-end processes to make the product work for us. Unfortunately, meeting with the development team didn't quite pan out the way we anticipated. We attended 7-8 meetings and somehow the message was sent to them that we only wanted to meet to ask questions, rather than get the help we needed to build this out.

Also, the project management side is non-existent. So, you'll have to purchase another program to manage that side of your business.

The price is crazy expensive for what you get.

You only get one user for the $4000 and have to pay extra for additional users, this made it challenging for 3 of us to use the software for estimating, reporting and assigning tasks.

No trial period. Which they say is because it's too customizable to offer..Okay, fair. It is very customizable, but if you believe in your product, you should have a way to stand behind it. Even with stipulations would be understandable, like you can get a percentage of a refund if you attend all 6-7 of your scheduled training sessions. That to me tells the customer you need them to show up for their part of the deal, but you believe in your product enough to make users feel confident in their $4000 purchase.

In Betracht gezogene Alternativen

Contractor Foreman

Warum Bolster gewählt wurde

The sales process showed us a way to create estimates in 15 min or less. We were looking for a way to speed up estimating and manage our projects in one place. They also have an incredible onboarding process and a money back guarantee (make sure you understand it though, there are stipulations to receive your refund).

Gründe für den Wechsel zu Bolster

In the end, we did go with Contractor Foreman because of their robust project management features, all the training available to learn the software and it's half the cost for 15 users. While they don't have the ability to interact with the estimate in the same way Bolster does (which is really a great feature). When weighing the pros/cons of both programs, Contractor Foreman won hands down for us.
Nick
  • Branche: Bau
  • Unternehmensgröße: 2–10 Mitarbeiter
  • Täglich für 1-5 Monate genutzt
  • Quelle der Bewertung
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
1
Funktionalität
1
Bedienkomfort
1
Kundenbetreuung
1

1
Bewertet am 1.12.2023

Custumer service

My overall experience sucks cant get no help from this fools salesforce is the way to go

Vorteile

Imafter i purchase the product for $1700 for half year i couldnt get no one to help the guy who was goin to help me creat my profile and set everything up went on vacation and never got back i think and there is no refund they do not refund your money

Nachteile

Very difficult to understand the system by your self

Alex
  • Branche: Immobilien
  • Unternehmensgröße: 2–10 Mitarbeiter
  • Täglich für 1-5 Monate genutzt
  • Quelle der Bewertung
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
1
Funktionalität
1
Bedienkomfort
1
Kundenbetreuung
1

1
Bewertet am 19.10.2024

Avoid this software

Really poor. Implementation without a roadmap. Selling features that don't exist yet or are unusable - for example "auto cost" feature.... where you have to sort through thousands of sku's and cannot search. "That new update is coming soon".

Vorteile

The ability to visualize upgrades in the estimating process was the most attractive feature.

Nachteile

The "coming soon" features. Most of the features they have you cannot actually use currently. Very bait and switch-ish.

Antwort von Bolster

Hi Alex,

Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us. We’re sorry you found some features a bit shaky. As a startup, we release updates in stages to gather feedback and refine each release. It is never our intent to mislead customers and we hope that we share the same vision to help grow and optimize your construction business using our software.

The new Bolster app has only just launched, as we made clear in discussions before you signed up, and we’re working to improve its usability every day. We welcome your input and appreciate your patience as we continue to enhance Bolster, and encourage you to give us another go as we have already made many improvements to the app since you signed up in November 2024. We’d be happy to show you how our roadmap is evolving to better meet your needs.

Regards,

The team at Bolster

Beantwortet am 23.1.2025
Verifizierter Rezensent
  • Branche: Bau
  • Unternehmensgröße: 2–10 Mitarbeiter
  • Täglich für 1-5 Monate genutzt
  • Quelle der Bewertung
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
4
Funktionalität
4
Bedienkomfort
5
Kundenbetreuung
4

5
Bewertet am 24.1.2025

Good for expanding decking and fencing business

Great for sales and estimating. Able to expand our business because of the fast estimates, assemblies and presentable quotes.

Vorteile

Good estimating software, great presentations, nice selection tools. Easy to use when set up and have won more jobs as a result.

Nachteile

Nothing, Bolster has all the features we need.

Hazim
  • Branche: Bau
  • Unternehmensgröße: 2–10 Mitarbeiter
  • Täglich für 1-5 Monate genutzt
  • Quelle der Bewertung
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
3
Funktionalität
5
Bedienkomfort
5
Kundenbetreuung
5

5
Bewertet am 8.1.2025

Great GC Tool!

Nice software to be used to prepare neat and impressive quote.

Vorteile

Easy, simple and efficient. Great tools in the GC industry to prepare quotes and presentation to client with a great clarity and simplicity.

Nachteile

Wish if it has more templates that represent average prices and a common scopes like new houses, additions, and similar traditional construction in the United States.

Antwort von Bolster

Thanks for the review Hazim!

Beantwortet am 9.1.2025
Brent
  • Branche: Bau
  • Unternehmensgröße: 2–10 Mitarbeiter
  • Täglich für Mehr als 2 Jahre genutzt
  • Quelle der Bewertung
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
5
Funktionalität
5
Bedienkomfort
5
Kundenbetreuung
4

5
Bewertet am 6.10.2023

CostCertifed has helped my business grow!

Excellent! CostCertified way ahead of its competition from what I can tell. It allows for flexibility and company growth.

Vorteile

Can’t say enough about the value of CostCertified software. I can prepare painting quotes in minutes. The advantage this offers is that product items or full house assemblies can be accessed with a click of your mouse. Pricing can also be saved per item as all the information can be preloaded. As you add new items it will be saved to your own company database. Which is also accessible with your phone or iPad as it’s cloud based. The system also has CRM built-in so that you can see when your customers have last viewed their quote so that you can follow up. Also, scheduling is going to be available by the end of October. CostCertified offers full onboarding support to help you set up your company files if required. You can also personalize pictures for your customers so that they can better relate to your quotes.

Nachteile

None at this point. I have used the product for 5 years now and the company has made many improvements over that time.

Michael
  • Branche: Bau
  • Unternehmensgröße: 2–10 Mitarbeiter
  • Täglich für Mehr als 1 Jahr genutzt
  • Quelle der Bewertung
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
5
Funktionalität
5
Bedienkomfort
3
Kundenbetreuung
5

5
Bewertet am 24.9.2024

Best software company for construction

Very good experience a lot of patience and training went into make this software work for us and they have been great!

Vorteile

I like that the team answers questions concerning software. Also they are easy to get a hold of.

Nachteile

It seems so robust that features may not be needed it needs to be simplified.

Antwort von Bolster

Thanks for the review Michael!

Beantwortet am 27.9.2024
Kristopher
  • Branche: Bau
  • Unternehmensgröße: 2–10 Mitarbeiter
  • Monatlich für Mehr als 2 Jahre genutzt
  • Quelle der Bewertung
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
5
Funktionalität
5
Bedienkomfort
4
Kundenbetreuung
5

5
Bewertet am 10.5.2024

Awesome estimating software

overall very happy with the program if i ever get back into renovations ill re subscribe

Vorteile

Once i got used to using the software doing a whole home quote was fast and simple. After setting up my database you could pick items from past quote to use over and over

Nachteile

The learning curve of using the software and then changing alot of the labour pricing and it was not inline with our local market

Antwort von Bolster

Thanks for the review Kristopher!

Beantwortet am 23.1.2025
Wendy
  • Branche: Design
  • Unternehmensgröße: 2–10 Mitarbeiter
  • Wöchentlich für 6-12 Monate genutzt
  • Quelle der Bewertung
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
5
Funktionalität
5
Bedienkomfort
5
Kundenbetreuung
5

5
Bewertet am 11.10.2023

Great Onboarding Experience

I felt CostCertified was upfront from the beginning, they were supportive, honest, and transparent. My CSM was so dedicated to my onboarding and went above and beyond the allotted time working on my account, spending as much time as required to get my account fully set up. The ongoing support was a great value add, CostCertified was dedicated to constantly improving their service, which really speaks to their priority being the contractor, and delivering the best product for their customers

Vorteile

So customizable to the way I do business and my branding, giving my company a professional image and appearance for my customers

Nachteile

Customers struggled with the non-traditional estimate format

Aaron
  • Branche: Bau
  • Unternehmensgröße: 2–10 Mitarbeiter
  • Wöchentlich für 1-5 Monate genutzt
  • Quelle der Bewertung
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
1
Funktionalität
2
Bedienkomfort
2
Kundenbetreuung
1

3
Bewertet am 15.8.2023

Do Not Purchase without a trial

Purchased with expectation of fast pricing based on square and linear feet. Except that’s an extra fee on top of the already expensive yearly subscription, and it’ll take months to build it out. Other programs are 1/6 the cost for a better user experience and more features with a more refined interface. Not a good fit? “Sorry, we don’t have a refund policy”

Vorteile

Not much. Software is clunky. Try to highlight something and it backs out and you lose all the changes you just made. Editing items is tedious.

Nachteile

Don’t purchase this program without a long trial, or only do monthly payments. They will not refund any time not used or work with you whatsoever if it isn’t a good fit.

Craig
  • Branche: Bau
  • Unternehmensgröße: Selbstständig
  • Täglich für 1-5 Monate genutzt
  • Quelle der Bewertung
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
5
Funktionalität
5
Bedienkomfort
5
Kundenbetreuung
5

5
Bewertet am 4.5.2023

Amazing estimates

Amazing experience so far. I love the software and their customer service is top notch. It has totally transformed my business.

Vorteile

I love how professional and accurate my quotes are now. I am booking more jobs and know my margins.

Nachteile

It does a little bit of setup time but they do have an amazing customer service team. They are with you every step of the way. I

Meridith
  • Branche: Bau
  • Unternehmensgröße: 2–10 Mitarbeiter
  • Wöchentlich für 1-5 Monate genutzt
  • Quelle der Bewertung
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
5
Funktionalität
3
Bedienkomfort
3
Kundenbetreuung
5

4
Bewertet am 8.5.2023

Helpful for our design process after estimating

This definitely saves time, but the amount to set up is a little daunting and even frustrating at times.

Vorteile

We really like that this gives our potential clients the ability to interact with their proposal to adjust the price and pick the types of fixtures they want. We find it really helps in the design process to pick out something that we know is in their price range.

Nachteile

There are certain things with the software that is a little clunky, like adjusting the viewing settings, deleting items, and creating assemblies that work for every job (this has been challenging since every project is different for us).

In Betracht gezogene Alternativen

Contractor Foreman

Gründe für den Wechsel zu Bolster

We liked the interactive experience for the user in selecting tiers for each item.
Steven
  • Branche: Bau
  • Unternehmensgröße: 2–10 Mitarbeiter
  • Monatlich für Mehr als 1 Jahr genutzt
  • Quelle der Bewertung
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
5
Funktionalität
5
Bedienkomfort
4
Kundenbetreuung
5

5
Bewertet am 18.5.2023

Modern yard works review

Vorteile

Helps keep everything in one place and makes estimating big jobs easier

Nachteile

A lot of features to remember, very time consuming at begining

Chris
  • Branche: Bau
  • Unternehmensgröße: 2–10 Mitarbeiter
  • Täglich für 6-12 Monate genutzt
  • Quelle der Bewertung
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
1
Funktionalität
4
Bedienkomfort
1
Kundenbetreuung
4

3
Bewertet am 3.3.2023

Does not save any time.

The sales team misled me. The tech guy was super nice and helpful.

Vorteile

The proposals look nice. They are somewhat easy to navigate.

Nachteile

Takes way too long to set up. The software is slow/laggy and glitchy

Miles
  • Branche: Bau
  • Unternehmensgröße: 2–10 Mitarbeiter
  • Täglich für 1-5 Monate genutzt
  • Quelle der Bewertung
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
5
Funktionalität
5
Bedienkomfort
5
Kundenbetreuung
5

5
Bewertet am 2.6.2022

Best Business Purchase For Growth

Every contact point with the Cost Certified team is a breeze. They are genuine people who are trying to help contractors improve their processes and grow their business. They have answered every question, responded to every email and call, and even set up last minute meetings with me to make sure I can make the best use of the platform. The sales team is exceptional, the customer service and onboarding is phenomenal, and the resources available are amazing!

Vorteile

I have saved so much time on estimating. I used to spend at least 10-15 hours each week calculating estimates and typing up fancy proposals for my customers. I could only see a limited amount of prospects just because it took so much time. Since I started using Cost Certified, each quote takes me about 10 minutes tops! I can spend more time actually talking with my customers about their projects and providing better service instead of wasting time estimating.

The best part is, the whole proposal is interactive. My customers love it! It gives them the ability to choose their own budget, and I end up having more productive conversations now that they can pick and choose on their own.

Cost Certified is so detailed, precise, and professional, that I ended up booking a big project over the phone. That is something that I have never done before in my 4 years in home improvement sales!

Nachteile

The ONLY potential downside is the time it takes to set up. However, just like anything in business, you need to invest before you can make profits. I invested a decent amount of time to understand how the system works and to customize it to my specific projects. The time it has saved me just in the last few months is easily a 5-10x return. This software is an absolute "must have"!

Lewis
  • Branche: Bau
  • Unternehmensgröße: 11–50 Mitarbeiter
  • Täglich für Mehr als 2 Jahre genutzt
  • Quelle der Bewertung
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
5
Funktionalität
5
Bedienkomfort
5
Kundenbetreuung
5

5
Bewertet am 13.11.2020

Wow, Game-Changer!

This software has really increased efficiencies in my sales cycle while adding huge value through its unique interactive quoting engine. Overall my experience has been excellent, and the feedback from my staff and customers has been amazing!

Vorteile

After years of trying Construction software programs, I've finally found one that works. Cost Certified has been a complete game-changer to my business. I can't say enough good things about this software, but here are some highlights:

- Cost Certified is extremely intuitive and easy to use. This is critical for my business if I can't get my staff to buy in and start using a program it doesn't really matter how good the software is. Pretty much anyone can set up the backend of this software with a little bit of time. Once the backend is set up the software is Ipad level simple from a user perspective, which means I can train anyone on it in hours.

- Cost Certified has streamlined my sales and estimating process, but cutting estimating time significantly. What once would take an hour now takes 15 minutes. This has allowed me to reduce fixed overhead in my business while raising the profile of my business by allowing me to create truly unique deliverables for my prospective customers

- One of the most unique and impressive things about Cost Certified is the ability to create interactive quotes. This function not only allows you to add pictures of the spec products, but it allows customers to upgrade products. I typically have 3-5 upgrades available with every product within my estimate. This is truly a game-changer, not only does it separate me from the competition, but it also puts customers in the driver seat and encourages them to engage with the quote.

Nachteile

I really do not have any negatives. I'm told that the services and capabilities of Cost Certified are going to be expanding in the near future. I am very much looking forward to what will be coming next.

Antwort von Bolster

Wow, thanks Lewis for such a detailed review. It means so much to us to know we are making this kind of difference.

Beantwortet am 20.11.2020
Chad
  • Branche: Bau
  • Unternehmensgröße: 11–50 Mitarbeiter
  • Täglich für Mehr als 1 Jahr genutzt
  • Quelle der Bewertung
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
5
Funktionalität
4
Bedienkomfort
4
Kundenbetreuung
5

5
Bewertet am 15.9.2020

Chawick's Cost Certified Review

Great experience! I was worried about being able to follow the system but soon realized my high school education would be more than enough to follow the process. They have made it very simple. I didn't need to call the support line. That surprised me!!

Vorteile

Cost Certified changed my life. I've sold landscaping and renovations for over 20 years, 10 years of which for my own company. So many benefits but the one of most value is the savings of time. My customers approve their quotes with a click of a button. No more PDF's or in person signings. I love waking up and looking at my dashboard to see when a customer has approved a project. This alone saves 30min to 3hrs a day. I use to spend 4-8hrs quoting a project. Now, 15-60min quoting 5,000- 300,000.00 projects. You can run an entire business with this software. It probably would have saved my marriage as my wife did the books...not fun nor should you mix business with family. If I had this software 10 years ago I would still have my own business and would still be married. It has a place for your customers contact info including a call your customer or email them button...So good. Automatically moves your customer to the approved/sold column and sends and an invoices with one click. It even creates a Tax statement eliminating most of my accounting my needs. Upgrades & options. I love this feature. it allows the customer to be in charge of the final price. When I sell a patio, I start with cheap standard, grey boring concrete. They browse through the options and get to decide if they want to upgrade. I have never liked upgrades or options until now because I don't have to do any extra work. 1500 Characters is not enough to talk about the benefits. It will change your life!

Nachteile

It's so much better than what I use to do....excel quote files and folders and pdfs. Maybe add a calendar? I love that i can include a picture with any item in a quote but the ability to add a video would be next level.

Antwort von Bolster

Thanks Chadwick for your review. Again, it's knowing how much our product is making a difference in people's lives/businesses that keeps us incredibly motivated. We really appreciate the time you've taken to let us know the positive impact CostCertified has had on you and your company.

Beantwortet am 16.9.2020
Steven
  • Branche: Bau
  • Unternehmensgröße: 11–50 Mitarbeiter
  • Täglich für 1-5 Monate genutzt
  • Quelle der Bewertung
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
5
Funktionalität
5
Bedienkomfort
5
Kundenbetreuung
5

5
Bewertet am 15.10.2021

It will change the way you do business

CC is awesome. The team behind it is even better. They are attentive, have a well laid out onboarding and customer success process, and guarantee you’ll get the help you need to send out great bids. [SENSITIVE CONTENT] was in charge of my onboarding and [SENSITIVE CONTENT] was my salesman. Both exceptional people.

Vorteile

CC streamlines the sales process. I can capture details with great ease that have eluded us for 20 years. I can take all of the pricing information in my teams head, capture it in CC, and create very detailed and accurate bids.

CC is versatile enough to meet the needs of complex remodels and simple paint jobs with ease. The customer is experience is like nothing I’ve seen with other software. Want to make more money through upgrades and correctly priced change orders? Use CC.

Is it worth the money? Depends…are you tired of not knowing where every penny goes? Missing things on bids? Can’t remember what you charged last time for that one-off item five years ago? Like redoing the bid ten times because the customer changes their mind necessitating 10 more phone calls? Like looking like every other contractor out there? If you like those things, just stick with your antiquated excel spreadsheet. CC will pay for itself through the upgrades you can build into it and the best customer experience I’ve seen. You’ll see more jobs and be more profitable.

Nachteile

There was a lot to learn. It took me a while to learn the software well enough to make quality bids.

I would like to see a a better way of presenting information about my company. We show our licenses, comparison charts, etc to educate our customers to show how our company is different and brings more value to the table than other companies. You can do it in CC, but I’d like a better presentation format.

Antwort von Bolster

Thanks Steven for the detailed review. We really appreciate it. And we take your feedback very seriously. We are constantly finding ways to improve the product and user experience so your input is great.

Beantwortet am 10.12.2021
Chad
  • Branche: Bau
  • Unternehmensgröße: 2–10 Mitarbeiter
  • Täglich für 6-12 Monate genutzt
  • Quelle der Bewertung
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
0
Funktionalität
5
Bedienkomfort
5
Kundenbetreuung
0

5
Bewertet am 6.4.2022

Orion Tradesmen LLC

The ease of quotes. How customizable they can be. The formulas' and margin calculator.

Vorteile

It's a simple setup with customizable features. Take the guess work out of the estimating side of the business. The clients do like the transparences and ease of navigation on reviewed proposals.

Nachteile

The are certain features in the edit side that I don't use, just for the reason that I couldn't see their use or didn't know its purpose, even after applying it to a 'dummy proposal'. I do wish that certain items and assembly's could show itemize cost, while keeping the other item/assembly's hidden.

William
  • Branche: Bau
  • Unternehmensgröße: 2–10 Mitarbeiter
  • Täglich für Mehr als 1 Jahr genutzt
  • Quelle der Bewertung
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
5
Funktionalität
4
Bedienkomfort
5
Kundenbetreuung
5

5
Bewertet am 26.12.2021

This will help YOU if you are a small business owner.

- Overall this software has been very helpful with estimating jobs quickly and efficently.

Vorteile

- The software is pretty intuitive, but setting up all of the materials and assemblies will take some time. Once you have built a lot of the assemblies, i.e. fences it makes it pretty easy to put together estimates in 20-30 minutes without much hassle.
- They support APIs, you just need to work with them. I talked to the development team a bit and was able to use an API to port in customer information which was super helpful. I think CRM is useful, but not inclusive and currently use JobNimbus.
- Their Support is phenomenal. I would recommend you talk to them if you have any issues or if you are running into any issues. They will break down some potential options to fix the problem and see how they can work with you. [Sensitive Content ]has been super helpful.

Nachteile

- It is a bit slow at times, but I've been told they are working on that.

Jeffrey
  • Branche: Bau
  • Unternehmensgröße: 2–10 Mitarbeiter
  • Täglich für 1-5 Monate genutzt
  • Quelle der Bewertung
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
5
Funktionalität
5
Bedienkomfort
5
Kundenbetreuung
5

5
Bewertet am 27.10.2020

CostCertified- The Next Level

Vorteile

After months of research our Remodeling/Construction Company came across CostCertified and right away we saw something that would not only streamline our estimation process but would also offer our Clients with the best buying experience this industry has to offer at this level. One of the biggest differences with the CostCertified software is the Interactive Proposal which is not only a next level experience for our client but very efficient for our business. This is an absolute win-win!
After talking with [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] and getting insight on the CostCertified software and the company vision we realize not only is CostCertified next level at the present, especially in terms of Client experience, but their vision for the future will only make the CostCertified experience better for business and client. Thanks for Developing such a Powerful Tool for this industry.

Nachteile

We really like everything about CostCertified and with all the updates coming soon the experience will only get better.

In Betracht gezogene Alternativen

Bluebeam Revu und Jobber

Gründe für den Wechsel zu Bolster

No other Software offers this Type and Level of Client Experience. The Best possible client experience is essential to a business.

Antwort von Bolster

Thanks Jeffrey for such great feedback. To know you did your homework, researching so many other products and still ended up choosing CostCertified means a lot to us. We are excited to continue to add to the platform "game changing" features.

Beantwortet am 30.10.2020
Nashaly
  • Branche: Bau
  • Unternehmensgröße: 11–50 Mitarbeiter
  • Täglich für 1-5 Monate genutzt
  • Quelle der Bewertung
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
5
Funktionalität
5
Bedienkomfort
5
Kundenbetreuung
5

5
Bewertet am 31.8.2020

The Future is here!

I will like to congratulate the team behind all of this. Great work. This team has made my life so much easier I hope it can be the same for all of the people trying out this software as well.

Vorteile

What I most like about this product is to organize and to easy it is to use once you learn how it works. It helps to keep track of your expenses. I just truly love everything about this product. The upgrades on the estimates that YOUR clients can select themselves without you having to go back and make the changes.

Nachteile

Nothing bad to say. I have taken the course to help me understand all of the software.

Antwort von Bolster

Wow, thanks Nashaly for such a great review. Honestly, it's seeing reviews like this that keep us motivated day in and day out to create the best possible product in the construction industry. Thank you so much for taking the time to share and you have just made our entire team's day/week that much better. And yes, we have so much more coming to add even more value to the platform.

Beantwortet am 14.9.2020
James
  • Branche: Bau
  • Unternehmensgröße: 2–10 Mitarbeiter
  • Täglich für 1-5 Monate genutzt
  • Quelle der Bewertung
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
4
Funktionalität
4
Bedienkomfort
5
Kundenbetreuung
5

5
Bewertet am 1.4.2022

Great program Excellent team

Cost Certified greatly improved our customer qualification and sales process. The proposals look sweet. The Learning curve for the program is short and easy. Change Orders on this program are Awesome. Easiest change order I have ever created.

Vorteile

Time spent on estimates cut by 60%-80%. Streamlined sales and qualifying customers. Learning curve on this software is short, easy and enjoyable. Excellent support from [SENSITIVE CONTENT] as our onboarding Coach. Very responsive, professional and knowledgeable. We were using the software almost immediately as it integrated into our business perfectly, unlike other programs we have used.

Nachteile

Looking forward to customer messages so all team members communicate in this program with customer.

In Betracht gezogene Alternativen

Built und Housecall Pro

Warum Bolster gewählt wurde

Coconstructs Integration with QuickBooks is not perfect and a hot mess to set up.

Gründe für den Wechsel zu Bolster

My team and I did a comparison of all the programs. For ease of use and something that helps our company instead of draining Time to train everyone. I sent employees to Charlottesville Virginia just to learn the program. Huge waste of time and energy for a lot of stuff we didn't want to use on the program.
Erik
  • Branche: Bau
  • Unternehmensgröße: 2–10 Mitarbeiter
  • Täglich für 1-5 Monate genutzt
  • Quelle der Bewertung
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
1
Funktionalität
1
Bedienkomfort
1
Kundenbetreuung
3

1
Bewertet am 17.12.2022

NO REFUNDS WHATSOEVER - SLIMY SALES TACTICS - BEWARE and BE CAREFUL

Awful. The worst. It started with being told the price was XXXX. Being a Canadian company myself, I assumed the price was in CDN. Nope, it is in USD. Then once I realized, I asked for a refund. They said no. So I tried to make it work. I spent HOURS with them and with the product and never actually was able to produce an estimate for an actual client.DO NOT BE BAMBOOZLED BY THEIR SALES TACTICS.

Vorteile

Graphic interface is decent. Tie in to HD pricing slick, but not really usable in my case.

Nachteile

Building assemblies is painfully slow. Updating items takes forever to save and is entirely unintuitive. Only one contact per opportunity (almost all of my clients have multiple stakeholders and email addresses).Set up time is FOREVER.Extremely slow to save estimates and make changes once you start getting into the details.

Jason
  • Branche: Bau
  • Unternehmensgröße: 2–10 Mitarbeiter
  • Wöchentlich für 6-12 Monate genutzt
  • Quelle der Bewertung
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
5
Funktionalität
5
Bedienkomfort
5
Kundenbetreuung
5

5
Bewertet am 6.12.2021

Explore Kitchens trusts CostCertified

Vorteile

CostCertified.com has helped our kitchen remodeling and general contractor formulas. [SENSITIVE CONTENT] is a great guy and [SENSITIVE CONTENT] account rep has been terrific.

Nachteile

We do feel at this time any more features or benefits need to added

Antwort von Bolster

Thanks Jason! Appreciate the review and excited to see how CostCertified is helping your company.

Beantwortet am 10.12.2021
Taylor
  • Branche: Bau
  • Unternehmensgröße: 2–10 Mitarbeiter
  • Täglich für 1-5 Monate genutzt
  • Quelle der Bewertung
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
5
Funktionalität
5
Bedienkomfort
4
Kundenbetreuung
5

4
Bewertet am 15.3.2022

CostCertified Review

The Customer service has been fantastic! the software is difficult to get set up, but once it is set up it is incredible! and the team essentially does the set up for you.

Vorteile

The ability to give our clients options and they can increase or decrease the price of the project with just a click.

Nachteile

How we cannot hide certain values in the estimate preview for clients fully.

Bob
  • Branche: Bau
  • Unternehmensgröße: 2–10 Mitarbeiter
  • Wöchentlich für 6-12 Monate genutzt
  • Quelle der Bewertung
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
5
Funktionalität
5
Bedienkomfort
4
Kundenbetreuung
5

5
Bewertet am 1.11.2022

Let Your Clients Upsell Themselves

I’ve been able to land more higher-priced jobs because the client side is so attractive. Also makes change orders part of the contract seamlessly.

Vorteile

Cost certified lets you include upgrades and options for the client that they can choose and watch the pricing update automatically. it’s like having your own private web store just for them.

Nachteile

I have to carefully watch cost of materials, which I thought would update automatically in the background, but that feature isn’t really live yet.

Chelsea
  • Branche: Krankenhausversorgung & Gesundheitswesen
  • Unternehmensgröße: Selbstständig
  • Täglich für 1-5 Monate genutzt
  • Quelle der Bewertung
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
5
Funktionalität
5
Bedienkomfort
5
Kundenbetreuung
5

5
Bewertet am 30.1.2020

Nothing like this in industry and FREE!

It’s been amazing to use a software that simplifies the construction and renovating industry while I’m navigating renovating our home. Being able to have the assurance that knowing my payments are protected and a guarantee that you’ll have trusted estimates. I especially love being able to pick my own finishing touches in real-time. So simple and genius!!

Vorteile

Ease of use. Quick response time. User friendly.

Nachteile

I wish I would’ve known about it previously!

Antwort von Bolster

Thanks Chelsea for the kind words. We definitely think we have something special that hasn't been seen in the construction industry. We hope more people will use CostCertified for a better experience.

Beantwortet am 3.2.2020
Michael
  • Branche: Bau
  • Unternehmensgröße: 2–10 Mitarbeiter
  • Täglich für 1-5 Monate genutzt
  • Quelle der Bewertung
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
5
Funktionalität
5
Bedienkomfort
5
Kundenbetreuung
5

5
Bewertet am 20.2.2020

New User

It has really helped cutting down on the time it takes to do a full, professional quote that clients can view and determine what is included in their project.

Vorteile

Easy to learn and adapt to. Helpful in quoting job. A real time saver to work with.

Nachteile

Nothing bad about the program. Performing as promised!

Antwort von Bolster

Thanks Michael!

Beantwortet am 21.2.2020
Ryan
  • Branche: Bau
  • Unternehmensgröße: 2–10 Mitarbeiter
  • Wöchentlich für 1-5 Monate genutzt
  • Quelle der Bewertung
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
5
Funktionalität
5
Bedienkomfort
5
Kundenbetreuung
5

5
Bewertet am 21.2.2020

Estimating tool of the future

Great company to deal with, interactive end product for customer and The ability to provide quotes in an efficient and timely manor

Vorteile

Once you input your suppliers and costs the program consistently provides competitive, accurate quotes. And the customer has a very detailed, interactive breakdown of product and pricing.

Nachteile

Took a little time to adjust and input out costs. But once they are imputed you’re set.

Antwort von Bolster

Thanks Ryan for the review.

Beantwortet am 24.2.2020
Janice
  • Branche: Einzelhandel
  • Unternehmensgröße: 11–50 Mitarbeiter
  • Täglich für 1-5 Monate genutzt
  • Quelle der Bewertung
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
4
Funktionalität
4
Bedienkomfort
5
Kundenbetreuung
0

4
Bewertet am 22.2.2020

Feedback

Vorteile

Easy to use
Updated in real time
Detailed all costa

Nachteile

Nothing
I found it very easy to use on a daily basis

Bao
  • Branche: Bürgerliche & soziale Einrichtungen
  • Unternehmensgröße: 2–10 Mitarbeiter
  • Weitere für Kostenlose Testversion genutzt
  • Quelle der Bewertung
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
0
Funktionalität
4
Bedienkomfort
4
Kundenbetreuung
0

5
Bewertet am 22.2.2020

Easy for customer to use

Vorteile

I liked how each element of the project was quoted in a line by line manner, making it easy for the customer to see which elements of the project could be tweaked to save money.

Nachteile

The thing I liked east was the digital quality of the uploaded site drawings.

Antwort von Bolster

Thanks Bao for your feedback. We are working on making sure the contractor uploads high quality drawings/images to give the consumer the best possible experience.

Beantwortet am 24.2.2020
Gaétan
  • Branche: Informationstechnologie & -dienste
  • Unternehmensgröße: Selbstständig
  • Weitere für 1-5 Monate genutzt
  • Quelle der Bewertung
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
0
Funktionalität
5
Bedienkomfort
5
Kundenbetreuung
0

4
Bewertet am 21.2.2020

GRC Review

Great experience using it.

Vorteile

Quick way to see details of the cost plus it is secure and easy to provide feedback and to sign.

Nachteile

Overall, nothing to add to the application as is working fine.

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