WinEx Software

Great estimation software, nightmare customer service

Pros

I found WinEst to be one of the most flexible estimation solutions on the market. With the ability to customize the labor rates, which cater to different client needs, and to be able to lay out a shift plan for custom crews, it has sped up our estimations. What I appreciate is that it has a very simple UI which displays all the information dynamically and lets you allocate the markups easily. It has a handy catalog of items with up-to-date prices, which is helpful. They present it neatly in the form of a tree that makes your estimates easier as you proceed further.

Cons

Unfortunately, WinEst has the worst customer support. They offer a support plan, but for some reason you dont happen to own it, they will downright refuse to offer any kind of help. Whats even worse is that the support plan is overpriced. I dont feel comfortable paying to fix a problem that shouldnt be happening in the first place.

WinEx is a must-have for the construction industry.

Pros

The way it has several options for establishing the required quantities is excellent. And I cant stop praising how well-designed its 3-D Viewer is. It also allows me to print graphic forms of the estimate to submit with my bid proposal. They adapt to your manner of bidding, and the technical support is excellent.

Cons

It still doesnt have a robust remote access system. A license fob is required in order to work from home or any other device.

Made my job 10 times easier

Pros

I use it for dirt estimating and found it to be very user friendly, having correct navigational tools, and use of colors and shades.

Cons

It is easy to work with but I would like some more video tutorials.

Easy to learn, accurate and time saving

Pros

Technical assistance is by far the best I have ever seen. Using it for a couple of years I would highly recommend this to anyone working in construction.

Cons

It will cost you but if you can manage the expense, it is well worth the investment.

Wonderful product with much needed great support

Pros

It allows plenty of flexibility in that we can create custom labor rates table for accurate estimations.

Cons

Not anyone can understand how to work on this software. Thankfully, their excellent training team made sure our operator gets trained.

Great product with no regrets

Pros

I have always been a field guy only recently switching to estimating world and found WinEx to be the easiest program to learn. Outstanding technical support!

Cons

You will be needing a key to run the program and if you want to run it at another location the price for the second key is a bit too high.

Good software if you often do repeat projects

Pros

It allows us to create and edit custom databases and save them for later. Whenever a similar project comes up, half of our work is already done. Time saved!

Cons

Visualization tools are not up to the mark. We had to use separate software for that.

A loyal user

Pros

Its been about three years my company has been using this software and so far it is the best software for generating accurate reports.

Cons

It needs to allow us to import 3D CAD surfaces as that is something our line of work needs a lot.

Very versatile software, but average at reporting

Pros

Great customer support. And markup feature is the best, it helps you manage any taxes you might need to account for, or any escalation in prices.

Cons

Crew tables cannot be imported or exported. Auto line numbering is frustrating, doesnt let you manually re-number them if you have added a new line.

Great software

Pros

They have a good track record when it comes to updates. The team is very focused on your individual experience and do try to add your requested features in a future update as soon as possible.

Cons

Summary report layout is cluttered and not very useful if you ask me.