4castplus Reviews

Pros

This system offers a broad range of data entry and custom reporting that suits an engineering firm's needs. Customer service is the best I've experienced with any software company. New features are regularly added based on customer feedback.

Cons

Adding new features regularly can sometimes cause temporary bugs. More frequent updates or additions of learning resources would help reduce the need to contact Customer Service.

Pros

Great customer service. It's nice to speak directly to developers, and issues are usually resolved quickly. The system is intuitive and simple.

Cons

Some reports could be better. It's tough to use for forced account type contracts because it's too complex. Cost codes don't show up immediately for some transaction types.

Pros

The site is very organized, making it easy to expedite reports and include all necessary details.

Cons

I've used this system a lot and never had any issues. I've heard from coworkers that there are sometimes coding problems, but I'm not sure if that's related to something else.

Pros

4castplus is supported by a responsive team that swiftly reacts to customer requests and suggestions, providing consistent feedback. It's a comprehensive solution that can manage a project from opportunity to closeout. Field data entry covers most aspects of the project, reducing PM/Admin involvement in routine tasks. It serves multiple industries, integrating various perspectives on project management and offering multiple paths to the same outcome.

Cons

The procurement workflow is robust but complicated. It's flexible, but some business workflows have to follow the software's assumed process. User license tiers are a bit confusing and overlap slightly; they could use some simplification. Serving multiple industries can add complexity to workflows.

Pros

The system's flexibility is great, with many options for different reports. Customer service is fantastic.

Cons

It would be nice to have more training modules.

Pros

The team at 4castplus is highly responsive and clearly dedicated to strong client partnerships. This is a refreshing change from my past experiences with software vendors. Their software is fast, easy to navigate, and you can see their commitment to top quality in every module. It's a very well-built system that I'd highly recommend.

Cons

Any cons I have are minor tweaks. The 4castplus team is very responsive about implementing my suggestions in their regular updates, so those cons don't last long.

Pros

As a mid-sized contractor, we handle many fixed-price contracts, so we must closely monitor our costs and margins. 4castplus has given us incredible visibility into everything happening in real time. It's all on one centralized platform with excellent reporting, which is a massive improvement over the spreadsheets we used before. We also appreciate that we can manage all our subcontracts along with our self-performed work in the same system, which is a huge benefit for contractors like us.

Cons

We handle a lot of mid-sized projects, so some 4castplus features designed for mega projects (like certain project controls and forecasting) aren't useful to us, but everything else is excellent.

Pros

I use 4castplus strictly as a Procurement tool. It's very easy to navigate and very flexible. I don't need any of the PM features, so it's nice that I can use only what I require in 4castplus. The support team is responsive, and I've always been able to get help when I need it.

Cons

I only use it for Procurement, and the project management features are useless to me as I don't need to track project-related data.

Pros

The UI is intuitive and easy for our field staff. You can access the tool anywhere, even offline. The reporting functions are excellent, especially for the diversity of divisions we work with.

Cons

4castplus has a ton of features, and we don't use all of them due to our business nature. You need to complete all the training to use the whole system.

Pros

It's a very powerful tool that has been developed locally here in Alberta. The great user interface makes recording billable time incredibly easy.

Cons

It's a very robust solution, and I only use it to record billable time. It's a bit overkill for what I need, but the price is unbeatable.

Pros

The products meet my needs for everything from RFQ, PO, expediting to accounting.

Cons

4castplus has many capabilities that sometimes complicate the basic functionality our company needs.