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Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Key benefits of RSMeans Data Online Available in three tiers for maximum flexibility. Delivers comprehensive quarterly updates to all cost elements for up-to-the-moment cost accuracy. Build your own assemblies for custom systems within your estimate and save them for later use. Create a conceptual estimate fast with an expansive library of existing models you can edit to generate costs for your project’s location. Find items by keyword, MasterFormat number or browse the catalog by division to locate the material, task or construction cost you need. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.2/5** | 304 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 3.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support Software | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 3.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 3.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Gordian - **Location**: Greenville, US - **Founded**: 1940 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: $2,268.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial) - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Canada, United States ## Features - API - Audit Trail - Change Order Management - Cost Database - Cost Estimating - Cost Tracking - Electrical Estimating Software - For AEC Industry - HVAC Estimating Software - Historical Database - Multiple Projects - Plumbing Estimating Software - Project Management Software - Proposal Generation - Quotes/Estimates - Reporting/Analytics - Takeoff Software ## Integrations (1 total) - ArcGIS ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Phone Support ## Category - [Construction Estimating Software](https://www.getapp.ae/directory/27/construction-estimating/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[ArcSite](https://www.getapp.ae/software/2054082/arcsite) — 4.7/5 (160 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Good Product" — 4.0/5 > **David** | *27 June 2019* | Construction Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The pricing being updated quarterly, and the pricing seems to fairly accurate for my area. > > **Cons**: There are many items that 1) seem redundant and it's hard to tell which item I'm actually needing, and 2) some of the item descriptions are unclear and I'm not sure if it's the item I'm actually needing. > > Satisfied with the product ----- ### "Current issues in scrolling through the data and entire screen scrolling with your search scroll" — 4.0/5 > **Michael** | *2 November 2016* | Construction Software | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10 > > **Pros**: Great data, excellent product database, great Square Foot model, I have the full blown professional version which comes with unit prices, assembly prices and square foot models for all types of buildings for all divisions for all locations throughout the USA. By zip code, you can set the labor type - union or open shop ... > > **Cons**: Too costly - I paid $$$$ for the full blown version and it is missing some components. Such as LED light fixtures SF costs. Columns are hard to adjust. The layout of the website is not user friendly. To create a SF Model is not user friendly at first. It needs to be more intuitive, and easier to follow. The first thing you have to do is name the project in order to generate any kind of data out of the SF model - well the Name Cell is way down the bottom of the web page - and not up near the top - so if you select the type of building you want and size etc -- it will not generate a SF model .... I have been using RS Means for over 10 years - I started using it in 2004 and they had CD versions then they came out with one license agreements for a server type version - then it was named Costworks - I truly loved the CD version of RS Means Costworks - The best part of having CD is if you lose internet you are not out of business like I was the other week\!\!\! For over 8 hours I had no power in my house therefore no internet and using a Hot Spot does not do the trick when you are searching a database with over 30,000 items.... > > There are a few things that make this program very frustrating to work with. The biggest issue is trying to scroll through the data after you search for something. Say "Doors" the database has like 1000 items that are related to doors and it will generate the first 40 or so items in the screen but when you go to scroll down in the window to see more - it takes a while for the new data to generate - and I have a fast connection 100 MB/S so it is not the internet. But that is not the issue - it is the fact that if you scroll too fast and the website has to search for more data, then the entire screen scrolls up and you have to continuously grab the bar and scroll back down. It happens also when you scroll up the entire screen will scroll down and then you have to scroll back up... The other issue is the width of the columns - the allow you to size the columns that way you want them but the column bar is like one pixel wide and for you to point your mouse at exactly the right location on the screen to get the column bar to size the column takes FOREVER \!\! I have wasted like 6 hours out of 300 trying to resize the columns - the problem is that you can not see the material, labor and equipment prices until you either resize the columns or continuously scroll to the right and then you have to scroll back the left in order to check the item that you want to add to your project - so it is continuously moving back and forth and up and down - NO GOOD ----- ### "Small Architectural firm review of RSMeans Data Online" — 3.0/5 > **Daniel** | *20 June 2019* | Architecture & Planning | Recommendation rating: 2.0/10 > > **Pros**: Depth of the cost data is impressive. Ability to "modify" and customize into "assemblies" is powerful. Software keeps a "running tab". > > **Cons**: Customization seems very proprietary and cumbersome. Experience is required to learn the language and "assignments" of materials to categories and assemblies. Pricing adjustments seem to require being in Excel at which point, that specific work is not "saved" to the program. > > As an occasional user (maybe once a month); it is difficult to use this any more than is absolutely necessary. As it is, with each use, I still pull the information out into my own "summary" and present it to clients from my custom spread sheet. I basically find myself using it like a Means "book" and not taking advantage of it as an "electronic" system. Currently, my experience requires a lot of extra time just to get the final data into a usable, transferrable, understandable format. ----- ### "RS Means and helpful is it?" — 5.0/5 > **Roger** | *24 September 2021* | Construction Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: the productivity for work described. This knowledge entitles me to assign our costs per unit which develops a more realistic cost for trhe described work in question. > > **Cons**: Trying to get it intergrated wioth Sage estiamting so that the ionformation is "at my fingertips" so to speak. THis not necessasrily a Means issue as it is our own because I cant get thetimec to make the union > > Being able to generate a costs that is more realistic with the mna power we employee and the work we put out. It is eerily on que with the time it takes to produce the weork in question. ----- ### "Great Database but Lacking Functionality" — 4.0/5 > **Jesse** | *20 June 2019* | Program Development | Recommendation rating: 6.0/10 > > **Pros**: The database of materials and labor is second to none in my opinion and I like that the program includes the square foot estimator and life cycle cost tools. > > **Cons**: The ease of use when developing estimates and square foot models is lacking, and could use some revisions to allow for more functionality. It would be nice if in the square foot model you could adjust the quantity without having to swap an assembly, and it would be good to also have the ability to delete multiple line items at a time when revising the model to best fit the building application. Additionally, it would be helpful if you could define more of the characteristics of a building (i.e. wall construction vs finish, roof construction, roof material, window type, etc.). Within the estimate area it would be helpful if all of the different sections (CSI format, Uniformat for Commercial New Construction, and Uniformat for Facilities Maintenance and Repair) all exported with the same columns and data. Most of my clients like to have their data in a specific format that is not RSMeans export so creating a template is difficult and can be time consuming. > > Overall RSMeans Online is a great tool with a wonderfully complete database for vertical building construction. However, there are limitations with user interphase that limit its functionality and complicate the estimating process unnecessarily. ----- Page: 1 / 13\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.ae/software/117995/rsmeans-data-online?page=2) ## Links - [View on GetApp](https://www.getapp.ae/software/117995/rsmeans-data-online) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-MX | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | ----- ## Structured Data