RedTeam as an Autodesk Build Alternative
RedTeam’s solutions were developed by contractors to address the day-to-day challenges general contractors face. The founders created these solutions to solve the complex demands they experienced in running their own businesses. Discover how RedTeam can help advance your construction business. Explore our solutions in action and see the difference they can make to your team compared to Autodesk Build.
Why RedTeam is a viable alternative to Autodesk Build
Autodesk’s tools were made to meet the needs of many people on a construction project, including designers, owners, general contractors, specialty contractors and subcontractors. Processes and tools in Autodesk Build therefore often cater to designers and the information they require. This forces your team to build out a myriad of workflows before you can begin to effectively utilize the software. RedTeam’s products were built specifically to support commercial general contractors in managing their projects. Our software and highly configurable workflows consider your needs and help you manage and mitigate risk from preconstruction through project closeout. Here’s why you may want to switch, too.
- Desire for a partnership with a software provider with expertise in commercial construction
- Looking for configurable guided workflows to help mitigate risk
- Searching for a comprehensive yet affordable construction management solution
- Need an unlimited number of sheets and collaboration capabilities with external team members without additional costs
- Looking for a software solution with contractor-friendly pricing
Book a meeting to understand the top reasons why contractors are looking to RedTeam as an Autodesk Build alternative. We’ll show you how RedTeam’s solutions can help you grow your construction business more effectively.
What makes contractors turn to RedTeam?
Hands-on support
RedTeam guides you through your entire implementation journey. You’ll have access to a designated Implementation Specialist and a Client Success Manager who’ll help you from day one. RedTeam is invested in your success so we’ll continue to provide hands-on support after onboarding. Autodesk Build training is more limited unless you purchase training hours separately. While they have chat support and self-help options, they don’t provide much hands-on support after onboarding.
Real-time Work in Progress (WIP)
RedTeam offers real-time WIP reports inside RedTeam Flex and RedTeam Go. Autodesk Build instead relies on accounting solutions for WIP schedules. The robust financial reporting and visibility in RedTeam Flex further exceeds the reporting and financial functionality available in Autodesk Build. Access reports including your Revenue and Gross Profit with up-to-the-minute data.
Robust drawing management
RedTeam’s products enable real-time drawing collaboration between contractors, subs, architects and engineers. Upload an unlimited number of drawings and manage your drawing sets and revisions. Add markups including redlines and compare sheet versions or compare any two sheets using the overlay feature. Quickly generate customer and vendor changes based on drawing and specification revisions received.
Built for commercial general contractors
Autodesk Build requires heavy customization at the account and project levels, since their solution was built to meet the needs of multiple parties on a construction project. While RedTeam’s products and workflows are highly configurable, they were built by contractors for contractors. They don’t need as much configuration at the company or project level for you to get started and begin to realize value.
No project, sheet or collaborator limits
Autodesk Build users have strict sheet limits. External collaborators require paid licenses to view or interact with projects. With the paid version of Fieldlens by RedTeam and with RedTeam Flex and RedTeam Go you have no limit on the number of projects, sheets or external collaborators. There are no sheet or project limits with RedTeam’s solutions. External collaborators don’t require paid licenses to interact with projects.
Track what you need where you need it
Unlike Autodesk Build, RedTeam Flex and RedTeam Go provide you with the flexibility to manage relationships and credentials. Easily create and track credentials for employees, vendors and owners associated with your projects, at both the project and overall company levels. RedTeam Flex also enables you to track and manage company-owned equipment—whether it’s being used on projects or not. With our jobsite management features, teams in the field stay focused on what matters, so you avoid construction delays.
Mobile apps for jobsite management
Autodesk Build has a robust mobile application for field management. RedTeam's solutions offer similar functionality for jobsite management. This includes daily progress tracking, RFIs, submittals, punch and safety lists and more. The collaborative nature of RedTeam's products ensures that jobsite and office teams, as well as owners and design teams, stay connected.
Bidding, estimating and project management
Unlike Autodesk Build, RedTeam Go and RedTeam Flex combine bid solicitation, estimating, customer proposals and project management functionality in one solution at no additional cost. RedTeam clients can use one product to bid on work and manage construction through project handover. All opportunity and preconstruction data lives within projects. This enables a smoother transition from the preconstruction team to the operations team.
Key features
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Jobsite management |
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Mobile application for iOs and Android |
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Monthly billing options |
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Accounting integrations |
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Real-time WIP schedule |
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Bid solicitation, estimating and customer proposals |
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Unlimited sheets and project data included |
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External collaborators included without paid licenses |
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Project management |
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Robust drawing management |
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Real-time collaboration and history tracking |
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Real-time collaboration |
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BIM viewer |
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Company-level employee and vendor credentials tracking |
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Company-level equipment inventory tracking |
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Daily reports |
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*Requires other Autodesk tools at an additional cost
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