4castplus Review - why 4.6 stars?

Shlomi Lavi / updated: Mar 08, 2022

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What is 4castplus?

4castplus is a project control and procurement software that brings project management, construction and procurement solutions together. With key features like project cost management, project forecasting, procurement, timesheet and billing and project LEM tracking, the software can streamline workflows and help users to analyze, plan and control a project and connect teams in a single solution.

Jetsoft Group Inc., the developers of 4castplus, is a business project software provider for EPC owners, services firms and contractors. The goal of the company is to help businesses to improve profitability by offering smart execution and planning of projects. The company is Calgary, Alberta Canada based.

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Who is it best for?

4castplus is ideally suited for businesses that are running projects involving moving parts like materials, labor, equipment and expenses. The software is being used by a variety of industries including utilities, oil & gas, heavy and civil construction and commercial construction. Integrated Sustainability and Triumph are some of the clients of 4castplus.

Main features and functionalities

4castplus comes with some great features like project cost management, procurement, estimating, project forecasting, earned value management, change management, project LEM tracking, timesheet and billing, labor resource management and project cost controls. The procurement part offers purchase order management, RFQ and bid management, expediting and logistics, PO receiving and invoicing, accrual reporting and vendor tracking. The project management part offers full WBS and CBS, estimating and budgeting, portfolio management, change order management, schedule integration and resource management.

The cost control part offers forecasting, earned value management, extremely visible dashboards, real-time jobsite tracking and cash flow reporting. The timesheet and billing part offers total timesheet solution, resource planning, robust client billing, approvals and labor reporting and utilization. The software offers cloud-based and SaaS software based deployment options. The cloud-based solution doesn’t require any additional software or hardware and can offer results faster with a very little investment.

What is the actual cost?

ITQlick pricing score is 8 out of 10 (10 is most expensive). Access ITQlick pricing guide for 4castplus.

Pros

• 4castplus works as a complete construction project management solution for project managers, contractors and owners
• 4castplus offers procurement solutions unlike other similar construction project management software and solutions
• There are two deployment options of 4castplus: cloud-based and software as a service
• The construction project management software offers implementation and training support for interested users
• The software is highly customizable and supports integration with MS Project, Primaver and QuickBooks

Cons

• 4castplus doesn’t offer business process control feature like other construction project management software
• 4castplus doesn’t offer any mobile dedicated app for iOS, Android or RIM-BlackBerry users
• The customer support of 4castplus doesn’t offer 24/7 live phone or online support
• Some features like document management, customer billing and project forecasting requires additional cost
• Some common features like job costing are not available in this construction project management tool

How it stacks up?

Access a head to head analysis of 4castplus vs alternative software solutions.

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