Compare CMIS and Foundation - Mar 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - CMIS or Foundation?

Foundation is more expensive to implement (TCO) than CMIS, and Foundation is rated higher (93/100) than CMIS (75/100). CMIS offers users more features (9) than Foundation (3).

Looking for the right Board Portal solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Eclectus (ECL Software) Inc. Vs. Foundation Software

Eclectus (ECL Software) Inc.: Eclectus, Inc. (dba ECL Software) develops award-winning risk mitigation solutions for all aspects of the Construction Industry. Incorporated in 1994 ECL has continued to provide solutions with a “Just Do It Once” approach. Having won awards for both it’s Contracting and Banking solutions, ECL has developed the reputation of quality, flexibility, a...

Foundation Software: Established in 1985, Foundation Software is the author and developer of America's #1 construction accounting software, FOUNDATION for Windows. Our dedicated staff of professionals has assisted thousands of construction companies across America with the improvement of their businesses’ accounting, job costing, and financial management.One of the ...

Who is more expensive? CMIS or Foundation?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Board Portal software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for CMIS and Foundation.

CMIS price starts at $3,500 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 CMIS is rated 8, which is higher than the average cost of Board Portal software. Foundation accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 CMIS is rated 8, which is higher than the average cost of Board Portal software.

Bottom line: CMIS cost is around the same cost of Foundation.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared CMIS Vs. Foundation based on some of the most important and required Board Portal features.

CMIS: Accounting Management, Bidding, Contract Management, Cost Management, Document Management, Estimating, Project Management, Punch List.

Foundation: Document Management, Scheduling, Costing.

Target customer size

ECL Software CMIS is suitable for construction industries that are looking for a single solution to manage their projects, logs and contacts. Since it’s for the construction industry, it’s an ideal choice for contractors.