SmartBid Reviews & Product Details

SmartBid is extremely user-friendly and has made my job as an estimator much easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SmartBid's website is a bit bland, but I still believe it's resources trump that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SmartBid has all the bells and whistles of the other bid systems but is much more user friendly for your average user. The ability to quickly organize your sub lit, add new trades and bidders, make notes and discretely track what scope a sub is submitting a proposal for is unparalleled. SmartBid also offers extremely easy and powerful templates that allow your team to ensure coverage and coordinate efforts. Another understated feature is the ability to track sub activity throughout your company, allowing you to see who is the most active sub contractor for a trade. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Few complaints - would love to see them develop a way to mass update MBE/WBE/DBE certifications. It would also be great to be able to interface with business emails as a plugin to batch release emails with scope sheets (outside of the standard templates) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Web-based so no additional software installation is required and all updates happen in real-time so all users can be presented with the latest information. Subcontractor data is also easy to manage and keep track of. Formal distributions present projects with a professional appeal. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Auto-generated emails that are sent can appear to be spam or impersonal which can result in decreased engagement with target subcontractors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the all-encompassing organization of the program. In one spot I can organize my subcontractor contacts, project documents, and communications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is nothing I dislike - SBN has effectively organized everything into a convenient location Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ability to customize the software to suite our needs was extremely beneficial. It allowed us to learn the product faster and it lowered the bar as far as the learning curve is concerned. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some of the features are a bit clunky. The pre-qual process can be a handful and it didn't seem to want to streamline a quick email. I felt there were to many steps that had to be taken to get from A to B. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

uploading the plans and addendum's and being able to send out messages and updates to everyone at one time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

when entering contacts you must have a first and last name, sometimes we do not get last names of people so it is hard to enter a contact, we have to make up a last name just to save the contact. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sending out multiple invitations to bid saves time. Filtering and selecting subcontractors and suppliers based on certifications, trades, and other details is quick and easy. Subs & suppliers are able to view the project and download pertinent files. Templates are available for email customization. SmartBid integrates with company websites to display your public plan room and to receive subcontractor registration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Maintaining the database can be time consuming. Attachments send out via mass email is limited to 5 MB. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SmartBid is very user-friendly. The customer service has been great each time it has been used. The ease of setup and continued use of the website is formatted nicely. Layout is formatted with ease of finding what you want. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

can't keep a project open while also looking at company information. always have to go back to the dashboard to reopen the project. Can't reformat/filter a report to my specific needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ability to upload all file types and flexibility of the planroom is a huge upgrade from what we had before. We also enjoy the preqaulification module to ensure that we are aligning the right subs with the right work, while mitigating risk. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some of the tools and attributes are not very intuitive. More on-demand training tutorials would be beneficial. We still struggle with getting subs to respond as to their intentions to submit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SmartBidNet is very user-friendly. I was able to learn how to use it on my own, with the help of the tools section. Customer service is wonderful, very helpful and timely with their responses. Each section/tab is very straight-forward, simple yet useful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There isn't much about it that I dislike. There are always updates that adds new features, many of which I have still yet to learn but everything I've used so far with this product, I've really found useful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Smartbid provides flexibility for construction bidding by allowing ITB's to be targeted in multiple ways.ITB's can be sent via email and/or fax. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The user interface is not the most modern. there are some inconsistencies between what can be done in some tools vs other tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Organization of contacts and setup tab. Being able to send to contacts and actively track responses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It will take several more uses before I can answer. I haven't found anything yet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that you can run reports easily to see what has been received and who has seen what. It is also very easy to send emails to many bidders at once. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don't like the way the planroom is set up. It is difficult to manage, and clunky to upload multiple times within different folders. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy to connect to from email from contractor

able to download plans and save to computer for review later Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

in order to review plans you have to down load to upload to an other program for take off in which you have to down load to up load to utilize the take off program. not user friendly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I enjoy the simplicity of utilizing the Smartbid tools and invitation process. Makes the whole ITB easy and efficient for subcontractors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not much to dislike because the process is so easy and efficient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ability to track who is reading e-mails, viewing & downloading project data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The complexity of selecting sub-contractor for a project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Central database. Sorting subs by trade affiliation, and company groups. Being able to pull the right subs in for each particular job. Prequalify subcontractors directly through the database. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I wish projects opened in tabs at the top like subcontractors do. Spell check doesn't always work well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The setup and layout is very nice. The project information page is not over crowded with information, making it difficult to find what you need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are many times when a GC will take bids even after the due date. SmartBid does not allow for downloading of material after bid date. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

When sending out a job it doesn't matter how big of a file it is, it will always send Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes hard to make sure you send out jobs to all vendors Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is a good place to go for a one and done invite site Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

When i receive an invite and it gives me an access code that makes accesing the job so simple and breezy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Having all jobs, subs and suppliers contact info at my fingertips. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not able to copy selected subs from 1 job to the next. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ease of utilization & various options Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is nothing that I can think of that I dislike Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy to use. Nice clean professional looking product Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some of the charts are a little cumbersome to manipulate Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SmartBid helps keeping you connected with general contractors using your services as well as hearing about current projects going on. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not mobile friendly, no mobile app available Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.