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SYNCHRO vs SAM - Superintendent's Automated Manager: Which is a better fit?

Updated on March 12th, 2023
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 1,117 reviews from Construction Scheduling users.
% Fit
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Feature ratings
Project Management
5.0
Multiple Projects
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Project Tracking
5.0
Job Scheduling
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Document Management
5.0
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Missing features
Feature ratings
Project Management
NA
Multiple Projects
NA
Project Tracking
NA
Job Scheduling
NA
Document Management
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User satisfaction
4.7
User reviews30
Ease of use
4.3
Functionality
4.3
Value for money
4.2
Customer support
4.5
4.6
User reviews14
Ease of use
4.4
Functionality
4.4
Value for money
4.5
Customer support
4.6
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Best for

Contactors, subcontractors, owners and consultants use SYNCHRO Construction's digital construction management solutions globally to deliver winning construction projects - on time and within budget.

Residential Home Builders.

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Video reviews
Mike H
Planning Manager
4.0

Mike H.: Hi, my name's Mike. I work for a large construction company in Ireland, in the UK. I'm a 4D planning manager and I give Synchro a four out of five. So we've considered Fuser, we've considered Navisworks, and we've considered 3DS Max. 3DS Max and Fuser both have the same problems, that they're not actually linked to a program so they're not actually 4D simulation, they're more just animation softwares. And then, Navisworks doesn't have the capabilities within the 4D space that Synchro does. Synchro is comfortably the best in its field at what it does. It's brilliant at creating 4D models and being able to manage them, being able to re-sync new programs, and it's the best model manager. It can read so many different models and compress them to make them an unusual size. Synchro is pretty easy because the learning path for Synchro is a very simple learning path. If you've got any kind of 3D technical abilities, it's pretty simple so in terms of up-skilling people it was very easy to do. The workflow when it was Synchro was actually a little bit easier than now with Bentley because Bentley has a bit more licensing issues than Synchro used to be, but it's still very easy. We've just got a software manager that sorts out software and then distributes it across the company for us. And yeah, converting all our processes was we didn't really have before we were using Synchro. There wasn't really 4D so we didn't have to really switch to a new process because it was the new process in itself using Synchro. If you ever want to do 4D on a construction site, use Synchro. It is comfortably the best in the market to do it. Yeah, simply just do it.

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SYNCHRO

Top Features
27/46
  • Accounting Integration
  • Change Order Management
  • Contact Database
  • Contract/License Management
  • Cost Estimating
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • For AEC Industry
  • Job Costing
  • Project Estimating
  • Project Scheduling
  • Project Templates
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Rescheduling
  • Staff Calendar
  • Subcontractor Management
  • Supplier Management
  • Timesheet Management
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • API
  • Bid Management
  • Calendar Management
  • Data Import/Export
  • Document Management
  • Gantt/Timeline View
  • Job Scheduling
  • Multiple Projects
  • Progress Tracking
  • Projections
  • Project Management
  • Project Planning
  • Project Time Tracking
  • Project Tracking
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Resource Management
  • Status Tracking
  • Task Management
  • Task Progress Tracking
  • Task Scheduling
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Expense Tracking
  • Workflow Management
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SAM - Superintendent's Automated Manager

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SYNCHRO

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SAM - Superintendent's Automated Manager

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SYNCHRO
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
SAM - Superintendent's Automated Manager
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
SYNCHRO
  • By Bentley Systems
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1980
SAM - Superintendent's Automated Manager
  • By Automated Trackers
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2000
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