When it comes to offering the best FM Drawing Management Software for Facility Managers globally, no alternative or competitor has us beat.
That’s because we are The Drawing Specialists. None of our FM Software competitors offer a comparable suite of services to DCM’s echo Drawing Management System. Other companies may appear to have similar software strategies but we have yet to find another company that is totally dedicated to providing a one-stop, all-in solution to facility drawing management.
Let’s break down exactly what makes echo the go-to FM Software choice for Facility Managers who want a hassle-free strategy to reclaim control of their facility drawings, and maintain and preserve their facility for the future. Here’s how DCM Inc. and echo compare to our FM Drawing Management Software competitors.
DCM echo vs. Archidata
Archidata’s software seems to be geared more towards management personnel and tech wizards than the people who actually use the drawings. It’s an extra and unnecessary step to solely have management using the system and printing documents for their employees to use. With echo, it’s easy for employees to locate their drawings themselves with a user-friendly interface. Its several levels of searching capabilities ensure that anyone can use echo no matter their level of computer expertise.
Echo uses a version control system to ensure that the drawing version a client looks up is the latest and most recently updated version. The most recent version of a drawing is always denoted by a green checkmark, so there’s no need for our clients to meticulously sort through folder hierarchies. They’ll never have to wonder if the drawing they are looking at is really the most recent version.
DCM echo vs. Meridian
Meridian mostly offers tools for project management personnel who are managing ongoing projects. It’s also limited to being solely a CAD-focused software solution. Echo offers versatility by containing a number of features for managing completed projects and their existing documentation. It’s also compatible with all file types.
DCM offers document services that can be performed faster and at a less costly rate than performing them in-house. Through echo, our Drawing Specialists can perform maintenance on our clients’ behalf. These services include having the Drawing Specialists redraw old or low-quality documents, creating CAD versions of non-CAD documents, and adding new documents or updating existing documents with their newer versions.
DCM echo vs. SmartUse
On the opposite end to Meridian, SmartUse doesn’t support AutoCAD files at all. In fact, many of the system’s features require documentation to be in PDF format to work. Like Archidata, its ‘computer heavy’ user interface has a steep learning curve and is mostly intended for use by management personnel. SmartUse also has limited search capabilities, only allowing searches by project, folder, and document keywords. Drawings brought into echo are described using 10 to 20 metadata points. With echo‘s advanced search wizard, any drawing in the system can be found in seconds.
SmartUse clients will need to have their own personnel on-site to enter the data themselves. In stark contrast, DCM Inc. is ready to do the work for our clients. We will scan, optimize, and upload hardcopy drawings into a digital format onto echo, and customize the system to meet the specific needs of our clients.
FM Drawing Management Brought to You by The Drawing Specialists
Not only is echo tailor-made for facility drawing management, but the ongoing services DCM provides to our clients surpasses anything our FM Drawing Management Software competitors have to offer. No other company offers the same level and breadth of support that DCM does.
We are The Drawing Specialists, and we are committed to making sure our clients have a simple-to-use, elegant-in-design solution to all their facility drawing management needs. Book a discovery call to learn more about echo and how we can support your facility’s unique needs.