--- description: Review of BuildingOS Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: BuildingOS | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Supplier Relationship Management Software](/directory/541/iwms/software) > [BuildingOS](/software/33694/buildingos) # BuildingOS Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/33694/buildingos Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/33694/buildingos?page=2) > BuildingOS is a cloud-based facilities management system suitable for businesses of all sizes in industries such as education, government, retail and hospitality. BuildingOS offers tools to help users manage building maintenance, assets and environmental sustainability. BuildingOS offers integrations with multiple data sources, as well as a library of pre-built charts, graphs and reports. Users can configure dashboards using a drag-and-drop interface and distribute information through alerts, emails and publicly viewable data. Users can automate compliance reporting, manage utility bills and collect data for analysis, as well as compare performance across buildings and time periods. Other features include energy usage trend monitoring and alerts, cost forecasting, performance validation, occupant engagement tools and drift inefficiency tracking. Pricing is per building per month. Support is available over the phone and via email. > > Verdict: Rated **4.0/5** by 6 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.0/5** | 6 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 3.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 3.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 3.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 60% | (6/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Lucid Design Group - **Founded**: 2004 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$20.00 - **Pricing Details**: Per Building - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - Benchmarking - Compliance Management - Contract/License Management - Emissions Monitoring - Facility Scheduling - Forecasting - Greenhouse Gas Tracking - Load Management - Monitoring - Multiple Data Sources - Risk Management - Weather Normalization Reporting ## Support Options - Chat ## Category - [Supplier Relationship Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/541/iwms/software) ## Related Categories - [Supplier Relationship Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/541/iwms/software) - [Energy Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/1847/energy-management/software) - [Sustainability Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/3385/sustainability/software) - [Building Maintenance Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4126/building-maintenance/software) - [Facility Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4310/cafm/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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It allows us to identify opportunities for energy savings. > > **Cons**: Companies like Lucid seem to have a high turnover rate for employees - I am not sure if this is a generational thing or what, but in the past two or three years I've had three or four points of contact. It makes it hard to build personal relationships with someone who actually has a knowledge of my needs. > > BuildingOS has been a key part of Weber State's energy savings efforts, helping us reduce costs by 44%. ----- ### "Our lucid dashboard lets students and staff know what we are doing to be sustainable" — 4.0/5 > **Michael** | *5 April 2018* | Higher Education | Recommendation rating: 6.0/10 > > **Pros**: It allows us to show the public the different things we are trying to do to maintain our LEED accreditation and lets them see our meters real time. It helps with maintenance because if a person sees what they perceive is an issue they can bring it up to us so that we can investigate and possibly fix an issue that we missed. It gives us more eyes on how the building is performing and keeps us proactive instead of reactive. > > **Cons**: We have had issues with the dashboard not receiving the meters all the time. Multiple times lucid has changed the IP addresses that they are using and due to our IT rules we can't change on the fly. We don't give out a range of IP addresses rather we use very specific addresses for security purposes. We are able to straighten out the issue in a relatively short period of time and get everything working again. > > Maintenance proactivity, public display of sustainability. ----- ### "Dont Pay in Advance\!" — 3.0/5 > **Patrick** | *20 November 2019* | Government Administration | Recommendation rating: 1.0/10 > > **Pros**: When it is working, which is NEVER it is OK. > > **Cons**: Does not work. No support, no long range planning by Lucid to have a B plan if the platform changes > > We bought a 5 year subscription, then Lucid lost their platform. Lucid had no plans available to support customers like us other than a complete and EXPENSIVE REDO. Luckily the market for this service has other options. We do not recommend even getting a bid from Lucid because of this and a likely similar failure in the future ----- ### "BuildingOS is a solid platform for viewing large amount of building utility data." — 4.0/5 > **Jacob** | *10 May 2018* | Facilities Services | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: The software is quite easy to use with some really powerful apps. The app we use the most is the heatmap analysis. The allows use to see energy demand data on an hourly basis for an entire year (impressive right). Overall a really good tool to look at and view "big-data" for energy management. > > **Cons**: The software support team has had quite a bit of turnover which has created a little frustration about not knowing who our support person should be. Also, the costs have gone up a bit in recent years which has also created a little bit of frustration. > > It was a solid tool for energy management at a reasonable price. ----- ### "Lucid" — 5.0/5 > **hamid** | *17 January 2023* | Higher Education | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: The graphic interface and the way BOS was organized > > **Cons**: Not too much Artificial intelligence were available > > Very posivite ----- Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/33694/buildingos?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/33694/buildingos) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data