Softree Optimal Reviews 2025: Details, Pricing, & Features

Gerva A.

Civil and structural engineer

Civil Engineering

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

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Review source: G2 invite

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Nov 15, 2019

"Very perfect software in improving design. "

What do you like best about Softree Optimal?

It improves designers guess and works with it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Softree Optimal?

It doesn't create and generate note sheets and title sheets. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Softree Optimal:

One must purchase a CAD product to produce plan note sheets and title sheets. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Softree Optimal solving and how is that benefiting you?

It replicate issues for tender drawings and attempts to replicate the proposed design. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Kevin O.

Engineer

Construction

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

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Review source: G2 invite on behalf of seller

Incentivized Review

Feb 01, 2017

"High volume & difficult alignment capacity"

What do you like best about Softree Optimal?

The RoadEng package already includes some very precise calculations that, once the context is understand, can be easily laid out to display a "best practice" design. When Optimal kicks in, the same presentation is improved upon seamlessly. The various options are therefore an additional improvement to something that has meat to it, with a final alignment that is provided with the confidence necessary to proceed with construction. The next flip is to download the final version into a DTM file and the survey crew proceed, within a 2 cm accuracy, to deliver the model which for all extensive purposes is the best possible vertical alignment, a field engineer's dream. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Softree Optimal?

With everything considered, most laptops and boxes need to be boosted to the max to make the duties move along reasonably quick. Best excuse I have ever had to buy a boosted box. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Softree Optimal:

It is a sphere of learning, and needs to be appreciated. There is serious continued impact as you progress up the learning curve, borderline excitement as simple techniques of adding constraints, increasing the difficulty of multiple costs (materials), is something that makes me love my job. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Softree Optimal solving and how is that benefiting you?

I continually replicate Issued for Tender drawings and attempt to replicate the proposed design. By performing a simple and quick Optimal analysis of the design to see if costs can be saved with an improved alignment. As well, there is the beauty of performing high level analysis, that is at least 15% more accurate than your best guess. That is very significant on a $100m job, never mind $1b. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Wayne S.

Manager/Director

Civil Engineering

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

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Incentivized Review

Jan 24, 2017

"Review Softree Optimal"

What do you like best about Softree Optimal?

Functionality to adjust grades and alignments and having the quantities recalculated automatically. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Softree Optimal?

Lack of the ability of the system to create and generate note sheets, title sheets, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Softree Optimal:

Currently must also purchase a CAD product to produce plan note sheets and title sheets. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Softree Optimal solving and how is that benefiting you?

Ability to create/generate plan/profile sheets with valid reproducible quantities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Verified User in Environmental Services

Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)

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Incentivized Review

Feb 02, 2017

"I'm a consulting engineer who does mining road design"

What do you like best about Softree Optimal?

works with designer's best guess, then improves on it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Softree Optimal?

no problems with it, it works well enough for me Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Softree Optimal solving and how is that benefiting you?

Mining haul roads. Have not had occasion to use it "for real" yet, because all the recent projects have been for roads in permafrost. In permafrost, we avoid cuts, because of the degradation they generate, so optimizing the balancing of cuts and fills is not helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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