Construction Software Companies & Consultants in Oxford, MS

Next Gear Solutions now trades as Cotality Next Gear, because its parent company CoreLogic has rebranded as Cotality. It makes workflow software for the property restoration industry. The platform is built for firms that repair homes and buildings after property losses and for the insurance carriers that pay for those repairs.

For buyers comparing construction software, it fills a narrow niche. It is not a general contracting or commercial project tool. Instead, it is built around mitigation, restoration and claims work.

The company describes two main customer groups, plus partners whose software connects to its platform:

• Restoration contractors who want to manage jobs, sales and field crews in one system
• Insurance carriers that need to settle property claims more consistently, with less manual review
• Integration partners, through connections to commonly used third-party industry software

According to its carrier page, its claims software is used by over 8,700 restoration firms in North America.

Products and capabilities

The main product is DASH, a job management application with desktop and mobile versions. Related tools include a CRM for restoration sales teams, MICA, Mitigate, Engage, BI Reporting, SettleAssist, FieldAssist and QA Assist. Together they cover six areas:

• Sales management: ranks contacts automatically, checks database quality and supports tailored email marketing.
• Job management: lets owners set up how they track jobs, contacts, schedules, documents and marketing.
• Communications: links office staff, technicians, homeowners and other parties, attaches notes and photos to each project, and can tell homeowners when a technician is on the way.
• Inspection and scoping: standardizes field work for inspectors and adjusters and uses templates that follow carrier guidelines to build loss estimates.
• Estimate review: checks estimates against carrier rules, flags problems and allows no-touch or low-touch processing.
• Reporting and analytics: produces shareable charts, graphs and maps on costs, compliance and other measures.

How it works with clients

Next Gear puts weight on support and training as well as software. Technical support is available around the clock. The company also offers onboarding help and role-based training for accounting staff, project managers and technicians. Carriers get regular check-ins to review how well the tools are working. Its resource library includes webinars (some IICRC approved), podcasts, white papers, eBooks, case studies and product update notes. It also runs events such as INTRConnect and Champion Days.

Background and differentiators

Third-party business listings place the company's headquarters in Oxford, Mississippi, and it is now part of Cotality. Unlike broader construction platforms, it covers the whole restoration process, putting contractors and carriers on shared workflows for scoping, estimating and settling claims. Customer testimonials on its site come from restoration firms including Arcus Restoration and several Paul Davis franchise locations. Buyers should see it mainly as a restoration and insurance claims workflow vendor, not a full construction management suite.