Compare BigIron and CHEMCAD - Jun 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - BigIron or CHEMCAD?

BigIron is more expensive to implement (TCO) than CHEMCAD, and CHEMCAD is rated higher (89/100) than BigIron (62/100). Both tools offer the same amount of features.

Looking for the right Business performance management solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

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Who is more expensive? BigIron or CHEMCAD?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Business performance management software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for BigIron and CHEMCAD.

BigIron price starts at $750 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 BigIron is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Business performance management software. CHEMCAD accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 BigIron is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Business performance management software.

Bottom line: BigIron cost is around the same cost of CHEMCAD.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared BigIron Vs. CHEMCAD based on some of the most important and required Business performance management features.

BigIron: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

CHEMCAD: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

BigIron's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, and CHEMCAD's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.