Compare STACK Takeoff & Estimating and Toolhound - May 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / May 11, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - STACK Takeoff & Estimating or Toolhound?

Toolhound is more expensive to implement (TCO) than STACK Takeoff & Estimating, and Toolhound is rated higher (92/100) than STACK Takeoff & Estimating (70/100). Both tools offer the same amount of features.

Looking for the right Construction 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:

STACK Construction Technologies Vs. Toolhound

STACK Construction Technologies: In the mid-1990s while working in the construction industry, my son Justin (then only 15) and I put together an estimating software program that we called Buildware Pro. Originally targeting the commercial roofing industry, Buildware Pro allowed you to measure paper plans using a digitizer, or even on your computer screen if you had a digital PDF o...

Toolhound: ToolHound provides a powerful Tool and Equipment Management System that allows construction, maintenance and repair organizations to gain control of their tool and equipment inventory. ToolHound helps companies of all sizes maximize tool and equipment utilization and improve productivity by ensuring the right tool is in the right place when it is n...

Who is more expensive? STACK Takeoff & Estimating or Toolhound?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Construction 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 STACK Takeoff & Estimating and Toolhound.

STACK Takeoff & Estimating price starts at $1,999 per year , On a scale between 1 to 10 STACK Takeoff & Estimating is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Construction software. Toolhound accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 STACK Takeoff & Estimating is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Construction software.

Bottom line: Toolhound is more expensive than STACK Takeoff & Estimating.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared STACK Takeoff & Estimating Vs. Toolhound based on some of the most important and required Construction features.

STACK Takeoff & Estimating: Financial reporting, Data Analysis Tools, Project Management.

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

Target customer size

STACK Takeoff & Estimating's typical customers include: SMBs, Customers of the software include businesses of all sizes and a wide range of types.



STACK Takeoff & Estimating

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

starts at $1,999 per year

STACK Takeoff-Estimating is a trending cloud-based Construction software, it is designed to support small and medium size construction business. STACK Takeoff-Estimating received a rating of 4.5 from ITQlick te...

Categories: Financial reporting, Data Analysis Tools, Construction Estimating, Construction Online Project Management.

Toolhound

ITQlick rating
(3.8/5)

ToolHound software is a tool and equipment inventory management software that offers on-premise and cloud-based solution. The software solution incorporates multiple modules including ToolHound 5 Onsite, ToolHo...

Categories: Construction, Construction Accounting & Job Costing, Construction Customer Management, Construction Estimating, Construction Online Project Management.

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STACK Takeoff & Estimating: 3 Features

Financial reporting
Data Analysis Tools
Project Management

Toolhound: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
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STACK Ta...
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
70/100
Pricing
3.4/10
License pricing
$1,999 per year
Functionality
11
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Toolhound
ITQlick rating
3.8/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
5.6/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
16
Procore
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
99/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$667 per month
Functionality
33
PlanGrid
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
98/100
Pricing
2.6/10
License pricing
$39 per user/month
Functionality
16
BuilderTREND
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
97/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$99 per month
Functionality
31

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.