Compare Toolhound and CMIS - Mar 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Toolhound or CMIS?

CMIS is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Toolhound, and Toolhound is rated higher (92/100) than CMIS (75/100). CMIS offers users more features (9) than Toolhound (3).

Looking for the right Inventory 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:

Toolhound Vs. Eclectus (ECL Software) Inc.

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...

Eclectus (ECL Software) Inc.: Eclectus, Inc. (dba ECL Software) develops award-winning risk mitigation solutions for all aspects of the Construction Industry. Incorporated in 1994 ECL has continued to provide solutions with a “Just Do It Once” approach. Having won awards for both it’s Contracting and Banking solutions, ECL has developed the reputation of quality, flexibility, a...

Who is more expensive? Toolhound or CMIS?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Inventory 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 Toolhound and CMIS.

Toolhound accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Toolhound is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Inventory Management software. CMIS price starts at $3,500 per license , When comparing CMIS to its competitors, the software is rated 8 - higher than the average Inventory Management software cost.

Bottom line: CMIS is more expensive than Toolhound.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Toolhound Vs. CMIS based on some of the most important and required Inventory Management features.

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

CMIS: Accounting Management, Bidding, Contract Management, Cost Management, Document Management.

Target customer size

Customers of the software include businesses of all sizes and a wide range of types. ECL Software CMIS is suitable for construction industries that are looking for a single solution to manage their projects, logs and contacts.