B2W Estimate Review - why 4.5 stars?

Shlomi Lavi / updated: Apr 27, 2022

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What is B2W Estimate?

B2W Estimate is an estimating and bidding software solution for construction businesses. The software manages the pre-construction as well as other phases of the project and aims at reducing its time and cost. B2W is one of the most comprehensive software suites and supervises every aspect of the construction projects.

Who is it best for?

The software is suitable enough for all business sizes and offers a wide range of features for all business aspects, mainly for the pre-construction phase. Industries in which the software is mainly deployed include energy, infrastructure, healthcare, hospitality, retail, and technology.

Intended users of the software include construction management firms, architects, engineering firms, custom home builders, general contractors, specialty contractors, and production home builders. Specialty trades such as mechanical, electrical, HVAC, and plumbing use this software.

B2W enjoys an international customer base of over 5,000 individual users and organizations. It has been widely deployed on large projects such as the construction of bridges, tunnels, and railroads. Some major clients of the software include High Concrete Group LLC, Peters Construction Co., and Romero General Construction.

Main features and functionalities

The software, just like major construction management solutions, is divided into five modules. These modules are project management, accounting, estimating, service management, and integration. The project management module features bidding, change orders, cost and contract management, daily log, equipment management, and scheduling.

The estimating module features bid comparison, conceptual estimates, cost database, item list, and proposal generator. Under the accounting module, we have the applications of inventory management, job costing, materials management, payroll processing, purchase orders, and materials billing.

The service management features of B2W Estimate include dispatch, service quotes, service contracts, and work orders. B2W Estimate offers integration with several widely used applications such as Microsoft Access, Excel and Oracle. It also offers integration with Department of Transportation (DOT) electronic bidding system.

What is the actual cost?

The cost of license starts at $5,500 per license. ITQlick pricing score is 8.2 out of 10 (10 is most expensive). Access ITQlick pricing guide for B2W Estimate. You can also find here pricing information from B2W Estimate's website.

Pros

• The software offers integration with several popular applications such as Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, and Oracle.
• Being built on Microsoft .Net and SQL Server platforms, the software is more flexible than most similar software solutions in the market.
• The software offers mobile apps for major platforms such as iOS and Android.
• Dual deployment models of on premise and mobile deployment enhance the functional power of the software.
• The user interface of the software is simple and highly customizable.

Cons

• The software supports only Windows platform and does not offer any support for Mac OS based systems.
• Exclusive support for English language limits the user base of the software.
• The project management module of the software does not offer the features of facility management and RFIs/submittals.
• The estimating module of the software does not have any features for takeoff and file import in Excel and PDF.
• Accounting module of the software does not offer features for fixed assets and general ledger.

How it stacks up?

Access a head to head analysis of B2W Estimate vs alternative software solutions.

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