Compare 1st Choice Electrical Estimating and Electrical Bid - Jul 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jul 19, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - 1st Choice Electrical Estimating or Electrical Bid?

Electrical Bid is more expensive to implement (TCO) than 1st Choice Electrical Estimating, and Electrical Bid is rated higher (84/100) than 1st Choice Electrical Estimating (82/100). Electrical Bid offers users more features (6) than 1st Choice Electrical Estimating (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Electrical Bid!

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:

1st Choice Electrical Estimating Vs. Vision InfoSoft

1st Choice Electrical Estimating: At 1st Choice Electrical Estimating Software we are always thinking of new intelligent solutions to simplify the time consuming task of the electrical estimating industry. High quality, low priced software with personal assistance for our valued customer with unsurpassed product support is our mission. Affordability and user friendliness are alw...

Vision InfoSoft: Vision InfoSoft Corporation was founded by a team of experts in the fields of electrical and plumbing construction, software development, and information services. Our charter calls for the development and marketing of high-quality, yet affordably priced, software and information services for the electrical and plumbing construction industry. Speci...

Who is more expensive? 1st Choice Electrical Estimating or Electrical Bid Manager?

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 1st Choice Electrical Estimating and Electrical Bid Manager.

1st Choice Electrical Estimating price starts at $1995.95 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 1st Choice Electrical Estimating is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Construction software. Electrical Bid Manager price starts at $1,495 per license , When comparing Electrical Bid Manager to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Construction software cost.

Bottom line: 1st Choice Electrical Estimating cost is around the same cost of Electrical Bid Manager.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared 1st Choice Electrical Estimating Vs. Electrical Bid based on some of the most important and required Construction features.

1st Choice Electrical Estimating: We are still working to collect the list of features for 1st Choice Electrical Estimating.

Electrical Bid Manager: Bid Comparison, Bidding, Change Orders, Cost Management, Equipment Management.

Target customer size

1st Choice Electrical Estimating's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, The Electrical Bid Manager is best for small to medium business in the electrical management industry.



1st Choice Electrical Estimating

ITQlick rating
(3.2/5)

starts at $1995.95 per license

Ist Choice Electrical Estimating Software is an electrical estimating software designed to perform electrical estimates for residential and commercial electrical contractors.

Categories: Construction.

Electrical Bid

ITQlick rating
(4.2/5)

starts at $1,495 per license

Electrical Bid Manager, or EBM, is a software solution that manages a company’s bids, projects, estimating processes, and accounts. With its SQL technology, the software is used by several companies for their e...

Categories: Billing & Invoicing, Billing & Provisioning, Data Analysis Tools, Construction, Electrical Estimating.

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1st Choice Electrical Estimating: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

Electrical Bid Manager: 6 Features

Bid Comparison
Bidding
Change Orders
Cost Management
Equipment Management
Punch List
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
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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ITQlick rating
3.2/5
Score
82/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$1995.95 per license
Functionality
3
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ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
4/10
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Functionality
13
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ITQlick rating
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Score
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Pricing
2/10
License pricing
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Functionality
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ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
98/100
Pricing
2.6/10
License pricing
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Functionality
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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.