Compare 1st Choice Electrical Estimating and OPTICON - Jul 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jul 19, 2022

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

OPTICON is more expensive to implement (TCO) than 1st Choice Electrical Estimating, and OPTICON is rated higher (84/100) than 1st Choice Electrical Estimating (82/100).

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. SoftTech Engineers

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...

SoftTech Engineers: SoftTech started as an entrepreneurial venture with an objective of creating innovative software and intellectual property in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) domains. SoftTech has constantly improved its solutions, with proactive research and development efforts and after studying the market closely. Headquartered in Pune, Indi...

Who is more expensive? 1st Choice Electrical Estimating or OPTICON?

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 OPTICON.

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. OPTICON price starts at $1,599 per license , When comparing OPTICON 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 OPTICON.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared 1st Choice Electrical Estimating Vs. OPTICON 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.

OPTICON: We are still working to collect the list of features for OPTICON.

Target customer size

1st Choice Electrical Estimating's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, and OPTICON's target customer size include: Medium and large size businesses.



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.

OPTICON

ITQlick rating
(4.2/5)

starts at $1,599 per license

OPTICON is cloud-based construction management solution designed to help the user manage the construction process across verticals, processes, departments and locations. Some of its core features include projec...

Categories: Billing & Invoicing, Construction, Construction Project Scheduling, Construction Accounting & Job Costing, Construction Project Management.

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1st Choice Electrical Estimating: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

OPTICON: 0 Features

We are working to collect the information
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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1st Choi...
ITQlick rating
3.2/5
Score
82/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$1995.95 per license
Functionality
3
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OPTICON
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
4.4/10
License pricing
$1,599 per license
Functionality
11
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.