Compare 1st Choice Electrical Estimating and PlanGrid - Jul 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jul 19, 2022

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

1st Choice Electrical Estimating is more expensive to implement (TCO) than PlanGrid, and PlanGrid is rated higher (98/100) than 1st Choice Electrical Estimating (82/100). PlanGrid offers users more features (5) than 1st Choice Electrical Estimating (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is PlanGrid!

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. PlanGrid

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...

PlanGrid: Founded in 2011 by two pairs of construction engineers and computer scientists, PlanGrid brings beautiful, intuitive software solutions to the construction industry. Today, hundreds of thousands of construction professionals build their buildings and infrastructure using PlanGrid.

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

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 PlanGrid.

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. PlanGrid price starts at $39 per user/month , When comparing PlanGrid to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Construction software cost.

Bottom line: 1st Choice Electrical Estimating is more expensive than PlanGrid.

Which software includes more/better features?

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

PlanGrid: Mobile Access, Collaboration, Document Management, Issue Tracking, Task Management.

Target customer size

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

PlanGrid

ITQlick rating
(4.6/5)

starts at $39 per user/month

PlanGrid is cloud-based construction management, construction document management and collaboration platform designed for the construction teams. The solution features progress, documents, and reporting and mor...

Categories: Capital Program Management, Construction Apps, Construction Program & Portfolio Management, Home Builder, Web Based Construction.

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1st Choice Electrical Estimating: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

PlanGrid: 5 Features

Mobile Access
Collaboration
Document Management
Issue Tracking
Task Management
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)
Functionality score
Software review
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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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PlanGrid
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
98/100
Pricing
2.6/10
License pricing
$39 per user/month
Functionality
16
Procore
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
99/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$667 per month
Functionality
33
BuilderTREND
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
97/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$99 per month
Functionality
31
CoConstruct
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
97/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$99 per month
Functionality
23

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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.