Compare Estimator360 and PlanGrid - Oct 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Oct 24, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Estimator360 or PlanGrid?

PlanGrid is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Estimator360, and PlanGrid is rated higher (98/100) than Estimator360 (77/100). Estimator360 offers users more features (9) than PlanGrid (5).

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:

Bid4Build Enterprises, LLC. Vs. PlanGrid

Bid4Build Enterprises, LLC.: The design for the Bid4Build Estimating Application was originally developed over 20 years ago as a result of extensive input from multiple General Contractors. In 2000, we rewrote the entire application using the Microsoft Access Development Environment. Microsoft Access is the leading small business database platform on the market, and provides ...

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? Estimator360 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 Estimator360 and PlanGrid.

Estimator360 price starts at $369 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Bid4Build Enterprise Construction Estimating System is rated 2, which is much 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: Estimator360 cost is around the same cost of PlanGrid.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Estimator360 Vs. PlanGrid based on some of the most important and required Construction features.

Estimator360: Invoice Scheduling, Price Management, Billing & Invoicing, Bidding, Contract Management, Cost Management, Employee Scheduling, Quoting.

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

Target customer size

The software is a viable product for small and medium businesses as well as large enterprises. and PlanGrid's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.

Estimator360

ITQlick rating
(4.6/5)

starts at $369 per month

Bid4Build Enterprise is a construction management and estimating solution for businesses of all sizes. Its capabilities include bit management, billing and invoicing, contract management, and others. Th...

Categories: Billing & Invoicing, Construction, Construction Apps, Construction Estimating.

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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Estimator360: 9 Features

Invoice Scheduling
Price Management
Billing & Invoicing
Bidding
Contract Management
Cost Management
Employee Scheduling
Quoting
Templates

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
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Estimato...
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
77/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$369 per month
Functionality
18
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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.