Compare BIDBUILDER and Clear Estimates - Jun 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - BIDBUILDER or Clear Estimates?

BIDBUILDER is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Clear Estimates, and BIDBUILDER is rated higher (92/100) than Clear Estimates (84/100). Clear Estimates offers users more features (6) than BIDBUILDER (0).

Looking for the right Construction Estimating 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:

Digital Canal Vs. Clear Estimates

Digital Canal: At Digital Canal, we make a “straight line” from you to us by cutting out the middleman, just like Dell Computer. At Digital Canal, we deal directly with you, bypassing dealers and their 40% markups. We are located in Iowa – and maybe it seems old-fashioned in this day and age, but we still believe having a relationship with a client matters. For ...

Clear Estimates: Clear Estimates provides a web-based software tool for remodeling contractors that makes estimating costs and writing proposals for construction project fast, accurate, and pain-free. The company began as a father-son team in 2004 and has since grown to become the industry standard in the residential remodeling industry with thousands of active use...

Who is more expensive? BIDBUILDER or Clear Estimates?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Construction Estimating 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 BIDBUILDER and Clear Estimates.

BIDBUILDER price starts at $75 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 BIDBUILDER is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Construction Estimating software. Clear Estimates price starts at $59 per month , When comparing Clear Estimates to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Construction Estimating software cost.

Bottom line: BIDBUILDER is more expensive than Clear Estimates.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared BIDBUILDER Vs. Clear Estimates based on some of the most important and required Construction Estimating features.

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

Clear Estimates: Customizable Categories, Data Analysis Tools, Project Management, Billing & Invoicing, Change Orders.

Target customer size

BIDBUILDER's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, and Clear Estimates's target customer size include: Small businesses and start ups.