Compare BIDBUILDER and D4COST - Mar 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Mar 25, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - BIDBUILDER or D4COST?

BIDBUILDER is more expensive to implement (TCO) than D4COST, and BIDBUILDER is rated higher (92/100) than D4COST (89/100).

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DC&D Technologies: Our Firm has used the D4COST probable cost estimating program for years. Our history with D4COST, in fact, goes back to the era of it being a DOS program. We continue to use it as a cost management tool to initially establish a direction for the design and then to manage the project to stay in budget. We have recently designed numerous “Public Fund...

Who is more expensive? BIDBUILDER or D4COST?

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 D4COST.

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. D4COST price starts at $20 per year , When comparing D4COST to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Construction Estimating software cost.

Bottom line: BIDBUILDER is more expensive than D4COST.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared BIDBUILDER Vs. D4COST 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.

D4COST: We are still working to collect the list of features for D4COST.

Target customer size

BIDBUILDER's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, and D4COST's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.

BIDBUILDER

ITQlick rating
(3.6/5)

starts at $75 per month

BidBuilder software is an on-premise Construction Estimating Software created to serve builders and remodelers. It is a spreadsheet interface that is integrated with a database power. BidBuilder software is a p...

Categories: Construction, Bid Management.

D4COST

ITQlick rating
(4.2/5)

starts at $20 per year

D4COST is a cloud-based Construction Estimating software that allows builders to validate initial construction costs and feasibility and conduct valuation studies.

Categories: Construction, Construction Accounting & Job Costing, Construction Estimating.

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BIDBUILDER: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

D4COST: 0 Features

We are working to collect the information
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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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BIDBUILDER
ITQlick rating
3.6/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
$75 per month
Functionality
3
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D4COST
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
89/100
Pricing
5.8/10
License pricing
$20 per year
Functionality
3
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TurboBid
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
94/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$99 per month
Functionality
12
Fast Tra...
ITQlick rating
3.4/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
3.4/10
License pricing
$295 per license
Functionality
3
Craftsma...
ITQlick rating
3.2/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
5/10
License pricing
$78.50 per license
Functionality
3

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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.