Compare BIDBUILDER and STACK Takeoff & Estimating - May 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - BIDBUILDER or STACK Takeoff & Estimating?

BIDBUILDER is more expensive to implement (TCO) than STACK Takeoff & Estimating, and BIDBUILDER is rated higher (92/100) than STACK Takeoff & Estimating (70/100). STACK Takeoff & Estimating offers users more features (3) 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. STACK Construction Technologies

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 ...

STACK Construction Technologies: In the mid-1990s while working in the construction industry, my son Justin (then only 15) and I put together an estimating software program that we called Buildware Pro. Originally targeting the commercial roofing industry, Buildware Pro allowed you to measure paper plans using a digitizer, or even on your computer screen if you had a digital PDF o...

Who is more expensive? BIDBUILDER or STACK Takeoff & Estimating?

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 STACK Takeoff & Estimating.

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. STACK Takeoff & Estimating price starts at $1,999 per year , When comparing STACK Takeoff & Estimating to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Construction Estimating software cost.

Bottom line: BIDBUILDER is more expensive than STACK Takeoff & Estimating.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared BIDBUILDER Vs. STACK Takeoff & Estimating 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.

STACK Takeoff & Estimating: Financial reporting, Data Analysis Tools, Project Management.

Target customer size

BIDBUILDER's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, and STACK Takeoff & Estimating's target customer size include: SMBs.