Compare CMIS and Estimator360 - Oct 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - CMIS or Estimator360?

CMIS is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Estimator360, and Estimator360 is rated higher (77/100) than CMIS (75/100). Both tools offer the same amount of features.

Looking for the right Board Portal 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:

Eclectus (ECL Software) Inc. Vs. Bid4Build Enterprises, LLC.

Eclectus (ECL Software) Inc.: Eclectus, Inc. (dba ECL Software) develops award-winning risk mitigation solutions for all aspects of the Construction Industry. Incorporated in 1994 ECL has continued to provide solutions with a “Just Do It Once” approach. Having won awards for both it’s Contracting and Banking solutions, ECL has developed the reputation of quality, flexibility, a...

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 ...

Who is more expensive? CMIS or Bid4Build Enterprise Construction Estimating System?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Board Portal 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 CMIS and Bid4Build Enterprise Construction Estimating System.

CMIS price starts at $3,500 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 CMIS is rated 8, which is higher than the average cost of Board Portal software. Bid4Build Enterprise Construction Estimating System price starts at $369 per month , When comparing Bid4Build Enterprise Construction Estimating System to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Board Portal software cost.

Bottom line: CMIS is more expensive than Bid4Build Enterprise Construction Estimating System.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared CMIS Vs. Estimator360 based on some of the most important and required Board Portal features.

CMIS: Accounting Management, Bidding, Contract Management, Cost Management, Document Management, Estimating, Project Management, Punch List.

Bid4Build Enterprise Construction Estimating System: Invoice Scheduling, Price Management, Billing & Invoicing, Bidding, Contract Management.

Target customer size

ECL Software CMIS is suitable for construction industries that are looking for a single solution to manage their projects, logs and contacts. The software is a viable product for small and medium businesses as well as large enterprises.