Compare Cosential and Estimo - Jun 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jun 23, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Cosential or Estimo?

Cosential is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Estimo, and Cosential is rated higher (83/100) than Estimo (78/100). Cosential offers users more features (20) than Estimo (7).

Looking for the right Proposal Management 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:

Cosential Vs. Estimo

Cosential: Since its founding by Dan Cornish in 1999, Cosential has been providing comprehensive CRM and proposal automation solutions for some of the world’s largest Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (A/E/C) firms. Unlike any other solution, Cosential was built by A/E/C marketing professionals with a deep understanding of your unique pain points an...

Estimo: Save time by re-using relevant estimates and creating new ones quickly using templates and products. Never lose a proposal through team changes - everything is in one place - forever.

Who is more expensive? Cosential or Estimo?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Proposal Management 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 Cosential and Estimo.

Cosential price starts at $50 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Cosential is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Proposal Management software. Estimo price starts at $20.31 per month , When comparing Estimo to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Proposal Management software cost.

Bottom line: Cosential cost is around the same cost of Estimo.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Cosential Vs. Estimo based on some of the most important and required Proposal Management features.

Cosential: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Project Management, Scheduling, Campaign Dashboard, Contact Management, Contract Management, Customer Database, Customer Service, Customer Support Tracking.

Estimo: Version Control, Project Collaboration, Document Management, Automatically Detect, Contact Management.

Target customer size

Cosential Enterprise is a CRM solution specifically designed for AEC firms with cutting-edge technologies and CRM features. and Estimo's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.

Cosential

ITQlick rating
(4.4/5)

starts at $50 per user/month

Cosential Enterprise is a customer relationship management and proposal automation system designed specifically for construction firms. The CRM system can help users to make all the members of a team more produ...

Categories: Construction, Construction Apps, Complaint Management, Customer Relationship Management.

Estimo

ITQlick rating
(2.8/5)

starts at $20.31 per month

Estimo is a growing cloud-based Configure Price Quote software, it is designed to support small, medium and large size business. Estimo received a rating of 2.5 from ITQlick team. The software cost is considere...

Categories: Digital Signature, Document Management, Team Collaboration, Calendar, Contact management.

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Cosential: 20 Features

Project Management
Scheduling
Campaign Dashboard
Contact Management
Contract Management
Customer Database
Customer Service
Customer Support Tracking
Dashboards
Document Management
Lead Management
Marketing Automation
Sales Automation
Sales Reports
Accounting Management
Change Orders
Contract Management
Cost Management
Document Management
Scheduling

Estimo: 7 Features

Version Control
Project Collaboration
Document Management
Automatically Detect
Contact Management
Knowledge Management
Proposal 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
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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Cosential
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
83/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$50 per user/month
Functionality
37
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Estimo
ITQlick rating
2.8/5
Score
78/100
Pricing
2.8/10
License pricing
$20.31 per month
Functionality
14
Review
Qwilr
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
89/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$35 per month
Functionality
3
Review
XaitPorter
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
83/100
Pricing
10/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
4
Loopio
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
78/100
Pricing
10/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
16
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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.