Compare CostOS and STACK Takeoff & Estimating - Sep 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Sep 30, 2022

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

CostOS is more expensive to implement (TCO) than STACK Takeoff & Estimating, and CostOS is rated higher (86/100) than STACK Takeoff & Estimating (70/100). STACK Takeoff & Estimating offers users more features (3) than CostOS (0).

Looking for the right Construction 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:

Nomitech Vs. STACK Construction Technologies

Nomitech: Nomitech or New Open Mind Technologies is a leading software company providing higly innovative and advanced cost estimating software systems for project owners, contractors, engineers and designers. CostOS BIM Estimating delivers true value engineering on project decisions and support.

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? CostOS or STACK Takeoff & Estimating?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Construction 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 CostOS and STACK Takeoff & Estimating.

CostOS accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 CostOS is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Construction 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 software cost.

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

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared CostOS Vs. STACK Takeoff & Estimating based on some of the most important and required Construction features.

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

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

Target customer size

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

CostOS

ITQlick rating
(4.2/5)

CostOS Estimating is cloud-based construction cost estimating and a benchmarking solution designed to help contractors, designers, and subcontractors to estimate the project costs at various stages in the busin...

Categories: Construction, Construction Estimating.

STACK Takeoff & Estimating

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

starts at $1,999 per year

STACK Takeoff-Estimating is a trending cloud-based Construction software, it is designed to support small and medium size construction business. STACK Takeoff-Estimating received a rating of 4.5 from ITQlick te...

Categories: Financial reporting, Data Analysis Tools, Construction Estimating, Construction Online Project Management, Construction Project Management.

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CostOS: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

STACK Takeoff & Estimating: 3 Features

Financial reporting
Data Analysis Tools
Project 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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CostOS
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
86/100
Pricing
6.8/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
3
Review
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STACK Ta...
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
70/100
Pricing
3.4/10
License pricing
$1,999 per year
Functionality
11
Procore
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
99/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$667 per month
Functionality
33
PlanGrid
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
98/100
Pricing
2.6/10
License pricing
$39 per user/month
Functionality
16
BuilderTREND
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
97/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$99 per month
Functionality
31

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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.