Compare Craftsman Site License and Velocity LBM - Oct 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Oct 01, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Craftsman Site License or Velocity LBM?

Craftsman Site License is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Velocity LBM, and Craftsman Site License is rated higher (92/100) than Velocity LBM (80/100). Velocity LBM offers users more features (3) than Craftsman Site License (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:

Craftsman Book Vs. Focus Information Systems

Craftsman Book: Craftsman Book Co. – originally Cal Pacific Builders (1952-1953) – developed from a partnership between a construction contractor and licensed civil engineer. The first Craftsman book, California Home Estimator, was published in 1953. Since that time, Craftsman has published hundreds of technical and professional references for the construction ind...

Focus Information Systems: Focus Information Systems (www.focusinformationsystems.com) is a leading software solutions provider for the Lumber, Building Material, and Millwork industries. The dedicated experts at Focus Information Systems specialize in providing industry specific solutions enabling our clients to gain immediate benefits in better management of their business...

Who is more expensive? Craftsman Site License or Velocity LBM?

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 Craftsman Site License and Velocity LBM.

Craftsman Site License price starts at $78.50 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 Craftsman Site License is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Construction Estimating software. Velocity LBM accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Craftsman Site License is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Construction Estimating software.

Bottom line: Craftsman Site License cost is around the same cost of Velocity LBM.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Craftsman Site License Vs. Velocity LBM based on some of the most important and required Construction Estimating features.

Craftsman Site License: We are still working to collect the list of features for Craftsman Site License.

Velocity LBM: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

Craftsman Site License's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, and Velocity LBM's target customer size include: SMBs.

Craftsman Site License

ITQlick rating
(3.2/5)

starts at $78.50 per license

Craftsman Site License is an on-premise construction estimating software and some of the features include reporting/analytics, price data/price books, audit trail, electrical estimating, accounting integration,...

Categories: Construction.

Velocity LBM

ITQlick rating
(4.9/5)

Velocity LBM software is a Windows-based lumber and building materials software that is built on SAP Business One platform. SAP Business One offers an integrated platform that is tailored to meet the needs of s...

Categories: Building, Construction, Product Roadmap.

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Craftsman Site License: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

Velocity LBM: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support
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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Craftsma...
ITQlick rating
3.2/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
5/10
License pricing
$78.50 per license
Functionality
3
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Velocity...
ITQlick rating
4.9/5
Score
80/100
Pricing
4.8/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
6
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
BIDBUILDER
ITQlick rating
3.6/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
$75 per month
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.