Compare CSO and Toolhound - Mar 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Mar 12, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - CSO or Toolhound?

CSO is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Toolhound, and Toolhound is rated higher (92/100) than CSO (59/100). Toolhound offers users more features (3) than CSO (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Toolhound!

Looking for the right Maintenance 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:

Construction Software Online Vs. Toolhound

Construction Software Online: CSO's cloud-based software was preceded by years of effort and development in a payroll and accounting service bureau. That service bureau operated in one of the most demanding areas of the country. The area was completely unionized, and as such, posed special reporting issues. Particularly of issue was the timeliness of payroll preparation, union...

Toolhound: ToolHound provides a powerful Tool and Equipment Management System that allows construction, maintenance and repair organizations to gain control of their tool and equipment inventory. ToolHound helps companies of all sizes maximize tool and equipment utilization and improve productivity by ensuring the right tool is in the right place when it is n...

Who is more expensive? CSO or Toolhound?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Maintenance 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 CSO and Toolhound.

CSO price starts at $125 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 CSO is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Maintenance software. Toolhound accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 CSO is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Maintenance software.

Bottom line: CSO is more expensive than Toolhound.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared CSO Vs. Toolhound based on some of the most important and required Maintenance features.

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

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

Target customer size

CSO's typical customers include: SMBs, Customers of the software include businesses of all sizes and a wide range of types.



CSO

ITQlick rating
(3.8/5)

starts at $125 per user/month

CSO is a growing cloud-based Maintenance software, it is designed to support small and medium size business. CSO received a rating of 3.8 from ITQlick team. The software cost is considered average (3.1/5) when...

Categories: Billing & Invoicing, Construction, Construction Bid Management, Construction Service Management.

Toolhound

ITQlick rating
(3.8/5)

ToolHound software is a tool and equipment inventory management software that offers on-premise and cloud-based solution. The software solution incorporates multiple modules including ToolHound 5 Onsite, ToolHo...

Categories: Construction, Construction Accounting & Job Costing, Construction Customer Management, Construction Estimating, Construction Online Project Management.

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CSO Specifications

ITQlick Score: 59/100
ITQlick Rating:
Pricing: 6/10 - average cost
Category: Maintenance -> CSO review
Company: Construction Software Online
Pricing: starts at $125 per user/month
Typical customers: SMBs
Platforms: Desktop, Cloud
Links: CSO review, CSO pricing, CSO alternatives

Compare features

CSO: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

Toolhound: 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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CSO
ITQlick rating
3.8/5
Score
59/100
Pricing
6.2/10
License pricing
$125 per user/month
Functionality
10
Review
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Toolhound
ITQlick rating
3.8/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
5.6/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
16
FTMainte...
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
94/100
Pricing
2.6/10
License pricing
$40 per month
Functionality
32
UpKeep
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
94/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$45 per user/month
Functionality
19
Review
Fiix
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$45 per user/month
Functionality
30
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