Compare Electrical Bid and CMIS - May 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Electrical Bid or CMIS?

CMIS is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Electrical Bid, and Electrical Bid is rated higher (84/100) than CMIS (75/100). CMIS offers users more features (9) than Electrical Bid (6).

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:

Vision InfoSoft Vs. Eclectus (ECL Software) Inc.

Vision InfoSoft: Vision InfoSoft Corporation was founded by a team of experts in the fields of electrical and plumbing construction, software development, and information services. Our charter calls for the development and marketing of high-quality, yet affordably priced, software and information services for the electrical and plumbing construction industry. Speci...

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...

Who is more expensive? Electrical Bid or CMIS?

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 Electrical Bid and CMIS.

Electrical Bid price starts at $1,495 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 Electrical Bid Manager is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Construction software. CMIS price starts at $3,500 per license , When comparing CMIS to its competitors, the software is rated 8 - higher than the average Construction software cost.

Bottom line: CMIS is more expensive than Electrical Bid.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Electrical Bid Vs. CMIS based on some of the most important and required Construction features.

Electrical Bid: Bid Comparison, Bidding, Change Orders, Cost Management, Equipment Management, Punch List.

CMIS: Accounting Management, Bidding, Contract Management, Cost Management, Document Management.

Target customer size

The Electrical Bid Manager is best for small to medium business in the electrical management industry. ECL Software CMIS is suitable for construction industries that are looking for a single solution to manage their projects, logs and contacts.