Compare Electrical Bid and ContactWise CRM - Jan 2023

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jan 31, 2023

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Electrical Bid or ContactWise CRM?

Electrical Bid is more expensive to implement (TCO) than ContactWise CRM, and Electrical Bid is rated higher (84/100) than ContactWise CRM (79/100). ContactWise CRM offers users more features (8) 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. GroupLink

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...

GroupLink : GroupLink was organized in 1996 to enable our customers to increase revenue, manage customer relationships and deliver world-class customer service. GroupLink's mission and vision includes the objective of delighting our customers in world class, best-practices Service Desk & CRM/SFA software. Our goal is to consistently deliver high-performance s...

Who is more expensive? Electrical Bid or ContactWise CRM?

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 ContactWise CRM.

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. ContactWise CRM accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Electrical Bid Manager is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Construction software.

Bottom line: Electrical Bid is more expensive than ContactWise CRM.

Which software includes more/better features?

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

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

ContactWise CRM: Customer Service, Marketing Automation, Sales Automation, Accounting Management, Document Management.

Target customer size

The Electrical Bid Manager is best for small to medium business in the electrical management industry. and ContactWise CRM's target customer size include: SMBs.

Electrical Bid

ITQlick rating
(4.2/5)

starts at $1,495 per license

Electrical Bid Manager, or EBM, is a software solution that manages a company’s bids, projects, estimating processes, and accounts. With its SQL technology, the software is used by several companies for their e...

Categories: Billing & Invoicing, Billing & Provisioning, Data Analysis Tools, Construction.

ContactWise CRM

ITQlick rating
(2.8/5)

ContactWise CRM is customer relationship management software built for small to medium businesses. Its key features include customer service, marketing automation, sales automation, accounting, document, projec...

Categories: Construction, Banking CRM, Casino CRM, Channel Management, Complaint Management.

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Electrical Bid: 6 Features

Bid Comparison
Bidding
Change Orders
Cost Management
Equipment Management
Punch List

ContactWise CRM: 8 Features

Customer Service
Marketing Automation
Sales Automation
Accounting Management
Document Management
Project Management
Service Management
Collaboration Center
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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Electric...
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$1,495 per license
Functionality
13
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ContactW...
ITQlick rating
2.8/5
Score
79/100
Pricing
3.6/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
24
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.