Compare Electrical Bid and RSMeans Online - May 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Electrical Bid or RSMeans Online?

RSMeans Online is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Electrical Bid, and RSMeans Online is rated higher (90/100) than Electrical Bid (84/100). Electrical Bid offers users more features (6) than RSMeans Online (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:

Vision InfoSoft Vs. RSMeans

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...

RSMeans: RSMeans is North America’s leading supplier of construction cost information. RSMeans offers dependable cost data that is locally relevant, accurate and up-to-date. Available in convenient book, CD, eBook and online formats, RSMeans tools give owners, developers, architects, engineers and contractors the information they need to build competitive c...

Who is more expensive? Electrical Bid or RSMeans Online?

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 RSMeans Online.

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. RSMeans Online price starts at $265 per year , When comparing RSMeans Online to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Construction software cost.

Bottom line: Electrical Bid cost is around the same cost of RSMeans Online.

Which software includes more/better features?

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

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

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

Target customer size

The Electrical Bid Manager is best for small to medium business in the electrical management industry. RSMeans Online services small, medium, and large companies involved in construction, repair, architecture, building and similar industries.