Compare Electrical Bid and Toolhound - May 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / May 25, 2022

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

Toolhound is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Electrical Bid, and Toolhound is rated higher (92/100) than Electrical Bid (84/100). Electrical Bid offers users more features (6) than Toolhound (3).

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. Toolhound

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...

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? Electrical Bid or Toolhound?

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 Toolhound.

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. Toolhound 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 cost is around the same cost of Toolhound.

Which software includes more/better features?

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

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

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

Target customer size

The Electrical Bid Manager is best for small to medium business in the electrical management industry. Customers of the software include businesses of all sizes and a wide range of types.

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.

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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Electrical Bid: 6 Features

Bid Comparison
Bidding
Change Orders
Cost Management
Equipment Management
Punch List

Toolhound: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support
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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
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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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ITQlick rating
3.8/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
5.6/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
16
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ITQlick rating
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Score
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Pricing
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License pricing
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Pricing
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ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
97/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
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Functionality
31

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