Compare eSUB and eCMS - Sep 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - eSUB or eCMS?

eCMS is more expensive to implement (TCO) than eSUB, and eSUB is rated higher (97/100) than eCMS (80/100). eSUB offers users more features (17) than eCMS (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is eSUB!

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:

eSUB Vs. Computer Guidance

eSUB: About 30 years ago eSUB originated as an off shoot of a consulting firm who represented Specialty Contractors to create construction claims for retroactive payment for work they had already performed. Managing project documents back then was inefficient, subject to mistakes and omissions. The familiar way was to manually update multiple programs...

Computer Guidance: Since 1981, Computer Guidance offers the most complete, proven and reliable construction enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution for architecture, engineering and commercial construction companies. Computer Guidance’s eCMS construction ERP solution provides financial accounting and project management applications supported by advanced busine...

Who is more expensive? eSUB or eCMS?

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 eSUB and eCMS.

eSUB accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 eSUB is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Construction software. eCMS price starts at $10,000 per year , When comparing eCMS to its competitors, the software is rated 8 - higher than the average Construction software cost.

Bottom line: eCMS is more expensive than eSUB.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared eSUB Vs. eCMS based on some of the most important and required Construction features.

eSUB: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Mobile Access, Telephone Customer Support, Web Hosted Solution, Document Management, Resource Management, Project Collaboration, Issue Management, Project Portfolio Management.

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

Target customer size

eSUB is specifically designed for subcontractors running a small and mid-size business. Typical customers of the ERP software provided by Computer Guidance are general contractors, specialty contractors, mechanical contractors, electrical contractors, and industrial contractors.