Compare eSUB and Plumbing Bid - Mar 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - eSUB or Plumbing Bid?

Plumbing Bid is more expensive to implement (TCO) than eSUB, and eSUB is rated higher (97/100) than Plumbing Bid (78/100). eSUB offers users more features (17) than Plumbing Bid (9). 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. Vision InfoSoft

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...

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...

Who is more expensive? eSUB or Plumbing Bid Manager?

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 Plumbing Bid Manager.

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. Plumbing Bid Manager price starts at $1,195 per license , When comparing Plumbing Bid Manager to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Construction software cost.

Bottom line: eSUB cost is around the same cost of Plumbing Bid Manager.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared eSUB Vs. Plumbing Bid 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.

Plumbing Bid Manager: Accounting Management, Bidding, Change Orders, Cost Management, Document Management.

Target customer size

eSUB is specifically designed for subcontractors running a small and mid-size business. Plumbing Bid Manager works best for small to medium sized businesses in the plumbing industry as well as industries in architecture, construction management firms, and specialty contractors.