Compare PlanGrid and Contractor Essentials - Mar 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Mar 08, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - PlanGrid or Contractor Essentials?

Contractor Essentials is more expensive to implement (TCO) than PlanGrid, and PlanGrid is rated higher (98/100) than Contractor Essentials (79/100). PlanGrid offers users more features (5) than Contractor Essentials (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is PlanGrid!

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:

PlanGrid Vs. CUC Software

PlanGrid: Founded in 2011 by two pairs of construction engineers and computer scientists, PlanGrid brings beautiful, intuitive software solutions to the construction industry. Today, hundreds of thousands of construction professionals build their buildings and infrastructure using PlanGrid.

CUC Software: CUC Software, Inc. has been developing business solution software for construction companies since 1981. Our Billings staff provides programming, sales, support and training services for customers located throughout the USA and Canada.CUC’s philosophy is that a computer system should make managing a business easier and more efficient, not more com...

Who is more expensive? PlanGrid or Contractor Essentials?

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 PlanGrid and Contractor Essentials.

PlanGrid price starts at $39 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 PlanGrid is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Construction software. Contractor Essentials price starts at $98 per license , When comparing Contractor Essentials to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average Construction software cost.

Bottom line: Contractor Essentials is more expensive than PlanGrid.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared PlanGrid Vs. Contractor Essentials based on some of the most important and required Construction features.

PlanGrid: Mobile Access, Collaboration, Document Management, Issue Tracking, Task Management.

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

Target customer size

PlanGrid's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, and Contractor Essentials's target customer size include: SMBs.



PlanGrid

ITQlick rating
(4.6/5)

starts at $39 per user/month

PlanGrid is cloud-based construction management, construction document management and collaboration platform designed for the construction teams. The solution features progress, documents, and reporting and mor...

Categories: Capital Program Management, Construction Apps, Construction Program & Portfolio Management, Home Builder.

Contractor Essentials

ITQlick rating
(4.8/5)

starts at $98 per license

Contractor Essentials is a trending cloud-based Construction software, it is designed to support small and medium size construction business. Contractor Essentials received a rating of 4.8 from ITQlick team. Th...

Categories: Construction, Construction Estimating, Field Service - HVAC, Field Service - Pest Control, Field Service - Work Order.

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PlanGrid: 5 Features

Mobile Access
Collaboration
Document Management
Issue Tracking
Task Management

Contractor Essentials: 0 Features

We are working to collect the information
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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PlanGrid
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
98/100
Pricing
2.6/10
License pricing
$39 per user/month
Functionality
16
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ITQlick rating
4.8/5
Score
79/100
Pricing
7.2/10
License pricing
$98 per license
Functionality
7
Procore
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
99/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$667 per month
Functionality
33
BuilderTREND
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
97/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$99 per month
Functionality
31
CoConstruct
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
97/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$99 per month
Functionality
23

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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.