Shlomi 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.