Compare PlanGrid and Sage 300 Trade Specialty - Mar 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Mar 08, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - PlanGrid or Sage 300 Trade Specialty?

Sage 300 Trade Specialty is more expensive to implement (TCO) than PlanGrid, and PlanGrid is rated higher (98/100) than Sage 300 Trade Specialty (50/100). Both tools offer the same amount of features.

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. Sage

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.

Sage: The Sage Group plc is a leading global provider of business management software to small and medium sized companies, creating greater freedom for them to succeed. Sage understands how and why each business is unique. We provide products and services that suit varying needs, are a pleasure to use and are secure and efficient. Formed in 1981, Sage wa...

Who is more expensive? PlanGrid or Sage 300 Trade Specialty?

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 Sage 300 Trade Specialty.

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. Sage 300 Trade Specialty accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 PlanGrid is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Construction software.

Bottom line: PlanGrid cost is around the same cost of Sage 300 Trade Specialty.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared PlanGrid Vs. Sage 300 Trade Specialty based on some of the most important and required Construction features.

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

Sage 300 Trade Specialty: Accounting Management, Bidding, Cost Management, Estimating, Service Management.

Target customer size

PlanGrid's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, Sage 300 Trade Specialty is specifically designed for mid-sized, enterprise and multinational construction, architectural and engineering firms.



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.

Sage 300 Trade Specialty

ITQlick rating
(3.9/5)

Sage 300 Trade Specialty is an enterprise resource solution for construction companies that comes with a number of integrated accounting solutions. The construction management suite comes with procurement, acco...

Categories: Construction.

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PlanGrid: 5 Features

Mobile Access
Collaboration
Document Management
Issue Tracking
Task Management

Sage 300 Trade Specialty: 5 Features

Accounting Management
Bidding
Cost Management
Estimating
Service Management
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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Sage 300...
ITQlick rating
3.9/5
Score
50/100
Pricing
3.8/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
6
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.