Compare Plumbing Bid and PlanSwift - Mar 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Mar 08, 2022

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

Plumbing Bid is more expensive to implement (TCO) than PlanSwift, and PlanSwift is rated higher (96/100) than Plumbing Bid (78/100). Plumbing Bid offers users more features (9) than PlanSwift (4).

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:

Vision InfoSoft Vs. PlanSwift

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...

PlanSwift: PlanSwift, a Textura Company, is the nation’s fastest growing developer and distributor of digital estimating and takeoff software for the construction industry. PlanSwift software is specifically designed for, but not limited to the construction industry. We have been positively impacting the construction software industry for the last 6 years, pr...

Who is more expensive? Plumbing Bid or PlanSwift construction?

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 Plumbing Bid and PlanSwift construction.

Plumbing Bid price starts at $1,195 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 Plumbing Bid Manager is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Construction software. PlanSwift construction price starts at $1,595 per license , When comparing PlanSwift construction to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Construction software cost.

Bottom line: Plumbing Bid cost is around the same cost of PlanSwift construction.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Plumbing Bid Vs. PlanSwift based on some of the most important and required Construction features.

Plumbing Bid: Accounting Management, Bidding, Change Orders, Cost Management, Document Management, Estimating, Project Management, Punch List.

PlanSwift construction: Data Analysis Tools, Project Management, Estimating, Construction.

Target customer size

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. PlanSwift Construction software is custom made for the construction industry, but it is not limited to that field.



Plumbing Bid

ITQlick rating
(4/5)

starts at $1,195 per license

Plumbing Bid Manager, or PMB, is a full feature plumbing estimating software solution for firms in the plumbing industry and similar businesses. The software is capable of biding jobs of all sizes, from the sim...

Categories: Billing & Provisioning, Construction, Plumbing Estimating, Takeoff.

PlanSwift

ITQlick rating
(4.3/5)

starts at $1,595 per license

PlanSwift construction is an on-premise construction estimation and take-off software. With the on-screen digitizing feature, users can drag and drop various entities of the construction to the visual point-and...

Categories: Data Analysis Tools, Construction, Concrete Cost Estimating, Construction Estimating, Earthwork Estimating.

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Plumbing Bid: 9 Features

Accounting Management
Bidding
Change Orders
Cost Management
Document Management
Estimating
Project Management
Punch List
Scheduling

PlanSwift construction: 4 Features

Data Analysis Tools
Project Management
Estimating
Construction
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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
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Plumbing...
ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
78/100
Pricing
3.2/10
License pricing
$1,195 per license
Functionality
15
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PlanSwif...
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
96/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$1,595 per license
Functionality
15
Procore
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
99/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$667 per month
Functionality
33
PlanGrid
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
98/100
Pricing
2.6/10
License pricing
$39 per user/month
Functionality
16
BuilderTREND
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
97/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$99 per month
Functionality
31

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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.