Compare Plumbing Bid and Red Rhino - Mar 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Mar 19, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Plumbing Bid or Red Rhino?

Red Rhino is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Plumbing Bid, and Red Rhino is rated higher (91/100) than Plumbing Bid (78/100). 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:

Vision InfoSoft Vs. Red Rhino

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...

Red Rhino: With a little courage and a determined mindset, Red Rhino was brought to life way back in 1999 so that we could concentrate on developing sites on a full-time basis and enjoy life at the same time. Red Rhino has proved that we have the business knowledge and staying-power which many others don’t have - there aren’t many web design agencies in the ...

Who is more expensive? Plumbing Bid or Red Rhino?

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 Red Rhino.

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. Red Rhino price starts at $75 per month , When comparing Red Rhino to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Construction software cost.

Bottom line: Red Rhino is more expensive than Plumbing Bid.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Plumbing Bid Vs. Red Rhino 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.

Red Rhino: Project Management, Scheduling, Accounting Management, Bidding, Change Orders.

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. The Red Rhino software solution is best for small to medium sized electrical contractors that own their business.



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.

Red Rhino

ITQlick rating
(4.6/5)

starts at $75 per month

Red Rhino Software by Hard Hat is a CMS (construction management solution) that offers integrated software features for takeoff, project management, bid management, estimating, and customer management. The soft...

Categories: Audit Management, Billing & Invoicing, Construction, Electrical Estimating, Electrician Apps.

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Plumbing Bid: 9 Features

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

Red Rhino: 9 Features

Project Management
Scheduling
Accounting Management
Bidding
Change Orders
Contract Management
Document Management
Estimating
Scheduling
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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Plumbing...
ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
78/100
Pricing
3.2/10
License pricing
$1,195 per license
Functionality
15
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Red Rhin...
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
4.8/10
License pricing
$75 per month
Functionality
18
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.