Compare Raken and Joist - Jul 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jul 28, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Raken or Joist?

Joist is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Raken, and Raken is rated higher (95/100) than Joist (81/100). Raken offers users more features (2) than Joist (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Raken!

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:

Vs. Joist

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Joist: Joist is a new tool for contractors that allow you to manage your business on the go. Create Estimates, Send Invoices, Manage Projects, and Record Payments from your iPad, iPhone, Android, and the web.

Who is more expensive? Raken or Joist?

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 Raken and Joist.

Raken price starts at $15 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Raken is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Construction software. Joist price starts at $13 per month , When comparing Joist to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average Construction software cost.

Bottom line: Joist is more expensive than Raken.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Raken Vs. Joist based on some of the most important and required Construction features.

Raken: Mobile Access, Construction.

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

Target customer size

Raken's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, and Joist's target customer size include: SMBs.

Raken

ITQlick rating
(4.7/5)

starts at $15 per user/month

Raken is a construction management app designed to help construction companies run their projects more efficiently.

Categories: Construction Project Management, Residential Remodeling Estimating, Lease Management.

Joist

ITQlick rating
(4.9/5)

starts at $13 per month

Joist is a cloud-based construction estimating application that is used in project estimation, management and invoice and serves the home improvement industry. This software is offered by a company that goes by...

Categories: Billing & Invoicing, Construction, Construction Estimating, Construction Service Management, Document Management.

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Raken: 2 Features

Mobile Access
Construction

Joist: 0 Features

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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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Raken
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
95/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$15 per user/month
Functionality
5
Review
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Joist
ITQlick rating
4.9/5
Score
81/100
Pricing
6.8/10
License pricing
$13 per month
Functionality
7
Review
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.