Compare Red Rhino and D4COST - Mar 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Red Rhino or D4COST?

D4COST is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Red Rhino, and Red Rhino is rated higher (91/100) than D4COST (89/100). Red Rhino offers users more features (9) than D4COST (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Red Rhino!

Looking for the right Construction Estimating 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:

Red Rhino Vs. DC&D Technologies

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 ...

DC&D Technologies: Our Firm has used the D4COST probable cost estimating program for years. Our history with D4COST, in fact, goes back to the era of it being a DOS program. We continue to use it as a cost management tool to initially establish a direction for the design and then to manage the project to stay in budget. We have recently designed numerous “Public Fund...

Who is more expensive? Red Rhino or D4COST?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Construction Estimating 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 Red Rhino and D4COST.

Red Rhino price starts at $75 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Red Rhino is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Construction Estimating software. D4COST price starts at $20 per year , When comparing D4COST to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Construction Estimating software cost.

Bottom line: Red Rhino cost is around the same cost of D4COST.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Red Rhino Vs. D4COST based on some of the most important and required Construction Estimating features.

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

D4COST: We are still working to collect the list of features for D4COST.

Target customer size

The Red Rhino software solution is best for small to medium sized electrical contractors that own their business. and D4COST's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.