Compare SmartBid Bid and Craftsman Site License - May 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / May 15, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - SmartBid Bid or Craftsman Site License?

SmartBid Bid is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Craftsman Site License, and Craftsman Site License is rated higher (92/100) than SmartBid Bid (85/100). SmartBid Bid offers users more features (9) than Craftsman Site License (0).

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:

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Who is more expensive? SmartBid Bid or Craftsman Site License?

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 SmartBid Bid and Craftsman Site License.

SmartBid Bid price starts at $600 per year , On a scale between 1 to 10 SmartBid Bid Management Software is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Construction software. Craftsman Site License price starts at $78.50 per license , When comparing Craftsman Site License to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Construction software cost.

Bottom line: SmartBid Bid cost is around the same cost of Craftsman Site License.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared SmartBid Bid Vs. Craftsman Site License based on some of the most important and required Construction features.

SmartBid Bid: Bidding, Contract Management, Cost Management, Document Management, Estimating, Project Management, Bidding, Construction.

Craftsman Site License: We are still working to collect the list of features for Craftsman Site License.

Target customer size

SmartBid Bid Management Software is best suited for small, medium, and large businesses in the building, construction, repair, plumbing, contracting, HVAC, electrical, engineering, architecture and similar industries. and Craftsman Site License's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.

SmartBid Bid

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

starts at $600 per year

SmartBid software is a cloud-based construction bid solution designed for contractors. The solution offers a number of features that include project documents tool that helps users access centralized file stora...

Categories: Construction, Contract Management, Construction, Construction Apps.

Craftsman Site License

ITQlick rating
(3.2/5)

starts at $78.50 per license

Craftsman Site License is an on-premise construction estimating software and some of the features include reporting/analytics, price data/price books, audit trail, electrical estimating, accounting integration,...

Categories: Construction.

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SmartBid Bid: 9 Features

Bidding
Contract Management
Cost Management
Document Management
Estimating
Project Management
Bidding
Construction
Proposal management

Craftsman Site License: 0 Features

We are working to collect the information
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)
Functionality score
Software review
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SmartBid...
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
85/100
Pricing
5.6/10
License pricing
$600 per year
Functionality
18
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Craftsma...
ITQlick rating
3.2/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
5/10
License pricing
$78.50 per license
Functionality
3
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.