Compare Spectrum and Electrical Bid - May 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / May 25, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Spectrum or Electrical Bid?

Spectrum is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Electrical Bid, and Spectrum is rated higher (92/100) than Electrical Bid (84/100). Electrical Bid offers users more features (6) than Spectrum (4).

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Who is more expensive? Spectrum or Electrical Bid Manager?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Network Monitoring 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 Spectrum and Electrical Bid Manager.

Spectrum price starts at $49.99 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Spectrum (formerly Dexter + Cheney) is rated 8, which is higher than the average cost of Network Monitoring software. Electrical Bid Manager price starts at $1,495 per license , When comparing Electrical Bid Manager to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Network Monitoring software cost.

Bottom line: Spectrum is more expensive than Electrical Bid Manager.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Spectrum Vs. Electrical Bid based on some of the most important and required Network Monitoring features.

Spectrum: Project Budgeting, RFIs/Submittals, Construction, Contract Management.

Electrical Bid Manager: Bid Comparison, Bidding, Change Orders, Cost Management, Equipment Management.

Target customer size

Spectrum's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, The Electrical Bid Manager is best for small to medium business in the electrical management industry.

Spectrum

ITQlick rating
(4/5)

starts at $49.99 per month

Spectrum (formerly Dexter + Cheney) is a trending cloud-based Construction software, it is designed to support small, medium and large size construction business. Spectrum (formerly Dexter + Cheney) received a ...

Categories: Construction, Construction Accounting & Job Costing, Construction Customer Management, Lease Management.

Electrical Bid

ITQlick rating
(4.2/5)

starts at $1,495 per license

Electrical Bid Manager, or EBM, is a software solution that manages a company’s bids, projects, estimating processes, and accounts. With its SQL technology, the software is used by several companies for their e...

Categories: Billing & Invoicing, Billing & Provisioning, Data Analysis Tools, Construction, Electrical Estimating.

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Spectrum: 4 Features

Project Budgeting
RFIs/Submittals
Construction
Contract Management

Electrical Bid Manager: 6 Features

Bid Comparison
Bidding
Change Orders
Cost Management
Equipment Management
Punch List
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
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Spectrum
ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
9.2/10
License pricing
$49.99 per month
Functionality
10
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Electric...
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$1,495 per license
Functionality
13
AdRem Ne...
ITQlick rating
5/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
3.6/10
License pricing
$1,500 per license
Functionality
4
Network ...
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
85/100
Pricing
8/10
License pricing
$1,750 per license
Functionality
4
Panopta ...
ITQlick rating
5/5
Score
85/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$4 per node/month
Functionality
5

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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.