Compare STACK Takeoff & Estimating and Contractor - May 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - STACK Takeoff & Estimating or Contractor?

STACK Takeoff & Estimating is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Contractor, and Contractor is rated higher (90/100) than STACK Takeoff & Estimating (88/100).

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:

STACK Construction Technologies Vs. Contractor Foreman

STACK Construction Technologies: In the mid-1990s while working in the construction industry, my son Justin (then only 15) and I put together an estimating software program that we called Buildware Pro. Originally targeting the commercial roofing industry, Buildware Pro allowed you to measure paper plans using a digitizer, or even on your computer screen if you had a digital PDF o...

Contractor Foreman: Contractor Foreman is the most affordable all in one project management software for your COMPUTER, PHONE, and TABLET.

Who is more expensive? STACK Takeoff & Estimating or Contractor Foreman?

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 STACK Takeoff & Estimating and Contractor Foreman.

STACK Takeoff & Estimating price starts at $1,999 per user/year , On a scale between 1 to 10 STACK Estimating is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Construction software. Contractor Foreman price starts at $49 per month , When comparing Contractor Foreman to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Construction software cost.

Bottom line: STACK Takeoff & Estimating cost is around the same cost of Contractor Foreman.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared STACK Takeoff & Estimating Vs. Contractor based on some of the most important and required Construction features.

STACK Takeoff & Estimating: We are still working to collect the list of features for STACK Takeoff & Estimating.

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

Target customer size

STACK Takeoff & Estimating's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, and Contractor Foreman's target customer size include: SMBs.