Compare Toolhound and STACK Takeoff & Estimating - May 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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

Toolhound is more expensive to implement (TCO) than STACK Takeoff & Estimating, and Toolhound is rated higher (92/100) than STACK Takeoff & Estimating (88/100). Toolhound offers users more features (3) than STACK Takeoff & Estimating (0).

Looking for the right Inventory Management 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:

Toolhound Vs. STACK Construction Technologies

Toolhound: ToolHound provides a powerful Tool and Equipment Management System that allows construction, maintenance and repair organizations to gain control of their tool and equipment inventory. ToolHound helps companies of all sizes maximize tool and equipment utilization and improve productivity by ensuring the right tool is in the right place when it is n...

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...

Who is more expensive? Toolhound or STACK Estimating?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Inventory Management 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 Toolhound and STACK Estimating.

Toolhound accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Toolhound is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Inventory Management software. STACK Estimating price starts at $1,999 per user/year , When comparing STACK Estimating to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Inventory Management software cost.

Bottom line: Toolhound is more expensive than STACK Estimating.

Which software includes more/better features?

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

Toolhound: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

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

Target customer size

Customers of the software include businesses of all sizes and a wide range of types. and STACK Estimating's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.