Comparing estimating solutions for builders
There are lots of things to consider when choosing the right estimating solution for your business. So which one will it be? Use our comparison table to help you work out which is the best estimating product for you.
| Features & types of work you can estimate | EstimatorXpress | HBXL Estimating Service | Price a Job | BuilderTrend | Buildxact | Tradify | Access ConQuest |
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| Monthly price | From £69 p.m. | N/A | Monthly billing available (price per user at checkout) | From around $399 p.m. (price not published) | From £119 + VAT p.m. | From £34 p.m. per user | No price displayed |
| Annual price | From £749 + VAT p.a. | From £129 + VAT | From £221 + VAT p.a. | From $4999 p.a. | From £1,060 + VAT p.a. | From £408 p.a. per user | No price displayed |
| Perpetual 'lifetime' licence available | No | N/A | No | No | No | No | No |
| Annual Subscription licence available | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes | No - rolling monthly plans | Per-user subscription (quote only) |
| Number of pricing tiers available | 3 | N/A - priced per estimate | 2, plus Enterprise (quote) | 3 | 3 | 3, plus Custom (on request) | 3 packages (quote only) |
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| Suitable for | Building firms pricing extensions, refurbishments, lofts, new builds, basements, office refits, plumbing & heating | Building firms wanting to outsource estimating of extensions, refurbishments, lofts, new builds | Smaller trades businesses | Contracts, home builders and remodelers and speciality contractors | Small to mid-sized residential builders, renovators and home builders | Small trades and builders wanting all-in-one job management, quoting and invoicing | Mid to large contractors, developers, civils and fit-out firms, specialist subcontractors and freelance estimators |
| Client Quotations & Reports | Builder and client friendly cost reports, customer quotations and profit reports | Builder and client friendly cost reports, customer quotations and profit reports | Quote and contract, profit and payment schedule | Client quotations and cost reports | Customisable quote letters with digital signatures, plus cost tracking and invoicing | Branded estimates and quotes with online acceptance; job reports on higher plans | Tender summaries with adjudication reports, resource breakdowns, CVR tracking and valuations |
| Bill of Quantities | Materials, labour and plant schedules including quantities | Materials, labour and plant schedules including quantities | Materials, labor and plant schedules including quantities | Materials, labor and plant schedules including quantities | Takeoffs and bills of quantities generated from your estimate | Itemised estimates from price lists and kits (no BoQ feature advertised) | Bill of Quantities (SMM7 & CESMM libraries, NRM available) |
| Gantt chart | Add on available | Pro plan and above | |||||
| Estimate Templates | N/A | Composite items library | |||||
| Integrates with CAD Software | N/A - The team can produce your building plans | Takeoff from PDF, CAD and BIM files (add-on) | |||||
| Integrates with Take-off Software | N/A | Built-in digital takeoff | Built-in 2D/3D takeoff (add-on) | ||||
| Integrates with Building Contracts Software | N/A - The team can produce your building contract documents | ||||||
| Material pricing updates | Monthly | Monthly | Nightly | Via supplier integration | Manual - import supplier price lists (CSV) | Customisable cost library (10m+ items) | |
| Live links to Merchants | Supplier integration | ||||||
| Exports | Yes to MS Excel | Yes to MS Excel | Yes to MS Excel | Accounting integrations (Xero, QuickBooks) | Accounting sync (Xero, Sage, QuickBooks) | Yes to MS Excel | |
| Developed in the UK for UK construction methods & building regulations | |||||||
| Suitable for Microsoft Windows Operating System | N/A | ||||||
| Suitable for Macs | Must be run on Parallels | N/A | |||||
| Technical Support Included | N/A | ||||||
| System Requirements | EstimatorXpress System Requirements | N/A | Price a Job System Requirements | Unavailable | Cloud-based - no install | Cloud-based - no install | Cloud-hosted - browser access |
| FREE Estimating Software Trial or Service Pack | |||||||
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Telephone number (please quote Builder Estimating Software.co.uk!) |
0117 916 7898 | 0117 916 7894 | 01255 430865 | +1 (888) 925-1917 | +44 20 4571 7334 | 0808 258 4163 | 0845 345 3300 |