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 | BuildingWorks | Take-off & Estimate Kit | HBXL Estimating Service | Price a Job | BuilderTrend | Build Aviator |
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| Price | From £649 + VAT p.a. | From £331 + VAT p.a. | From £899 + VAT p.a. | From £129 + VAT | From £221 + VAT p.a. | From $4999 p.a. | No price displayed |
| Perpetual 'lifetime' licence available | Yes | No | Yes | N/A | No | No | N/A |
| Annual Subscription licence available | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | N/A |
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| Suitable for | Building firms pricing extensions, refurbishments, lofts, new builds, basements, office refits, plumbing & heating | Quantity Surveyors and Professional Estimators of new homes and extensions | Construction firms taking off new homes, extensions and residential works | Building firms wanting to outsource estimating of extensions, refurbishments, lofts, new builds | Smaller trades businesses | Contracts, home builders and remodelers and speciality contractors | Estimating Service for building firms of residential works. New builds, renovations, extensions, smaller jobs |
| Client Quotations & Reports | Builder and client friendly cost reports, customer quotations and profit reports | Client quotations and cost and profit reports | Customer quotations, full cost breakdowns, profit and cashflow | Builder and client friendly cost reports, customer quotations and profit reports | Quote and contract, profit and payment schedule | Client quotations and cost reports | Comprehensive reports. Estimate for you and quote for your client |
| Bill of Quantities | Materials, labour and plant schedules including quantities | Bill of Quantities (NRM) | 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 | Accurate list of materials |
| Gantt chart | Add on available | ||||||
| Estimate Templates | N/A | N/A | |||||
| Integrates with CAD Software | Upgrade to get integration with full CAD | N/A - The team can produce your building plans | |||||
| Integrates with Take-off Software | N/A | N/A - By Design service | |||||
| Integrates with Health & Safety Software | N/A - The team can produce your health and safety documents | ||||||
| Integrates with Building Contracts Software | N/A - The team can produce your building contract documents | ||||||
| Material pricing updates | Monthly | Quarterly | Monthly | Monthly | Nightly | ||
| Live links to Merchants | |||||||
| Exports | Yes to MS Excel | Yes to MS Excel | Yes to MS Excel | Yes to MS Excel | Yes to MS Excel | ||
| Developed in the UK for UK construction methods & building regulations | |||||||
| Suitable for Microsoft Windows Operating System | N/A | N/A | |||||
| Suitable for Macs | Must be run on Parallels | Must be run on Parallels | Must be run on Parallels | N/A | N/A | ||
| Technical Support Included | N/A | N/A | |||||
| System Requirements | EstimatorXpress System Requirements | BuildingWorks System Requirements | Take-off & Estimate Kit System Requirements | N/A | Price a Job System Requirements | Unavailable | N/A |
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Telephone number (please quote Builder Estimating Software.co.uk!) |
0117 916 7898 | 0117 916 7880 | 0117 916 7898 | 0117 916 7894 | 01255 430865 | +1 (888) 925-1917 | 01359 256311 |