PlanHub vs. Trimble Accubid

PlanHub is really straightforward. You set up an account with your location and trade of work, and they customize a dashboard where you can see all relevant projects that fit your company's needs.

Incentivized

We use Trimble Accubid to do detailed cost estimates for larger jobs. If a job has a set of blueprints, the software is designed to go through each page systematically to aggregate a bid. Where it is less appropriate are for smaller service jobs. It takes a lot of setup for a new job there are other solutions better suited for service work.

Incentivized

• Access to detailed project listings
• GC bidding vs Awarded Project Listings

Incentivized

• Allows for fine control of inputs and variables.
• Gives a multitude of ways to analyze data.

Incentivized

• Constant emails regarding projects that do not apply to our trade
• Constant emails regarding projects are not in our area of work

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• The user interface for adding assemblies to a job
• Material database management
• Doesn't integrate well with any other platforms other than their own.

Incentivized

The training packets are thorough and they are easy to understand. Live support is harder to come by, however, I haven't had any major problems that I have needed to overcome. The best support is not needing to have support in the first place. Ease of use makes this mostly not an issue.

Incentivized

PlanHub offers great free access as well as a multitude of benefits for paid subscriptions. Other software requires an invitation to bid, but PlanHub has a library of projects that can fit any company's needs.

Incentivized

I was not involved in the decision-making process to purchase Accubid.

Incentivized

• PlanHub has introduced us to projects we would have never been able to access

Incentivized

• Accubid allows for accurate pricing of electrical estimates.
• Accubid's accurate pricing allows for more competitive bid estimates.

Incentivized