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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Sage Estimating

    Score7.7 out of 10
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    Trimble Accubid

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/ATrimble Accubid Classic is an electrical estimating solution for construction, that facilitates the construction workflow from estimating to purchasing, project management, and billing. The more recently released Trimble Accubid Anywhere provides estimating, change management, and pricing in a cloud service subscription.N/A
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    Sage EstimatingTrimble Accubid
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    Sage EstimatingTrimble Accubid
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Sage EstimatingTrimble Accubid
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    Medium-sized Companies
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    Sage Estimating
    Score7.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Sage EstimatingTrimble Accubid
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    6.0
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.1
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Sage EstimatingTrimble Accubid
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Sage
    Sage Estimating was initially created for the construction industry and many of its current users use it to estimate buildings, but it has adapted quite well for the oil and gas industry. If the user is willing to invest the time and energy to develop and maintain their database, I can see it working for any industry. It is very easy to adjust and adapt the database as estimating methods and project designs change. As an example, our accounting department sometimes changes the way projects are reporting in our accounting software. Because I can go through our 9000 line item database in a couple of days, I am always ahead of the curve and can report my estimates in the format they require.
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    Trimble
    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.
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    Pros
    Sage
    • Same format Spreadsheet
    • Ability to adjust by percentages
    • Ability to separate phases into categories
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    Trimble
    • Depth of customization
    • Intergrations
    • Industry specific
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    Cons
    Sage
    • The program has a fairly antiquated user interface such that someone working in it may not feel like they are working with advanced software.
    • Sage Estimating has absolutely no remote access capability outside running it in a Citrix/RDP environment so users have to be using a fat/full client vs. any hopes of access on a mobile device.
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    Trimble
    • Needs to update a data base for new emerging markets in energy.
    • Separation of some supporting materials into more relevant categories would eliminate number of required click through actions.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Sage
    It is a good product and meets all of our needs
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    Trimble
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    Support Rating
    Sage
    Sage's support of Estimating is adequate though frankly we rarely need it. Outside of more complex operations such as upgrades and installation problems the program itself is so straightforward that we do not usually have any "issues" and questions that are more about usability can easily be answered in online forums. We trust Sage's capability to answer these questions if needed but rarely use it.
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    Trimble
    Accubid can sometimes fall short when it comes to CS. The correct departments aren't always properly delineated, making it difficult to get ahold of the individual most appropriate for your issue. To that end, it has been outsourced to people with accents sometimes difficult to understand. This is my biggest critique
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    Alternatives Considered
    Sage
    For our needs and after completing a valued score card SAGE has always exceeded our min. requirements
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    Trimble
    I was not involved in the decision-making process to purchase Accubid.
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    Return on Investment
    Sage
    • Manupulation of existing data is very user friendly thanks to "Database Manager".
    • A bit pricey
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    Trimble
    • reduced estimating cost vs pen and paper
    • because it's a widely used platform it's easy to recruit estimators to the platform
    • works well in a multi estimator environment
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