IntelliBid vs. STACK Comparison


IntelliBid Conest Software Systems	STACK Stack Construction Technologies	+	+
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About Experience the future of electrical estimating with Conest IntelliBid - the ultimate software in its league. Crafted with electrical, low-voltage, and datacom contractors in mind, IntelliBid is your ticket to landing more contracts and boosting your bottom line. Get fast, pinpoint-accurate estimates with the industry's most robust database of materials and assemblies. Plus, with real-time labor calculations and material pricing, your bids are always competitive. Pair that with Conest SureCount, and you're unstoppable. Seamlessly transfer digital takeoff data into IntelliBid. Auto-count symbols and cut down manual counting time by a staggering 80%. Effortlessly sketch pathways, branch and feeder runs in vibrant hues with just a click. Dive into this duo and supercharge your productivity!		About Bid Faster, Win More, and Build Smarter with STACK Takeoff & Estimate and STACK Build & Operate. From office to field, STACK speeds up your processes so you can stay competitive and eliminate uncertainty. Save time with STACK's powerful, time-saving AI features. Accelerated by AI. Driven by You. Features: - Fast, Accurate Takeoffs Powered by AI and Your Expertise - Regional Cost Data & Detailed Estimates - Streamlined Workflows & Document Control Create a free account or schedule a demo today!
Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported		Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Supported Linux Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Supported iPad Supported Android Supported Chromebook Supported
Audience Built for the electrical industry, including estimation software buyers, electrical and data contractors, construction business growth drivers, and users of symbol recognition software.		Audience General contractors, subcontractors, and specialty contractors, including concrete, masonry, interior finishes, landscaping, roofing, structural steel, MEP, landscaping, home builders and more. Create a free account today!
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported		Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Not Supported		API Offers API Supported
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Pricing No information available. Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported		Pricing $0 Free - $0 Pro - $299 per month Premium - $349 per month Free Version Supported Free Trial Supported
Reviews/Ratings Overall 4.4 / 5 ease 4.5 / 5 features 4.5 / 5 design 4.5 / 5 support 4.5 / 5 Read all reviews		Reviews/Ratings Overall 5.0 / 5 ease 5.0 / 5 features 5.0 / 5 design 5.0 / 5 support 5.0 / 5 Read all reviews
Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros The speed in which you can enter assemblies in take off. Direct vendor database pricing updates. The extreme ability to customize the software to create speed and accuracy attuned to your companies specific needs. Program is easy to use and has options to dial in your bids. This program has helped our commercial side grow 100% over the last 3 years. Now to get our residential side on board. The assemblies and ability to modify them is great, its turn key out of the box and you can start bidding and winning jobs immediately. You can adjust and modify everything to fit your needs and fine tune your numbers on each project and see the effects of each adjustment in real time. Take off fairly quickly. Relatively accurate for run of the mill items. Has the ability to have a lot of features that may be helpful to some. Its accuracy. Ease of use but that may be because i have used for over 20 years. Still wish it was easier to navigate. Cons If you want to go deep, the complexity of the software can be daunting and hard to wrap your head around how everything maps. This caused me to use the software at a surface level for many years. New ways of estimating can be hard for some. Growth comes from stepping out of your comfort zone. There is a lot of information and can look overwhelming. It isn't that bad. Some of the assemblies are outdated and the material database could use some updating for more modern parts. Modifying assemblies can be a bit intimidating. I don't like that Sure Count doesn't seem to be accurate or complete. I cannot get it to accurately count everything automatically, we have to do it manually. They have advanced features, that they have now taken away (such as smart substitution), that used to be in the basic level program, and moved them to the higher priced program bundled with too many features a small business doesn't need. Read: they are not in-tune with their customer base. They don't have cloud back up unless you are on a different program. This is a feature that is now becoming standard in this day and age amongst all software of this cost and magnitude. The worst part of all of this is the terrible customer service when you call to get help with something. They have an attitude about you, and the customer is always wrong. And when you try to call/email a salesperson/manager to try to warn them about their service department's attitude, you don't get through and they don't call you back. Cloud base is hard to get documents out to main computer Hasn't changed in 20 years.		Pros from Real Users Pros Easy to learn and use right off the bat. This software provided a significant benefit to our TAKE OFF process. The collaborative feature means our estimators across the country can all contribute and monitor the progress of the project. Easily bring up any and all drawings with the click of a mouse, saves bundles on paper and cost. STACK has sped up our takeoffs making them about 4 times faster than before. I also like how their software integrates with Excel which makes it easy for me to finish our estimates and submit our bids. Customer support has been excellent as well - they are there to help me whenever i have a question!
Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Not Supported		Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Not Supported
Company Information Conest Software Systems Founded: 1989 United States conest.com/products/intellibid-electrical-estimating-software		Company Information Stack Construction Technologies Founded: 2008 Cincinnati, OH www.stackct.com
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Categories Construction Estimating Supported Electrical Contractor Supported Electrical Estimating Supported Takeoff Supported		Categories AI Takeoff Supported Construction Bid Management Supported Construction Estimating Supported Construction Management Supported Contractor Management Supported Electrical Contractor Supported Electrical Estimating Supported Home Builder Supported HVAC Supported HVAC Estimating Supported Landscape Management Supported Plumbing Supported Plumbing Estimating Supported Preconstruction Supported Residential Construction Estimating Supported Roofing Supported Subcontractor Supported Takeoff Supported
Construction Estimating Features Accounting Integration Not Supported Audit Trail Supported Bid Management Supported Billing & Invoicing Not Supported Building Product Database Supported Calculators Supported Change Orders Supported Contract Management Not Supported Cost Database Supported Customer Management Not Supported Customizable Templates Supported Electrical Estimating Supported Historical Database Supported HVAC Estimating Not Supported Job Costing Supported Plumbing Estimating Not Supported Price Data / Price Books Supported Project Management Not Supported Quote Management Supported Reporting/Analytics Supported Scheduling Not Supported Subcontractor Management Not Supported Takeoff Supported What-if Analysis Supported Electrical Contractor Features Billing & Invoicing Not Supported Commercial / Industrial Supported Contract Management Not Supported Customer Database Not Supported Electronic Signature Not Supported Mobile Access Supported Quotes / Estimates Supported Scheduling Not Supported Time Tracking Not Supported Work Order Management Not Supported Electrical Estimating Features Billing & Invoicing Not Supported Change Orders Supported Cost Database Supported Project Management Not Supported Quotes / Proposals Supported Takeoff Supported Takeoff Features 3D View Not Supported Assembly Takeoff Supported Cross Section Creation Supported Electronic Plans Not Supported Elevation Checking Not Supported Error Checking Supported Site Balancing Supported Slope Routines Not Supported Subcontractor Management Not Supported		Construction Estimating Features Accounting Integration Supported Audit Trail Supported Bid Management Supported Billing & Invoicing Not Supported Building Product Database Supported Calculators Supported Change Orders Not Supported Contract Management Supported Cost Database Supported Customer Management Not Supported Customizable Templates Supported Electrical Estimating Supported Historical Database Supported HVAC Estimating Supported Job Costing Supported Plumbing Estimating Supported Price Data / Price Books Supported Project Management Supported Quote Management Supported Reporting/Analytics Supported Scheduling Not Supported Subcontractor Management Not Supported Takeoff Supported What-if Analysis Supported Electrical Contractor Features Billing & Invoicing Not Supported Commercial / Industrial Not Supported Contract Management Not Supported Customer Database Not Supported Electronic Signature Not Supported Mobile Access Not Supported Quotes / Estimates Supported Scheduling Not Supported Time Tracking Not Supported Work Order Management Not Supported Electrical Estimating Features Billing & Invoicing Not Supported Change Orders Not Supported Cost Database Supported Project Management Not Supported Quotes / Proposals Supported Takeoff Supported Takeoff Features 3D View Not Supported Assembly Takeoff Supported Cross Section Creation Not Supported Electronic Plans Supported Elevation Checking Supported Error Checking Supported Site Balancing Not Supported Slope Routines Supported Subcontractor Management Not Supported Show More Features Construction Bid Management Features Bidder Management Not Supported Building Product Database Supported Cost Database Supported File Sharing Supported Proposal Management Supported Quotes / Estimates Supported RFP Management Not Supported Subcontractor Management Not Supported Takeoff Supported Version Control Not Supported Construction Management Features Accounting Integration Not Supported Budget Tracking/Job Costing Supported Change Orders Not Supported Commercial Supported Contract Management Supported Contractors Supported CRM Supported Equipment Tracking Supported Estimating Supported Incident Reporting Not Supported Mobile Access Supported Offline Access Supported Residential Supported RFI & Submittals Not Supported Subcontractor Management Not Supported Timesheets Not Supported Contractor Management Features Contractor Database Not Supported Insurance Tracking Not Supported License Tracking Not Supported Permit Tracking Not Supported Skills & Competencies Not Supported Task Management Supported Work Hour Tracking Not Supported HVAC Features Billing & Invoicing Not Supported Customer Database Not Supported Dispatch Management Not Supported Inventory Control Not Supported Job Management Not Supported Maintenance Scheduling Not Supported Mobile Access Supported Quotes / Estimates Supported Routing Not Supported Scheduling Not Supported Service History Tracking Not Supported Technician Management Not Supported Work Order Management Not Supported HVAC Estimating Features Billing & Invoicing Not Supported Commercial/Industrial Supported Cost Database Supported Data Import / Export Not Supported Equipment Maintenance Not Supported Financing Management Not Supported Labor Rates Not Supported Quotes/Proposals Supported Scheduling Not Supported Takeoff Supported Home Builder Features Accounting Management Not Supported Bid Management Supported Contract Management Not Supported CRM Not Supported Job Costing Supported Job Scheduling Not Supported Permit Management Not Supported Quotes / Estimates Supported Subcontractor Management Not Supported Supplier Management Not Supported Warranty / Service Management Not Supported Landscape Management Features Billing & Invoicing Not Supported Contract Management Not Supported Customer Database Not Supported Dispatch Management Not Supported Groundskeeping Not Supported Inventory Control Not Supported Irrigation Tracking Not Supported Job Management Not Supported Landscape Design Not Supported Mobile Access Not Supported Payroll Management Not Supported Plant Database Not Supported Quotes / Estimates Supported Routing Not Supported Scheduling & Appointments Not Supported Work Order Management Not Supported Plumbing Features Billing & Invoicing Not Supported Customer Database Not Supported Dispatch Management Not Supported Inventory Control Not Supported Job Management Not Supported Mobile Access Not Supported Quotes / Estimates Supported Routing Not Supported Scheduling Not Supported Service History Tracking Not Supported Technician Management Not Supported Work Order Management Not Supported Plumbing Estimating Features Change Orders Not Supported Commercial / Industrial Supported Cost Database Supported Data Import / Export Not Supported Fitting Management Not Supported For General Contractor Supported Overhead Costs Estimating Supported Prebuilt Assembly Supported Quotes / Proposals Supported Takeoff Supported Residential Construction Estimating Features Bid Management Supported Billing & Invoicing Not Supported Building Product Database Supported Change Orders Not Supported Customer Management Not Supported Project Management Not Supported Quote Management Supported Scheduling Not Supported Takeoff Supported Roofing Features Aerial Measurement Supported Billing & Invoicing Not Supported Checklists & Inspections Not Supported Commercial / Industrial Supported Dispatch Management Not Supported Lead Management Not Supported Photo Capture Not Supported Quotes / Estimates Supported Scheduling Not Supported Work Order Management Not Supported
Integrations Box Not Supported Buildertrend Not Supported Dropbox Not Supported Evernote Not Supported Field Materials Not Supported Google Docs Not Supported Google Drive Not Supported Microsoft Excel Not Supported Microsoft OneDrive Not Supported Procore Not Supported STACK Build & Operate Not Supported SmartBid Not Supported eSUB Not Supported Show More Integrations		Integrations Box Supported Buildertrend Supported Dropbox Supported Evernote Supported Field Materials Supported Google Docs Supported Google Drive Supported Microsoft Excel Supported Microsoft OneDrive Supported Procore Supported STACK Build & Operate Supported SmartBid Supported eSUB Supported Show More Integrations View All 13 Integrations
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