IntelliBid vs. ZapSketch Comparison


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		Related Products STACK 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! 1,496 Ratings Visit Website Bidtracer Bidtracer has been built specifically for the MEP/BAC industry for both construction and service side including but not limited to CRM, Bid Management, Invitation to Bid, BAC Estimating, BAC Engineering, Project Management, Service Agreement, Service Work Orders, Service Repair, Service Projects all built natively in the cloud. Estimating/engineering established live pricing with numerous manufacturers such as JCI, Distech Controls, ABB, Carrier, ALC and many peripheral distributors such as Kele, Alps, Belimo, Siral, Bray. If you haven’t imported it yet, we can import it multiple times throughout the year. Our system caters to businesses of all sizes and accommodates users from various roles such as: estimators, engineers, PMs, sales, executive, and field workers. It includes rich reporting features with customizable reports, charts, and graphs to enable companies to analyze their data in real-time. 39 Ratings Visit Website Buildxact Buildxact is an easy-to-use construction management and estimating platform built for residential builders and remodelers. From takeoffs to quoting to scheduling, streamline your entire workflow in one cloud-based tool. Now featuring Blu, your AI-powered digital assistant trained on real residential projects. Blu helps you quote faster, avoid errors, and work hands-free using natural language. Key tools include: Assembly Assistant - Use real-time pricing and templates to build smarter estimates Estimate Reviewer - Catch mistakes and common errors before they cost you Takeoff Assistant - Measure and scale digital plans in minutes Estimate Generator - Create full estimates and complete quotes from scratch Stay on schedule with drag-and-drop timelines, real-time material pricing, and a customer portal that keeps everyone in sync—from the office to the job site. 264 Ratings Visit Website WERX 30 DAY FREE TRIAL! No credit card required. Plans as low as $49/m. Professional construction management software designed for all size contractors, Werx streamlines your business with flexible estimates, AIA-Style billing, QuickBooks integration, and real-time labor tracking. Get paid faster with online payments via Stripe. Werx empowers contractors to save time, stay organized, and boost profitability. Manage projects, track time in the field, and send professional invoices all in one platform. Perfect for general contractors, electricians, plumbers, and more. Simplify your operations with the software that works as hard as you do—without breaking the bank. It just WERX! 35 Ratings Visit Website KonstructIQ KonstructIQ is an AI-powered construction and financial platform designed for residential general contractors, remodeling firms, and home builders. It consolidates the full project lifecycle, from fast, professional estimates to budgeting, invoicing, payments, change-order management, cost tracking, subcontractor coordination, and real-time reporting, into a single interface. Its estimating module enables contractors to build detailed bids quickly, using customizable cost codes, markup or margin calculations, and either cost-plus or fixed-price models. Once an estimate is approved, it becomes the project budget; every subsequent bill, invoice, or change order automatically updates the budget so contractors maintain accurate job costing and profitability oversight. Payments to subcontractors or suppliers are built in, and support methods like ACH, checks, debit/credit cards, virtual cards, or Zelle, and invoices can be paid directly by clients through a portal to speed up cash flow. 7 Ratings Visit Website SharpeSoft Estimator Ideal for civil construction, heavy/highway, utility, grading, excavating, paving, and pipeline contractors, this comprehensive yet user-friendly program flows like an estimator thinks. Efficient - Flexible - Detailed Estimating with an Ease of Use. Bid the way you want when you want with the SharpeSoft Cloud. Advanced features include Item Masters for saving entire bid items for easy reuse, importing DOT job bid items, the Trench Profiler for quick and accurate underground utility material takeoffs, and Material/Subcontractor Comparison sheets for quick and effortless importing and analyzing vendor pricing. Summary Sheet to easily see cost and apply markup by % or $ amount; our SharpeSoft Estimator has a robust rounding sheet to close out your bid, automatically re-allocate money, or move money where you want. The Estimator offers imports and exports and reports on demand. 48 Ratings Visit Website InEight InEight offers integrated project controls software built for capital construction. The modular platform supports flexible implementation and scales from large, complex projects to billion-dollar capital project portfolios. Purpose-built applications manage every project phase, from pre-planning to predictable execution and completion. By connecting cost, schedule, contracts, and project information in one platform, teams gain real-time visibility and advanced analytics to make smarter decisions. Used in more than 60 countries to manage over $1 trillion in projects, InEight supports industries including mining, nuclear, power and renewables, transportation, water, and oil, gas, and chemical. With InEight, teams improve project delivery, modernize operations, standardize best practices, manage budgets and forecasts, control scope changes, strengthen collaboration, and keep even the most complex capital projects on track. 168 Ratings Visit Website WEX Field Service Management WEX FSM is a cloud-based, all-in-one field service management platform built to streamline every aspect of a contractor’s business, from scheduling and dispatch to invoicing, payments, reporting, and customer management. It consolidates workflow tasks so technicians, office staff, and customers all operate from a single system: real-time location tracking, drag-and-drop scheduling, optimized route dispatching, and customer history (jobs, equipment, notes, photos) are combined with quote/proposal generation, price-book management, and on-the-spot mobile invoicing and payment options. WEX FSM supports recurring service plans, flexible financing, and integrated payment processing, enabling faster cash flow by reducing delays in invoicing and collections. It includes built-in connectivity to accounting systems (e.g., QuickBooks sync), robust reporting and analytics for business insight, and a mobile app for field technicians so they can manage jobs and get paid directly. 67 Ratings Visit Website Roofr Roofr is the only CRM built exclusively for roofing contractors. Roofr brings your entire business into one place – so you can stop duct-taping together five different tools and start running a tighter operation. It's currently loved by tens of thousands of Roofrs across North America. Roofr handles the entire job lifecycle in one place. From the moment a lead comes in, contractors can manage contacts and follow-ups in the built-in CRM, order Roofr Measurement Reports, create a proposal, communicate with homeowners, and even order materials with our supplier integrations. You can also send invoices and collect payment in Roofr, too. 146 Ratings Visit Website Premier Construction Software Premier Construction Software is a global, AI-powered construction ERP that helps growing general contractors control job costs, cash flow, and risk across every project in one easy-to-use cloud platform. Replace disconnected accounting, project management, and field tools with a single source of truth for WIP, change orders, and forecasting, so your team can shorten billing cycles and keep margins on track. How we're different: • Built for general contractors, owners, and land developers managing multi-project, multi-entity portfolios. • Advanced construction accounting with detailed job costing, real-time WIP reporting, and cash-flow forecasting to spot issues before they hit the P&L. • Project and field management with RFIs, subcontracts, drawings, and change orders tied directly to the budget and schedule. • Automated billing, approvals, and payroll to reduce manual entry and speed up collections. • Unlimited entities, consolidated reporting, and role-based dashboards. 408 Ratings Visit Website
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 ZapSketch is a browser-based electrical home-run planning tool for electricians, electrical contractors, and estimators. Users can import a floor-plan PDF, sketch walls on a blank sheet, or work from a quick drawing, then place panels, junction boxes, and devices and route circuits and raceways. The application measures run lengths and provides preliminary conductor-sizing, ampacity, voltage-drop, and conduit-fill feedback as the layout changes, using documented NEC 2023 calculation assumptions. Users can review circuit schedules and export marked-up plan PDFs and raceway pull schedules for estimating, review, and field handoff; some export details and unwatermarked reports require Pro. Free standalone voltage-drop, wire-size, and conduit-fill calculators are also available. ZapSketch is a preliminary planning aid, not a replacement for adopted-code review, engineering judgment, or verification of project conditions.
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 Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not 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 Electricians, from apprentices to foremen, working on residential and commercial electrical planning and estimating.
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported	Support Phone Support Not Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Not Supported	API Offers API Not Supported
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Pricing No information available. Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported	Pricing $19/month Free includes the planning workflow and preliminary checks; PDF exports are watermarked and redact commercial pull and calculation details. Pro is $19 per month, or $190 per year, and adds unwatermarked PDF exports, full raceway pull schedules, complete preliminary calculation reports, and commercial-use output. Standalone voltage-drop, conduit-fill, and wire-size calculators are available without signup. Free Version Supported Free Trial Not Supported
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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.
Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Not Supported	Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported
Company Information Conest Software Systems Founded: 1989 United States conest.com/products/intellibid-electrical-estimating-software	Company Information ZapSketch Founded: 2025 Canada zapsketch.com
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Categories Construction Estimating Supported Electrical Contractor Supported Electrical Estimating Supported Takeoff Supported	Categories Electrical Design Supported
Show More Features 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
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