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Don
Construction, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2023
Intellibid is everything you need.
Great product and customer service. Yearly improvements to the function of the software based on input from customers.
PROSThe vast database and prebuilt assemblies. The capability to substitute items based on the NEC.
CONSThe Surecount additional takeoff tool. Working with SQL database.
Reason for choosing IntelliBid
Customer service and quick response to software issues.
Stacy
Construction, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2023
Take off
Calculating labor and material requirements and creating bids and quotes for electrical, low voltage projects.
CONSVery tidious to input all the information needed when doing take offs.
Matt
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
1
EASE OF USE
2
VALUE FOR MONEY
1
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed November 2016
GREEDY!
This company is the poster child of the lackluster customer service that exists with many software companies that exploit a revenue with perpetuity business model. They want to sell you the software to install locally on your computer, then they want to sell you a subscription based "support and upgrades" package for each 12 month period following. If you let the subscription lapse and then intend to renew, they will not adjust the end date on the support... instead they expect you to pay full price for less than a year's worth of support. Nevermind the fact that you received absolutely no benefits during the lapsed period, they will constantly remind you that their software team didn't stop working during that lapse period, as well as how unfair any concessions might be to other customers that pay the same price with no lapsed periods. They clearly don't understand the notion of overhead or their own ability to build in average lapsed periods into their support pricing. They are greedy, greedy people, whose only goal is to sell you on the software upfront. Once you are a customer, you can forget about ever being treated with value and respect again.
Jay
Construction, 201-500 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
1
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed February 2022
Our experience after six Month of use
The system is not at all user friendly and none of my estimators like to work with it.
PROSThe Technical Support is second to none. The selection of already built assemblies is great.
CONSThe system is to cumbersome, it takes way to many clicks to find and get an item ready to count. The constant switching between phases during a take off is not really helping to get a speedy takeoff done.
Reason for choosing IntelliBid
The video demonstration made it look very efficient and fast, which is not the case when you have to do take off in the real world on drawings that are not nice and clear like the ones used in the demonstration.
Reasons for switching to IntelliBid
The estimating department was expanding and EBM seemed to get overloaded.
Mark
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2017
One of the top 3 programs in the Country
Overall my choice as the best program available.
PROSThe auto labor feature taking into consideration many aspects of the installation...
CONSThe amount of yearly fees are an issue. Trying to get Support on weekends is tough and we work a lot of weekends.
Steve
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed August 2017
Very satisfied with the program
Up to date program and easy to navigate after a few lessons. Makes the quoting easier and more professional
CONSAdding additional licences is expensive , would like to have the ability to have the database shared remotely
Larry
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 10,000+ employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed January 2017
Quality for all size projects
Started using ConEst directly from ESTMAT 2000. Since I developed a database for Est2000 it was very easy for me to make the transition to ConEst. Great experience especially for all size projects.
PROSThe flexibility to create assemblies catered to the way I estimate is the best feature for my method developed over the last 50+ years. Adding items to the database is a feature I appreciate and it appears there might be an unlimited amount of data that could be added.
CONSI am a little piqued about the support charges also. Maybe there could be an adjustment since it appears several users are upset about the charges where it seems to be more economical to purchase the system again instead of paying for the support over several years time. However, due to the intricacies of the system the, maybe once the user gets it setup to suit their requirements there would be no need to update unless there is a failure in the operating system.
John
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Used more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed April 2015
Very Good Tech Support to work with
The tech support is among the best of all the different technology companies I work with.
CONSI'm the IT Guy who supports the product, so I have very little experience with the actual utilization of the product and no real comment.
Michael
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed December 2017
Great software, easy to learn.
Overall, very positive experience.
PROSVery intuitive. I had no previous estimating experience with software like this and while the learning curve has been steep, it has gone very smoothly. From first trial runs with the software to submitting complete bids within just a few short weeks.
CONSExpensive. Could include more than just a few hours of training when paying this much for software. Only 4 hours of training included with the main software program.
nicole
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 11-50 employees
Used less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2018
N/A
PROSThe use of the product. The use of the product is pretty self explanatory. It is a good product to have.
CONSSometimes get stuck on certain pages. The employess within the office sem to like the product. We have been using it for quite some time.
Daniel
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Used free trial
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
2
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
2
Reviewed December 2014
Has good and bad points
It has additional software you can add for many functions. Customer service has always been quick and knowledgeable.
CONSYou must keep an annual contract or they will not support your software. If you cancel and do not take support and want to join and upgrade the software, they make you buy every year you did not pay for the support. I did not understand this at all when I purchased the software. For the costs for three licenses, it's just not worth the price. You also do not get very accurate pricing. Some items are extremely high and others low. If you want this software assemblies to be material that most contractors use, you have to completely rebuild every assembly in the software. I have not found one single assembly that you can purchase the material straight from the list of parts it puts in for estimating.
Don
Used free trial
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2012
I have used ConEst IntelliBid for over sixteen years and continue to be amazed of the constant upgrades that keep this software at the top. From its smart substitution to the link with SureCount onscreen take off, this company continues to provide great innovation and support. The program has the flexibility for a small contractors to perform simple estimates for small projects, but the power for large contractors to perform detailed large estimates requiring labor adjustments based on schedule, building height, or other logistics. No matter how difficult the assembly, you can create it in Intellibid. Online and live training classes are available and will get you up and running.
Jonathan
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 51-200 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed December 2016
Electrical Estimating Software
The software works very well and has the Industrial data base I was looking for!
PROSThe commercial data base i'm used to from other software witht he addition of the industrial components.
CONSI will have a small learning curve with the new software.
Aric Bartlett
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2016
ConEst IntelliBid
Been using the software for 10 years now, and couldn't be happier.
PROSEasy to use for all types of projects and items can be modified very easy to fit the application.
CONSSureCount could be changed
Paul
Used free trial
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed January 2013
There is so much I can say about ConEst IntelliBid and so much more to learn. I find that it saves time and money. Like most, in the beginning it was just paper and pencil, but now just a click and it's done. I have worked in the field for twenty plus years and knew nothing about computers. I have had one tranning class on the progam, and I learn new things all the time. I have yet to land a project, but I feel that I'm not far off. Again, I could say more, but work must be done and I believe it is a good program.
JOHNNY
Used free trial
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2013
ConEst is as close to my way of estimating as I could find, with much more information. I have been estimating for myself and others for over 32 years, and just purchased ConEst this year. The first test run compared my old spread sheet to ConEst's, and the amount of information was less than a 2% difference. I can't say enough about these guys, from purchase to support.
Brian
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Used free trial
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed October 2014
Excellent Software
The program is very user-friendly and easy to navigate. ConEst has an exceptional customer service program.
CONSIt took a while to figure out how to add an item to the library.
Jahmal
Design
Used free trial
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2014
Great Product
This product was easy to learn, and the vendor offered plenty of support.
CONSI can't find anything at this time that I don't like.
Kelley
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Used free trial
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed October 2014
Overall a great product.
The vendor is very helpful, and the product is intuitive.
CONSNo complaints. Both ConEst and Software Advice were very helpful.
Ken
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 2-10 employees
Used less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2017
Fantastic
They are always reminding me that I have training hours. I can't find the time to sit down and take the training, but I will soon
Tibin
Construction, 501-1,000 employees
Used monthly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed November 2016
Great product for my work
I really like this product, really comes handy when working on my projects. Really like the auto labor factoring feature.
PROSEasy to use