Construction Cost Estimator vs RSMeans Data Online: Which is a better fit?

Rafael R

Jefe del departamento de Oceanografia

Compared with other "giants" of cost estimation, it represents an option with a high "benefit-cost" ratio. Excellent ease of use and installation in light equipment such as an ipod, for example.

Rafael R

Jefe del departamento de Oceanografia

Its main limitation to my way of seeing is that it is not based on the cloud or allows the export of the product made to another device, or failing that, send it via email.

Kimberly K

Student success coordinator

I found that being able to estimate wit international currencies was the most useful. This feature made me like the software the most.

I would pay quite a bit to have this software back up on the cloud.

Kimberly K

Student success coordinator

I enjoy being able to make on the spot estimates and email to the customer. I find that the customers enjoy this just as much as I do.

Hard to find construction software designed for cell phones and estimating.

Easy to use, user friendly, good customer service.

Kimberly K

Student success coordinator

I had a brief issue with syncing to iCloud. This made saving an estimate difficult to say the least.

I love that they have a choice of industry standards or the ability to choose custom. The confidence you get from the calculation is great when trying to justify it to the client.

The online trial program was full of errors, The check out sequence was full of delays and errors, after finally purchasing it actually deleted my account on its own and still is unfixed.

The software is easy to use, reliable and fast. The data is accurate and helps me do my estimation in a much better and organised manner now.

Too costly - I paid $$$$ for the full blown version and it is missing some components. Such as LED light fixtures SF costs.

I like the many options presented to develop a comprehensive estimate. Customer Service is the best I had encountered with any cost related company.

The user management is terrible. If you regularly assign different people to use this software within your organization the features for managing that task do not work.

Jennifer J

Project Manager

Helps standardize an otherwise wildly unpredictable industry. I used this to help price ROMs (rough order of magnitudes) on potential incoming costs to help prepare or understand costing better.

Their price framing is bad as it leads you to believe the product is one price but the actual price is 2.5x higher for something that will actually function for real estimating.