# CostEstimator.com Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra > With the help of Capterra, learn about CostEstimator.com Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Construction Estimating products and more. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/214102/CostEstimator-com --- # CostEstimator.com Software Review 2026: Features, Reviews, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on December 29, 2025 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. Independent research methodology Capterra’s researchers use a mix of verified reviews, independent research and objective methodologies to bring you selection and ranking information you can trust. While we may earn a referral fee when you visit a provider through our links or speak to an advisor, this has no influence on our research or methodology. 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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/resources/how-we-ensure-transparency/) [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Pricing](#pricing)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) CostEstimator.com ## What is CostEstimator.com? Cost Estimator is a cloud-based solution that helps construction businesses generate estimates, create projects, streamline change order management, and more.  Key functionalities of Cost Estimator include unlimited project creation, project duplication, company-branded estimate emails, profit markup adjustments, custom items, and change order management. Estimates are detailed and shareable with clients, with separate cost and price reports for users and customers. ## What is CostEstimator.com used for? [Construction Estimating](https://www.capterra.com/construction-estimating-software/)[Subcontractor](https://www.capterra.com/subcontractor-software/) Top alternative Featured Overall rating Based on 4 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive \- Neutral \- Negative \- Contact vendor for pricing Free trial not available Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Do you work for CostEstimator.com?[Manage this product listing](https://digitalmarkets.gartner.com/get-listed/claim-bx?url=http://www.hometechonline.com&name=CostEstimator.com) ## Compare with a popular alternative Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status. ### CostEstimator.com 1.5 (4) VS. [4.6 (1,456)](https://www.capterra.com/p/127994/Jobber/reviews/) Starting Price Contact vendor Starting Price $39 Flat Rate, Per Month Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 1.5 (4) Ease Of Use 4.6 (1,416) Value For Money 1.0 (3) Value For Money 4.4 (1,220) Customer Service 1.0 (4) Customer Service 4.6 (1,369) ## CostEstimator.com alternatives [4.5 (2,658)](https://www.capterra.com/p/56250/Procore/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 94% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [4.5 (823)](https://www.capterra.com/p/166113/Contractor-Foreman/reviews/) Starting price $49.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 92% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars Highest Rated [4.7 (2,739)](https://www.capterra.com/p/140363/HouseCall-Pro/reviews/) Starting price $79.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 95% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [4.6 (844)](https://www.capterra.com/p/116187/Acculynx/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 95% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars ## Pricing Value for money 1.0 (3) ### Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Free trial not available Value for money 1.0 (3) 1.0 Based on 3 reviews Connect with a Capterra advisor for a free 15-minute consultation Get a personalized software list aligned to your business needs with guidance from our expert advisors. Our team has helped 1 million+ businesses like yours find options that fit their needs. ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 1.0 (4) Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos Deployment - Web - Android - iPhone/iPad Typical users - Freelancers - Small businesses - Mid size businesses - Enterprises Customer Service 1.0 (4) 1.0 Based on 4 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 1.5 Based on 4 reviews Filter by rating 5(0) 4(0) 3(1) 2(0) 1(3) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent MC Michael C. Project Manager Construction ### "Decent tool for the money but zero customer service" 3.0 Overall Rating 3.0 3.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 2.0 2.0 Customer Service 1.0 1.0 Likelihood to Recommend 0/10 July 3, 2023 Pros Ease of use, inexpensive, web-based interface makes it convenient. Cons Their “Book System” is cumbersome and confusing. Terrible customer service. I’ve renewed my monthly subscription twice. Each time I pay the fee online, and get a confirmation email receipt that my account has been paid for the month, then, each time I have to spend a day or so trying to get in touch with them because when I login, it tells me that my account is inactive. That makes me lose a couple days of work. That’s the main reason I am not using it anymore. Too many other good systems out there to have to deal with these issues. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. JW Jeff W. President Construction ### "Stay away from this product" 1.0 Overall Rating 1.0 1.0 Ease of Use 1.0 1.0 Features 1.0 1.0 Customer Service 1.0 1.0 Likelihood to Recommend 0/10 May 4, 2022 I beta tested the original product in the 90's. It was great. It was in MY computer vs on-line like the current version. The LAMI's allowed me to stay on top of current pricing. When I was contacted by a salesperson \[SENSITIVE CONTENT\], I renewed. She did tell my it was now on-line. I ran two estimates within 24 hours and knew I didn't like the new format. If I did not know what I was looking for, I would have been totally lost. You could not even search for the various components that made the system so great. Then I called the sales lady - she didn't respond to any calls. I just wrote the money off. I had always gotten calls when time to renew my subscription. Didn't happen this year which was fine until I checked my credit card. I was billed for another full year on \[SENSITIVE CONTENT\]. I immediately disputed the charge. Evidently, the hometech people didn't respond to Citicard because I got a letter saying that it was up to me to prove that I HAD CANCELLED THE RENEWAL UNDER THE TERMS WITH COSTESTIMATOR. I have spent 4 hours this afternoon (5/4/2022) calling all the numbers for the company and sending an email and then writing the credit card company. No one answered the phone nor responded. The TERMS do not exist. This afternoon has cost me more than the renewal fee. Back to the point: this was a great system for many years, BUT the costestimator is absolutely not customer friendly. Actually, it is not friendly to anyone accept the salespeople. Pros This product with this company stinks. There are no PROs. Cons It is bad all the way around. Hard to use. They own your estimates. Case in point, when I cancelled today, the two test estimates I did last March went away. Note said that when I renewed, I could have them back. There is no support even if I wanted any. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. RD Raymond D. President Construction ### "Do Not Buy This Estimating Software!" 1.0 Overall Rating 1.0 1.0 Ease of Use 1.0 1.0 Features 1.0 1.0 Customer Service 1.0 1.0 Likelihood to Recommend 0/10 January 5, 2022 Pros Nothing. I wish there was something good I could say about this software, but there isn't. Cons This software is nothing like the older version I've used for years. I'm not sure if it changed owners, but you can no longer write specific reports, or phases in the same estimate. You have to create a separate estimate for each phase. Imaging going to the customer with ten different estimates and pricing for the same job. I signed up for an annual subscription thinking I would like it because the website says "No Risk-cancel at anytime" and yes, after many unanswered phone calls I finally went on-line and cancelled, but they refused to give me back my money. When I finally spoke to someone they stated "we said you could cancel anytime but that doesn't mean we're giving you a refund." Do yourself a favor and go to Clearestimates.com Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. DN David N. pRESIDENT Construction ### "DOUBLE BILL FOR SERVICE" 1.0 Overall Rating 1.0 1.0 Ease of Use 1.0 1.0 Features 1.0 1.0 Customer Service 1.0 1.0 Likelihood to Recommend 0/10 January 6, 2021 terrible. stay away. Pros not user friendly. used their monthly service contract. realized they were double bill me! Cons not an ethical business. poor response time original software was much better. they double bill. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. 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