# TurboBid Estimating Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra > With the help of Capterra, learn about TurboBid Estimating Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Construction Estimating products and more. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/72572/TurboBid/alternatives --- # TurboBid Estimating Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on March 13, 2026 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Integrations](#integrations)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) TurboBid Estimating ## What is TurboBid Estimating? Electrical & Plumbing Estimating Software. TurboBid streamlines your estimates while saving you time and money. Automatically calculates for labor and material cost. Material prices updated weekly or update your preferred supplier’s material costs in real-time. Wizards calculate your estimate’s company overhead & labor burden costs. Improve your professional image with TurboBid’s Bid package. Includes pictures and detailed pricing. Flat Rate Pricing, Residential & Commercial, & Remodeling. ## What is TurboBid Estimating used for? [Electrical Estimating](https://www.capterra.com/electrical-estimating-software/)[Construction Estimating](https://www.capterra.com/construction-estimating-software/)[Electrical Contractor](https://www.capterra.com/electrical-contractor-software/) Overall rating Based on 29 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive 97% Neutral 0% Negative 3% Starting price $135 Per User, Per Month Free trial 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... 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[4.6 (1,420)](https://www.capterra.com/p/127994/Jobber/reviews/) Starting Price $135 Per User, Per Month Starting Price $39 Flat Rate, Per Month Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 4.4 (29) Ease Of Use 4.6 (1,380) Value For Money 4.5 (23) Value For Money 4.4 (1,184) Customer Service 4.7 (26) Customer Service 4.6 (1,333) ## TurboBid Estimating alternatives [4.5 (2,655)](https://www.capterra.com/p/56250/Procore/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing [4.5 (1,348)](https://www.capterra.com/p/147181/STACK-Takeoff/reviews/) Starting price $2599.00 Per User, Per Month [4.3 (2,203)](https://www.capterra.com/p/218046/Autodesk-Construction-Cloud/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing [4.5 (813)](https://www.capterra.com/p/166113/Contractor-Foreman/reviews/) Starting price $49.00 Per User, Per Month ## Features Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically. Takeoff 4.3 (3) 66.67% of 3 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Measure digital plans to calculate labor and materials needed Accounting Integration 4.0 (2) 100.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Integrate with a third-party accounting system Cost Database 4.5 (2) 100.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Collection of data related to the costs associated with various items, products, services, or activities Customizable Templates 4.0 (2) 50.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Pre-designed layouts that can be customized to match preferences and requirements Job Costing 4.5 (2) 100.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Calculate total itemized costs, including initial costs and any changes Quotes/Estimates 4.5 (2) 100.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Generate quotes or estimates for customers TurboBid Estimating 59 features Integrate with a third-party accounting system Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases A record of all activities within the system, including user access, changes made, etc. Data is backed up automatically to prevent data loss Share bid details, archive bids, and create bid requests to assist in bid solicitation and quote comparison Create, manage, and send invoices or bills to customers Tracks all change orders submitted across projects and updates the budget to reflect the most recent costs For commercial and industrial purposes Centralized database of stakeholders and their contact information such as names, address, phone number etc. Track, store, and access client contracts or licenses Collection of data related to the costs associated with various items, products, services, or activities Forecast the cost and resources required to complete a project A collection of customer information such as contact details, demographics, previous interactions, etc. Access previous interactions or concerns to maintain customer relationships Store and organize information about customers and previous interactions Add customized logos and colors to align with company branding Customize data fields to support various needs and use cases Customize contracts and forms to collect specific information Alter the layout and content of reports Pre-designed layouts that can be customized to match preferences and requirements Import and export data to and from software applications Store and organize documents in a centralized system Assemble applications and processes by dragging over and arranging pre-built components Estimating software designed for electrical businesses Estimate expected cost based on various factors before a project begins Primarily serving architecture, engineering, and construction industry professionals Primarily serving commercial or industrial locations needing electrical work Intended to be used by general contractors Serving plumbing industry professionals Specialized for organizations who focus on residential projects Archive of job costs for similar projects Captures invoice data and maintains comprehensive records for auditing and reporting purposes Calculate total itemized costs, including initial costs and any changes Manage and track all job information and associated tasks Store information about leads or contacts and track, manage and nurture them throughout the sales process Schedule predetermined or ad hoc maintenance services and labor requests Ability to handle several projects simultaneously Estimating software designed for plumbing companies Plan and coordinate all the resources, costs and time needed to execute assignments Organize and schedule projects Monitor the progress of projects from start to finish Create proposals based on costs of labor and materials Create, send, and track purchase orders and their statuses Generate quotes or estimates for customers Receive data and information in real time Active reporting of data and metrics Receive system updates as soon as any changes are made Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data Track the status over time for a request, process, asset, or transaction Track information, qualifications, and contact details of subcontractors Measure digital plans to calculate labor and materials needed Track and manage the scheduling of tasks Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes Log and record hours worked and costs spent to assist in billing and invoicing Displays a graphical view of a build assembly to visualize which portion of the project you're estimating Provides varying estimates based on different scenarios Creating, assign, and track jobs and/or tasks for work orders Get Advice We can help you find the software with the features you need. Features 4.4 (29) 4.4 Based on 29 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 4.5 (23) Free Trial Basic $135.00 Per User,Per Month 4-Payment Plan $449.00 Per User,Per Month 1-Time Purchase $1,595 Per User,One Time Value for money 4.5 (23) 4.5 Based on 23 reviews ## Integrations [ PlanSwift](https://www.capterra.com/p/70808/PlanSwift/) 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 4.7 (26) 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 4.7 (26) 4.7 Based on 26 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 4.6 Based on 29 reviews Filter by rating 5(19) 4(9) 3(0) 2(0) 1(1) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent RM Robert M. Owner Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing ### "Simplify Your Estimating " 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 August 12, 2023 Pros The ease of it. To be honest i look forward to the updates because there is always something new. The volume of material is huge! Cons There isnt really anything that stands out. Reasons for choosing TurboBid Estimating i went with TB from the recomendation from my son. this makes it nice because we can compare notes. 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. GG Geof G. President Construction ### "Why I use TurboBid for my Electric Estimating" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 September 6, 2022 After the takeoff, the reports are beneficial at confirming to customers what the job consists of, and what our costs are, and make it easy to pass on job management items to others. Pros TurboBid is easy to use, and very accurate. Cons Having to do price updates manually. I have not chosen the automatic updates. 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. Jessica L. Temp UE Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing ### "Great product for small or start ups companies " 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 3/10 August 10, 2022 Overall, I use this at my job ( a large corporation) and it’s a much faster was to get estimates out to clients, however for this purpose, it’s almost a glorified word or excel template. We also started to use this with my husband’s electric company he just started, and I find it is much more useful than at work Pros I like the cleanliness and physical appearance of bids and estimates. Like I said previously, my company software isn’t compatible to integrate, but again, for a smaller company or a start up, I feel this would be an amazing investment Cons As previously stated, maybe it’s a security issue on my end, but users cannot customize lingo Or costs, if this is a software issue, that would be something I would change Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor August 12, 2022 Thank you for your review, Jessica. I'm confused by the statement you made in the Cons section, "Cannot customize lingo Or costs." We have made everything in TurboBid to be customizable. Please schedule a meeting and we will walk you through all of this. When you said "it's almost a glorified word or excel template": 1) You must have been referring to the documents that make up our bid package. These can be exported as Word, Excel, or PDF. 2) Our Material Take-Off screen does resemble an Excel spreadsheet. Thanks again for the positive review, Jessica. Please make sure to sign up for a free one-on-one training session. GD Glen D. Electrical Contractor Construction ### "Must Have " 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 August 27, 2020 Its a must have for anyone serious about their business. This software is so customizable and user friendly and will save you a lifetime of sitting at a desk trying to figure everything out yourself. Once you have it tailored to fit your business your set. My time is valuable and demanded in other areas. I don’t have the luxury of desk time. If you don’t love this software you don’t know the first thing about estimating and if you don’t have this software your in the stone ages and just as well close up shop and find a new career. Pros Very user friendly and easy to learn. The help videos attached to every aspect of the program are so helpful in training users and if that isn’t enough the Turbobid team is spot on with customer service to further help you succeed. Secondly, the reports and bid package this software creates is beyond anything you can do on your own. Its the wow factor to the already amazing product Cons Inability to adjust take off quantity prior to purchase. But I’ve been told they are developing an upgrade to solve this which will be released soon. I can’t wait. Switched from [Procore Estimating](https://www.capterra.com/p/157661/Esticom/) 2 days into my 14 day trial it was a no brainer and I bought everything turbobid had to offer. In 2 days I knew more about this software and was creating better estimates then I was with the previous software I had been using for 6 months. Reasons for choosing TurboBid Estimating Turbobid was created by contractors for contractors not some team of rocket scientist in a think tank who never used or needed an estimating software, who over think and over complicate it. Turbobid keeps it on the ground floor and by doing so blows away their competitors. 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. SB Steve B. Owner Construction ### "Electrical Service Pricing and Project Estimating" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 October 4, 2019 TurboBid has been extremely useful in helping me grow my business. Working with CSRs has helped me better understand the electrical contracting business. Their customer support is always spot on. Pros TurboBid is easy to set up and use on a daily basis to price service work. I estimate electrical jobs from a few hundred dollars to over a million. The data base is massive and easy to adapt to any estimate. It gives me clear, easy to understand reports and material take-offs. I have been using TurboBid since 2012 and have seen amazing progress within the system to make it easier and faster to produce accurate estimates and proposals for my customers. Cons I have not had any negative experiences using TurboBid or the customer support. Alternatives considered [McCormick Electrical Estimating](https://www.capterra.com/p/165314/Electrical-Estimating-Software/) [IntelliBid](https://www.capterra.com/p/87139/IntelliBid/) Reasons for choosing TurboBid Estimating Far more adaptable to my business plan and much more cost effective than any software I used while working with previous employers. 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. KH Kevin H. Owner Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing ### "Complete waste of money for Canadian businesses!" 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 June 12, 2019 I am unable to use it and spent way too much time with support trying to figure it out. I would of been better off throwing my money out of the window of my truck! Pros I don't have any pro's. The software is not user friendly in Canada. Cons Does not work in Canada like I was informed during the sales process. You are unable to get Canadian prices from distributors to work with the software, hence you cannot perform accurate estimates in a timely matter. Complete waste of money spent that could of been used somewhere else as a newly started business. I just use the excel spreadsheet I developed, which is much faster and accurate. I will purchase a Canadian friendly software when I recover from this wasted purchase, like McCormick or Accubid. 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. Response from Vendor August 5, 2019 While we are always remiss to disagree with one of our customers, Kevin's statement is simply not true. Kevin was informed of the following methods to update his material prices in TurboBid. 1) "Update Price by File". This is a price file supplied by vendors that is uploaded into TurboBid. The only data that is required is the material description, UPC #, Unit of Measure, and Vendor Price. The fact that Kevin's vendor is in Canada makes no difference since they use the same data. Kevin's issue was that his vendor simply refused to provide him with the file. 2) Trade Service. TraSer is a 3rd party application that interfaces with TurboBid. It is used to update vendor pricing in TurboBid. If you contact Trade Service, they will confirm that the TraSer link in TurboBid works as it should in Canada. Trade Service told us that the reason Kevin could not update vendor prices in TurboBid was that he canceled his TraSer subscription before his vendors were approved. TM Tobias M. Owner Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing ### "Love the ease of use" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 6/10 September 20, 2018 Pros Ease of use is nice on this product. The beginning estimator should be able to open the program and start using it right away. Cons The only con I have is the same with just about all estimating software, which is that you need to purchase additional software to perform digital take offs Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. RE Robert E. President Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing ### "Turbo Bid Electrical Estimating Software" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 September 4, 2018 We are able to turn out the most professional proposals in the least amount of time. You can give your customer anything from just a plain bid price to an extensive proposal that includes all of the equipment being used, and all of the labor being supplied. Even a room by room breakdown of the items included for your customers review. Pros Ease of use, was up and running in an afternoon. Great customer service, everyone at Turbo Bid is great and they care about their customers, always available for good advice and a great learning experience. They really go the extra mile to help with a problem you may have encountered. Cons There is absolutely nothing that I dislike, the entire program is very functional, easy to learn, and accurate. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor September 5, 2018 Hello Robert, We are so glad to hear that you're enjoying TurboBid! You and your company have been an absolute pleasure to work with. If you ever need anything at all, we're always here for you! Thank you again for all the kind words. JS Joshua S. President Construction ### "Excellent product and excellent customer service" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 September 4, 2018 I have been elated since I chose TurboBid. I did a LOT of research before choosing them. They had the right base price for the software, I liked that I had an actual software package not an online only program. I can honestly say that a small part of me depends on TurboBid now. Being a small one person shop, I can always do things way faster in my head. Then I get on the job and realize, what about the screws! What about the hole that I didn't think would take me so long and now drilling that one hole ate up my profit. Not with TurboBid. Now I don't do off the top of my head bids anymore, I run the job through TurboBid and I know I will be profitable when I give my price. It may not always be the cheapest bid, but it will be the right bid at the right price for my company. Do a few jobs once and compare them apples to apples for labor hours. If you are honest, I bet your actual jobtime labor hours comes out pretty close to what TurbBid estimates! I am way more profitable now as a company. It really paid for itself after a few bids. Oh and their customer service is top notch!!! I had an issue and the Vice president worked with me on it! That is service! Pros I like the ease of use. Overall it is a very easy program to learn. With the way that it is setup like a flow chart, you can keep progressing through the steps on the program to make sure you don't miss anything. That is one of its main positives, it let's you get through the steps for a more accurate (not always the cheapest) more thorough, quicker bid. You know that when you are done, you will have the confidence that you can submit the right price for the job. I am definitely more profitable now. Cons There is a slight learning curve. searching through the list tree can be daunting but they have a great search feature that can work around it. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor September 5, 2018 Hello Joshua, Thank you so much for the kind words! We are thrilled to work with you and your company. Always remember, we're here for you whenever you needs us. We look forward to working with you for many years to come! WM William M. VP Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing ### "My Oppinion " 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 6/10 August 30, 2018 I hope to have time this winter to sit down and learn the program better Pros The are always working to make it better Cons Never been able to adjust for different crews and pay scale to get my true number Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor September 3, 2018 Hi William, Please feel free to go into TurboBid's "Help" menu and select "Schedule Live Training". We'll be more than happy to show you how to select your different crews and pay scales. As you noted, we are constantly adding new features and functionalities to TurboBid via auto update. When we get together, we'll make sure that you're fully aware of everything that TurboBid can do for you. While the built-in video tutorials are helpful, sometimes live training can provide better clarity. Here is a link to a video tutorial for Manpower Classifications. Some of the screens in the video have been revised in TurboBid 5.0 but the basic concepts remain the same: https://youtu.be/BYRkL-ce1JI Best Regards, TurboBid Support [View all Reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/72572/TurboBid/reviews/) 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. 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