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# 

 IntelliBid Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on August 21, 2026

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IntelliBid

## What is IntelliBid?

Conest IntelliBid Electrical Estimating software allows electrical, low voltage, datacom, and solar contractors to save tons of time and win more bids by producing estimates faster with greater accuracy and consistency. IntelliBid features the largest customizable items and materials database of any electrical estimating software. IntelliBid's built-in assemblies make takeoff easy by including all parts needed for various installations, reducing human error, and increasing accuracy. Includes Material Price Updates, Automatic Labor Factoring, and much more. IntelliBid is available in three editions: IntelliBid Standard, IntelliBid Plus, IntelliBid Pro. On-premise and cloud versions available.

## What is IntelliBid used for?

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Overall rating

Based on 24 user reviews

Reviews sentiment

Positive

92%

Neutral

4%

Negative

4%

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## Compare with a popular alternative

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### IntelliBid

4.6 (24)

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Starting Price

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Free Trial

Free Version

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

Ease Of Use

4.0 (24)

Ease Of Use

4.7 (492)

Value For Money

4.5 (15)

Value For Money

4.4 (485)

Customer Service

4.7 (24)

Customer Service

5.0 (488)

## IntelliBid alternatives

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Starting price

$39.00

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

93%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[FieldPulse](https://www.capterra.com/p/153475/FieldPulse/)

[4.6 (492)](https://www.capterra.com/p/153475/FieldPulse/reviews/)

Starting price

Contact vendor for pricing

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

93%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/153475/FieldPulse/)

[McCormick Electrical Estimating](https://www.capterra.com/p/165314/Electrical-Estimating-Software/)

[4.4 (111)](https://www.capterra.com/p/165314/Electrical-Estimating-Software/reviews/)

Starting price

$300.00

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

93%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/165314/Electrical-Estimating-Software/)

[ServiceTitan](https://www.capterra.com/p/150053/ServiceTitan/)

[4.3 (339)](https://www.capterra.com/p/150053/ServiceTitan/reviews/)

Starting price

Contact vendor for pricing

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

84%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/150053/ServiceTitan/)

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## FAQs about IntelliBid

Overview

### Which roles and teams benefit most from IntelliBid?

IntelliBid is most used by estimators, pre-construction teams, and project managers who need to build accurate bids, manage takeoffs, and track project costs before work begins. Owners, operations leaders, and office or accounting staff benefit from better pricing visibility, smoother bid administration, and more consistent coordination across estimating and project workflows.

Answer based on 17 reviews

Overview

### What company size and specific industries is IntelliBid built for?

IntelliBid is designed for electrical, low voltage, datacom, and solar contractors, along with estimators, materials purchasers, construction budget managers, engineers, and similar roles. The description does not specify a company size, so the product appears aimed at organizations in these contracting and construction-related sectors.

Features and Usability

### What are the key features of IntelliBid?

IntelliBid includes electrical estimating, assembly takeoff, and visual assemblies for building bids and material counts. It also offers bid management, change order management, proposal generation, and quotes/estimates, plus cost database, historical database, job costing, reporting/analytics, audit trail, document management, and data import/export.

Integrations

### Which third-party tools and platforms does IntelliBid integrate with?

IntelliBid integrates with Bluebeam Revu and connects to construction and accounting platforms including ComputerEase, FOUNDATION, JOBPOWER, Jonas Construction Software, QuickBooks Online, Sage Construction Suite, and V2 Cloud WorkSpaces.

Answer based on 1 reviews

Getting Started and Support

### What training and onboarding options does IntelliBid offer?

IntelliBid provides in person training, live online sessions, webinars, documentation, and videos to help teams get started. In person training and live online sessions support guided instruction, webinars cover scheduled presentations, documentation offers written reference material, and videos provide visual walkthroughs for review.

Answer based on 4 reviews

Getting Started and Support

### What customer support options does IntelliBid offer?

IntelliBid provides Email/Help Desk, FAQ/Forum, Knowledge Base, and Phone Support. Users describe tech support as highly responsive and helpful, though some report frustration with subscription-based support and upgrades pricing, especially when renewals do not account for lapsed periods.

Answer based on 2 reviews

## Features

AI summary

Based on 226 Electrical Estimating reviews

Capterra reviewers highlight these as the features buyers value most when choosing electrical estimating software:

-   **Takeoff** (**70%** of reviewers rated this feature as critical)
-   **Scheduling** (**67%**)
-   **Automatic Backup** (**71%**)

IntelliBid supports **Takeoff**, which helps estimators measure materials and build more accurate bids. However, it does not include **Scheduling** or **Automatic Backup**. Instead, it offers **Quotes/Estimates** (**51%**), a feature that still matters to many reviewers and helps teams create pricing documents and respond to bid opportunities more efficiently, providing businesses with a clearer way to manage estimating work and improve bid accuracy.

Takeoff

4.3 (6)

66.67% of 6 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Measure digital plans to calculate labor and materials needed

Quotes/Estimates

4.8 (4)

75.00% of 4 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Generate quotes or estimates for customers

Electrical Estimating

4.3 (3)

66.67% of 3 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Estimating software designed for electrical businesses

Change Order Management

5.0 (2)

100.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Tracks all change orders submitted across projects and updates the budget to reflect the most recent costs

Cost Database

5.0 (2)

150.00% 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

Data Import/Export

3.0 (2)

100.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Import and export data to and from software applications

IntelliBid 27 features

### All Features
- Assembly Takeoff: Estimate project costs based on groups of items and procedures
- Audit Trail: A record of all activities within the system, including user access, changes made, etc.
- Bid Management: Share bid details, archive bids, and create bid requests to assist in bid solicitation and quote comparison
- Change Order Management: Tracks all change orders submitted across projects and updates the budget to reflect the most recent costs
- Cost Database: Collection of data related to the costs associated with various items, products, services, or activities
- Cost Estimating: Forecast the cost and resources required to complete a project
- Customer Database: A collection of customer information such as contact details, demographics, previous interactions, etc.
- Customer History: Access previous interactions or concerns to maintain customer relationships
- Customer Management: Store and organize information about customers and previous interactions
- Data Import/Export: Import and export data to and from software applications
- Document Management: Store, manage, and track all electronic documents in a centralized location
- Electrical Estimating: Estimating software designed for electrical businesses
- Estimating: Estimate expected cost based on various factors before a project begins
- For AEC Industry: Primarily serving architecture, engineering, and construction industry professionals
- For Commercial and/or Industrial Electrical Contractors: Primarily serving commercial or industrial locations needing electrical work
- Historical Database: Archive of job costs for similar projects
- Job Costing: Calculate total itemized costs, including initial costs and any changes
- Project Management: Plan and coordinate all the resources, costs and time needed to execute assignments
- Proposal Generation: Create proposals based on costs of labor and materials
- Quotes/Estimates: Generate quotes or estimates for customers
- Reporting & Statistics: Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns
- Reporting/Analytics: View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data
- Takeoff: Measure digital plans to calculate labor and materials needed
- Template Management: Create, save, and re-purpose templates for emails, forms, etc.
- Visual Assemblies: Displays a graphical view of a build assembly to visualize which portion of the project you're estimating
- What-if Analysis: Provides varying estimates based on different scenarios
- Work Order Management: Creating, assign, and track jobs and/or tasks for work orders

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Features

4.3 (24)

4.3

Based on 24 reviews

## Pricing

Value for money

4.5 (15)

[View pricing plan details](https://www.capterra.com/p/87139/IntelliBid/pricing/)

IntelliBid Standard

Custom Quote Available

It includes:

-   Automatic Labor Factoring
-   Material Vendor Best Buy Analysis
-   Quotation Analysis - Estimate with Confidence
-   JobSpec for Spec-Driven Takeoff
-   Unlimited Phasing
-   Takeoff, Material, Labor and Quantity Adjustment Controls
-   Drawing Reference Numbers
-   Multiple Pricing Levels - Store Specific Pricing for Each Vendor or Contractor

IntelliBid PLUS

Custom Quote Available

It includes:

-   Smart Substitution with Built-in NEC Tables
-   Advanced Breakout
-   Takeoff Count Sheets
-   AssemblyVue
-   ItemVue
-   JobVue

IntelliBid PRO

Custom Quote Available

It includes:

-   Temporary Job-Specific Assemblies
-   Change Orders
-   Bid Analysis
-   Enhanced Proposals

Value for money

4.5 (15)

4.5

Based on 15 reviews

## Integrations

[

QuickBooks Online](https://www.capterra.com/p/190778/QuickBooks-Online/)[

Sage Construction Suite](https://www.capterra.com/p/154874/Sage-Construction-Suite/)[

FOUNDATION](https://www.capterra.com/p/2032/FOUNDATION/)[

Jonas Construction Software](https://www.capterra.com/p/25050/Jonas-Construction-Software/)[

Deltek ComputerEase](https://www.capterra.com/p/8686/ComputerEase/)[

JOBPOWER](https://www.capterra.com/p/23127/JOBPOWER/)[

V2 Cloud WorkSpaces](https://www.capterra.com/p/176802/V2-Cloud-WorkSpaces/)

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## Support, customer service and training options

Customer Service

4.7 (24)

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 (24)

4.7

Based on 24 reviews

## User reviews

Overall rating

4.6

Based on 24 reviews

Filter by rating

5(16)

4(6)

3(1)

2(0)

1(1)

Mentioned topic

Sorted by most recent

CC

Chris C.

Estimator

Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing

### "Easy to use"

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

June 21, 2025

I’ve been working with intellibid for 20+ years and never had a major problem with it. If there is a problem customer service can get you straightened out.

Pros

Ease of use and customer service is northern of expert! There is so much that you can do with this software.

Cons

Time it takes to process changes. Searching for items could be a little tricky. Could use a spelling suggestion.

Review source

Vendor Referred - Incentive Offered: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

DE

Dominica E.

owner

Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing

### "Professional looking bids"

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

June 12, 2025

As a small Electrical Contractor that bids several jobs a week we are happy to have this tool on our side. It makes bidding jobs a lot easier and our bids go out looking professional.

Pros

Makes bidding a job easier and looks professional. We have been using the product for about 6 years and very pleased.

Cons

Sometimes there are issues with the database and getting prices from NetPricer. However, customer service is always helpful.

Review source

Vendor Referred - Incentive Offered: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

Response from Vendor

July 15, 2025

Thank you for your continued support and for being a valued IntelliBid user over the past six years! We're thrilled to hear that the software has helped streamline your bidding process and present your estimates in a professional format. We appreciate your note about occasional issues with the database and NetPricer. While we work hard to ensure a smooth and reliable experience, we know that challenges can arise, and we’re glad to hear our customer service team has been able to assist when needed. Your feedback helps us continue to improve both the product and our support. It’s great to know that IntelliBid continues to be a valuable tool in your workflow! Thanks again for your input. — The Conest Team

AM

Ashley M.

Electrical Estimator

Construction

### "Setup Takes Time, but the Payoff Is Worth It"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

June 12, 2025

IntelliBid does have a learning curve, but once it’s properly set up and tailored to your workflows, it can be a tremendous asset to your estimating team. The time invested upfront pays off in efficiency and consistency down the line.

Pros

I really appreciate the customizable labor rates and item flexibility—it's made it easy for us to tailor the software to fit seamlessly into our existing processes. The ability to adapt it to how we work has been a big advantage.

Cons

What I like least about IntelliBid is that the reporting process can sometimes be cumbersome, especially when trying to extract certain data out of ConEst. It would be helpful if the report generation and export features were more streamlined and user-friendly.

Review source

Vendor Referred - Incentive Offered: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

Response from Vendor

July 15, 2025

Thank you so much for taking the time to share your thoughtful feedback on IntelliBid! We're glad to hear that the customizable labor rates and item flexibility have helped you tailor the software to your unique workflow. Ease of integration is something we strive to deliver. We also appreciate your candid comments regarding the reporting process. You're not alone in wanting more streamlined ways to extract and visualize data. That’s exactly why we developed Conest Connect—an optional add-on designed to simplify reporting and provide dynamic dashboards with powerful export capabilities. It’s built to help you get the insights you need, faster and more efficiently. You're absolutely right, IntelliBid does require some initial setup and learning, but as you’ve noted, the payoff in efficiency and consistency is well worth it. Thank you again for being a valued part of the Conest community! We're here to support you and your team every step of the way. — The Conest Team

DB

Don B.

Pre-Construction Manager

Construction

### "Intellibid is everything you need."

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

November 15, 2023

Great product and customer service. Yearly improvements to the function of the software based on input from customers.

Pros

The vast database and prebuilt assemblies. The capability to substitute items based on the NEC.

Cons

The Surecount additional takeoff tool. Working with SQL database.

Alternatives considered

[Trimble Accubid Classic](https://www.capterra.com/p/239551/Trimble-Accubid/)

[McCormick Electrical Estimating](https://www.capterra.com/p/165314/Electrical-Estimating-Software/)

Reasons for choosing IntelliBid

Customer service and quick response to software 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.

SG

Stacy G.

Office Manager

Construction

### "Take off"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

November 7, 2023

Pros

Calculating labor and material requirements and creating bids and quotes for electrical, low voltage projects.

Cons

Very tidious to input all the information needed when doing 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.

JM

Jay M.

Manager Estimating Department

Construction

### "Our experience after six Month of use"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

1.0

1.0

Features

3.0

3.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

0/10

February 7, 2022

The system is not at all user friendly and none of my estimators like to work with it.

Pros

The Technical Support is second to none. The selection of already built assemblies is great.

Cons

The 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.

Reasons 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.

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.

NG

nicole G.

Office manager

Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing

### ""

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

7/10

July 10, 2018

N/A

Pros

The use of the product. The use of the product is pretty self explanatory. It is a good product to have.

Cons

Sometimes get stuck on certain pages. The employess within the office sem to like the product. We have been using it for quite some time.

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.

MZ

Michael Z.

Project Manager

Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing

### "Great software, easy to learn. "

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

December 5, 2017

Overall, very positive experience.

Pros

Very 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.

Cons

Expensive. 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.

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.

SC

Steve C.

Operations

Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing

### "Very satisfied with the program "

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 8, 2017

Pros

Up to date program and easy to navigate after a few lessons. Makes the quoting easier and more professional

Cons

Adding additional licences is expensive , would like to have the ability to have the database shared remotely

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.

MD

Mark D.

Owner

Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing

### "One of the top 3 programs in the Country"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

July 10, 2017

Overall my choice as the best program available.

Pros

The auto labor feature taking into consideration many aspects of the installation...

Cons

The amount of yearly fees are an issue. Trying to get Support on weekends is tough and we work a lot of weekends.

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.

[View all Reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/87139/IntelliBid/reviews/)

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