ConstructionBids.ai vs. Sage Estimating

Sage Estimating

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
ConstructionBids.ai	Score 0.0 out of 10	Small Businesses (1-50 employees)	ConstructionBids.ai is a bid intelligence platform for general contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers involved in public and commercial construction projects. The platform aggregates bid opportunities from municipal, state, and federal procurement portals into a unified search interface. Core Capabilities Aggregated Bid Search: Provides access to data from over 200 procurement portals, filterable by trade, geography, project value, bid date, and…	N/A
Sage Estimating	Score 9.5 out of 10	N/A	N/A	N/A

Pricing

ConstructionBids.ai

Sage Estimating

Editions & Modules

No answers on this topic

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
ConstructionBids.ai	Sage Estimating
Free Trial
Yes	No
Free/Freemium Version
Yes	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

ConstructionBids.ai is priced on a per-user, per-month basis with no long-term contracts required. Annual billing is offered at a discount versus monthly billing. The Starter edition is targeted at individual estimators and small subcontracting firms, including unlimited bid search, alerts, and the AI Risk Analyst. The Professional edition adds the Proposal Drafter, Smart Form Filler, Bid Leveling, full Intelligence Dashboard access, and team collaboration features for multi-seat estimating departments. The Enterprise edition includes custom data integrations (CRM, ERP, takeoff platforms), single sign-on (SSO), dedicated customer success, and volume-based seat pricing for general contractors and large trade firms. Optional consulting services are available for teams that want assistance configuring saved searches, importing prior bid history into the Intelligence Dashboard, or integrating ConstructionBids.ai outputs with existing estimating workflows.

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Community Pulse
	ConstructionBids.ai	Sage Estimating
Considered Both Products	ConstructionBids.ai No answer on this topic	Sage Estimating Verified User Anonymous Chose Sage Estimating We have been using Sage Estimating for close to two decades now. Changing from a base software is always hard as the incumbent package always has an advantage over any new comers. In this case we have considered both Procore Technologies and Redteam software as an alternate … Incentivized Helpful? RK Ross Kleypas Senior Estimator Chose Sage Estimating I have also extensive experience using spreadsheets to estimate projects. I still use spreadsheets to support my estimates. Spreadsheets are very flexible and can be adjusted to show the estimate in an endless variety of ways. However, spreadsheets suffer from one serious … Incentivized Helpful? Robin Peterson Information Technology Manager - Business Systems Chose Sage Estimating For our needs and after completing a valued score card SAGE has always exceeded our min. requirements Incentivized Helpful?

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User Ratings
	ConstructionBids.ai	Sage Estimating
Likelihood to Recommend	- (0 ratings)	7.0 (0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (0 ratings)
Support Rating	- (0 ratings)	8.0 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	ConstructionBids.ai	Sage Estimating
Likelihood to Recommend	No answers on this topic	For our client the product is very user friendly which makes it easier for the new comers to be trained and start using it. Interactive tools to for building and then sharing estimates with clients, suppliers and others is very well suited for our needs. Continues updates makes the platform better and better with each itereation Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	No answers on this topic	Same format Spreadsheet Ability to adjust by percentages Ability to separate phases into categories Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	No answers on this topic	The program has a fairly antiquated user interface such that someone working in it may not feel like they are working with advanced software. Sage Estimating has absolutely no remote access capability outside running it in a Citrix/RDP environment so users have to be using a fat/full client vs. any hopes of access on a mobile device. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	No answers on this topic	It is a good product and meets all of our needs Incentivized RK Ross Kleypas Senior Estimator Read full review
Support Rating	No answers on this topic	Sage's support of Estimating is adequate though frankly we rarely need it. Outside of more complex operations such as upgrades and installation problems the program itself is so straightforward that we do not usually have any "issues" and questions that are more about usability can easily be answered in online forums. We trust Sage's capability to answer these questions if needed but rarely use it. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	No answers on this topic	We have been using Sage Estimating for close to two decades now. Changing from a base software is always hard as the incumbent package always has an advantage over any new comers. In this case we have considered both Procore Technologies and RedTeam software as an alternate to not only our estimating practices but the whole Project Management suite. In the case of Procore although its mobile capability is far superior the pricing point on it is so high that we had to move on from consideration of it. Our review of RedTeam suggested the software not mature enough for our needs. Sage Estimating's days are numbered if they do not develop better mobility in the application but for now it is the the go-to package for mature GC's. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	No answers on this topic	Turnaround on Estimates are very quick and the ability to copy and existing estimate for similar projects is priceless The tool is easy to learn and can be picked up quickly by new hires (many have at least used SAGE in college) Incentivized Robin Peterson Information Technology Manager - Business Systems Read full review
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