iTWO costX vs. TurboBid

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
iTWO costX
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
CostX is a construction and estimation software offering from Exactal Technologies Pty Ltd.N/A
TurboBid
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
TurboBid is a construction and estimation software offering from Advanced Electrical Technologies, Inc.N/A
Pricing
iTWO costXTurboBid
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
iTWO costXTurboBid
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPricing is determined by a number of factors. For example, would you want to use BIM or just 2D? Do you need estimating spreadsheets and report generation? Would you want to buy 100 copies or just one? If you send in a sales enquiry to sales.int@rib-software.com, we’ll be able to send you through a quote that will meet your requirements.
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Community Pulse
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Top Pros

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Features
iTWO costXTurboBid
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
iTWO costX
8.7
1 Ratings
6% above category average
TurboBid
10.0
1 Ratings
20% above category average
Standard reports9.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Custom reports8.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Data exportability9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Dashboards00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Construction Project & Field Management
Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of Product A and Product B
iTWO costX
9.0
1 Ratings
19% above category average
TurboBid
9.9
3 Ratings
29% above category average
Plan distribution & viewing9.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Plan markups & sharing9.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Issue tracking & punchlists9.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Photo documentation00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Jobsite reports00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Document sharing00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
RFI tools00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Collaboration & approvals00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
As-built drawings00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Mobile app00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Submittal design and management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Checklists00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Estimating
Comparison of Estimating features of Product A and Product B
iTWO costX
9.0
1 Ratings
10% above category average
TurboBid
10.0
3 Ratings
20% above category average
Takeoff tools9.01 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Job costing9.01 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Cost calculator9.01 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Bid creation9.01 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Cost databases00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
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User Ratings
iTWO costXTurboBid
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(2 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
iTWO costXTurboBid
Likelihood to Recommend
RIB Software SE
Easy to use, one-stop for all construction-related tasks. The best thing is the split-screen, during the Bill of Quantity verification users can see for what part of the design Bill of Quantity is generated. Auto-updating of Design is another good feature.
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Advanced Electrical Technologies, Inc.
It is very adaptable to our business plan. Also, it is very cost-effective than any other software I used while working with previous companies. Also, as previously mentioned it helps a lot with our takeoffs, customers know what the job consists of, and what our costs are, and make it easy to pass on job management items to others.
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Pros
RIB Software SE
  • Allows multiple users to work on the same estimate at once. This is huge!! Not only can we team up on a project that has a quick deadline but we can also simultaneously collaborate on database updates.
  • Performs your takeoff on CAD drawings or vector PDFs. Your typical takeoff software does takeoff on an unintelligent PDF. I say unintelligent because the process you go through is simply to trace the boundaries of your shape. This is time-consuming and can lead to mistakes. With CostX your cursor will stick to the line lines and takeoff the exact measurement. This has cut our takeoff time by 75%. The best part is that this is done in the same software as your estimating software. There are a few software's that have takeoff and estimating in one but CostX is the only one the provides CAD smart takeoff.
  • CostX is a lot like Excel. You have the flexibility to set up your workbooks the way your project team thinks. For example, ours is set up to evaluate labor in two ways; productivity (man-hours per widget) or crew hours (3 guys for two days for a given activity).
  • Reports are very flexible and the report writers is much easier than Crystal reports.
  • If you subscribe to the full version of CostX this provides the most powerful feature of them all......Auto-Revisioning. This function will compare two sets of drawings, identify the changes on a color coded drawing, ask for you to approve the changes and then update your estimate and takeoff. You can even use this to produce custom print outs for RFI's show your design team what changed.
  • Your estimating workbooks are live-linked to your takeoff. As you make adjustments to your takeoff your estimate updates accordingly. The workbook has color coded text to hep your team understand whats behind your estimate; Black = manually input, Blue = rates linked to database, and Green = quantity linked to take-off.
  • Full integrated subcontractor comparison. We use to do this in excel to compare multiple bidders across every division.
  • This is also color coded for a streamlined review process; green = quote, blue = estimate, purple = plug, and orange = other.
  • Built in error checking notifies you if you forgot to normalize an item on your subcontractor comparison.
  • In the near future the software will be available online allowing you to use remotely.
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Advanced Electrical Technologies, Inc.
  • Allows for the creation of customization reports and bid packages.
  • Users can generate formal proposals.
  • The program also has quantity take-off capabilities.
  • Estimating, needless to say.
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Cons
RIB Software SE
  • iTwo Costx has 3D features that may require enhancement in terms of Look and feel perspective.
  • The eye Function section view feature may require enhancement. But I am not sure how much more we can bring it to scale
  • Not seen Cloud base service. So that easy to use from any where.
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Advanced Electrical Technologies, Inc.
  • People skills
  • Honesty
  • Guarantee their product works
  • Unable to get an up to date suppliers price list
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Support Rating
RIB Software SE
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Advanced Electrical Technologies, Inc.
I dealt with one individual and the owner. After making me feel stupid for not being able to get an up to date price list from my suppliers, they decided to try. There were unsuccessful as well. The right thing to do would have been to refund my money, but they refused to do that. I was lied to and basically called a liar on many occasions (including in emails). I have never had an experience like this with a company before. Most of the other companies guarantee their products and would refund your money if something was wrong, didn't work or you were unsatisfied. Not this company! They could care less once they have their money.
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Alternatives Considered
RIB Software SE
We are not aware of another software that has fully integrated take-off, subcontractor comparison, estimating and reporting besides CostX.
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Advanced Electrical Technologies, Inc.
We selected TurboBid because it was very cost-effective. The adaptability to use this program is also very easy and guidable. The database has a very large capacity. Along with the accuracy of the program as well. As you can see there are many reasons to go with TurboBid as it delivers to the contractors with ease.
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Return on Investment
RIB Software SE
  • Easy to Collaborate Between the Team members. Saves a lot of work
  • Integrate with multiple types of data drawing which saves efforts in converting the design.
  • Bill of Quantity export can be done based on the Design section and can share with contractors for Quotes. Instead of just downloading the whole report and then editing for the required pack.
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Advanced Electrical Technologies, Inc.
  • Evaluated the costs associated with a project.
  • Determine the profitability of a project.
  • Compare bid proposals to understand which subcontractor is best suited for the project.
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ScreenShots

iTWO costX Screenshots

Screenshot of BIM takeoff in iTWO costXScreenshot of A modern and user-friendly interface.Screenshot of Live-linked workbooks in iTWO costXScreenshot of 2D takeoff in iTWO costXScreenshot of Customizable report writer in iTWO costXScreenshot of Interoperable with many platforms and file types