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Trimble Accubid

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What is Trimble Accubid?

Trimble Accubid Classic is an electrical estimating solution for construction, that facilitates the construction workflow from estimating to purchasing, project management, and billing. The more recently released Trimble Accubid Anywhere provides estimating, change management, and pricing in a cloud service…

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Accubid, the tried and true no frills solution

Rating: 6 out of 10
May 24, 2022
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
The product is used to estimate in a systematic manner new construction and larger remodel projects for our organization. It also allows us to manage the job, post constructio...
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C-Level Executive
Trimble Accubid14 years of experience

Trimble Accubid -- Money saver

Rating: 8 out of 10
March 9, 2020
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Trimble Accubid is currently being used by our organization as our primary bidding software. It is a database for pricing and winning bids for new jobs. It helps our clients g...
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Gavin Scott-Miller
Manager - Product Management
Project Manager
Gaylor Electric
Trimble Accubid1 year of experience

Accubid Electrical Estimating Software Wins Again

Rating: 10 out of 10
February 12, 2020
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Trimble Accubid is used by our organization as an electrical estimating software. Accubid is the premiere electrical estimating software in the electrical construction industr...
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Jay Handleson
Project Manager - Other
Project Manager
Morrow Meadows Corporation
Trimble Accubid15 years of experience

From an electrical estimator's perspective

Rating: 8 out of 10
January 8, 2020
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
I use Accubid to help organize and produce electrical estimates for our company. While the options and granularity can appear overwhelming, they offer a lot of control and way...
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Garrett Gill
Professional - Other
Estimator
Glynn Electric
Trimble Accubid2 years of experience
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What is Trimble Accubid?

Trimble Accubid Classic is an electrical estimating solution for construction, that facilitates the construction workflow from estimating to purchasing, project management, and billing. The more recently released Trimble Accubid Anywhere provides estimating, change management, and pricing in a…

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  • No setup fee

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  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Product Details

What is Trimble Accubid?

Trimble Accubid Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo
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Reviews and Ratings

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Accubid, the tried and true no frills solution

Rating: 6 out of 10
Incentivized
May 24, 2022
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Trimble Accubid
14 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
The product is used to estimate in a systematic manner new construction and larger remodel projects for our organization. It also allows us to manage the job, post construction by having detailed budgets for our projects that are broken out in bite size pieces for us to handle. The main use case is for new construction however.
Pros and Cons
  • Material estimating
  • Labor estimating
  • Aggregating vendor quotes
  • Budgeting estimated Gross Margin for a job
Likelihood to Recommend
We use Trimble Accubid to do detailed cost estimates for larger jobs. If a job has a set of blueprints, the software is designed to go through each page systematically to aggregate a bid. Where it is less appropriate are for smaller service jobs. It takes a lot of setup for a new job there are other solutions better suited for service work.
Trimble Accubid Feature Ratings
Return on Investment
  • reduced estimating cost vs pen and paper
  • because it's a widely used platform it's easy to recruit estimators to the platform
  • works well in a multi estimator environment
Other Software Used

Trimble Accubid -- Money saver

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
March 09, 2020
GS
Gavin Scott-Miller
Project Manager
Gaylor Electric (Electrical & Electronic Manufacturing, 1001-5000 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Trimble Accubid
1 year of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Trimble Accubid is currently being used by our organization as our primary bidding software. It is a database for pricing and winning bids for new jobs. It helps our clients get the best prices and our company to maintain a sustainable and successful project while delivering on our cornerstones of reliable insights, outcomes, and resources.
Pros and Cons
  • Depth of customization
  • Intergrations
  • Industry specific
Likelihood to Recommend
Trimble Accubid is incredible for when you need to take your time and get a bid out for a job. It allows you to create templates and reuse a lot of information for future work. However, sometimes for a smaller job, it can be a lot of information to enter, which becomes time-consuming when on short time frames.
Trimble Accubid Feature Ratings
Return on Investment
  • After completing a lot of training, this software can easily allow a lower-skilled employee to set everything up for review.
  • Reduced time for bid reviews as key indicators are easy to review
  • Ability to review old bids to ensure project delivery
Alternatives Considered
I was not involved in the decision-making process to purchase Accubid.
Support Rating
8
The training packets are thorough and they are easy to understand. Live support is harder to come by, however, I haven't had any major problems that I have needed to overcome. The best support is not needing to have support in the first place. Ease of use makes this mostly not an issue.
Other Software Used

Accubid Electrical Estimating Software Wins Again

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
February 12, 2020
JH
Jay Handleson
Project Manager
Morrow Meadows Corporation (Construction, 1001-5000 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Trimble Accubid
15 years of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Trimble Accubid is used by our organization as an electrical estimating software. Accubid is the premiere electrical estimating software in the electrical construction industry for commercial and industrial electrical contractors.

Accubid electrical estimating software addresses the ever present need to provide cost accurate estimates for a wide array of electrical projects in a simple and intuitive estimating platform.
Pros and Cons
  • Provides accurate NECA labor units for materials.
  • Keeps accurate costs of materials through regular updates.
Likelihood to Recommend
For a commercial or industrial electrical contractor, Accubid is the go-to solution. Having experienced multiple estimating platforms, Accubid is the least cumbersome and easiest to navigate.

Accubid is too large and pricey for a small commercial or residential contractor and would likely be cost prohibitive to a contractor working in these areas.
Trimble Accubid Feature Ratings
Return on Investment
  • Accubid allows for accurate pricing of electrical estimates.
  • Accubid's accurate pricing allows for more competitive bid estimates.
Alternatives Considered
McCormick is an accurate estimating solution, but is far too bulky too compete with Accubid. Pricing reports and breakout options in Accubid are far superior to McCormick. McCormick's on-screen take off may be a benefit to some, but not worth the trade off of Accubid's robust suite.

ViewPoint is a small contractor solution that cannot compete on the scale of Accubid.
Support Rating
8
Accubid support gets a high rating for ability to solve issues when they arise. Accubid's rating could increase if they employed more staff to eliminate wait times once a trouble ticket is submitted. Bugs in Accubid software are rare, and usually promptly addressed by their engineering teams.
Other Software Used

From an electrical estimator's perspective

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
January 08, 2020
GG
Garrett Gill
Estimator
Glynn Electric (Construction, 201-500 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Trimble Accubid
2 years of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I use Accubid to help organize and produce electrical estimates for our company. While the options and granularity can appear overwhelming, they offer a lot of control and ways to analyze our costs. The learning curve can take a moment to overcome, but once you do, the tools given help produce estimates that allow me to feel more confident. That being said, there are still some tools that I feel are missing.
Pros and Cons
  • Allows for fine control of inputs and variables.
  • Gives a multitude of ways to analyze data.
Likelihood to Recommend
There are a lot of variables that need to be "built" and kept track of independently of one another in an estimate. Accubid gives me the tools to do as much. I can break out certain scopes of work apart from others, modify those specifically, and view the costs, material, labor, etc. associated with them.
Trimble Accubid Feature Ratings
Return on Investment
  • Helps produce more accurate estimates.
  • Allows us to break scopes out without having to re-perform an estimate.
Support Rating
4
Accubid can sometimes fall short when it comes to CS. The correct departments aren't always properly delineated, making it difficult to get ahold of the individual most appropriate for your issue. To that end, it has been outsourced to people with accents sometimes difficult to understand. This is my biggest critique.
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