InEight Estimate vs ConEst Intellibid

Side-by-side comparison for construction teams

InEight Estimate

Construction estimating for capital projects: conceptual to detailed bids, a bid wizard for fast reuse, and benchmarking against historical data.

Electrical estimating, takeoff, and reporting software for electrical, low voltage, datacom, and solar contractors

Feature	InEight Estimate	ConEst Intellibid
Category	Estimating & Takeoff	Estimating & Takeoff
Pricing	Contact for pricing	$300/month
Pricing model	custom	custom
Free trial	No	No
Platforms	—	desktop, web
Company size	enterprise	small, mid, enterprise
Key features	Bid wizard feature for reusing pay items, cost items, assemblies, and markups from past jobs, Conceptual through detailed estimating in one tool, Flexible estimate and cost breakdown structures beyond a fixed three-level hierarchy, Benchmarking against historical project data, Quote and RFQ management with subcontractors and suppliers, Integration with other InEight products, including InEight Control and InEight Schedule, Configurable reporting with portfolio-level analytics and scenario analysis, Cloud or on-premises deployment	Largest customizable industry database with 140,000+ electrical items, 500,000+ pre-built NEC code-compliant assemblies, Automatic Labor Factoring, Material price updates via NetPricer, EPIC, and TRA-SER, Direct integration with SureCount takeoff software
Integrations	—	NetPricer, EPIC, TRA-SER
Best for	—	Electrical, low voltage, datacom, and solar contractors who need comprehensive estimating software with extensive industry databases
Founded	—	1983
Headquarters	Scottsdale, AZ	Manchester NH

Both tools are in Estimating & Takeoff.