# PlanSwift, RIB costX vs Sage Estimating Comparison | | PlanSwift | RIB costX | Sage Estimating | |---|---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.3 out of 5 | 4.2 out of 5 | 4.1 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 35 | 7 | 18 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (60.0% of reviews) | Small-Business (42.9% of reviews) | Small-Business (58.8% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | $1,595.00 One time fee = Lifetime license | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### PlanSwift Pros: - Ease of Use (2 reviews) - Collaboration (1 reviews) Cons: - Inefficiency in Time Management (1 reviews) - Limitations (1 reviews) ### RIB costX Pros: - Ease of Use (1 reviews) - Setup Ease (1 reviews) Cons: - Improvement Needed (1 reviews) ### Sage Estimating **Not enough data** --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | PlanSwift | RIB costX | Sage Estimating | |---|---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.9 (28 reviews) | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 7.5 (16 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 9.0 (29 reviews) | 7.7 (5 reviews) | 7.3 (15 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 9.4 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Ease of Admin** | 9.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Quality of Support** | 7.7 (25 reviews) | 7.0 (5 reviews) | 8.8 (15 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 7.1 (28 reviews) | 10.0 (5 reviews) | 7.8 (16 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### PlanSwift #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: Planswift license w/ Updates & Support Price: $1,595.00 One time fee = Lifetime license Description: Includes 1st year unlimited phone support Key Features: - PlanSwift is a liffetime license - Multiple users can share a license [Learn more about PlanSwift](https://www.g2.com/products/planswift/reviews) #### Free Trial Yes ### RIB costX #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Sage Estimating #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Bid Management | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **PlanSwift** | N/A | N/A | | **RIB costX** | N/A | N/A | | **Sage Estimating** | N/A | N/A | #### Document Management | Feature | PlanSwift | RIB costX | Sage Estimating | |---|---|---|---| | **Proposal Creation - Bid Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Bid Comparisons - Bid Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Templates - Bid Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Bid Invitations - Bid Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Qualifications | Feature | PlanSwift | RIB costX | Sage Estimating | |---|---|---|---| | **Contactor Database - Bid Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Compliance - Bid Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Contact Database - Bid Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Construction Management | Feature | PlanSwift | RIB costX | Sage Estimating | |---|---|---|---| | **Construction Software Integration - Bid Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Historical Data - Bid Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Project Management - Bid Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Construction Estimating | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **PlanSwift** | 7.7/10 | 7 | | **RIB costX** | N/A | N/A | | **Sage Estimating** | N/A | N/A | #### Workflow Management | Feature | PlanSwift | RIB costX | Sage Estimating | |---|---|---|---| | **Proposal Generation** | 8.1 (6 reviews) | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | | **Integrations** | 7.1 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Job Costing | Feature | PlanSwift | RIB costX | Sage Estimating | |---|---|---|---| | **Access to Cost Databases** | 6.9 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Digitizing Quantities** | 8.6 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Takeoff | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **PlanSwift** | 7.8/10 | 9 | | **RIB costX** | N/A | N/A | | **Sage Estimating** | N/A | N/A | #### Data Gathering | Feature | PlanSwift | RIB costX | Sage Estimating | |---|---|---|---| | **Cost Calculators** | 7.9 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Enterprise Search** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Multiple Input Formats** | 9.2 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Bid Generation | Feature | PlanSwift | RIB costX | Sage Estimating | |---|---|---|---| | **Collaborative Editing** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Automated BoQs and BoMs** | 7.5 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Versioning** | 7.1 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Integration with Estimating Software** | 7.4 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Construction Estimating Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/construction-estimating-software) **Unique to PlanSwift (1):** [Takeoff Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/takeoff) **Unique to Sage Estimating (1):** [Bid Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/bid-management) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | PlanSwift | RIB costX | Sage Estimating | |---|---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 60.0% | 42.9% | 58.8% | | **Mid-Market** | 28.6% | 28.6% | 29.4% | | **Enterprise** | 11.4% | 28.6% | 11.8% | ### By Industry #### PlanSwift - **Construction:** 58.8% - **Civil Engineering:** 17.6% - **Building Materials:** 5.9% - **Architecture & Planning:** 5.9% - **Wholesale:** 2.9% - **Information Technology and Services:** 2.9% - **Higher Education:** 2.9% - **Consumer Services:** 2.9% #### RIB costX - **Construction:** 85.7% - **Management Consulting:** 14.3% #### Sage Estimating - **Construction:** 76.5% - **Retail:** 5.9% - **Oil & Energy:** 5.9% - **Education Management:** 5.9% - **Architecture & Planning:** 5.9% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to PlanSwift - [Procore](https://www.g2.com/products/procore/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (4166 reviews) - [Bluebeam](https://www.g2.com/products/bluebeam/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (461 reviews) - [Autodesk Forma (formerly Autodesk Construction Cloud)](https://www.g2.com/products/autodesk-forma-formerly-autodesk-construction-cloud/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (5381 reviews) - [STACK Takeoff & Estimate](https://www.g2.com/products/stack-takeoff-estimate/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (72 reviews) - [ProEst](https://www.g2.com/products/proest/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (63 reviews) - [Simpro](https://www.g2.com/products/simpro/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (395 reviews) - [Countfire](https://www.g2.com/products/countfire/reviews) — 4.9/5 stars (77 reviews) - [HCSS](https://www.g2.com/products/hcss/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (251 reviews) - [Methvin](https://www.g2.com/products/methvin/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (101 reviews) - [eTakeoff Dimension](https://www.g2.com/products/etakeoff-dimension/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (5 reviews) ### Alternatives to RIB costX - [Procore](https://www.g2.com/products/procore/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (4166 reviews) - [Autodesk Forma (formerly Autodesk Construction Cloud)](https://www.g2.com/products/autodesk-forma-formerly-autodesk-construction-cloud/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (5381 reviews) - [Simpro](https://www.g2.com/products/simpro/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (395 reviews) - [HCSS](https://www.g2.com/products/hcss/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (251 reviews) - [Assemble](https://www.g2.com/products/assemble/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (88 reviews) - [Contractor+](https://www.g2.com/products/contractor/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (149 reviews) - [ConWize](https://www.g2.com/products/conwize/reviews) — 4.9/5 stars (107 reviews) - [Handoff](https://www.g2.com/products/handoff/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (114 reviews) - [Knowify](https://www.g2.com/products/knowify/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (101 reviews) - [Methvin](https://www.g2.com/products/methvin/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (101 reviews) ### Alternatives to Sage Estimating - [Procore](https://www.g2.com/products/procore/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (4166 reviews) - [Autodesk Forma (formerly Autodesk Construction Cloud)](https://www.g2.com/products/autodesk-forma-formerly-autodesk-construction-cloud/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (5381 reviews) - [Simpro](https://www.g2.com/products/simpro/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (395 reviews) - [HCSS](https://www.g2.com/products/hcss/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (251 reviews) - [ProEst](https://www.g2.com/products/proest/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (63 reviews) - [Buildertrend](https://www.g2.com/products/buildertrend/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (180 reviews) - [Trimble WinEst](https://www.g2.com/products/trimble-winest/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (12 reviews) - [AutogenAI](https://www.g2.com/products/autogenai/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (151 reviews) - [Contractor+](https://www.g2.com/products/contractor/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (149 reviews) - [STACK Takeoff & Estimate](https://www.g2.com/products/stack-takeoff-estimate/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (72 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### PlanSwift No discussions available for this product. ### RIB costX - Title: [Who uses costX?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/itwo-costx-who-uses-costx) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Quantity Surveyors and people in the construction Industries to Quantify and Price Projects." ### Sage Estimating No discussions available for this product. --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/planswift-vs-rib-costx-vs-sage-estimating)