Bidding houses doesn't need a $2,200 seat.
Accubid, ConEst and McCormick are built for commercial estimating departments. If you're the owner bidding residential and light commercial plans yourself, you're paying for a database, a price feed and a training package you won't use. Here's the honest comparison.
| Ohmbid | Accubid Classic | ConEst, McCormick, EBM | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year one, one user | $1,490 yearly, or $149/mo | About $2,200 per user, plus Trade Service at about $1,260 | About $1,000 to $4,860 per user, plus feed and takeoff add-ons |
| Users | 3 included, $19/mo each after | Per seat | Per seat |
| Setup and training | None. Assemblies ready on day one | Paid training, weeks to months | Paid training or setup fee |
| Runs on | Any browser, Mac or PC | Windows install | Mostly Windows installs |
| Material prices | Your supply house sheet, dated | Trade Service feed, list prices | Trade Service or EPIC feed |
| Counting on PDF plans | Built in | Separate product | Add-on or separate product |
| Proposal | Built in, signed online | Export to Word or Excel | Varies |
| Live national price feed | No | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-estimator commercial bids | Not built for it | Yes | Yes |
| Database size | Residential and light commercial assemblies | Very large | Very large (ConEst: 140,000+ items) |
Ohmbid fits if
- You bid houses, remodels and small commercial jobs from PDF plans.
- You're the owner or the one estimator, bidding at night.
- You price from your supply house's sheet or a quote from the counter.
- The $2,200 seat plus a feed is what stopped you buying.
Buy Accubid if
- You run two or more estimators on the same commercial bid.
- You need a live national price feed and a database of 100,000+ items.
- You bid industrial or large commercial work with change-order tracking.
Switching questions
Is Ohmbid a replacement for Accubid?
For a commercial estimating team, no. Accubid, ConEst and McCormick have larger databases, live price feeds and multi-estimator workflows. For an owner who bids houses, remodels and small commercial jobs from PDF plans, Ohmbid does that job at a tenth of the price.
Can I bring my assemblies over?
Ohmbid ships with residential and light commercial assemblies ready to use. If you have your own list in Excel, send it with your price sheet and we'll import it when your account opens.
Where do the material prices come from?
From your supply house. Upload their sheet or a recent quote as Excel or CSV. Every price keeps the date it came in. There's no Trade Service or EPIC feed and no $1,260 a year to pay for one.
Bid the plans on your desk tonight.
Create your account in two minutes. No card, no seat licenses, no training package. Send us your supply house sheet and we'll import it.