Alternatives to HCSS
Other Construction estimating vendors we measure, sorted by how much they publish that HCSS does not. This is a comparison of disclosure, not of features or fitness.
12 shown of 22 that differ from HCSS on at least one criterion we measured for both. Public transparency score, not a product or security rating.
HCSS has 5 gaps in what we could measure: Status page with history, Public pricing, Uptime SLA with a figure, No third-party tracking before consent, Notice before subprocessors change. The column “publishes and HCSS does not” is the one that closes them.
| Vendor | Score | Publishes, and HCSS does not | HCSS publishes, and they do not | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Countfirecountfire.com | 39/100 | 1 Public pricing | 2 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list | Compare |
| ConstructConnectconstructconnect.com | 35/100 | 1 Public pricing | 3 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Certifications named | Compare |
| Joistjoist.com | 26/100 | 1 Public pricing | 4 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Certifications named, +1 | Compare |
| Contractor Foremancontractorforeman.com | 22/100 | 1 Public pricing | 5 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Certifications named, +2 | Compare |
| Knowifyknowify.com | 22/100 | 1 Public pricing | 5 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Certifications named, +2 | Compare |
| Buildernbuildern.com | 17/100 | 1 Public pricing | 5 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Data location stated, +2 | Compare |
| Clear Estimatesclearestimates.com | 17/100 | 1 Public pricing | 5 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Data location stated, +2 | Compare |
| FastESTfastest-inc.com | 17/100 | 1 Public pricing | 5 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Data location stated, +2 | Compare |
| Handoffhandoff.ai | 17/100 | 1 Public pricing | 5 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Data location stated, +2 | Compare |
| Kreokreo.net | 17/100 | 1 Public pricing | 5 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Data location stated, +2 | Compare |
| Buildxactbuildxact.com | 9/100 | 1 Public pricing | 6 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Data location stated, +3 | Compare |
| Estimate Rocketestimaterocket.com | 9/100 | 1 Public pricing | 6 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Data location stated, +3 | Compare |
Only criteria we could measure for both are counted. Where we could measure one and not the other, the row is silent: that would be a statement about our measurement, not about either vendor. Every single result with its source is on the two profiles.