Alternatives to Joist
Other Construction estimating vendors we measure, sorted by how much they publish that Joist does not. This is a comparison of disclosure, not of features or fitness.
12 shown of 22 that differ from Joist on at least one criterion we measured for both. Public transparency score, not a product or security rating.
Joist has 9 gaps in what we could measure: Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Status page with history, Certifications named, Uptime SLA with a figure, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, No third-party tracking before consent, security.txt (RFC 9116), Notice before subprocessors change. The column “publishes and Joist does not” is the one that closes them.
| Vendor | Score | Publishes, and Joist does not | Joist publishes, and they do not | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCSShcss.com | 59/100 | 4 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Certifications named, +1 | 1 Public pricing | Compare |
| Countfirecountfire.com | 39/100 | 2 Certifications named, HTTPS enforced with HSTS | nothing | Compare |
| ConstructConnectconstructconnect.com | 35/100 | 1 HTTPS enforced with HSTS | nothing | Compare |
| Buildernbuildern.com | 17/100 | 1 HTTPS enforced with HSTS | 2 Data location stated, Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Clear Estimatesclearestimates.com | 17/100 | 1 HTTPS enforced with HSTS | 2 Data location stated, Named privacy contact | Compare |
| FastESTfastest-inc.com | 17/100 | 1 HTTPS enforced with HSTS | 2 Data location stated, Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Handoffhandoff.ai | 17/100 | 1 HTTPS enforced with HSTS | 2 Data location stated, Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Kreokreo.net | 17/100 | 1 HTTPS enforced with HSTS | 2 Data location stated, Named privacy contact | Compare |
| McCormick Systemsmccormicksys.com | 13/100 | 1 HTTPS enforced with HSTS | 2 Data location stated, Public pricing | Compare |
| Bidtracerbidtracer.com | 9/100 | 1 HTTPS enforced with HSTS | 3 Data location stated, Public pricing, Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Contractor Foremancontractorforeman.com | 22/100 | nothing we found there and not here | 1 Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Knowifyknowify.com | 22/100 | nothing we found there and not here | 1 Named privacy contact | 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.