Electrical estimating software for the quotes you write at the panel
Not a takeoff tool for a 200-page plan set. A fast way to price a panel upgrade, an EV charger or three new circuits from your own price list, get a signature on your phone and take the deposit.
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These are two different jobs. An estimator bidding a school's electrical package counts every device and measures every conduit run off the drawings, then applies labor units and current material prices. A service electrician standing at a 100-amp Zinsco panel needs to price a 200-amp upgrade, the permit and maybe a surge protector, and get the homeowner to say yes before the next call. If you do both, you may need both kinds of tool. This page is honest about which is which.
Takeoff and bid tools vs. a service quote
Vendor details from each company's own site, checked October 26, 2026. "Check their site" means we couldn't confirm it.
| What matters | FieldStacker | Trimble Accubid | McCormick Systems | ConEst IntelliBid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built for | Residential service and install quotes | Estimating for electrical and ICT contractors | Estimating and takeoff for electrical, plumbing and mechanical contractors | Estimating for electrical, low voltage, datacom and solar contractors |
| Takeoff from drawings | No | Check their site | Yes, digital takeoff with auto-count | Yes, SureCount digital takeoff |
| Prices come from | Your own price list | Check their site | A built-in electrical database | A database of 140,000+ items and 500,000+ NEC code-compliant assemblies |
| Labor | Your own labor lines; automatic lines add them | Check their site | Check their site | Automatic labor factoring |
| Customer signs and pays a deposit | Yes, on your phone or by QR code | Check their site | Check their site | Check their site |
| Price | From $30/mo | Check their site | Not published; request a demo | Check their site |
The takeoff tools do work FieldStacker doesn't do at all. If you bid from plan sets, look at them first.
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What a residential electrical quote needs
The pieces FieldStacker gives you for service and install estimates.
Your price list, searchable
Type "200A" or "NEMA 14-50" and your item comes up with your price. Your newest electrician quotes the same number you would.
Automatic lines
A rule adds the labor that goes with a part. Add the EV charger and its install labor comes with it.
Options the customer ticks
Whole-home surge protection, an extra circuit for the garage, a dedicated line for a freezer. They choose; the total updates.
Permit as its own line
Show the permit fee separately so the customer sees where the money goes, and note the permit number on the job once it's pulled.
Deposits and change orders
A % or $ deposit at signing. If the charger needs a service upgrade first, a change order adds it with its own deposit.
Cost after the job
Parts, labor and expenses land on each job, and the job profit report shows whether your EV install price is right.
Electrical cost estimating from your own numbers
FieldStacker doesn't ship an electrical price database. You load your own list once: the panels, breakers, chargers and devices you install, at your price, plus the cost you pay. That's what you search when you add items to an estimate. After each job, job costing puts the real parts, labor and expenses against it, so you can see that your EV charger installs are running two hours longer than you priced and fix the number.
- Price and cost on every item you carry
- Line discounts as % or $, with a reason
- A job profit report to check your prices
A signature before the next call
Hand the homeowner your phone. They read the quote, sign with a finger and type their name. Signing approves the quote; it doesn't charge their card. If they'd rather look it over with a spouse, show a QR code and they sign and pay on their own phone that evening.
- E-sign at the door, or by QR code on their phone
- The approved estimate becomes the job, then the invoice
- Multi-day jobs for rough-in and trim-out
Quotes that don't go quiet
Many residential quotes are lost to silence, not to a competitor. Estimate follow-ups go out automatically by email, plus a text if you have the texting add-on, and you can edit the words or switch them off. The office home screen lists estimates waiting on a follow-up and approved estimates that still need a date on the schedule.
Electrical estimating questions
What is the best electrical estimating software?
It depends on the bid. For commercial and industrial work from plan sets, takeoff and bid tools such as Trimble Accubid, McCormick Systems and ConEst IntelliBid are built for the job. For residential service and install quotes written at the house, such as panel upgrades, EV chargers and added circuits, you need fast quotes from your own prices and a signature, which is what FieldStacker does.
Is FieldStacker electrical bidding software?
Not for plan-set bids. FieldStacker has no digital takeoff, no device counting off drawings and no labor-unit database. It is for quoting the work you see in person: you pick lines from your own price list, the customer chooses options, signs on your phone and pays a deposit.
What is electrical cost estimating software?
Software that helps you price a job from what it will really cost in material and labor. In FieldStacker, the cost side comes after the job: parts, labor and expenses land against each job, and the job profit report shows what each panel upgrade or EV charger install actually made. Use that to set the prices in your price list.
Can I quote a panel upgrade or EV charger install on site?
Yes. Search your price list for the panel, breakers, charger, wire run and permit fee. Automatic lines can add the labor that goes with a part, and optional lines like a whole-home surge protector are ticked by the customer. Then take a deposit as % or $ when they sign.
What happens if the job changes after the customer signs?
Add a change order. The extra lines, for example a panel upgrade the EV charger turned out to need, get their own deposit, and the customer approves them before you go on.
How much does it cost?
FieldStacker starts at $30/mo, or $25/mo billed yearly, with a 14-day free trial and no card. Estimates, e-sign, deposits, change orders, invoicing and job costing are included, and electricians you add as technicians are free. McCormick Systems does not publish prices on its site; for Accubid and ConEst, check their sites.
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