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Trimble Accubid Classic

Electrical estimating software for electrical and ICT contractors, covering the workflow from takeoff and bid through purchasing, project management and billing.

majorElectricalTradeAtlas verified· Jul 2026

About

Accubid Systems of Concord, Ontario built the estimating package much of the North American electrical trade learned to bid on; Trimble acquired its assets in August 2010 and it now ships inside Trimble's MEP portfolio. Accubid Classic is the long-running full-workflow product — 42,000+ items and 13,000+ assemblies, dynamic takeoff, multi-level breakdowns by floor, system, area or cost code, live extensions and an instant bid summary, with labor units, labor factoring and cost codes built in. Accubid Anywhere is the cloud product for electrical and industrial mechanical contractors: spec-driven estimating with simultaneous multi-user collaboration, multiple labor columns, live Trade Service material and vendor pricing, AI-powered takeoff and Auto Count, plus Submittal Manager and Supplier Xchange. Both link bi-directionally to Trimble LiveCount for graphical takeoff. Pricing is quote-only.

Use Cases

  • Spec-driven electrical estimating
  • Bid breakdown and labor factoring
  • Purchasing and project billing

Pricing

Transparency
Quote only
Trimble Accubid Classic

Full-featured electrical estimating, purchasing, project management and billing suite.

Trimble Accubid Anywhere

Cloud-based estimating for electrical and industrial mechanical contractors.

Trimble Accubid Classic does not publish pricing — request a quote via the vendor website.

Capability Matrix

FeatureStatusDepth
EstimatingYesAdvanced
Digital TakeoffYesAdvanced
Assemblies / Takeoff TemplatesYesAdvanced
Material PricingYesAdvanced
Bid ManagementYesAdvanced
Job CostingYesStandard
InvoicingYesStandard
Proposals & QuotesYesStandard
Bid HistoryYesStandard
Third-Party IntegrationsYesStandard
ReportingYesStandard
Mobile App—Basic
API Access—Basic

Strengths

  • Depth of electrical material and assembly database
  • Labor factoring and cost codes
  • End-to-end estimate-to-billing workflow

Best Fit

Commercial and industrial electrical contractors doing spec-driven, bid-heavy work who need labor factoring and a deep material database.

Typical clientsmid-size shops up to enterprise & national firms (500+)
Platform weightHeavyweight — deep feature set, industry-standard footprint
Cost signalCustom quote — plan for a sales process and negotiated contract

Usually more platform than a solo or small crew needs — smaller shops tend to be better served by a lighter tool.

Mid-sizeLargeEnterprise