BidDock vs Projectmates

BidDock is a web-based buyout management platform for general contractors handling bid packages, subcontractor responses, bid comparisons and scope awards. Teams can send invitations and follow email opens, clicks and responses in real time. A secure, shareable plan room gives subcontractors access to drawings from invitations; they can confirm intent to bid or decline through an email link without creating an account or signing in.

Bid comparisons place submissions side by side in a scope matrix to surface exclusions, items assigned to others and scope gaps. A buyout log tracks awarded scopes, subcontract amounts and savings across projects, and subcontractor directories can be imported from Excel or CSV. AI tools cover bid extraction, plan analysis, scope summaries, pre-construction RFI generation and plan-room search. BidDock says it uses enterprise-grade encryption, row-level security and SOC 2 compliant infrastructure. Subscriptions can be cancelled at any time, with data accessible for 30 days after cancellation. The platform offers a free plan and free trial, with paid plans listed at $99 a month for Starter and $249 a month for Professional.

Projectmates is construction project management software for owners and capital program leaders. Its modules cover capital and asset planning, bids, construction, costs, documents, risk, schedules, analytics and reporting. It manages workflows including RFIs, submittals, change orders, daily field reports and punch lists. Cost tools cover budgets, bids, contracts, change orders, pay applications and invoices. Teams can use more than 100 pre-built reports or create custom reports with drag-and-drop tools. Integrations include Box and Dropbox, with business-intelligence connections for Microsoft Power BI and Tableau; optional add-ons include an API and connectors for PlanGrid and Procore. The service is hosted on Microsoft Azure and offers a dedicated private cloud with a dedicated database. Projectmates states SOC 2 Type II compliance and TX-RAMP Level 2 certification, and describes disaster-recovery protocols and active geo-replication. Native iOS and Android apps are free to users of Systemates-hosted websites. Pricing is on request; one listed dedicated private-cloud site-license plan costs $39,500 a year for 40 user licenses.