Amped Foreman vs Accubid
Accubid is the incumbent for electrical estimating at the enterprise end of the market. It assumes a full-time estimator and a Windows desktop. Amped Foreman is built for the $2M to $20M electrical shop that needs the same estimating muscle without the overhead.
Where Accubid wins
- Deep historical install base in large electrical contractors
- Mature labor unit library
- Broad integration to legacy ERP systems
Where Amped Foreman wins
- Browser-based, no Windows-only desktop install
- AI plan takeoff so the estimator is not punching device counts manually
- Field ops in the same platform: schedules, daily reports, punch lists, RFIs
- Built for shops too big for spreadsheets and too small for a full Accubid seat
- Made by a contractor who scaled two electrical shops past $10M each
Who picks Amped Foreman over Accubid
Shops that need the estimating depth but cannot justify a full-time estimator and a Windows-only seat license model. Shops that want the field side living in the same platform as the bid side. Shops that want AI doing the takeoff so the estimator can spend time on judgment, not data entry.
Honest answer on parity
Accubid has a longer history and a deeper labor unit library. Amped Foreman is closing that gap with a focused estimating engine, NECA labor units, and AI takeoff. If you are a 200-person electrical contractor with two full-time estimators, Accubid is still the safer pick today. If you are a 30-person shop with one part-time estimator, Amped Foreman is built for you.