WinBidPro
WinBidPro is Windows estimating software for commercial glazing.
What WinBidPro is
WinBidPro is Windows estimating software for commercial glazing. It calculates part, glass, and labor costs, supports glass estimating, creates cut lists, and covers fabrication workflow. Users can draw elevations, print CAD details and elevation drawings, and generate reports. Material optimization can use stock lengths to minimize wasted material. GDS lists more than 20 vendor catalogs for download inside the software; in version 16, catalogs are cloud-based and updates are available in real time. Company-account users automatically share data in WinBidPro 16. The current download page requires Windows 8 or later and an account, while the v16 page specifies Windows 10 or later. Pricing is $65 a month per user, $600 a year for the first user, or $260 a year for each additional user. A 30-day trial is available, and licenses include technical support.
Good
- Calculates part, glass, and labor costs
- Elevation drawing and CAD-detail output
- Stock-length material optimization
- More than 20 vendor catalogs
- 30-day trial
Watch out
- No free plan
- Windows-only software
- Windows 7 requires an older version
- v16 migration requires starting fresh
Who it suits
It is intended for glaziers designing, estimating, and building aluminum-framed glass openings and entrances for commercial buildings. Windows users needing estimating, drawings, catalogs, and fabrication-related workflows are the target audience.
Verdict
WinBidPro brings commercial glazing estimates, drawings, reports, catalogs, and cut-list work into one Windows application. Check the Windows requirement and migration limitation before adopting version 16.
Plans and prices
From WinBidPro's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly Plan | $65 a month | Each user · $65/month |
| Yearly Plan — Each Additional User | $260 a year | Each additional user · $260/year |
| Yearly Plan — 1st User | $600 a year | 1st user · $600/year |
The facts
Each one read from WinBidPro's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Account sharing
- Users in a company account automatically share data in WinBidPro 16.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Cloud catalogs
- WinBidPro v16 catalogs are cloud-based, with catalog updates available in real time to users.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Elevations
- Users can draw elevations and print CAD details and elevation drawings.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Estimating
- The software estimates part, glass, and labor costs.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Intended users
- GDS says its customers are glaziers who design, estimate, and build aluminum framed glass openings and entrances for commercial buildings.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Material optimization
- WinBidPro can optimize stock lengths to minimize wasted material.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Migration limit
- The vendor says v16 users need to start fresh with v16 catalogs and jobs because importing older information is not practical.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Privacy
- GDS says it does not share personal information with third parties without direct consent and prompts for approval before transferring information to a manufacturer.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Purpose
- WinBidPro is estimating software for commercial glazing.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Reports
- The software generates reports.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Requirements
- The current download page says WinBidPro requires Windows 8 or later and an account; the v16 page specifies Windows 10 or later.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Support
- Every license includes free technical support, and support is available by phone and email during the listed hours of 7:30am–4pm PST.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Training
- GDS provides documentation and training videos to help users learn WinBidPro.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Vendor catalogs
- GDS lists more than 20 supported vendor catalogs, downloadable within WinBidPro.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Version limit
- The current version is no longer compatible with Windows 7; the page lists v15.12.42 as the last compatible version.checked 8 Oct 2001
The company
- Headquarters
- Cardiff by the Sea, California, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2001
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