Consight is an AI-powered bid-leveling and estimating tool focused on preconstruction. It is built to help general contractors compare subcontractor bids fast — uploading proposals to produce leveled scope sheets, spotting scope gaps and exclusions, and filling in missing line items so bids can be compared apples-to-apples. If deep, side-by-side bid comparison across many subs is the problem you are solving, it is a purpose-built choice; see Consight's site for its current feature depth.
Corten is construction management software for small and mid-size general contractors and subcontractors (1–20 people; Enterprise for 21+). Its AI reads the documents you already have — sub proposals and bids, vendor quotes, receipts, timesheets, invoices, and drawings — and auto-loads that data into the right place. Sub quotes flow into trade worksheets and roll up to the bid sheet, and the proposal drafts itself from the winning numbers with scope written from the subs' quotes. Nothing gets retyped; everything is queued for human review. And Corten doesn't stop at preconstruction — the same data flows onward from bid to proposal to budget to schedule to invoice, with approved change orders rolling into the budget automatically.
Corten's pricing is published and flat by team size: Solo $99/month (1 user), Crew $229/month (2–8 users), General Contractor $449/month (9–20 users), and Enterprise (21+) custom — AI is included in every plan at no extra cost. Crew can be billed monthly or annually; General Contractor and Enterprise are billed annually. Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial with full AI included, and the current beta adds two months free; cancel anytime before the trial ends. For Consight's current pricing and plans, see their site.
| CORTEN | CONSIGHT | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Small and mid-size GCs and subs (1–20 people); Enterprise for 21+ | General contractors doing preconstruction bid leveling and estimating |
| Scope | Full lifecycle — bid, proposal, budget, schedule, field, and invoicing in one connected flow | Focused on preconstruction: bid leveling, scope sheets, and estimating — see their site for current scope |
| AI data entry | Reads sub bids, vendor quotes, receipts, timesheets, and invoices; auto-fills trade worksheets, bid sheets, and proposals — you review instead of retype | AI reads uploaded bids to build leveled scope sheets — see Consight's site for its current AI capabilities |
| Bid leveling / sub bids | Sub quotes flow into trade worksheets and roll up to the bid sheet; the proposal drafts itself from the winning numbers with scope pulled from the subs' quotes | Dedicated AI bid leveling — compares subcontractor bids and flags scope gaps; see their site for leveling depth |
| Pricing | Published: $99–$449/mo flat — AI included, no add-on; Enterprise custom | See Consight's site for its current pricing and plans |
| Free trial | 14 days, full AI included (beta adds 2 months free) — cancel anytime before it ends | See Consight's site — demo or trial on request |
If your bottleneck is comparing a stack of subcontractor bids in preconstruction, Consight is a solid, purpose-built pick for that job. If you want the automation-first option that reaches beyond the bid — where scanned sub quotes and receipts become auto-filled bid sheets, self-drafting proposals, and a budget that stays current through change orders, all at flat published pricing — start a Corten trial and load your first bid in minutes.