Construction Estimating & Takeoff Software

AI-powered preconstruction estimating platform with a built-in cost database and bid management tools.

C2 4/5 reflects Autodesk APS APIs plus webhooks, C5 5/5 reflects Autodesk Build, Procore, QuickBooks, Sage, CMiC, Viewpoint, Power BI, and RSMeans integrations, and RF3 remains attached to Autodesk ecosystem lock-in.

AI measurement platform that generates 3D property models and material quantities from smartphone photos.

The estimating placement is tied to the documented API, MCP server, webhooks, and Xactimate, Salesforce, Zapier, AccuLynx, and JobNimbus integrations; the file surface covers JSON, PDF, XLSX, and SKP, and firm-size fit is solo to small-team.

Cloud takeoff and estimating platform with AI-assisted pattern recognition for repetitive assemblies.

C2 4/5 reflects the public API with OAuth 2.0, C5 4/5 reflects Procore, QuickBooks, Sage 300, Sage Intacct, Acumatica, Google Drive, and 1build integrations, and the documented file surface is PDF plus CSV. Firm-size fit is solo to small-team.

AI-powered 2D/PDF/CAD construction takeoff and cost-estimating platform that auto-measures rooms, walls, and openings, auto-counts repeated elements, and prices quantities against an items/assemblies database, with cloud-based collaboration (comments, callouts, shared projects) for quantity surveyors and estimators.

Actively shipping (Kreo 6.0, March 2026) AI takeoff/estimating SaaS with transparent per-seat pricing on its Lite/Plus/Pro tiers, a documented Core Platform API with key auth, and real Excel/PDF export paths, though API access requires a sales conversation and no BIM/CDE (Procore, Revit) integration was confirmed.

AI estimating and quoting platform aimed at small residential and light commercial builders.

C2 4/5 reflects the public API with OAuth 2.0 plus subscription-key auth, C5 4/5 reflects Xero, QuickBooks, MYOB, Deputy, and 1build integrations, and the documented file surface is CSV, PDF, and XLSX. Firm-size fit is solo to small-team.

Mobile field-drawing app for creating scale drawings on-site with photo markup, layer versioning, and automated material takeoffs that feed directly into estimates.

The estimating placement is tied to the same API-and-webhook surface plus PDF and DXF export rather than a bid-management stack; C2 4/5 reflects the API, and C5 2/5 reflects the narrower Salesforce, Zoho CRM, and improveit360 integration set.

Construction management and estimating software for DACH contractors, combining tendering, costing, scheduling, controlling, openBIM IFC workflows, and a documented REST client API.

The estimating placement keeps AVA costing tied to the broader execution system rather than a standalone takeoff workflow; C2 4/5 reflects the documented REST API and .NET client libraries, C4 4/5 reflects IFC, PDF, and CSV exchange, and C3 2/5 reflects implementation-heavy adoption on this rubric.

Desktop construction takeoff and estimating software for contractors -- measures PDF plans, compares revisions, auto-counts repeated symbols, builds reusable estimating templates, and exports bid data without requiring a cloud workflow.

C1 4/5 reflects the published Solo and Team prices plus a trial, C4 5/5 reflects PDF, CSV, and XLSX export coverage, and C2 1/5 reflects no public API, CLI, MCP, webhook, or documented scripting surface.

Windows desktop takeoff and estimating software for contractors -- measures PDF, DWG, and scanned plan files; builds material and labor assemblies; and exports estimates into spreadsheet-driven workflows.

C1 3/5 reflects the published $2,000 per-license annual price plus separate plugin costs, C2 2/5 reflects a password-gated and unsupported developer surface, and the documented file stack covers PDF, DWG, JPG, and TIFF import with XLSX export.

Live construction cost database with 68M priced items across every US county; estimating and digital takeoff platform for residential contractors.

C2 5/5 reflects the public GraphQL API with API-key auth, and the file surface covers JSON and CSV. The estimating placement is a county-level cost-data and digital-takeoff workflow for residential contractors; firm-size fit is solo to small-team.

AI-powered estimating and job-management platform for residential contractors -- turns walkthroughs, photos, videos, and plan files into estimates, proposals, invoices, schedules, and daily logs across web and mobile.

C1 4/5 reflects the published USD 149 and USD 299 monthly tiers, C2 2/5 reflects enterprise-only API details plus invite-only Zapier automation, and C4 3/5 reflects PDF import with CSV export. The estimating workflow is residential, and firm-size fit is solo to small-team.

Cloud-based quantification solution empowering estimators to perform accurate 2D takeoffs and generate automated quantities from 3D models within a single takeoff environment.

C1 4/5 reflects published entry pricing at $1,250/year, C2 4/5 reflects the APS takeoff API, and C4 2/5 reflects limited export portability because the documented export surface is XLSX only. C5 3/5 reflects Autodesk Docs, Autodesk Build, QuickBooks, Sage, and ArcGIS integrations.

Web-based AI takeoff, estimating, bid, and procurement platform for contractors and developers -- uploads PDF plan sets, extracts quantities, applies regional or custom pricing, and exports client-ready proposal PDFs.

C1 4/5 reflects published Solo and Team pricing plus a trial, RF2 remains attached because no public API, CLI, webhook, or named integrations are documented, and the file surface is PDF import with partial PDF export.

AI-powered remote property mapping, measurement, and estimating platform purpose-built for landscape, lawn care, paving, and snow contractors -- automated satellite/aerial takeoffs, multi-layer service mapping, enhancement proposals, site quality audits, and crew performance tracking; web SaaS with a companion Plato mobile app for field crews.

C1 4/5 reflects published Growth, Teams, and Partner pricing ($250, $400, and $500 per month), RF2 keeps C2 2/5 because no public API, CLI, or MCP is documented, and C4 3/5 reflects CSV and PDF export.

Landscape business management platform purpose-built for North American landscaping companies -- budget-based estimating, drag-and-drop scheduling, mobile crew time tracking (English/Spanish, offline-capable), CRM with property/lead management, invoicing with LMN Pay (Stripe), and job costing with estimate-vs-actuals reporting; part of the Granum ecosystem alongside SingleOps (arborist) and Greenius (crew training).

C1 4/5 reflects published Starter and Professional pricing ($297 and $648 per month) plus an Enterprise tier, RF2 keeps C2 2/5 because no public API, CLI, or MCP is documented, and C5 3/5 reflects QuickBooks and Stripe-backed LMN Pay integrations.

Cloud-based preconstruction bid management platform connecting GCs, owners, and subcontractors for project discovery, bid invitations, side-by-side bid leveling, and subcontractor prequalification via TradeTapp. Network of 1.5M+ construction professionals. Part of Autodesk Forma; acquired by Autodesk for $275M in 2019.

RF1 remains attached because GC/owner pricing is quote-only, while C2 3/5 reflects the documented APS REST API with 3-legged OAuth and no server-to-server auth. C5 4/5 reflects Autodesk Forma, Autodesk Docs, Autodesk Build, TradeTapp, Egnyte, Box, and Power BI integrations.

Construction cost estimation software enabling builders and contractors to perform quantity takeoff, material pricing, labor estimation, and bid creation with Excel-like interface and customizable work-breakdown structures.

C3 4/5 reflects the Excel-like estimating workflow, and C4 4/5 reflects XLS, XLSX, CSV, and TXT import-export. RF1 keeps C1 2/5 because pricing is not public, C2 is 2/5 because no public API is documented, and C5 3/5 reflects Trimble Spectrum, Trimble Connect, Sage 300 CRE, and Procore integration.

Web-based construction preconstruction platform that runs AI-assisted takeoff, bid summary, bid leveling, clash/spec conflict review, and workflow automation across connected collaboration and project-data tools.

C1 3/5 reflects published enterprise and Boon Agent pricing but only partial public visibility into the Starter Pack table, C5 4/5 reflects the named Slack, Teams, Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, BuildingConnected, Destini Estimator, and ProEst surfaces, and RF2 remains attached because no public API, CLI, MCP, webhook, or scripting surface is documented.

AI that reads PDF drawings and automatically measures areas, lengths, and counts for takeoff.

The estimating placement centers on PDF, JPEG, PNG, and TIFF input plus XLSX output and Procore, ServiceTitan, and Sage integrations; C2 2/5 reflects no public API, CLI, or scripting surface.

AI-powered construction bid tracking and management platform for general contractors and subcontractors -- reads inbox (Gmail/Outlook) bid invites, deadlines, and RFIs onto a shared bid-board dashboard, and lets GCs upload plans to auto-generate scopes and send subcontractor invites. Formerly branded "BasisBoard" at basisboard.com, which now returns an error; the live, actively-maintained product is at downtobid.com.

Strong at killing manual bid-invite data entry for subs via email parsing and published per-tier pricing, but no public API and a sales-assisted flow for GCs limit agent/automation friendliness.

Cloud-based sales, digital takeoff, and estimating software for remodelers, trade contractors, and home builders -- combines plan-file takeoff/measurement tools with a 200,000+ item cost catalog (including Home Depot SKUs), preloaded labor/sub/equipment rates, assembly templates, and e-signature proposal generation.

Transparent, low-cost tiered pricing (free 5-project tier through $150/mo unlimited) and a self-serve, no-IT-required signup make it an easy fit for small remodelers/builders, but it is GUI-only with no API/CLI and no confirmed third-party integrations (e.g. accounting software).

Estimating and bid management software for heavy-civil and infrastructure contractors -- covers bid pipeline tracking, takeoff/setup, subcontractor and supplier quote management, markup and pricing against historical productivity databases, proposal generation, and estimate-to-budget handoff to accounting and project management systems; used by 43 of the ENR top 50 heavy civil contractors per HCSS marketing.

The estimating placement is heavy-civil bid setup, quote comparison, and estimate handoff. C2 3/5 reflects the documented OAuth 2.0 REST API, C5 4/5 reflects Vista, QuickBooks, Sage 300 CRE, RSMeans, Richardson, Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, and HeavyJob integrations, C4 3/5 reflects CSV and PDF export, and RF1 keeps C1 2/5 because pricing is quote-only.

Preconstruction cost, schedule, and design-decision management platform that centralizes budget trending, scenario evaluation, and risk/contingency governance across owner, architect, GC, and trade stakeholders through Design-Build, CMAR, IPD, and other collaborative delivery models, then hands accepted decisions off to Autodesk Build or Procore for construction.

Well-funded ($30M+ raised, SignalFire-led Series A) preconstruction decision-management platform with named enterprise GC customers (DPR, McCarthy, Barton Malow) and deep Autodesk/Procore/Sage/WinEst/DESTINI integrations; the vendor's own pricing page is still a quote-only CTA, but Capterra lists a starting price of $5,000/year (flat rate, no free trial), and no public API/CLI/MCP was found.

Enterprise asset investment planning and decision analytics software for electric utilities and telecommunications operators -- helps teams create and compare capital plans, run scenario and sensitivity analyses, prioritize projects under funding and resource constraints, and optimize long-term asset portfolios; sold by IFS following its August 2024 acquisition of Copperleaf.

Situational -- strong fit for utility and telecom owners doing long-horizon capital planning rather than bid takeoff, with scenario optimization, risk-informed portfolio planning, and broad EAM/ERP/GIS integration patterns; but pricing is quote-only (RF1), onboarding is enterprise-led, and no public API/CLI/MCP surface was verified for agent-driven workflows.

Enterprise 5D BIM construction-management platform that ties model geometry to quantity takeoff, cost planning, tendering, scheduling, and controlling across building and civil projects.

The estimating placement is real rather than incidental: iTWO is built around model-based quantity, cost, and schedule control. RF1 keeps C1 at 1/5 because RIB routes pricing to custom quotes, while C2 4/5 reflects the documented REST API / webservice integration surface and C5 4/5 reflects Revit-linked BIM workflows plus broader enterprise-system integration.

Cloud-based preconstruction bid-management platform connecting general contractors, subcontractors, and material suppliers for project discovery, invitation-to-bid, digital planrooms, prequalification, and takeoff/estimation; acquired by GrowthCurve Capital in Sept 2025.

C1 3/5 reflects the free GC tier plus published subcontractor pricing, and C4 2/5 reflects a file surface limited to PDF and partial XLSX exchange. RF2 caps C2 because the only documented API is a sales-gated data feed rather than a general developer platform.

End-to-end cloud-based business management platform for commercial landscape, snow and ice, and cleaning contractors -- covering estimating, CRM, crew scheduling, job costing, invoicing, equipment management, and Crew Mobile (iOS/Android, offline-capable) in a single system; acquired by ServiceTitan in August 2021.

Template-based estimating with historical production rates, margin controls, and professional proposal output -- purpose-built for recurrent commercial landscape maintenance and enhancement bids; the same pricing wall (RF1) applies: no public rates.

Cloud-based BIM data conditioning and model-based estimating platform for GCs and specialty contractors. Publishes Revit, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and IFC models to a cloud environment where estimators perform quantity takeoffs and track design changes across model versions without requiring a CAD license. Acquired by Autodesk in July 2018.

RF1 and RF2 remain attached because pricing is quote-only and no public API, CLI, or scripting surface is documented. C4 3/5 reflects RVT, DWG, IFC, and partial NWD import, and C5 4/5 reflects Revit, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Navisworks, BuildingConnected, P6, and Power BI integrations.

AI 2D takeoff and measurement platform (Beam) that extracts quantities from aerial imagery and plan PDFs for landscaping, paving, snow, and multi-trade construction estimating, plus a BIM CoPilot for Revit. Subscription plus per-site/per-sheet pricing; delivered through a web app with no public API.

C1 3/5 reflects partly published subscription plus per-site and per-sheet pricing, and C4 3/5 reflects PDF import with XLSX estimate export. RF2 keeps C2 1/5 because delivery is a GUI web app with no public API, CLI, or MCP surface.

Cloud-based construction management platform (RedTeam Flex, RedTeam Go, and Fieldlens) covering preconstruction bidding/estimating, project management, field reporting, RFIs/submittals, and financials for commercial general contractors.

The estimating placement is limited to the RedTeam Go bidding and estimating module inside the same vendor-led platform. RF2 caps C2 because no public API, CLI, or MCP is documented, and C3 1/5 reflects demo-led onboarding.

Heavy-civil earthwork takeoff and grading software for construction contractors -- provides cut-and-fill analysis, 3D modeling, GPS-based data integration, and quantity reporting from PDF, CAD, or drone imagery, serving residential, commercial, transportation, and utility infrastructure segments.

C1 3/5 reflects the published $650 per-seat monthly price, RF2 keeps C2 1/5 because no public API, CLI, or MCP is documented, C4 2/5 reflects desktop-first proprietary workflows, and C5 2/5 reflects Hexagon, Leica, and Trimble machine-control integrations.

Cloud-based, AI-native pre-construction platform for general contractors and subcontractors combining quantity takeoff, cost estimation, bid management/leveling, and bid qualification/risk assessment in one tool, with an AI assistant and a Bidding Portal for GC-to-subcontractor collaboration; extended in late 2025 with acquired Capabuild LiDAR/360-degree jobsite-capture data.

RF1 and RF2 cap C1 and C2 because pricing is quote-only and no public API, CLI, or MCP is documented. The documented file surface is PDF project-document import, and firm-size fit is growing.

AI-native "CapEx orchestration" platform for multifamily real-estate owners/operators that generates as-builts, 3D BIM models, and site plans from a property address in about three days (no site visit), then uses that data to drive capital planning, budgeting, scoping, bidding/contracting, and real-time renovation/CapEx spend tracking against budget, integrating into property-management ERPs (Yardi, RealPage, Entrada).

The estimating placement is tied to renovation scoping and budget workflows inside the same multifamily CapEx platform rather than a standalone takeoff system. RF1 and RF2 reflect quote-only pricing and no public API, CLI, or MCP, and C5 3/5 reflects the ERP integration set.