Construction estimating software
Estimate once. Build from it.
Construction estimating software where the number you sell becomes the budget you build to, with takeoff, templates and e-signed proposals.
Whole Job and Whole Company plans
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Estimating and takeoff in the same app as the job
A residential estimate usually lives in a spreadsheet. It works until the client signs. Then someone retypes it into a budget, the change orders go in a third place, and nobody can say whether the job made money until it's over.
In Construction Company Software the estimate is the start of the job. Build it by section and line item with cost codes, quantities, unit costs and markup. Measure quantities on your plans with takeoff. Send it as a proposal the client signs online, and the estimate becomes the job's budget, line for line.
Estimating is part of the money tools on the Whole Job and Whole Company plans. Every 14-day free trial includes it.
How it works
From plans to signed proposal
Start from a template
Pick the kitchen or bath starter, one of your own templates, or a blank estimate. Pull items from your cost library so prices and markup are already set.
Take off quantities
Upload the plans, set the scale on a sheet, and measure lengths, areas and counts. Send the quantities to the estimate as lines grouped by cost code.
Price and mark up
Set markup per line or for the whole estimate, add tax, mark allowances and optional items, and set the deposit.
Send the proposal
Turn the estimate into a proposal the client signs online. You see when it's viewed and signed. Signed, the lead becomes a project and the estimate its budget.
One job, one app
What the estimate turns into
Change one thing and the rest keeps up. That's the difference between one app and four.
Budget and job cost
The signed estimate becomes the budget by cost code. Bills, POs and approved hours post against it as the job runs.
Construction job costingLeads
Estimates hang off a lead in the pipeline, so the follow-up and the number are in one place.
Construction CRMChange orders
Extras are priced the same way, line by line with markup, and update the budget when they're signed.
Change order softwareBids from subs
Invite subs to bid a package and compare what comes back before you set your number. Awarding a bid creates the PO.
Subcontractor management
Try it on a real job today.
Estimating are on the Whole Job and Whole Company plans. The free trial includes everything.
14 days, everything included · No credit card · Cancel anytime
Who it's for
Built for builders, not enterprises.
Remodelers
Kitchens, baths and additions priced from templates and allowances, then signed online the same day.
Custom home builders
The same cost codes from the first estimate to the final job-cost report, so you can compare what you bid with what you spent.
GCs who estimate in Excel
Keep your structure: sections, cost codes, units and markup. Lose the retyping.
What it replaces
You don't have to give up the way you price work. You give up the copy-paste between the estimate, the proposal and the budget, and the late night fixing a formula before the proposal goes out.
Weighing other construction software? See it side by side, with sources and published prices.
The estimating spreadsheet
Same rows and columns, but the total feeds the proposal, the budget and job cost.
A separate proposal tool
Proposals come from the estimate and are signed online, with viewed and signed status.
Retyping into a budget
No second spreadsheet after the client signs.
Straight answers
What it doesn't do (yet)
- It isn't a dedicated trade estimating program. There are no assemblies, no built-in material pricing database and no automatic counting from drawings. Takeoff is measured by hand on the sheet.
- Prices come from your own cost library and templates. We don't pull supplier prices, so keep yours current.
- Takeoff works on a project's plan sheets, so create the job (in planning status) before you measure.
- There's no public bid board. Sub bids are invitations you send to subs you choose.
Questions
Common questions.
What is construction estimating software?
Software that builds the price of a job: quantities, unit costs, labor, materials, subs and markup, organized by section or cost code. Good estimating software also turns the estimate into a proposal and, once it's signed, into the job's budget.
Does it include takeoff?
Yes. Upload plan sheets, set the scale, and measure lengths, areas and counts on screen. Quantities group by cost code and go to an estimate as line items. Send them again after a change and the lines update instead of doubling up.
Can I use my own prices?
Yes. Build a cost item library with your units, unit costs, cost codes and markup, and save any estimate as a template. There's no built-in national pricing database.
What happens when the client signs the proposal?
The estimate is marked accepted, the lead becomes a project (or the existing project is used), and the estimate becomes the project's budget by cost code.
Can AI write my estimate?
On the Whole Job and Whole Company plans, the AI estimate drafter suggests line items from a scope description or photos. It's a first draft: you check every quantity and price before anything goes to a client.
Will it replace a dedicated trade estimating program?
For remodelers and builders pricing their own jobs, it covers the estimate, takeoff and proposal. If you're a trade contractor doing detailed takeoff with assemblies and supplier pricing all day, a dedicated estimating program will go deeper.
Is there free construction estimating software?
Construction Company Software isn't free, but the 14-day trial includes estimating, takeoff and proposals with no credit card. After that, estimating is on the Whole Job plan at $299/month for the whole company, with unlimited users.
Which plan includes estimating?
The Whole Job and Whole Company plans, with the rest of the money tools. The Field plan covers scheduling, field tools, subs and the client portal.
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