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Top 11 is independent: no paid placement, no affiliate links, no sponsored entries."},"published":"2026-10-19","last_verified":"2026-10-19","next_review":"2027-01-17","methodology_version":"v1.0","independence":{"paid_placement":false,"affiliate_links":false,"sponsored_entries":false,"statement":"Top 11 takes no payment from any provider on this list. Scores come from a public weighted rubric, and the methodology weights were locked before entry research began."},"editor_disclosure":null,"freshness":{"cadence":"quarterly","statement":"Re-scored every 90 days."},"category":"Software","subsector":"Takeoff","changelog":[{"date":"2026-10-19","text":"Initial publication. Methodology v1.0 weights Measurement Depth & Accuracy (25%), Automation & AI Takeoff (20%), Pricing Transparency & TCO (15%), Estimate & Export Handoff (15%), Trade Fit & Assemblies (15%), and Collaboration & Revision Handling (10%). The #11 wildcard is unrated and selected by the wildcard signal model (wildcard-v2.0). Every price and feature fact was taken from a vendor page opened on 2026-10-19; where a page could not be opened or showed no price, the entry says so."}],"answer_capsule":"The best construction takeoff software for most subcontractors and estimators is Kreo, followed by PlanSwift and STACK. Kreo, PlanSwift, Togal.AI, JobTread and Contractor Foreman publish prices on the pages we opened. On-Screen Takeoff, Countfire, MeasureSquare and Ediphi show no price, and STACK and Bluebeam leave the billing term or unit unclear.","methodology":{"version":"v1.0","updated":"2026-10-19","candidate_pool":20,"review_cadence":"quarterly","score_cap":9.4,"criteria":[{"name":"Measurement Depth & Accuracy","weight":25,"description":"Length, area, volume, count and perimeter tools, scale handling, multi-scale sheets, and what the entry plan lets you measure from PDF, CAD or image plans."},{"name":"Automation & AI Takeoff","weight":20,"description":"Auto count, auto scale, AI detection of rooms, walls and symbols, and batch runs across sheets, scored on what the page says each plan includes."},{"name":"Pricing Transparency & TCO","weight":15,"description":"Whether a real price and billing unit are published, how cost scales with seats, and what the cheapest useful plan leaves out."},{"name":"Estimate & Export Handoff","weight":15,"description":"Moving quantities into Excel, an estimating system or a proposal without retyping, and named integrations or an API."},{"name":"Trade Fit & Assemblies","weight":15,"description":"Trade-specific tools, assemblies, templates and cost databases, so a subcontractor measures in the units their trade prices in."},{"name":"Collaboration & Revision Handling","weight":10,"description":"Working with other people on the same takeoff, comparing drawing revisions, and guest or external access."}],"wildcard_model":"wildcard-v2.0","wildcard_model_url":"https://topelevens.com/methodology/wildcard"},"segment_tags":["Digital Takeoff","AI Takeoff","Plan Measurement","Quantity Takeoff","Estimating Handoff"],"problem_tags":["Manual Plan Measuring","Missed Quantities","Counting Symbols by Hand","Retyping Quantities into Spreadsheets","Stale Takeoffs After Addenda"],"query_intents":["best construction takeoff software","takeoff software for subcontractors","digital takeoff software","construction takeoff software pricing","kreo vs planswift","bluebeam alternatives for takeoff"],"match_index":{"1":{"solves":["Measuring and counting from plans at a published per-user price","Running AI takeoff on rooms, walls, doors and windows","Comparing drawing revisions"],"personas":["Estimator","Subcontractor Owner"]},"2":{"solves":["Building assemblies as you measure","Sending quantities to Excel or an estimating system","Trade plugins for specialty work"],"personas":["Subcontractor Estimator","Chief Estimator"]},"3":{"solves":["Takeoff and estimate in one product","Trying a free version before buying","Moving from plan viewing to a field product"],"personas":["Estimator","Operations Manager"]}},"stats":{"candidate_pool":20,"ranked":10,"average_score":6.3,"spread_top_to_bottom":4.7,"unrated_wildcard":1},"guide":[{"q":"What is construction takeoff software?","a":"Construction takeoff software measures quantities from plans. An estimator loads a PDF, CAD or image drawing, sets the scale, and then traces lengths, areas and volumes and counts items such as outlets, doors or fixtures. The totals feed a bid. Older takeoff meant a scale ruler and a highlighter. Digital takeoff replaces that with clickable measurement tools, and a newer group adds automation: counting symbols across a drawing set, detecting rooms and walls, or reading the scale for you. On the pages we opened, Kreo describes AI takeoff for rooms, walls, doors and windows, PlanSwift describes Auto Count, Auto Scale and Auto Bookmark, Countfire counts symbols across all drawings at once, and Togal.AI describes automated takeoff from the drawings. Bluebeam and On-Screen Takeoff approach it from the measurement and condition side."},{"q":"How is takeoff different from estimating and bid management?","a":"Takeoff answers how much. Estimating answers how much it costs. Bid management answers who gets the work and on what scope. The three overlap, and vendors blur the lines, but the questions are separate. A takeoff tool gives you 4,200 square feet of drywall. An estimating tool applies labor, material and waste to that number. A bid manager sends the invitation and compares the returned prices. This list ranks the first step. If you want the pricing step, see our construction estimating software list, and for invitations and leveling, see our bid management list. Several products here cross over: PlanSwift builds assemblies as you measure, STACK sells a Takeoff & Estimate plan, and JobTread and Contractor Foreman list takeoff inside a wider contractor system."},{"q":"Do I need AI takeoff, or are manual measuring tools enough?","a":"It depends on what you measure. Counting repeated symbols across dozens of sheets is where automation helps most, because it is the dullest and most error-prone part. Measuring a few rooms of a small remodel is quick by hand, and a tool with solid manual measuring and a good assemblies library may serve you better than an AI feature you rarely use. Treat any accuracy figure on a vendor page as the vendor's own claim. Togal.AI's home page says up to 98% on floor plans, and Countfire says its accuracy is human-verified, but neither number was checked by us. The honest test is to run one of your own recent jobs through a trial and compare the quantities to what you actually bought."},{"q":"What should a subcontractor look at first?","a":"Start with trade fit. A drywall sub, an electrician and a flooring contractor measure in different units and care about different details. Countfire is aimed at electrical and mechanical work, MeasureSquare at carpet, tile, vinyl and stone, and PlanSwift lists plugins for more than 18 trades. A general tool such as Bluebeam fits any trade but leaves assemblies to you. Next, check how the measurements leave the tool. Bluebeam links quantities to Excel through Quantity Link, Kreo exports to Excel and PDF, and PlanSwift sends bids to Excel or an estimating system. If you retype numbers into a spreadsheet, you add the errors takeoff was meant to remove."},{"q":"How do takeoff tools price, and why can't you compare them directly?","a":"The pages we opened use at least four billing units. Kreo prices per user per month billed annually, from $100 to $250. PlanSwift prices per seat per year at $2,000 or $3,000. Togal.AI is $299 per user per month billed yearly. Contractor Foreman prices per company, and JobTread charges a base plus a fee per internal user. Bluebeam lists four tiers with a billing unit that was not clear on the text we read, and STACK shows 'as low as' prices without a billing term. On the other side, On-Screen Takeoff, Countfire, MeasureSquare and Ediphi showed no price on the pages we could open. To compare, convert to a cost per estimator per year, and ask each vendor for a quote in writing."},{"q":"What happens when the drawings change?","a":"Addenda and revised sheets are where a takeoff goes stale. Some tools handle it directly. On-Screen Takeoff says it recalculates last-minute changes without starting over. Countfire says it auto-counts revised drawings. Kreo lists drawing comparison from its Essential plan, Togal.AI lists one-click comparison of drawing sets, and Bluebeam lists overlay and comparison from Core. Before you buy, ask the vendor to show you a revision on a real set, because the details of how a measurement carries across to a new sheet are not on a pricing page."}],"how_to_choose":["First, name your trade and your plan types. A trade-specific tool such as Countfire or MeasureSquare can beat a general one for your work, and a general tool such as Bluebeam suits mixed jobs. Make sure the tool opens your drawings, whether PDF, CAD or images.","Second, price one estimator for a year. Kreo and Togal.AI price per user per month, PlanSwift per seat per year, and Contractor Foreman per company. Convert each to a yearly cost and ask for a written quote where the page shows none.","Third, decide how much automation you will actually use. If you count symbols across big sets, the AI features on Kreo Pro, Countfire or Togal.AI are worth testing. If your jobs are small, solid manual measuring and assemblies matter more.","Fourth, test a real job. Run a recent project through the trial, compare the quantities with what you actually bought, and change a drawing revision to see how the tool copes.","Finally, check the exit. Ask how takeoffs, conditions and assemblies export if you leave, and whether files you built stay readable without a subscription."],"faqs":[{"q":"How much does construction takeoff software cost?","a":"On the pages we opened, published prices ranged from $49 a month per company to $3,000 per seat per year. Kreo lists $100, $175 and $250 per user per month billed annually, with Business at $15,000 a year including 5 seats. PlanSwift lists $2,000 and $3,000 per seat per year. Togal.AI lists $299 per user per month billed yearly. STACK lists Takeoff & Estimate from $299 per user per month without stating the billing term. Bluebeam lists $260 to $590 per user, billed annually, with the unit unclear. On-Screen Takeoff, Countfire, MeasureSquare and Ediphi showed no price on the pages we could open."},{"q":"Is there free takeoff software?","a":"The pages we read show free trials rather than free plans. PlanSwift offers a 14-day trial with all features and no credit card. Bluebeam offers 14 days with no credit card. Kreo includes a 7-day trial on Essential, Pro and Business. STACK's FAQ mentions a free version, though the page does not describe it. JobTread says it has no free trial. We did not open a page that confirmed a permanently free takeoff plan with full measuring tools."},{"q":"Which takeoff software is best for a small subcontractor?","a":"For a solo estimator who wants a published price, Kreo and PlanSwift are the clearest on the pages we read. Kreo's Essential plan is $100 per user per month billed annually. PlanSwift Essential is $2,000 a year. If you do electrical or mechanical work, look at Countfire, which is built for those trades but showed no price. If you do flooring, MeasureSquare is built for it. If takeoff is a small part of running a small contracting business, Contractor Foreman and JobTread include it in a wider system, but the pages say little about what the measuring tools can do."},{"q":"Can I use Bluebeam as my takeoff tool?","a":"Yes, many estimators do. The takeoff page lists length, area, volume, wall area, angle and custom count tools, viewports for multi-scale sheets, Visual Search for symbols and Quantity Link to Excel. What it does not describe is a cost database or assemblies, so the pricing step happens in Excel or another system. Core is the first plan listed with perimeter, counts and volume, and Basics is length and area only."},{"q":"Does takeoff software connect to estimating software?","a":"Often, but check which direction. PlanSwift sends bids to Excel or an estimating system. Kreo exports to Excel and offers API access on Business. Ediphi's page says takeoff data from Togal connects directly to its estimating platform. Bluebeam links quantities to Excel. On-Screen Takeoff's page names no integrations. Ask for a live demo of your own estimating system receiving the numbers."},{"q":"How often is this list updated?","a":"Every 90 days. The next review is due 2027-01-17, and prices are re-read from the vendor pages at that time."}],"honest_disclosures":["Every price and feature in this list comes from a vendor page opened on 2026-10-19. If a page returned an error, redirected, or showed no number, we say so and publish no price. We did not use review sites for facts.","Several vendors could not be read and are not ranked. Procore's takeoff page returned HTTP 404, and its pricing page did not mention takeoff. Buildxact returned HTTP 403 and a 404. Autodesk's takeoff page redirected to a Forma Takeoff page that returned HTTP 403. Planfinity and Esticom did not resolve or returned HTTP 503. Cost-X closed the connection twice, ProEst's address presented an unrelated certificate, Takeoff Live's certificate had expired, and Beam AI's page showed a finance and operations product, not construction takeoff. Pages that failed twice were not tried again.","Founding year, headquarters, headcount and funding were not read on the vendor pages, so those fields are left empty rather than filled in from memory.","Prices differ in unit: per user per month for Kreo and Togal.AI, per seat per year for PlanSwift, per company for Contractor Foreman, and a base plus users for JobTread. They are not directly comparable, so price them at your own volume.","Bluebeam's pricing page text did not clearly state whether its figures are monthly or yearly, STACK's prices are 'as low as' with no billing term, and JobTread's page does not describe its takeoff tools. Confirm these with the vendor. ConstructConnect's takeoff address redirected to hub.isqft.com, and we read that page.","Scores are an AI editorial judgement against the published rubric, using only the pages we read. Entries without published prices score lower on Pricing Transparency by design. That is a statement about the page, not the product. Accuracy figures on vendor pages are vendor claims that we did not test.","No vendor has paid for placement. Scores are not a measure of customer satisfaction."],"glossary":{"term":"Takeoff","definition":"The process of measuring quantities from construction drawings, such as the square feet of drywall, linear feet of conduit or count of doors, so they can be priced in an estimate. Digital takeoff software does the measuring on screen from PDF, CAD or image plans.","synonyms":["Quantity takeoff","Plan measurement","Digital takeoff"],"faq":[]},"entries":[{"rank":1,"name":"Kreo","url":"https://www.kreo.net/pricing","founded":null,"hq":null,"team_size_band":null,"best_for":"Estimators who want AI takeoff for rooms, walls, doors and windows at a published per-user price, with Excel export and drawing comparison.","best_for_short":"Published tiers with AI takeoff from Pro","pricing_band":"$$ ($100 to $250 per user per month, billed annually; Enterprise is quote only)","score_out_of_94":8.6,"score_breakdown":{"Measurement Depth & Accuracy":9,"Automation & AI Takeoff":9,"Pricing Transparency & TCO":9,"Estimate & Export Handoff":8.5,"Trade Fit & Assemblies":7.5,"Collaboration & Revision Handling":8},"verdict":"Kreo ranks first because its pricing page publishes three prices and says what each tier adds. Essential covers area, length, volume and count measurement on PDF, CAD and image files with drawing comparison. Pro adds one-click area and line measurement, auto symbol counting, AI takeoff for rooms, walls, doors and windows, AI scale detection and batch AI takeoff across sheets.","verdict_short":"Clearest published tiers, AI starts at Pro.","praise":"Essential is $100 per user per month ($1,200 a year), Pro is $175 ($2,100 a year) and Business is $15,000 a year with 5 seats. Essential, Pro and Business include a 7-day free trial, and the page lists unlimited guests on Essential.","praise_short":"Three published prices and a 7-day trial.","criticism":"The AI features that save the most time sit on Pro, not Essential. Everything is billed annually with no monthly option, and Enterprise has no price on the page. Optional API add-ons for Pro cost extra, from $140 per user per year.","criticism_short":"Annual billing only, AI needs Pro.","sources_pending":["https://www.kreo.net/pricing, accessed 2026-10-19"],"risk_signals":{"level":"none","checked":"2026-10-19","summary":"No risk-signal search was run for this entry; none observed on the vendor pages read on 2026-10-19.","signals":[]},"price_min":100,"price_max":250,"currency":"USD","free_tier":false,"setup_fee":null,"integrations":["Excel import and export","PDF reports","IFC export (Business)","API access (Business)","Enterprise SSO (Business)"],"compliance":[],"regions":[],"onboarding_days":null,"min_team_size":null,"max_team_size":null,"problems_solved":["Measuring and counting from plans at a published per-user price","Running AI takeoff on rooms, walls, doors and windows","Comparing drawing revisions"],"personas":["Estimator","Subcontractor Owner"],"_entry_api":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/construction-takeoff-software/1","_entry_md":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/construction-takeoff-software/1/md","_anchor":"https://topelevens.com/construction-takeoff-software#rank-1"},{"rank":2,"name":"PlanSwift","url":"https://www.planswift.com/pricing/","founded":null,"hq":null,"team_size_band":null,"best_for":"Subcontractors who measure from PDF, CAD and image plans and want trade assemblies and plugins feeding an estimate.","best_for_short":"Takeoff with assemblies for 18+ trades","pricing_band":"$$ ($2,000 or $3,000 per seat per year, billed annually; volume pricing for 10 or more licenses is quote only)","score_out_of_94":8.2,"score_breakdown":{"Measurement Depth & Accuracy":8.8,"Automation & AI Takeoff":7.8,"Pricing Transparency & TCO":8,"Estimate & Export Handoff":8.5,"Trade Fit & Assemblies":9,"Collaboration & Revision Handling":6},"verdict":"PlanSwift ranks second because its pricing page lists two annual prices and its home page describes point-and-click measuring of areas, lengths and counts, drag-and-drop material, labor and waste assemblies, and trade plugins for more than 18 trades. Essential is $2,000 a year for one seat and Core is $3,000 and includes the full Takeoff BOOST suite.","verdict_short":"Assemblies and trade plugins, annual price shown.","praise":"The pricing page says the annual plans cover software, updates, priority support and training, and that there are no hidden fees. A 14-day free trial with all features needs no credit card.","praise_short":"Two annual prices, trial with all features.","criticism":"Prices are per seat per year, and additional seats are discounted by an amount the page does not give. The home page does not say whether Auto Takeoff is in Core, and the pages we read show no real-time collaboration features.","criticism_short":"Seat discounts and collaboration not shown.","sources_pending":["https://www.planswift.com/pricing/, accessed 2026-10-19","https://www.planswift.com/, accessed 2026-10-19"],"risk_signals":{"level":"none","checked":"2026-10-19","summary":"No risk-signal search was run for this entry; none observed on the vendor pages read on 2026-10-19.","signals":[]},"price_min":2000,"price_max":3000,"currency":"USD","free_tier":false,"setup_fee":null,"integrations":["Excel export","Estimating system export","Trade plugins for 18+ trades"],"compliance":[],"regions":[],"onboarding_days":null,"min_team_size":null,"max_team_size":null,"problems_solved":["Building assemblies as you measure","Sending quantities to Excel or an estimating system","Trade plugins for specialty work"],"personas":["Subcontractor Estimator","Chief Estimator"],"_entry_api":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/construction-takeoff-software/2","_entry_md":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/construction-takeoff-software/2/md","_anchor":"https://topelevens.com/construction-takeoff-software#rank-2"},{"rank":3,"name":"STACK","url":"https://www.stackct.com/pricing/","founded":null,"hq":null,"team_size_band":null,"best_for":"Subcontractors who want takeoff and estimate in one product and a free version or trial to try first.","best_for_short":"Takeoff and estimate from a stated price","pricing_band":"$$ (Takeoff & Estimate from $299 per user per month; billing term not stated on the page)","score_out_of_94":7.3,"score_breakdown":{"Measurement Depth & Accuracy":8,"Automation & AI Takeoff":6.5,"Pricing Transparency & TCO":6.5,"Estimate & Export Handoff":8.5,"Trade Fit & Assemblies":7,"Collaboration & Revision Handling":7},"verdict":"STACK ranks third. Its pricing page lists Takeoff & Estimate with quantity, labor and material takeoff and unlimited plans and projects, and a Full STACK Platform that adds field and project management. Both are shown as an 'as low as' price per user per month.","verdict_short":"Solid takeoff and estimate, vague pricing terms.","praise":"The page lists unlimited plans and projects, and its FAQ mentions a free version. Build & Operate lists a two-week free trial.","praise_short":"Unlimited projects, free version mentioned.","criticism":"Every price is 'as low as', the billing term is not stated, and the Full STACK Platform price is customized through a Build Your Price option the page does not detail. The page does not describe AI measurement.","criticism_short":"'As low as' prices, no billing term.","sources_pending":["https://www.stackct.com/pricing/, accessed 2026-10-19"],"risk_signals":{"level":"none","checked":"2026-10-19","summary":"No risk-signal search was run for this entry; none observed on the vendor pages read on 2026-10-19.","signals":[]},"price_min":299,"price_max":348,"currency":"USD","free_tier":false,"setup_fee":null,"integrations":["Estimating","Plan markup"],"compliance":[],"regions":[],"onboarding_days":null,"min_team_size":null,"max_team_size":null,"problems_solved":["Takeoff and estimate in one product","Trying a free version before buying","Moving from plan viewing to a field product"],"personas":["Estimator","Operations Manager"],"_entry_api":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/construction-takeoff-software/3","_entry_md":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/construction-takeoff-software/3/md","_anchor":"https://topelevens.com/construction-takeoff-software#rank-3"},{"rank":4,"name":"Bluebeam","url":"https://www.bluebeam.com/pricing","founded":null,"hq":null,"team_size_band":null,"best_for":"Estimators who already mark up PDFs in Bluebeam and want measurement tools, Excel quantity links and drawing comparison in the same file.","best_for_short":"PDF markup with strong measuring tools","pricing_band":"$$ ($260 to $590 per user, billed annually; the billing unit is not clear on the pages we read)","score_out_of_94":7.2,"score_breakdown":{"Measurement Depth & Accuracy":8.5,"Automation & AI Takeoff":6.5,"Pricing Transparency & TCO":7,"Estimate & Export Handoff":7,"Trade Fit & Assemblies":6,"Collaboration & Revision Handling":8},"verdict":"Bluebeam ranks fourth. Basics at $260 measures length and area, Core at $330 adds perimeter, counts, angles and volume, Complete at $440 adds Dynamic Fill and Quantity Link with Excel, and Max at $590 adds Magic Markups and AI drawing reviews. The takeoff page lists viewports for multi-scale sheets, Visual Search for symbols and Studio Sessions for real-time collaboration.","verdict_short":"Deep measuring tools in a markup product.","praise":"Four prices are listed, and the takeoff page names Dynamic Fill, Visual Search, Markups List and Legends. A 14-day free trial needs no credit card.","praise_short":"Four prices and a rich measuring toolset.","criticism":"The pricing page text says per user and billed annually but our read did not show clearly whether the figure is per month or per year, and the takeoff page shows no price. It is a markup tool first, so assemblies, cost databases and estimating are not part of what we read.","criticism_short":"Billing unit unclear, no assemblies.","sources_pending":["https://www.bluebeam.com/pricing, accessed 2026-10-19","https://www.bluebeam.com/solutions/takeoff, accessed 2026-10-19"],"risk_signals":{"level":"none","checked":"2026-10-19","summary":"No risk-signal search was run for this entry; none observed on the vendor pages read on 2026-10-19.","signals":[]},"price_min":260,"price_max":590,"currency":"USD","free_tier":false,"setup_fee":null,"integrations":["Microsoft Excel (Quantity Link)","Bluebeam Studio APIs"],"compliance":[],"regions":[],"onboarding_days":null,"min_team_size":null,"max_team_size":null,"problems_solved":[],"personas":[],"_entry_api":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/construction-takeoff-software/4","_entry_md":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/construction-takeoff-software/4/md","_anchor":"https://topelevens.com/construction-takeoff-software#rank-4"},{"rank":5,"name":"Countfire","url":"https://www.countfire.com/","founded":null,"hq":null,"team_size_band":null,"best_for":"Electrical and mechanical subcontractors who count symbols across a whole drawing set and compare specifications.","best_for_short":"Symbol counting for M&E trades","pricing_band":"Quote only, price not published on the page we could open","score_out_of_94":6.3,"score_breakdown":{"Measurement Depth & Accuracy":6.5,"Automation & AI Takeoff":7.5,"Pricing Transparency & TCO":3,"Estimate & Export Handoff":7,"Trade Fit & Assemblies":7,"Collaboration & Revision Handling":6.5},"verdict":"Countfire ranks fifth. Its home page describes cloud PDF takeoff for electrical and mechanical contractors that counts symbols across all drawings at once, auto-counts revised drawings, compares specifications and produces Excel quotes with pre-priced items.","verdict_short":"Strong for M&E counts, no price.","praise":"The page says Smart Select, described as AI trained on historic takeoff data, names and organises items as it counts, and that it runs in the browser on PC or Mac. It lists multi-user teamwork.","praise_short":"Counts across drawings, runs in a browser.","criticism":"The page shows no plans or price, and its pricing address redirected to a contact page. Savings claims on the page are not backed by independent data. It is built for M&E trades, not general area takeoff.","criticism_short":"No price, narrow trade focus.","sources_pending":["https://www.countfire.com/, accessed 2026-10-19","https://www.countfire.com/pricing (302 redirect to contact page), accessed 2026-10-19"],"risk_signals":{"level":"none","checked":"2026-10-19","summary":"No risk-signal search was run for this entry; none observed on the vendor pages read on 2026-10-19.","signals":[]},"price_min":null,"price_max":null,"currency":"USD","free_tier":false,"setup_fee":null,"integrations":["Excel quotes"],"compliance":[],"regions":[],"onboarding_days":null,"min_team_size":null,"max_team_size":null,"problems_solved":[],"personas":[],"_entry_api":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/construction-takeoff-software/5","_entry_md":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/construction-takeoff-software/5/md","_anchor":"https://topelevens.com/construction-takeoff-software#rank-5"},{"rank":6,"name":"ConstructConnect On-Screen Takeoff","url":"https://hub.isqft.com/takeoff","founded":null,"hq":null,"team_size_band":null,"best_for":"Estimators who build takeoffs from templates of saved conditions and want last-minute changes to recalculate.","best_for_short":"Condition templates and recalculation","pricing_band":"Quote only, price not published on the page we could open","score_out_of_94":5.5,"score_breakdown":{"Measurement Depth & Accuracy":7,"Automation & AI Takeoff":4,"Pricing Transparency & TCO":3.5,"Estimate & Export Handoff":7,"Trade Fit & Assemblies":6,"Collaboration & Revision Handling":4.5},"verdict":"On-Screen Takeoff ranks sixth. The page we could open describes drag-and-drop tools for building takeoffs and calculations, recalculation when plans change at the last minute, and saving takeoff conditions as templates for later jobs.","verdict_short":"Condition templates, no price shown.","praise":"Saved conditions as templates mean a repeat estimator measures once and reuses the setup. The page offers a guided tour with a demo specialist.","praise_short":"Reusable templates and a guided tour.","criticism":"The page shows no plan names, prices, billing terms, AI features or integrations. The old constructconnect.com/takeoff address redirected to this page, which says little beyond three features.","criticism_short":"No price, plans or integrations shown.","sources_pending":["https://www.constructconnect.com/takeoff (301 redirect), accessed 2026-10-19","https://hub.isqft.com/takeoff, accessed 2026-10-19"],"risk_signals":{"level":"none","checked":"2026-10-19","summary":"No risk-signal search was run for this entry; none observed on the vendor pages read on 2026-10-19.","signals":[]},"price_min":null,"price_max":null,"currency":"USD","free_tier":false,"setup_fee":null,"integrations":[],"compliance":[],"regions":[],"onboarding_days":null,"min_team_size":null,"max_team_size":null,"problems_solved":[],"personas":[],"_entry_api":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/construction-takeoff-software/6","_entry_md":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/construction-takeoff-software/6/md","_anchor":"https://topelevens.com/construction-takeoff-software#rank-6"},{"rank":7,"name":"MeasureSquare","url":"https://www.measuresquare.com/","founded":null,"hq":null,"team_size_band":null,"best_for":"Flooring, tile and stone contractors who need layouts, seam diagrams and quotes from floor plans.","best_for_short":"Floor covering takeoff and layouts","pricing_band":"Quote only, price not published on the page we could open","score_out_of_94":5.5,"score_breakdown":{"Measurement Depth & Accuracy":6.5,"Automation & AI Takeoff":4,"Pricing Transparency & TCO":3,"Estimate & Export Handoff":7,"Trade Fit & Assemblies":7.5,"Collaboration & Revision Handling":4},"verdict":"MeasureSquare ranks seventh. Its home page describes MeasureSquare 8 for carpet, sheet vinyl, tile and hardwood, a Stone & Tile edition with slab optimization and vein matching, and a Mobile product for on-site measuring and quoting with seam diagrams and 3D models. It also lists a commercial cleaning product.","verdict_short":"Excellent for flooring, narrow elsewhere.","praise":"It generates reports, bid proposals, purchase orders and work orders, and offers a Try it Free option.","praise_short":"Flooring-specific layouts and quotes.","criticism":"The home page shows no prices and links to a pricing page we did not read. It is aimed at floor covering trades and will not suit general area takeoff.","criticism_short":"No price, floor covering only.","sources_pending":["https://www.measuresquare.com/, accessed 2026-10-19"],"risk_signals":{"level":"none","checked":"2026-10-19","summary":"No risk-signal search was run for this entry; none observed on the vendor pages read on 2026-10-19.","signals":[]},"price_min":null,"price_max":null,"currency":"USD","free_tier":false,"setup_fee":null,"integrations":[],"compliance":[],"regions":[],"onboarding_days":null,"min_team_size":null,"max_team_size":null,"problems_solved":[],"personas":[],"_entry_api":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/construction-takeoff-software/7","_entry_md":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/construction-takeoff-software/7/md","_anchor":"https://topelevens.com/construction-takeoff-software#rank-7"},{"rank":8,"name":"JobTread","url":"https://www.jobtread.com/pricing","founded":null,"hq":null,"team_size_band":null,"best_for":"Small builders and remodelers who want takeoff inside a system with estimating, proposals and a published price.","best_for_short":"Takeoff bundled into a published price","pricing_band":"$ ($199 per month base plus $20 per internal user; annual saves 20% per the page)","score_out_of_94":5.4,"score_breakdown":{"Measurement Depth & Accuracy":4.5,"Automation & AI Takeoff":5,"Pricing Transparency & TCO":8,"Estimate & Export Handoff":6,"Trade Fit & Assemblies":4.5,"Collaboration & Revision Handling":5},"verdict":"JobTread ranks eighth. Its pricing page lists Takeoff under Sales & Estimating with no detail, and says all features are included in the subscription. Pricing is $199 a month plus $20 per internal user on monthly billing, with vendor, subcontractor and customer portal users free.","verdict_short":"Clear price, takeoff detail not shown.","praise":"The page states no contract and no setup fees, with free implementation, training and support. Portal users are unlimited and free.","praise_short":"Clear price and free portal users.","criticism":"The pricing page says nothing about takeoff tools, accuracy or AI, and the page says there is no free trial. A 30-day money-back guarantee applies to monthly subscriptions. The annual base price is not listed.","criticism_short":"Takeoff described by a name only.","sources_pending":["https://www.jobtread.com/pricing, accessed 2026-10-19"],"risk_signals":{"level":"none","checked":"2026-10-19","summary":"No risk-signal search was run for this entry; none observed on the vendor pages read on 2026-10-19.","signals":[]},"price_min":199,"price_max":199,"currency":"USD","free_tier":false,"setup_fee":null,"integrations":[],"compliance":[],"regions":[],"onboarding_days":null,"min_team_size":null,"max_team_size":null,"problems_solved":[],"personas":[],"_entry_api":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/construction-takeoff-software/8","_entry_md":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/construction-takeoff-software/8/md","_anchor":"https://topelevens.com/construction-takeoff-software#rank-8"},{"rank":9,"name":"Contractor Foreman","url":"https://www.contractorforeman.com/pricing","founded":null,"hq":null,"team_size_band":null,"best_for":"Small contractors who want takeoffs inside a company-priced system that also covers accounting and project work.","best_for_short":"Company-priced plans with takeoffs","pricing_band":"$ ($49 to $332 per month on annual billing, per company; monthly billing is $139 to $399 on the plans that offer it)","score_out_of_94":5.2,"score_breakdown":{"Measurement Depth & Accuracy":4.5,"Automation & AI Takeoff":5,"Pricing Transparency & TCO":8,"Estimate & Export Handoff":5.5,"Trade Fit & Assemblies":4,"Collaboration & Revision Handling":5},"verdict":"Contractor Foreman ranks ninth. Its pricing page describes Takeoffs as uploading plans, measuring what you need and chatting with a built-in AI for faster results. Plans are priced per company, from Basic at $49 a month billed annually for 1 user to Unlimited at $332.","verdict_short":"Cheap company pricing, thin takeoff detail.","praise":"Prices are per company and do not rise with project count. Annual plans include a 30-day free trial, and Plus, Pro and Unlimited annual plans have a 100-day money-back guarantee.","praise_short":"Per-company price and a 30-day trial.","criticism":"The page does not say which plans include Takeoffs. Basic allows 1 user and has no monthly option. The measuring tools are described in one sentence.","criticism_short":"Plan coverage of takeoff is unstated.","sources_pending":["https://www.contractorforeman.com/pricing, accessed 2026-10-19"],"risk_signals":{"level":"none","checked":"2026-10-19","summary":"No risk-signal search was run for this entry; none observed on the vendor pages read on 2026-10-19.","signals":[]},"price_min":49,"price_max":332,"currency":"USD","free_tier":false,"setup_fee":null,"integrations":["Stripe (customer invoice payments)"],"compliance":[],"regions":[],"onboarding_days":null,"min_team_size":null,"max_team_size":null,"problems_solved":[],"personas":[],"_entry_api":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/construction-takeoff-software/9","_entry_md":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/construction-takeoff-software/9/md","_anchor":"https://topelevens.com/construction-takeoff-software#rank-9"},{"rank":10,"name":"Ediphi","url":"https://www.ediphi.com/","founded":null,"hq":null,"team_size_band":null,"best_for":"Preconstruction teams who want a collaborative estimating platform that receives takeoff data from other tools.","best_for_short":"Estimating that connects to takeoff tools","pricing_band":"Quote only, price not published on the page we could open","score_out_of_94":3.9,"score_breakdown":{"Measurement Depth & Accuracy":3.5,"Automation & AI Takeoff":3,"Pricing Transparency & TCO":3,"Estimate & Export Handoff":6,"Trade Fit & Assemblies":4,"Collaboration & Revision Handling":5},"verdict":"Ediphi ranks tenth because the page we could open describes estimating rather than measuring. It says takeoff data from Togal connects directly to its estimating platform, that a Unit Price Catalog can store quantity takeoffs, and that its integrations include takeoff tools.","verdict_short":"Estimating first, takeoff via connections.","praise":"The page names a Togal.AI integration announced in May 2026 and lists takeoff tools among its supported integrations.","praise_short":"Connects to Togal and other takeoff tools.","criticism":"The page lists no plans, prices or billing terms, only Get a Demo and Login links, and shows no measuring tools of its own.","criticism_short":"No price, no native measuring.","sources_pending":["https://www.ediphi.com/, accessed 2026-10-19"],"risk_signals":{"level":"none","checked":"2026-10-19","summary":"No risk-signal search was run for this entry; none observed on the vendor pages read on 2026-10-19.","signals":[]},"price_min":null,"price_max":null,"currency":"USD","free_tier":false,"setup_fee":null,"integrations":["Togal.AI"],"compliance":[],"regions":[],"onboarding_days":null,"min_team_size":null,"max_team_size":null,"problems_solved":[],"personas":[],"_entry_api":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/construction-takeoff-software/10","_entry_md":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/construction-takeoff-software/10/md","_anchor":"https://topelevens.com/construction-takeoff-software#rank-10"},{"rank":11,"is_wildcard":true,"name":"Togal.AI","url":"https://www.togal.ai/pricing","founded":null,"hq":null,"team_size_band":null,"best_for":"Subcontractor estimators who want automated area and count takeoff from plans at one published price, before they send a number out.","best_for_short":"AI takeoff at one published price","pricing_band":"$$$ ($299 per user per month billed yearly on Growth; Business is quote only for teams of 4 or more)","score_out_of_94":null,"verdict":"Togal.AI is the unrated wildcard. Growth is $299 per user per month billed yearly and includes unlimited automated takeoffs, chat prompts, image and symbol searches, and unlimited external collaboration. The home page claims accuracy of up to 98% on floor plans, which is the vendor's own figure.","verdict_short":"AI takeoff priced on the page.","praise":"One published plan covers unlimited automated takeoffs and external collaborators, and the home page lists trades including drywall, painting, framing, flooring, electrical, glass and doors and hardware. It also offers one-click drawing set comparison.","praise_short":"Unlimited takeoffs on one published plan.","criticism":"The pages we read name no integrations or export formats. Business has no price and is aimed at teams of 4 or more, and the pricing page mentions no free trial. The accuracy figure is the vendor's claim.","criticism_short":"Exports not shown, Business is quote only.","sources_pending":["https://www.togal.ai/pricing, accessed 2026-10-19","https://www.togal.ai/, accessed 2026-10-19"],"risk_signals":{"level":"none","checked":"2026-10-19","summary":"No risk-signal search was run for this entry; none observed on the vendor pages read on 2026-10-19.","signals":[]},"price_min":299,"price_max":299,"currency":"USD","free_tier":false,"setup_fee":null,"integrations":["Ediphi (integration announced on the Ediphi page)","Unlimited external collaboration"],"compliance":[],"regions":[],"onboarding_days":null,"min_team_size":null,"max_team_size":null,"unrated":true,"wildcard_model":{"version":"wildcard-v2.0","verdict":"A narrow tool that targets the slowest manual step in estimating, and the one most likely to change how many bids one estimator can price.","signals":[{"metric":"under_the_radar","reading":"strong","note":"Unlimited automated takeoffs and symbol searches sit on a single published plan."},{"metric":"impact_density","reading":"strong","note":"A flat per-user price with unlimited takeoffs means an estimator pricing many bids does not pay per project."},{"metric":"category_fit_anomaly","reading":"notable","note":"It measures and counts but the pages we read describe no assemblies or cost database, so it feeds an estimate rather than building one."},{"metric":"ceiling_distance","reading":"notable","note":"Beyond Growth the only tier is Business at custom pricing for 4 or more users."},{"metric":"price_integrity_under_growth","reading":"mixed","note":"Growth is per user billed yearly, and discounts for more seats need a sales contact."}],"right_for":"A subcontractor estimator with 1 to 3 users who loses days to manual counts and area measurement.","wrong_for":"A team that needs trade assemblies, a cost database and proposals inside one tool.","computed":"2026-10-19"},"problems_solved":[],"personas":[],"_entry_api":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/construction-takeoff-software/11","_entry_md":"https://topelevens.com/api/lists/construction-takeoff-software/11/md","_anchor":"https://topelevens.com/construction-takeoff-software#rank-11"}]}