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Which Takeoff and Estimating Package is Right for Your Company?
- Daniel Wal
Questions
Questions
Which takeoff and estimating solution should I choose?
How do ConstructConnect Takeoff (CCOT), PlanSwift (PS), and On-Screen Takeoff (OST) (with or without Quick Bid (QB)) compare with each other?
Discussion
Although CCTO, PlanSwift, and On-Screen Takeoff Professional (with or without Quick Bid Estimating) are all powerful takeoff tools, each excels at some functions which may not offer the best solution for others. Below is a comparison of the three takeoff products as they compare to each other and to On-Screen Takeoff with Quick Bid Estimating. All our takeoff solutions provide estimators, project managers, and foreman features designed to improve takeoff speed, retain and organize data, and share projects with others. The matrix below helps you understand the major differences between the three takeoff products.
PlanSwift Viewer and On-Screen Takeoff PlanViewer are a minimalistic, plan-viewing and markup utilities, you can use to review a project before investing the time and resources to create full takeoff and an estimate. We don't include them in this article because they are not licensed products, nor do they have advanced takeoff and estimating capabilities. See Related Articles for more details.
Feature Comparison
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Capability/Feature | ConstructConnect Takeoffβ’ (CCTO) | PlanSwiftβ’Β Professional (PS)Β | On-Screen Takeoff Professionalβ’ (OST) | OST w/Quick Bidβ’Β Estimating (QB) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bid (Project, Job, Tender, Estimate, etc.) Creation | ||||
Create Base Bid | ||||
Create Alternates and Change Orders | ||||
Create Project Versions | ||||
Organize Projects in or by Folders | ||||
Takeoff and Measurements | ||||
Access Artificial Intelligence-Powered Takeoff Boostβ’ to automate takeoff | ||||
Use Multi-Condition Takeoff(patented) to speed up drawing measurements | Β | |||
Measure (take off) Linears, Areas, and Counts | ||||
Generate multiple quantity results based on takeoff measurements | (a) | (a) | ||
Save takeoff quantities | ||||
View a Legend of takeoff results per page | ||||
Auto Count | ||||
Create and Save Conditions/Takeoff Items | ||||
Assign Takeoff to Layers and Areas | ||||
Toggle Layers on and off to show/hide various takeoff objects | ||||
Create Custom Layers | ||||
Use Typical Takeoff to speed up takeoff process | ||||
Use Zones to breakout takeoff quantities | (b) | |||
Custom Input Forms & Takeoff Tool CustomizationΒ Β | ||||
Duplicate and Reassign Takeoff to Different Conditions | ||||
Use Advanced Pasting Controls to speed up the takeoff process | ||||
Draw/Record with multiple Conditions/Takeoff Items at the same time | ||||
Takeoff curved areas | ||||
Draw, Copy, and Paste Backouts (area deductions) | (b) | |||
Earthwork Pro Plugin for site work, excavating, etc. | ||||
Digitizer (hard board) support | ||||
Exports, Reports, and Pricing | ||||
Price Materials and Labor | ||||
Use eQuotes to obtain up-to-date Material Pricing from vendors | ||||
Price using built-in Worksheet | ||||
Export takeoff results (and the estimate) to sharable file | ||||