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Web browser (OS agnostic)About FastPIPE & FastDUCT
FastEST, Inc. is the United States based developers of takeoff and estimating solution designed specifically for plumbing, mechanical, HVAC and sheet metal contractors.
FastPIPE and FastDUCT are two of the company's comprehensive construction cost estimating solutions. FastPIPE is designed to meet the unique needs of mechanical contractors that manage both industrial and commercial work. The solution supports a variety of estimates, from plumbing to industrial process piping, HVAC piping and insulation. FastDUCT helps contracting businesses to automate the estimating process for sheet metal contractors managing HVAC and industrial ductwork.
Both FastPIPE and FastDuct are on-premise solutions and can be installed on any Windows-based platform. FastDUCT...
130 Reviews of FastPIPE & FastDUCT
Average User Ratings
Overall
4.74 / 5 stars
Ease-of-use
4.5
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
4.5
Likelihood to Recommend
Not likely
Very likely
October 2019
Jay from APSI
Verified Reviewer
Company Size: 11-50 employees
Industry: Construction
Time Used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
4.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
4.0
October 2019
Great program and very customizable
It does 99% of what we want and need.
Pros
Takeoffs are saved, uses excel as a final output, which allows us to customize a great deal.
Cons
Don't move fitting buttons during software updates! Allow for more customization of fitting button locations. It would be nice to customize the job list(bidding) screen. Be able have maybe a checkbox to confirm a project has plans, or a takeoff has been completed.
Reasons for Choosing FastPIPE & FastDUCT
They did not have as good of a sales pitch, there GUI isn't as easy to deal with, and I believe it was more expensive.
Response from FastEST
Replied May 2020
Thank you for your review, Jay. We appreciate your feedback! In our latest version of FastPIPE, we now allow users the ability to customize the first 21 fitting buttons per material spec. We are also working on the ability to add job header fields to your program, which would allow you to further customize the job list screen. Please call us anytime at 800-828-7108, if you need help with any items large or small, or have additional feedback to offer. Thanks again, Jay!
November 2019
Perry from The Brandt Companies, LLC
Verified Reviewer
Company Size: 1,001-5,000 employees
Industry: Construction
Time Used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
November 2019
Best Bang for the Buck
Pros
FastPipe is the most user friendly and flexible estimating program out there. I have used all of the different estimating software systems, over the past 25 years, and FastPipe is always my first choice. Mark and his team never forgot the KISS principal for estimating, keep it simple. I don't want or need the program to do everything for me, but I do need to know everything that is going into my takeoff. The onscreen takeoff and the ease of creating nested assemblies has taken FastPipe to the next level.
Cons
I would like a couple more reporting options, but over the years they have eliminated all the main issues I had with the program.
October 2019
Darrell from Mullins Mechanical
Verified Reviewer
Company Size: 51-200 employees
Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Time Used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
4.0
Customer support
4.0
Functionality
3.0
October 2019
Fast Pipe Review
Pros
Easy to use. simple layout of the spread sheet.
Cons
Not enough different types of piping systems
Response from FastEST
Replied April 2020
Thank you for your review, Darrell. We appreciate your feedback. Please reach out to us at any point at 800-828-7108, if you have any questions about our material database. We have about 100 pre-built specs that come with the program, but if you aren't finding a particular piping type or material, it might well be in our database, but just needs set up within a spec. And we'd be happy to help with that (usually only takes a couple minutes!). Thanks again, Darrell.
October 2019
Colton from Bolin Plumbing
Verified Reviewer
Company Size: 11-50 employees
Industry: Construction
Time Used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
3.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
4.0
October 2019
FastPIPE Bolin Plumbing Review
Customer Service is great. Anytime I have a question their team is just a phone call away.
Pros
I like the ability to change almost everything. I like that it was able to be customized to our needs as a company even in the little things.
Cons
At times it can be cumbersome when switching materials from one spec to the other.
Reasons for Choosing FastPIPE & FastDUCT
FastPIPE came highly recommended from some friends in our industry. It also worked with our hardware here at the office.
Response from FastEST
Replied December 2019
Thank you for your review, Colton! We appreciate your feedback. Please call our support team at any point, at 800-828-7108, if you have questions about switching material specs, or any other topics. Depending on the situation, there are a few different ways to handle a change in material, value engineering, change orders, etc.
November 2019
Tim from Danboise Mechanical, Inc.
Verified Reviewer
Company Size: 51-200 employees
Industry: Construction
Time Used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
November 2019
Easy to use and worth the price
We use FastPipe to bid complex and simple piping and plumbing projects.
Pros
IT was very easy to start right out of the box. Their support staff quickly helps you get up and running with custom features.
Cons
Would be nice to have more localized costing, the parameters they have do allow for it, I just don't know how easy it is to implement.
Reasons for Choosing FastPIPE & FastDUCT
Initially, cost.
