PlanSwift Construction Estimating & Takeoff Software

Pros

Reliability, selection of quantity tools. Takeoffs are fast and line items have a thorough list of modifiable attributes for custom templates.

Cons

Incompatibility with network drives and cloud drives. No ability for multiple users to survey the same set of prints at the same time. Updates are few and far between, and Excel plugins are weak and dysfunctional.

Good product, just takes longer than expected to get going.

Pros

Planswift is fairly easy to use if you know how to take off a job already. It definitely saves you time with recording and keeping track of your counts.

Cons

Planswift doesn't make it easiest to edit distances. Also I have found it that some automatic settings for measuring distances are confusing.

This is the best software for anyone doing takeoffs as an estimator.

Pros

I love this take off software. I am able to do sf, lnft, roofs with the pitch, quantity, etc. and I can do them in different colors for ease.

Cons

I love everything about this product. I honestly have nothing bad to say about it except that when you try to have higher resolution uploads, it will sometimes stop the program.

Pros

Planswift provides intuitive, easy to use features that make completing takeoffs simple, yet effective.

Cons

The inability to separate values on the estimating tab can be discouraging - this small inconvenience is easily corrected when transported to excel

Pros

This is so much fun and enjoy to use, because its easy to navigate and user friendly. I can illustrate my project nicely and i put all my idea without any hassle.

Cons

Expensive but worth it. Some experienced slow to load, i don't know if its by y laptop or the software.

Pros

Their single click features is a very convenient, ease of use this app! This conserving my time to calculate and this app calculates automatically right.

Cons

This consist of many options, so if you're new to this you will consume time to figure it out. You need to watch their tutorials.

Pros

I love using this software. My templates becomes great, I put all my ideas here clearly and detailed.

Cons

For beginners, need watch tutorial to make it easy. It takes time to become a pro of using it but I love it!

Pros

Easy to use and it is also available for certain customizations as well. It is very accurate in to details which is good.

Cons

This product is a little bit pricey but that's all.

This product has been a game-changer for our Finish estimating. It has helped us estimate painting and wallpapering to an incredible capacity, in comparison to traditional methods.

Pros

Great layout
Navigating through plan files is fluid
Never have lost progress, even with occasional crashes
Easy-to-use tools
Create custom equations
When takeoffs are finished, the estimating page is very easy to read and adjust

Cons

I little pricey for a software, but worth it
Lack of compatibility with QuickBooks
Large files may take a while to upload, may cause software to become unresponsive

Pros

Plan Swift is pretty accurate on detail and easy to learn, if you have never used the program. Their customer service is always great help!

Cons

The program can be a little pricey. Before buy the software I would recommend the trial run first.

Please lower price ? Or introduce discounts at certain times of the year for existing customers who have had the software for a certain amount of time.

Pros

I love that we're able to take off drawings digitally, a lot different than I when used to have to take off projects when I was younger by hand. I love the support we're able to access when we have questions, everyone seems to be very knowledgeable about the software and knows how to answer our questions directly and effectively. I also like how we're allowed to disable the license each time we're finished using the software each day at the office - allows me to pick up different projects that I work on for personal projects at home with not having to buy two separate licenses (which can be costly)

Cons

The price can be overwhelming at times - we like to keep up with the maintenance/updates and support which is an additional couple hundred dollars every year.
Not to mention wanting to get a couple more computers with Planswift on each with their own license is impossible for us at this time, which is actually holding us back.

This is a really powerful program that is packed with features and tool. Customer support is great. I would recommend this as an option for those looking for takeoff and estimating software.

Pros

Packed with Tools. Scaling is easy and it makes reviewing addenda a breeze with the overlay features. Improvements to the assembly have made this one of the best takeoff programs.

Cons

I wish it had support to have multiple users working simultaneously basically a cloud version would be amazing.

Pros

Low learning curve, very easy to use. Accurate quantities generated, and graphical representations of takeoff items (color-coding items on drawing sheets). Can be very flexible if you want to create custom takeoff tools or templates

Cons

Since purchased by Textura and then Oracle, the product has not improved at all. There is a clear limit to the number of drawing sheets that can be published; the program freezes or crashes if too many drawings loaded- this makes it a poor choice for large construction projects. Can be difficult to copy/paste transfer takeoff items between drawing versions, and can't transfer at all between project files. Also, navigability of drawing sheets could be easier- providing links to open additional sheets for referencing sections/details/callouts, etc.

Pros

Super fast set up. Decent add on's and support. Exports to Excel. Best value for money. Free 14 day trial so you can really get a feel for it.

Cons

Modifying items or creating new items is quite involved. I tend to use my own costing assemblies and use this for take off.

Pros

What I like about PlanSwift is that it is very easy to use while it provides useful features. Would like to commend their customer service, they are very quick and solved my issue immediately.

Cons

So far I do not have any major issue while using PlanSwift. It really helped us to finish our projects.......

Pros

It's another takeoff software that helps save lots of time which means more bids and more work. We had a good experience with the helpful support team, so we would recommend trying it out!

Cons

There are setbacks to the software in terms of uploading specific file types...this proves a challenge and increases the chance of an oversight in the bid. A couple projects had changed values when converting files. It's expected... also will need a friendlier user interface to compete with other platforms available now.

Overall, we love this product for our companies needs.

Pros

Easy to use and great support for training and technical issues. The support team works well to accomplish better performance and has a great system for followup and trouble shooting. The program itself is very intuitive to use for the takeoff section, and lots of autocad shortcuts work wtih planswift.

Cons

Building of assemblies is not straight forward. It is cumbersome to put them together. The reporting function as well is not as all encompassing as we would like to see it. Too generic in its applications with no real way to modify the output without great difficulty.

Pros

It is the very simple concept, and it just works every time out. And now I can have it integrated with my estimating software.

Cons

Not much I can think of, maybe I want to ask for a "smart" conversion that can automatic link you to different reference in the drawing set.

Pros

Has a lot of the features of the far more expensive software packages. Very simple to learn and use.

Cons

Some tasks for cut / fill can be tedious
Would rather it had the ability to click on grade lines to add instead of manually

If the program could find a better way to be collaborative, we would benefit greatly.

Pros

The takeoff abilities of the software are phenomenal. There is nothing to complain about when it comes to its ability to count/calculate objects, areas, assemblies, etc.

Cons

A continued struggle is finding a way for teams to collaborate on takeoffs when team members are in multiple geographic locations. We have tried using their email function, but this can be a slow and tedious process. In addition, we utilize Box for cloud storage, but have found it cumbersome to keep things working in a seamless, and fast fashion.