Active Takeoff 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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User Reviews

Overview

Active Takeoff

4.6

(95)

Pricing

Starting at $898.00 one time

About Active Takeoff

Active Takeoff is an on-premise construction take-off solution that caters to businesses of all sizes in the construction industry and helps them to manage the cost estimating process.

The solution is suited for all kinds of construction managers, design firms, finishing contractors, homebuilders, real estate developers and more. Active Takeoff offers standalone estimating and takeoff applications, including onscreen takeoff, conversion calculator, automatic scaling and 2D takeoff capabilities.

The solution helps in calculation of areas like floors, roofs, walls and siding so that users can generate accurate estimates for things like painting, tiles, drywall and installation. The solution supports various units of measurement, including metric and imperial.

Active Takeoff's estimating feature offers Excel integration, allowing users to manage and export their estimates to a local computer. It offers services on annual subscription basis that includes support via phone and through online ticketing portal and a knowledge base.

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Active Takeoff Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $898.00 one time

Free Trial

Free Version

Active Takeoff

$898.00

flat rate, one time

No plan information available

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Active Takeoff Features

Popular features found in Construction Estimating
Accounting Integration
Audit Trail
Bid Management
Change Order Management
Customizable Templates
Historical Database
Project Management
Proposal Generation
Quotes/Estimates
Subcontractor Management
Takeoff
What-if Analysis
More features of Active Takeoff
Assembly Takeoff
Cost Database
Cost Estimating
Electrical Estimating
Electronic Plans
Estimating
For AEC Industry
HVAC Estimating
Job Costing
Plumbing Estimating
Visual Assemblies

Active Takeoff User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.6

Ratings Breakdown

67%

28%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.7

Value for money

4.6

Customer support

4.8

Functionality

4.4

Mike Z.

Construction

2-10 employees

Used unspecified for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed November 2018

Great product

I can save time and money using Active take. I could not be any happier

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Ease of use, Layout, functions, Everything is how it should be

Cons:

Auto counter and Circle measurement would be very helpful

Nathan S.

Verified reviewer

Construction

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed January 2021

From Takeoff to Quote Within 5 Minutes

Overall, the need for adding pricing manually (one time only and quickly done) is far outweighed by how quickly I can return a quote, the ease of .pdf reports I can pass to our purchaser, and the intuitiveness of entering basic information. For a smaller electrical contractor without a dedicated staff of estimators, Active Takeoff had dramatically increased my productivity.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

The ease of importing plans from .pdf into the software is extremely intuitive. Active Takeoff allows a user to QUICKLY begin the process of plan takeoff. I am literally able to take a bid set from a prime contractor and return a price quote in half the time some of the more robust and expensive "industry standard" software takes.

Cons:

The pricing for materials needs to be manually input . There is an import function but none of my material suppliers support the format Active Takeoff uses. It can take a few extra minutes to update prices or add a new device.

Reasons for choosing Active Takeoff

After using the trial version, Active Takeoff lived up to it's claims to have a user estimating in 5 minutes. It was so intuitive, produced easy to understand reports, and added more value to others in our small company than the other options.

Reasons for switching to Active Takeoff

Our McCormick software was too robust. The task of simply entering basic information and importing a small bid set took nearly an hour. Then afterward, I had to wade through so much functionality that I couldn't efficiently perform the simplest task of counting devices or measuring conduit/wire runs. It was simply NOT simple to use.

Jake M.

Building Materials

11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed November 2017

It does the job, but with some changes and updates, it could be a lot better. I will continute to use it, mostly based on price.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Price. Obviously you can spend a lot more on similar products. We only do countertops so it gets detailed enough for us and is all we need to spend to do the job.

Cons:

Unable to read the font on the main plan sheet page below the pages. There is no way to search for keywords like adobe. Measurements don't show up on small items even after zooming. The report pages are't that easy to read.

Mason P.

Verified reviewer

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2018

time-saving and very efficient

easy of estimating on time and efficiently

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

by using active take-off myself and my team have saved a large amount of time in doing take offs for small to large projects which means we are able to send out for quoting at a faster rate than usual. by using active take-off it takes away from miscounting any items on the plans and produces a table of quantities on the top of your plans, so when you're ready you can send it straight away to the client or wholesalers.

Cons:

I cannot fault any feature on this programme. it a great simple & easy programme to use and you can make it suit your needs.

Verified

Reviewer

Construction

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed December 2018

Easiest to learn.

Excellent customer service. Best of any company I've ever dealt with, software or hamburgers, this company responds quickly and fixes issues.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It was the only one I could jump right in and start estimating.

Cons:

The lack of framing extensions. Have to count joists off program. Just limited framing which is what I needed.

Vendor Response

Thanks for the great review. You can now build your own templates and input as many estimating items associated to any group and use your own formulas. This is a lot more flexible than our extensions. Please contact our support service for a quick demo. Also thanks for the comment about our good service. We always make sure our users are well supported.

Replied December 2018

Jason F.

Verified reviewer

Construction

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed November 2018

Easy to use, accurate, robust estimating tools at the ready.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Ease of use, document / file organization and retention.

Cons:

Cost can be steep for small business, light users.

Vendor Response

Hello Jason, Thanks for the awesome review! Most of our users think we have the best software for the buck. I'm sure it will pay for itself within a couple jobs. Do not hesitate to contact our support desk for any question.

Replied December 2018

Rob F.

Verified reviewer

Construction

11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed November 2018

Active Takeoff

human error is reduced as you can see what you have taken off, i am very pleased that the company im working for allowed me to purchase this for use as an estimating tool.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

its ease of use is , customization of scale feature

Cons:

the initial cost is a lot per license, i feel that was you pay the large first up amount that multiple user licenses from there on should be more affordable

Chester N.

Verified reviewer

Construction

2-10 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed November 2018

I love Active Takeoff

It really spends up my time trying to calculate how much a item will cost me.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It is so simple to use and gives you really close measurements. It really works with my estimating program, Contractor Office.

Cons:

I really don't have any problems to talk about.

Chuck A.

Verified reviewer

Construction

11-50 employees

Used weekly for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed November 2018

Good program. Needs a few minor Adjustments

Thus far, it’s been adequate. I can’t use it for some of my Plans, which defeats the purpose.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

The Software is pretty easy to use. The reports are great for keeping tabs on several different

Cons:

The scale needs to be a little more inclusive. I find several Plans with a 3”-1’ scale and Active Takeoff does not offer that option. Manual adjustments are fine, but often times there are not any good measurements provided to set that scale.