Benchmark Estimating Software 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

Benchmark Estimating Software

4.3

(16)

Pricing

Starting at A$1,000.00 one time

About Benchmark Estimating Software

Benchmark Estimating Software is a construction and estimation solution. The software can be deployed either on-premise or in the cloud and offers native mobile apps for Android and iOS devices. Main features include a project explorer, a drag-and-drop interface and custom reporting.

Benchmark Estimating offers a localization feature that automatically picks data display formats based on selected regions. Users can add project specific notes to estimation reports and these reports can be printed or exported to Microsoft Word or Excel.

The solution allows users to create partial estimate reports for review on the basis of individual sections or selected items in a project. Multiple graphs can also be generated for sales and marketing analysis based on profits and overhead costs per item.

Benchmark Estimating is available on an annual subscription basis and support is provided via phone, email, live chat and an online ticketing system.

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Benchmark Estimating Software Pricing and Plans

Starting price: A$1,000.00 one time

Free Trial

Free Version

Basic

A$1,000.00

one time

No plan information available

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Benchmark Estimating Software 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 Benchmark Estimating Software
API
Cost Database
Cost Estimating
For AEC Industry
Reporting/Analytics

Benchmark Estimating Software User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.3

Ratings Breakdown

56%

25%

13%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

3.9

Value for money

4.2

Customer support

4.3

Functionality

4.4

Have you used Benchmark Estimating Software and would like to share your experience with others?

JAZE P.

Verified reviewer

Architecture & Planning

2-10 employees

Used monthly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed August 2021

Benchmark Estimating Software (My Point Of View)

It's a great quotation generator, it comes with a "progress claims" feature which I have come to love and it is a flexible software that allows me to import some of my most important spreadsheet templates with ease.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Out of the 3 versions that were available, (Lite/Professional/Corporate) the Pro series was significant for my needs. It caters for a multitude of businesses that I run so that was a huge bonus for me. I have to say that the support I got from the Benchmark team was beneficial to such an extent, that I became way more confident with my ability to use the software in a short span of time. Kudos to them for that.

Cons:

It is a bit of an uphill battle to get acquainted with the user interface if you've never dealt with software like this before, and that was were I was coming from.

Reasons for choosing Benchmark Estimating Software

I had never heard of this software before until one of my work colleagues from a company I used to work for suggested it to me. I gave it a shot and haven't looked back ever since.

Joel K.

Verified reviewer

Utilities

1001-5000 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed October 2024

BES review

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Software is easy to use and having the ability to build templates & reports allows to efficiencies

Cons:

You are unable to lock certain items from being edited & also unable to mass update any changes to custom fields

Reasons for switching to Benchmark Estimating Software

To have an all inclusive estimating and cost capture database

Vendor Response

Hi Joel, Thanks for your feedback! We're glad you find the software easy to use and effective for building templates and reports. We appreciate your suggestions on locking terms and mass updates, and we'll share them with our team. Kind regards, Amelia Digital Marketing Manager, Benchmark Estimating

Replied October 2024

Haseeb R.

Verified reviewer

Construction

51-200 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed October 2021

Average product with the worst customer support of any product or service on the planet

Wish we picked another software.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Auto allocate, library, shortcuts, cloud access is convenient.

Cons:

Customer support is the worst, even when there are bugs with their own software. Some of the processes are more complicated than needed. Being hosted on the cloud means you can't access your filesystem easily. The whole software is a blackbox where you don't know how/why it does certain things, and some features will be locked for no reason. Eg there is a Custom Reports feature but its severely dumbed down where you can't export every field that you need.

Jeffrey B.

Verified reviewer

Government Administration

5001-10000 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed September 2024

Estimating Insights

Pretty good, changes to personnel had it challenges.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Suitability to cater for different quantities and different regions

Cons:

Reasons for choosing Benchmark Estimating Software

Benchmark is set up for TfNSW Estimating systems

Reasons for switching to Benchmark Estimating Software

Needed more accurate Benchmarking and analytics

Vendor Response

Hi Jeffrey, Thank you for your feedback and for choosing Benchmark Estimating Software! We're glad to hear our product is helping you with TfNSW Estimating systems and providing more accurate benchmarking and analytics. We appreciate you flagging the occasional login issue and will look into it. If you experience any further problems, our support team is always here to help! Amelia

Replied September 2024

Sandeep M.

Verified reviewer

Civil Engineering

11-50 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed August 2024

Reliable cost estimating solution with Carbon calculation

It is very user friendly. If you have any query, support staff is very knowledgeable to solve your issue immediately.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

You can compare quotes and estimate from different suppliers from different region easily.

Cons:

We can't paste the calculations for the similar variable for different items in calculation box at the same time

Nick B.

Verified reviewer

Civil Engineering

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed November 2022

Benchmark sets the benchmark in Estimating Software

With Benchmark we are able to produce estimates from sectors we previously were not able to, meaning we can scale our business because of the flexibility with benchmark.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Integrating into our business was a given as we needed a robust system. The feature like variable and production rates are great. The libraries are easy to manage and build upon. Routines are a fantastic tool for any business. The latest calculator is very powerful. The project Comparator is a great innovation to be able to compare estimates from one design phase to the next, or to be able to compare a quote/tender from the market against your estimate.

Cons:

There were some features early on when we started with Benchmark, but true to their word the development team have been able to expand upon. Integration into our accounting package would be a benefit, but not essential.

Reasons for switching to Benchmark Estimating Software

We needed a better way to estimate that was less prone to crashing, needed something that was very secure of the data of the estimates and IP, something that could have all data in one secure location, something to help streamline and improve efficiencies in our estimating.

Brian S.

Construction

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2016

Great First Principal Estimating Software

Started using this in 1999 - tried the others as well, but came back to Benchmark - it's so simple to use the Resources and Item libraries to quickly set up and price a set BOQ/SOR or make up your own from the library items.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

How simple it is - and how the software does the adding and subtotalling for you - no messy hand typed calculation lines.

Cons:

Some of the standard reports need a good tweaking.

Vendor Response

Thanks for your comment, Brian, and also for your feedback on the standard reports. We value customer feedback and we are actually in the process of tweaking some of our standard reports. We are also building on our suite of 160+ standard reports by developing new reports, and are developing an amazing new reporting module; this module will allow customers to create their own standard reports with security and flexibility. We hope this response is beneficial for you, and we are happy to hear too that you obtain great benefits from your Benchmark Estimating Software. We will also contact you direct to obtain more details on which standard reports you feel should be tweaked.

Replied August 2016

Russell D.

Construction

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed February 2017

Easy to Use and Great Support

I have been using Benchmark since 1997 and from the beginning have found it very easy to use. It has evolved over the years through constant development to be very comprehensive estimating software. Benchmark has saved me significant time while improving accuracy and consistency. Navigating through an estimate to review and revise production rates, crew composition and quantity calculations etc. is fast and simple. Anyone considering purchasing estimating software, should seriously consider Benchmark Estimating Software.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Composite items, variables and the overall ease of navigation within an active project or browsing for previous projects

Ana F.

Construction

51-200 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed February 2017

Marsupial Landscape Management Review

Hi, I have been with Marsupial Landscape Management for just under a year now, upon commencing work I was introduced to Benchmark estimating software for the first time. My previous employer used a different estimating software that I grew to be fairly familiar with over time, however, after first opening Benchmark my first impression was how friendly the user interface projected! I was pleasantly surprised from the previous estimating software that I had been exposed to. This initial experience with Benchmark made me feel comfortable using the software from the start and I was always prompted to continue exploring the software on my own, being the sole user of the software at the time. I had no problem picking up the software and learning any new features with time. I have found it to be an efficient and powerful estimating tool, given the library, inputs are kept as true to the works that we had successfully done in the past. I would happily recommend Benchmark estimating software to companies of any size, from tier 1 to tier 3. I can see why it is as popular as it is, and I hope to learn more about Benchmark throughout my career.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

User-friendly interface. Library data which is readily available. Library of quotes available at any time. It is a great Data library for estimating.

Cons:

There is so much to learn!