CostOS 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

CostOS

4.9

(21)

Pricing

Starting at $2,800.00 one time

About CostOS

CostOS is a cost estimating software that combines traditional estimating methods with BIM 3D, 2D, and GIS capabilities.

With its GIS module, users can create conceptual definition of projects as well as for infrastructure projects, pipelines, highways and more.

Using the Assemblies Development Module, businesses can accelerate the production of estimates as well as use it for for value engineering options.

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CostOS Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $2,800.00 one time

Free Trial

Free Version

Basic

$2,800.00

per user, one time

No plan information available

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CostOS 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 CostOS
2D Drawing
Activity Dashboard
Activity Tracking
API
CAD Tools
Collaboration Tools
Cost Database
Cost Estimating
Customizable Reports
Data Import/Export
Document Management
Document Storage
Electrical Estimating
Estimating
For AEC Industry
HVAC Estimating
Job Costing
Multiple Projects
Plumbing Estimating
Project Estimating
Real-Time Updates
Reporting/Analytics
Reporting & Statistics
Third-Party Integrations
Visual Assemblies

CostOS Integrations

Oracle Primavera Cloud

Microsoft Excel

SAP Business One

CostOS User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.9

Ratings Breakdown

86%

14%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.7

Value for money

4.8

Customer support

4.8

Functionality

5.0

Andreas H.

Verified reviewer

Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

201-500 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed November 2018

Unbeatable bridge to Excel

CostOS helps carving the estimating processes in a company. Since these are 100% internal information that circulates between users/departments, those processes are naturally characterised by Excel/email/handwritten information. Through it's Excel interface capabilities, you are not left with a black or white decision, but you can add existing logics to the workflow, which may now be governed through CostOS. However, adding new Excel sheets or assemblies is feasable at any given time...

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

As the header indicates, the fact that the software reaches out to anybody feeling good with Excel is an absolute selling argument. Everybody uses Excel and there are thousands of more or less helpful Excel files out there: this software doesn't tell you to reprogram everything, but offers the ability to just link any cell you like from your Excell sheet to any position in the commercial software. Since we have used this functionality heavily, the question was not how to reprogram the 5000manhour Excelfile, but how to most efficiently give it a nice interview form so that it interacts with the onboard excelfile most conviniently. Also, the software has a number of interfaces at any level of detail: (interview) assembly level Excel interface BoQ Database Reports 9 different group codes implementable, extensive layout (GUI) customisations, functions implementable at different locations

Cons:

Reports generator: a third party software with functionality and limitations bound to the provider This will apply only to users making use of the Excel exchange functionality massively: extremely high number of queries will result in a long processing time before delivering the results to the BoQ table. The extensive programming possibilities do require a very good feeling for programming: Java, SQL: information exchange between GUI, Database, internal applications like the Excel interface and/or the assemblies

Seren R.

Verified reviewer

Insurance

11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed November 2024

CostOS Review

CostOS brings classy and rational solutions for businesses

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

CostOS has an interesting performance guide for all of us

Cons:

CostOS has no functionality challenges at all

Reasons for switching to CostOS

The challenges on setting valuable estimates

Verified

Reviewer

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed April 2018

Nice software

Estimation process becoms easy and with minimum effort one can estimate a project.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Boq Import, RFQ, Quote Comaprison one can create project with in a short time After importing BOQ, you can float inquiries for quotation after receiving of proposal you can comapre and select the best bidder.

Cons:

Asemblies are difficult to built inside Cost OS, Quantitytake-off needs innovation for calculation from drawings in PODF format and no format change of work executed in drawings to identify,

Alessandro Z.

Verified reviewer

Architecture & Planning

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed April 2024

Remarkable Solution for Cost Management

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

CostOS has an accurate estimating plan, that gives almost the exact expenses for conducting a given project.

Cons:

CostOS has proper strategies that makes the process of estimation reliable.

Verified

Reviewer

Construction

501-1000 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Reviewed October 2018

Why CostOS is the Best Estimating Software Program

Our overall experience with the software has been good and we are working more efficiently with this software than in the past. In the past we had to use 3 different software programs to accomplish the same work and there was a lot of wasted time spent transferring data from one software to another. Now everything is performed directly inside of CostOS. The ability to have more than one estimator working on the same estimate at the same time has also significantly improved our collaboration efforts between different office locations. Overall we are very happy with choosing CostOS and still believe it is the best estimating software program on the market.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

- Program is a database driven application, not a file based application - Licensing is based on concurrent license use and not tied to specific people - Menus and icons are laid out in a logical and consistent manner - Can have more than one estimator working in an estimate at the same time - Can link 2D and 3D takeoffs to estimate line items all within the same platform - Can visualize the 2D and 3D takeoffs when clicking on estimate line items - Can open up 4 estimates at the same time and can copy and paste line items from one estimate to another - Can build powerful Assemblies for pricing self-perform work - Can completely customize how Indirect Costs are calculated and spread back across the estimate - Can import and export to and from Excel easily - Can easily price labor using crews and productivity rates - Can easily set up and use multiple Work Breakdown Structures - Database is easy to manage and maintain - Works well in a Remote Desktop Environment - Can hide estimate line items and apply filters easily - Estimate spreadsheet looks and feels like Excel, but is a database application - Can set up custom columns with custom formulas - Can save custom layouts and share layouts with other users

Cons:

- The 2D Takeoff module works okay overall, but needs some improvements and enhancements - The Report writer is difficult and complicated to learn and takes a long time to build custom reports - We have had some technical issues with 3D Takeoffs that have only been resolved using workarounds and have not been completely resolved yet - Technical support is always fast to respond, but doesn't always know how to solve the problems - If technical support requires help from the developers in Greece, the response time can be slow due to the time difference - Each estimate must have a unique name or the Variance reports don't work right - Consulting fees for software customization are expensive, so we have to do a lot of customization in house

Isam A.

Verified reviewer

Construction

51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed June 2023

Great costing and estimating software for construction

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

CostOS is one of the best costing and estimating software in the construction field and it offers many of useful and helpful features that helps users to calculate the cost of any BOQ to the smallest details. I like the use interface of CostOS it is beautiful and easy to find any option. Also, I like the way it deals with tables and data to make a data universe for your projects and estimates.

Cons:

CostOS has a very large number of functions and details so it is not easy to learn and does not have learning material on the internet. CostOS is not a cloud based software so you need to buy a server to host the software and this will make a large increase in the cost of the software.

Verified

Reviewer

Information Technology and Services

501-1000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Reviewed October 2018

The solution for Cost Estimating

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

CostOS is an innovative software which allow faster, more reliable and collaborative cost estimation. Fully integrated with Excel, 3D, 2D, GIS and online DB, CostOS simplify Quantity Take-Off, Import/Export of data, and Estimation. The Assembly engine is a powerful and flexible engine for defining parametric model based on company's requirements.

Cons:

It could be improved with more dashboard

Peter A.

Railroad Manufacture

501-1000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed June 2017

Finally the starting platform for integrated Project Controls

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Easy of use from Bottom Up to Top Down Estimating. Powerful modelling functionality to enable rapid production of Estimates. In-built Excel functionality & Project variables give the ability to produce outputs in an Excel like format which gives even more flexibility to the Estimating process. Powerful integration with Primavera to enable full resource & cost loaded programmes, a must in modern Project Controls. Customise columns functionality gives endless possible outputs as well as the layouts gives the ability to suit Client expectations

Cons:

Set up can be a long winded initially but extra time spent in the initial set-up reaps benefits over time. The reporting module needs to be polished to give slicker more modern looking reports

Amjad J.

Verified reviewer

Construction

51-200 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed April 2023

The best pricing program for contracting projects

The best construction estimating system I have been applying in this field, from training to going live.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

CostOS System builded to cover all operations in the estimation process, which begins with importing the BOQ from the client to output the proposal to the client, all that operations are automated, and no need for third-party operations or tools.

Cons:

CostOS needs a huge effort to build the templates and set up, in addition to the connections and relationships.

Maciej K.

Construction

5001-10000 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed March 2018

Used for BIM and 2D take-offs as well as estimating on a major rail project.

Structured data, 5D estimates, consistent and reliable estimation, transparent BOQ.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It's great for structuring and analyzing data in many areas and many dimensions. Very powerful when you start using effectively SQL queries. Has really good 3D take-off engine and helps to keep your estimates transparent.

Cons:

If you're a superuser you need a while to understand all details of it and without knowing at least basics of SQL you won't get it's full potential.

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