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Countfire 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

Countfire
Countfire
4.8
(238)

Pricing

Pricing available upon request

About Countfire

Countfire is electrical estimating software that uses automation to help estimators work faster, cut busy work and increase accuracy.

Some of our key features and benefits include:

Auto-count symbols across multiple PDF drawings, drastically reducing takeoff time while increasing accuracy.

Tools such as linear measurement, coverage areas and the ability to add items to drawings allow you to design your estimate as you go.

Countfire includes four separate stages of checking built into the process of completing a project to help ensure accuracy.

Move your takeoff into estimate in one-click, and start with an auto-populated estimate based on previous behaviour and products.

Automatically see and compare changes between specifications. Helping you to revise your drawings and pricing schedules, without having to start from scratch.

At the end of each project, Countfire automatically generates an Excel spreadsheet which shows project breakdowns, takeoff counts and pricing estimates.

We offer a 7-day free trial to all customers with no credit card required on sign-up. Countfire is fully cloud-based - no download required. With the ability to cancel any time.

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Countfire User Interface

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Countfire Pricing and Plans

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    Countfire Features

    • Popular features found in Takeoff
      Bill of Materials
      Customizable Templates
      Data Import/Export
      Estimating
      Job Costing
      Project Estimating
      Project Management
      Project Tracking
      Proposal Generation
    • More features of Countfire
      2D Drawing
      Activity Dashboard
      Activity Tracking
      Assembly Takeoff
      Automatic Backup
      Bid Management
      Collaboration Tools
      Cost Database
      Cost Estimating
      Customer Management
      Customizable Reports
      Document Management
      Document Storage
      Drag & Drop
      Electrical Estimating
      Electronic Plans
      For AEC Industry
      Issue Management
      Labor Cost Reporting
      Projections
      Project Workflow
      Quotes/Estimates
      Real-Time Updates
      Reporting & Statistics
      SSL Security
      Status Tracking
      Takeoff
      Third-Party Integrations
      Workflow Management

    Countfire Integrations

    Microsoft Excel
    Microsoft Excel

    Countfire User Reviews

    Overall Rating

    4.8

    Ratings Breakdown

    5

    76%

    4

    24%

    3

    0%

    2

    0%

    1

    0%

    Secondary Ratings

    Ease of Use

    4.7

    Value for money

    4.4

    Customer support

    5.0

    Functionality

    4.6

    Bradley's profile
    Bradley H.

    Verified reviewer

    Construction

    11-50 employees

    Used daily for less than 6 months

    Reviewed August 2025

    Introduction to Countfire

    5

    Very, very good. Getting to know the functions and tools is really good, and the support we have had has been excellent - [sensitive content hidden] in particular, who did a 1-to-1 with us, this was very useful and insightful.

    Ratings Breakdown

    4
    Ease of use
    5
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    There's a simplicity in the functions to the complicated nature that comes with detailed schematics and drawings. Delving further, I can see there is more depth to each function, which I know will be very useful for future use.
    Cons:
    The load can take its time, but I know that comes from the drawings themselves, so technically it's not with Countfire directly.

    Vendor Response

    Thank you for the great review Bradley! Awesome to hear you've found Countfire simple to use. You're spot on – when you upload your drawings to the app, they go through a quick preparing stage. Depending on the complexity of the drawings, this can sometimes take a little longer but if you run into any issues, I'd recommend reaching out to our support team on our live chat on the orange button in the bottom right hand corner of the app. We're super proud of our support. As well as our live chat, we also offer 1-2-1 training sessions tailored to you to make sure you can get the most out of the software on your takeoffs.

    Replied August 2025

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    Adam D.

    Verified reviewer

    Construction

    11-50 employees

    Used daily for more than 2 years

    Reviewed January 2026

    Positive impact to our business.

    5

    Overall great. helped save time within tendering and have given our Project management team a great overview of what is required and items needed.

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    5
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    The look and feel of the app is clear and concise, ease of use is great. exporting of take offs are clear and well presented.
    Cons:
    Not much to not like, usually the quality of PDF that make it hard if the PDF is not a good quality.

    Reasons for switching to Countfire

    better reporting and clearer workspace within take off.

    Vendor Response

    Thank you for the fantastic review Adam – great to hear you're finding Countfire easy to use! Completely understand the quality of the PDFs you receive can be mixed. If you're running into issues on your drawings, I'd recommend sending us a message on the orange button in the bottom right hand corner of the app. Our technical team can take a look to see if there's anything they can do to improve the quality of the drawings.

    Replied January 2026

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    Eric B.

    Verified reviewer

    Construction

    10000+ employees

    Used weekly for less than 2 years

    Review source

    Reviewed October 2019

    CountFire Automated Take-Off Software

    5

    I could not be more pleased with CounFire. It is fast, accurate, easy to use, and has cut my time to perform a take-off by a factor of 10. Some may question a factor of 10, but try it and see that drawing symbols when counted on one drawing are also counted on all other drawings within the project drawing package automatically. Orientation is not an issue, and items not picked up are easily identified and added to the correct symbol list. Check drawings are also supplied as part of the final report to assure all errors have been resolved.

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    5
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    CountFire being a cloud based service gets you up and running quickly. CountFire Sales is there to get you started and introduce you to Technical Assistance and Training. The On-Line Help function is integral to the CountFire Platform allowing you to be able to function seamlessly as you work on projects. I can count drawing elements or make extremely accurate measurements in one tenth of the time I did manually without the cost of drawing reproduction. The Final Reports are perfectly formatted in MSExcel and ready for Bill of Material development.
    Cons:
    I am still looking for a Con. I thought that since CountFire is in Great Britain that communications might be hampered by five, (5) time zones, but this was not the case. CountFire was there 24X7 to solve my self-inflicted start-up issues.

    Reasons for choosing Countfire

    1. Cloud Based, 2. Price, 3. Ease of Use, 4. Support

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    KC
    Kevin C.

    Verified reviewer

    Construction

    11-50 employees

    Used daily for less than 2 years

    Reviewed March 2026

    Countfire, an everyday non negotiable.

    5

    Fantastic to use and crucial to turn around estimates quickly. Customer service is fantastic however due to ease of use, there are very rarely any major issues to deal with.

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    5
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    Easy to use. Saves a huge amount of time on take-offs. Presents the data in a format which is easy to interpret.
    Cons:
    Some larger drawings can affect the functionality of the software and slow down take-offs. This is more a drawing quality issue though.

    Vendor Response

    Thank you for the awesome review Kevin. "An everyday non negotiable" – love it! Great to hear Countfire is saving you a huge amount of time on your takeoffs. You're spot on – depending on the way the drawings have been created, sometimes they can be super complex which can cause some slow down in-app. If you run into this, it's always worth sending us a message on the orange support button at the bottom right hand corner of the app. We can take a look at what you're running into, and our technical team can often apply a fix to improve the drawings complexity, reducing the impact on your takeoff experience.

    Replied March 2026

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    Harry W.

    Verified reviewer

    Construction

    11-50 employees

    Used daily for less than 6 months

    Reviewed June 2025

    Fantastic Software

    5

    Fantastic - Moving from the previous software we used it has been a seamless transition with no headaches at all

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    4
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    I have been using Countfire for a few weeks now and one of the best things is the introduction service that they provide.. They also have a chat at all times that can help you out if you get stuck. Fantastic Service
    Cons:
    At the moment I do not have enough time behind Countfire to have any complaints - If i have ever been stuck the live chat has always helped me out.

    Reasons for switching to Countfire

    A colleague has used you before and during the free trial we experienced how much smoother Countfire is to use compared to our previous software.

    Vendor Response

    Thanks for the great review Harry! Awesome to hear you've had a great experience onboarding with us. We know how important it is to get through the learning curve quickly, and be able to complete your takeoffs as efficiently and accurately as possible. With a wealth of estimating experience, our product specialists are on hand for 1-2-1 training sessions to help you get stuck in or, if you have any questions, just send us a message on the orange button in the bottom right hand corner of the app.

    Replied December 2025

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    Steven S.

    Verified reviewer

    Construction

    2-10 employees

    Used daily for less than 6 months

    Reviewed September 2025

    Countfire review

    5

    For takeoffs excellent, for estimating i am still undecided, feels like some further development is required to make it more flexible.

    Ratings Breakdown

    4
    Ease of use
    4
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    4
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    speedy takeoffs - intuitive system. learns for future drawings so you don't need to assign reference for every drawing. excellent training provided and good customer support.
    Cons:
    The estimating tool is clunky and difficult to adjust from takeoffs as items are already grouped by drawings.

    Reasons for switching to Countfire

    I move companies and Countfire was being used by new employer

    Vendor Response

    Thanks for the review Steven! Great to hear you've had a good experience with our support team – we know how important it is to be able to hit the ground running so, while there is a bit of a learning curve involved in getting started with Countfire, we're on hand to help you get the most out of the software. Appreciate the feedback on the estimate side of the app. One of the great things about Estimate is the flexibility of grouping your data. You can completely change how your estimate is laid out with a few clicks, whether you're looking to split your project differently or match a client summary you need to fill out. It would be great to jump on a quick training session to go through this – just send us a message on the orange button at the bottom right hand corner of Countfire and we can figure out a time that works for you.

    Replied October 2025

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    Kyle J.

    Verified reviewer

    Construction

    11-50 employees

    Used weekly for less than 2 years

    Reviewed November 2025

    Mechanical review

    5

    Very good and enjoying using it. Making take offs very quick and saves printing off drawings and cost effective.

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    5
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    Easiness to use and quick to upload drawing and start take offs. Like how it remembers items i have taken off on previous drawings of the same discipline.
    Cons:
    Cant change size of the point for counting items on busy drawing. For example the circle covers other items i need to count and therefore can be missed.

    Reasons for switching to Countfire

    Countfire more used friendly and like how quick it is to do take offs.

    Vendor Response

    Awesome to hear you found Countfire easy and quick to use Kyle! Appreciate your feedback on changing the size of manual points. I can definitely see how this would be super helpful. We do have a feature request for this – you can add your vote by heading to the orange button in the bottom right hand corner of the app, selecting 'Give feedback' and searching "Adjust size and opacity of manual points".

    Replied December 2025

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    Paul E.

    Verified reviewer

    Construction

    501-1000 employees

    Used daily for less than 2 years

    Reviewed January 2026

    Countfire review

    5

    my overall experience is very good, countfire its self is great it is just very dependant on the level of the drawing fed in to it.

    Ratings Breakdown

    4
    Ease of use
    5
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    the way it counts across drawings is great, the way you can side by side documents to assess changes in specs etc is brilliant, and how you can override drawings with new stages.
    Cons:
    the only real problems i have with it is normally if the drawing is bad i.e it has images on it and not done correctly at the designer end.

    Vendor Response

    What a great review – thank you Paul! Great to hear you're benefitting from our specification comparison tool as well as Countfire's takeoff tools. You're right, depending on the way the drawing has been created, this can sometimes cause issues on your takeoff. However, I'd always recommend sending us a message on the orange button in the bottom right hand corner of the app if you run into anything like this – our technical team can take a look at your drawings to see what we can do to help improve them.

    Replied January 2026

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    Ryan C.

    Verified reviewer

    Electrical/ Electronic Manufacturing

    11-50 employees

    Used daily for less than 6 months

    Reviewed January 2026

    Best service and product you can ask for.

    5

    Fantastic, From the start they have been incredible. Any issues and the live chat team will respond in minutes.

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    5
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    Support is a next level, team are super fast and active. Anything help you need you can contact the live support team. They will try to fix your issue using Zoom or Teams within a few minutes. Ive never been longer than 5 minutes without someone responding and fixing my issue. (Issue was caused by me learning the software)
    Cons:
    Honestly, It does exactly what i need to with ease, I dont have any Cons. It may not be the cheapest. But you get what you pay for. The time i save this software pays for itself for the month in a day or 2.

    Vendor Response

    Thank you for the awesome review Ryan! We're super proud of our support – as ex-estimators, we know how important it is to get a speedy response and be able to get on with your work. From our in-app live chat to 1-2-1 training sessions, we do our best to make sure all our users can get the most out of the software.

    Replied February 2026

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    Tyler E.

    Verified reviewer

    Construction

    501-1000 employees

    Used weekly for free trial

    Reviewed March 2026

    Mechanical Take Off Software

    5

    Positive experience, fortunately I work alongside electricians who know the system very well and they have been able to help me get into the swing of things straight away.

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    5
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    Ability to use the system as a mechanical estimator, I always assumed that it was electrically biased. The support team are there around the clock and quickly get back and solve your issues or answer any queries you have.
    Cons:
    I think being able to reduce the size of measurements and take off symbols. It can get quite clustered at the end of the job, despite having the ability to remove layers of the drawings.

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