--- title: "DESTINI Estimator Reviews, Pros and Cons - 2026 Software Advice" description: "Reviews of DESTINI Estimator. Learn how real users rate this software's ease-of-use, functionality, overall quality and customer support. Talk to our advisors to see if DESTINI Estimator is a good fit for you!" source_url: "https://www.softwareadvice.com/construction/destini-estimator-profile/reviews/" page_type: "reviews" language: "en" --- 1 million+ businesses helped. Get advice Get Free Advice [Home](https://www.softwareadvice.com/) / [Construction Estimating Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com/construction/cost-estimating-software-comparison/) / [DESTINI Estimator](https://www.softwareadvice.com/construction/destini-estimator-profile/) / DESTINI Estimator Reviews Software Advice offers objective insights based on verified user reviews and independent product and market research. When our advisors match you to a software provider, we may earn a referral fee. [Overview](https://www.softwareadvice.com/construction/destini-estimator-profile/) Reviews [Alternatives](https://www.softwareadvice.com/construction/destini-estimator-profile/alternatives/) # DESTINI Estimator User Reviews ## Reviews summary - Overall rating: 4.3/5 - Total reviews: 36 ### Secondary ratings - Ease of use: 3.9/5 - Customer support: 4.7/5 - Value for money: 4.1/5 - Functionality: 4.0/5 ### Rating distribution - 5 stars: 19 reviews (53%) - 4 stars: 12 reviews (33%) - 3 stars: 3 reviews (8%) - 2 stars: 2 reviews (6%) - 1 star: 0 reviews (0%) ### Most mentioned pros - The BIM 360 integration is what we are most excited about in the future as this tool is increasingly used and as architects continue to develop their models. - The multi-user interface also allows for a much easier workflow when working in teams as we do on most of our projects. Although we have not used the 3D takeoff feature much so far, this is another advantage for us as more and more of our projects have BIM models available. - I like that it takes the best parts of excel but allows for the data to be mined for future costing exercises. ### Most mentioned cons - Takeoff is terrible, not user friendly, terrible product compared to actually takeoff software, estimate version is not user friendly, change production in two places, same line items dont roll up (even with the toggle roll up). - We would love to integrate takeoffs into our workflow, but the software has not allowed us to takeoff blind elevations on drawings. - Almost every time we have a deliverable that needs to go out the door, the reports do not work, and we need to hop on with customer support to resolve it. ## DESTINI Estimator customer reviews Showing reviews 1-25 of 36 (page 1). ### Next Generation Estimating Tool - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 501-1000 employees - Product usage: less than 1 year · daily - Reviewed: November 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. The implementation team was exceptional and helped lead our company to employ the best practices in database management, assembly creation and data flow. Beck Technology is extremely responsive and fully supports the product. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros The product connects a robust estimating software with 2D and 3D takeoff and a historical cost index. Very easy to present information in multiple presentation formats (System, Uniformat, CSI, etc.). Very easy to use. #### Cons The 2D takeoff tool is being worked on and will become much better than currently deployed. --- ### Leading Edge Estimating - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: August 2020 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Implementation takes time. They don't offer a canned out of the box database for costs or assemblies. So be ready to bring your own or build from scratch. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Beck-Tech has a tremendous support team to help with issues, bugs and general how-to's. The flexibility of the software allows the user to bend it to his/her will. We especially enjoy having all our estimates in a single database for quick resourcing of historical costs and enterprise level collaboration. #### Cons Not sure it's a Con so much as a point to before purchasing: because Beck-Tech is a leading edge software developer changes in the software are frequent (2-3 times per year). This means your team had better be comfortable with adaptation and pushing the limits of software. #### Vendor response Jan! We appreciate your review of DESTINI Estimator! It's great to hear that you've found lots of value and help from our support team. Continuously innovating our product is a goal of ours and we appreciate the feedback on how to enhance the process on the customer side! -Beck Technology Team Replied March 2021 --- ### DP Review - Overall rating: 2/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 501-1000 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: February 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Help desk is great. but seems when we fix one issue another one comes about. consist battle #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 1/5 - Value for money: 2/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 2/5 #### Pros Takeoff and estimator is in one location not two software's #### Cons Takeoff is terrible, not user friendly, terrible product compared to actually takeoff software, estimate version is not user friendly, change production in two places, same line items dont roll up (even with the toggle roll up). Importing rates with modified crews all screws up. Consistently finding destini glitches #### Vendor response We are excited to have improved our takeoff capabilities with our most recent version update. Thanks to feedback from our clients we can now provide capabilities that exceed anything on the market today. We also streamlined the versioning process and greatly improved the performance while we were at it. Please connect with our Support team to see how you can get the update. We have more takeoff improvements in the works, too! You are correct that our takeoff capabilities are not like other takeoff platforms because we are working diligently to streamline the entire estimating process. We are always eager to connect with our users on how we can constantly improve our products. Replied February 2022 --- ### Promising Software that needs to focus on the Takeoff Module - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: 1-3 years · daily - Reviewed: February 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros This is one of the best estimating software packages in the market. We were able to develop a very detailed and powerful cost database and align several different regions to make our estimates more uniform throughout the company. #### Cons The Takeoff module is not efficient and needs significant upgrades. We will continue to need to have a separate takeoff software until this is improved. #### Vendor response Aligning your regions and creating uniform estimates is a fantastic win! Glad to know the cost database is assisting in this effort, too. We have improved our takeoff capabilities with our most recent version update to provide an unparalleled experience working inside an integrated environment. Connect with our Support team to see how you can get the update. Replied March 2022 --- ### Destini Estimator - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: 1-3 years · daily - Reviewed: August 2020 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Great Service, they need more program developers #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 2/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The features are very good, it has great reporting features and different ways of presenting the cost, for much easier analysis. Great 3D takeoff features but if you are in early stages of design you can't only rely on BIM models. You can't allow your estimate to be as good as your BIM model #### Cons Implementation needs to be more standardized, the support and implementation teams have done everything they can but the development of the program is lagging. 2D takeoff must be greatly improved. There has to be a simpler way to build assemblies. No available online tutorials. Need realistic set in stone dates for releases of required updates #### Vendor response Carlos, Thank you for the 5 star review of DESTINI Estimator. We are glad to hear that you've enjoyed the service from our team and 3D takeoff in DESTINI Estimator! We've relayed your feedback to our implementation team. Also, the upcoming version release of DESTINI Estimator will include major enhancements to our 2D takeoff capabilities. Stay tuned for more information! -Beck Technology Team Replied March 2021 --- ### Destini Estimator Review - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: 1-3 years · daily - Reviewed: November 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Using Destini Estimator has overall been a positive experience. The customer success and support teams are fantastic. They are also working on expanding and developing the product. The BIM 360 integration is what we are most excited about in the future as this tool is increasingly used and as architects continue to develop their models. The new automatic pricing feature makes the software more intuitive and reduces the number of steps needed to perform takeoff and automatically link the takeoff to the line items in the estimate. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros The automatic pricing functionality makes takeoff and pricing easy to gather quantiles from the plans and link to the estimate line item costs. The ability to break down an estimate into different scopes, phases, alternates and base bid or any number of scenarios using the WBS features. The BIM 360 tool is one of the most impressive features and the ability to pull quantities for the estimate from the model. #### Cons Onsite deployment is cumbersome and spotty. I would recommend the cloud base solution. The challenge with cloud based deployment and use is you loose connectivity if your internet connection goes down. The takeoff software needs additional functionality with takeoff tools similar to more mainstream products. --- ### Destini Value Proposition - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 501-1000 employees - Product usage: 1-3 years · daily - Reviewed: July 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. We have a great experience to date. Great technical support and a willingness to evolve and take on board feedback for development needs. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros The software is versatile and meets the needs of our team and even more importantly woks well in out tech-stack. We have embraced systems that allow us to maintain maximum interoperability to stay lean and minimize the potential for data corruption. The system itself is very user friendly and training is intuitive, we were up and running in a few months. #### Cons The system is great but would benefit from being cloud based and have a more flexible license assignment and management process. We are about to extend the product roll out and would like to be able to police users not within our trained group of SME's and reduce the potential for data corruption on the historical end. --- ### Destini Estimator Review - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: February 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros In Destini Estimator many of the processes we do in our estimation process have been streamlined. Compared to our previous software, it is much easier to work with large sets of plans, draw and edit our takeoffs. We like how the estimate is linked with mapped quantities and will update live as we make changes on the plans. The multi-user interface also allows for a much easier workflow when working in teams as we do on most of our projects. Although we have not used the 3D takeoff feature much so far, this is another advantage for us as more and more of our projects have BIM models available. #### Cons The implementation process has been very difficult. Our team works with very large and complex assemblies & estimates, implementing these assemblies in Destini has been an arduous process that has taken many years of work and is still ongoing. It seems that the program is optimized for working with individual line items and simple takeoffs, this however is not how we work in our assemblies. Another complaint we receive often is how it is inefficient needing to open/close multiple windows in order to add, modify and copy assemblies. Although this is being addressed in the new version, we felt that much of the functionality essential to our workflow had been left out of this new version. Working through these types of issues throughout the implementation process has been a very long process that has costed our department countless man hours. Additionally, we ran into a lot of issues with crashing when our department first began using estimator, due to this many of our estimators are still hesitant about using the software. #### Vendor response Streamlining process is the goal so precon pros can spend more time on high-value activities. Glad your company is recognizing that advantage of DESTINI Estimator. Implementation is critical to making sure the platform can be used as quickly as possible by the whole team. The recent version of Estimator is a huge leap forward when it comes to working efficiently, streamlining the workflows, and removing all of the popup windows that used to slow the team down. Partnership is so important to a great relationship and we have taken your feedback and created a plan to address working with large scale assemblies connected to 2D takeoff. Thank you again for your feedback and for being a great partner! Replied February 2022 --- ### Extreme Flexibility - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: October 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros The ability of the product to easily mold to your company’s estimating database to the program. Most other programs are exceedingly difficult to manipulate. #### Cons Inability to easily bulk update information across all estimates without having advanced knowledge of SQL (I.e. meta data, WBS nomenclature, “data cleanup”). --- ### Destini Estimator is a BEAST - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: 1-3 years · daily - Reviewed: February 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros We enjoy the versatility Destini Estimator provides. The way estimates can function between takeoff, project information, and the dashboard puts this software a tier above the rest. #### Cons The takeoff abilitie clunky and feel like the user interface needs work. #### Vendor response We like the sound of "tier above the rest"! We have improved our takeoff capabilities with our most recent version update to provide an unparalleled experience working inside an integrated environment. Connect with our Support team to see how you can get the update. We have more takeoff improvements in the works, too. Replied February 2022 --- ### Estimator - Overall rating: 3/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: 1-3 years · daily - Reviewed: August 2020 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros The possibilities for this software are exciting. Use of a database, up-to-date labor rates, and being able to do a takeoff and instantly dump the data into an estimate are ideal for a large company. #### Cons Implementation of the features sold are slow to materialize and the takeoff tool is terrible. #### Vendor response Sarah, Thank you for taking the time to review DESTINI Estimator! We are glad your team are enjoying our product. Our new cloud-hosted offering of DESTINI Estimator reduces the amount of time it takes to get teams set up with our product. We would love to collaborate with you on how we can enhance our takeoff feature to aligh with your estimating needs. -Beck Technology Team Replied March 2021 --- ### Destini - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: less than 1 year · weekly - Reviewed: February 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros I like that the software takes your from start to finish. There is not need to use any other software to prepare an estimate. #### Cons I really wish that you could get a better material takeoff. #### Vendor response Love that you are able to do an entire estimate on the platform! This aligns with our efforts to capture the preconstruction data lifecycle with our products. We have improved our takeoff capabilities with our most recent version update to provide an unparalleled experience working inside an integrated environment. Connect with our Support team to see how you can get the update. Replied March 2022 --- ### Experienced User - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 501-1000 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · weekly - Reviewed: June 2019 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review. I have a background as an extensive MC2 and Timberline user. Estimator seems to have the ease of use and robust sorting capabilities of MC2, which I have really enjoyed. Adding/creating line items is easy. My experience with the 2D takeoff tool is that it's not robust enough for me to use on a regular basis and needs significant improvement to be a contender with OST, especially for larger projects that require QTO to be broken out into different zones. I have extensive experience creating takeoff assemblies inside the program and have been pleased with the ease with which it can be done. Creating reports seems non-user friendly. However, that was a challenge in MC2 as well with its Crystal Reports plug-in. Timberline isonly slightly easier in that respect. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros The ease of creating WBS codes and the user friendliness of sorting estimates is its strongest attribute. The ability to program assemblies is also strong. The ability to link the estimate directly to quantity takeoff can be beneficial. #### Cons The 2D takeoff tool lacks some critical functionality that keeps me from using it as my primary takeoff tool. (zones/layers) I'm accustomed to using a QTO tool as a record of an estimator's takeoff that can be accessed by others. The Estimator 2D takeoff tool doesn't seem to allow that functionality. #### Vendor response Jason, Thanks for the 5 star review! Due to the chracter limit in Capterra we are unable to address your entire question but highlevel: DESTINI Estimator includes a Report Wizard feature that enables the user to configure the Estimate View and create a banded report based on the Estimate Views layout. In addition, these reports can be a one off or stored in your library for future use on the same or other projects. DESTINI Estimator also enables updating of the takeoff item in the takeoff palette to percolate through the entire takeoff set. A lot of customers will establish properties (analogous to layers in OST) with each takeoff item in the takeoff palette and use the filter tee to layer the takeoffs. Since the list of properties in a takeoff item is both unlimited and can contain computed properties, the feedback has been that this is a very powerful filtering feature. -Beck Technology Team Replied March 2021 --- ### Sundt Construction's Review - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: June 2019 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review. Our overall experience with Beck has been fantastic. We started using DProfiler about 10 years ago and have worked closely with the company to develop the features within Estimator. They are a company who listens to their costumers needs and have dedicated themselves to further enhancing the software. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros The greatest pro of Estimator is the ability to easily sort and display pricing, allowing for changes and updates to made easily. The database our company works with includes preset coding for CSI, Procurement Packages, Systems Format, etc. to allow an Estimator to quickly export information into whatever format an Owner or team member may prefer. This preset ability to sort line items, also allows an Estimator to easily access any project within the company and have the ability to easily sort or find information to their preference. #### Cons A con would be the updating of software. This con comes with a pro, in the sense that Beck Tech has listened to the market and our needs and are frequently updating the software to meet the ever-changing market and technology upgrades. However, the added con is the updating of unit pricing and database information as well as someone managing the software updates to be able to use the software to its fullest potential. #### Vendor response Melissa, Thanks for the review of DESTINI Estimator. We are glad to hear that your team has enjoyed all of our products. Like you mentioned, at Beck Technology we truly care and hear when our customers have feedback in order to make our product great! If you reach out to us at support@beck-technology we would love to hear how we can make the new version releases more efficient + maximize its use for you and your team. -Beck Technology Team Replied March 2021 --- ### DESTINI Estimator review - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: 1-3 years · daily - Reviewed: August 2020 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. The overall experience is a breath of fresh air in our industry. Not only do we utilize DESTINI Estimator for estimating but it has become a marketing tool for our company. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros The integration with BIM 360 and the ability to utilize the design files (Revit) has a huge impact on our estimating effort, significantly reducing the time it takes to create an estimate. Also the support received during implementation and after is unparalleled with any other tech company I have dealt with. Even being from a smaller firm I feel we get the same support of their larger clients. Having access to the people that design the software and understand your questions is huge. #### Cons The feature that DESTINI Estimator is missing right now that is causing the most frustration within our company is the fact that once you do a take-off it is not very easy to track where the item was taken off from in the 2D application. We need this ability especially with self perform work so the guys in the field can utilize our take-off quantities and confirm where material was figured for the estimate. #### Vendor response Bill, Thank you for the 5 star review of DESTINI Estimator. Glad to hear that you're loving our Autodesk BIM 360 integration! The ability to rapidly track and locate items from 2D takeoff is a feature slated for our next version release. For more information on this feature check out on our community page: https://community.beck-technology.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/360037131691-Summarize-Visible-Components-Only-Counter-intuitive Thanks! -Beck Technology Team Replied March 2021 --- ### Destini Auto Costing - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: February 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Overall experience is on a scale of 1-10 would be a 8. The new Autocosting version has helped increase my experience rating from a functionality perspective. Once the "Bugs" of the release are worked out I hope the experience increases #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros It is great having all aspects of the project under one platform from takeoff to reporting. The new format is much more intuitive and user friendly. We are slowly seeing the time savings as we are able to start new projects in this software version. #### Cons versioning estimate form previous software versions is proving challenging. The "Bugs" of the new version are creating additional challenges for some users as well. #### Vendor response Having the entire project in one platform definitely creates time savings and thrilled to hear that you are witnessing it. We also have the bugs associated with the new version worked out. If you haven't spoken to our Support team about the bug fixes you should be hearing from them very soon. Replied March 2022 --- ### Find Another Program - Overall rating: 2/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: 1-3 years · weekly - Reviewed: February 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 1/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros It is easy to create versions of estimates. #### Cons Running reports has been an awful experience. It seems as though they need to clean up their programming. Almost every time we have a deliverable that needs to go out the door, the reports do not work, and we need to hop on with customer support to resolve it. We would love to integrate takeoffs into our workflow, but the software has not allowed us to takeoff blind elevations on drawings. We have had to go back to OST. We sunk a lot of time building the WBS properties for setup. Ensure that you take that internal cost into account when you are estimating the cost of setup. #### Vendor response Running custom, detailed reports may seem tricky and our team is here to help you through that process. We have improved our takeoff capabilities with our most recent version update to provide an unparalleled experience working inside an integrated environment. Connect with our Support team to see how you can get the update. Replied March 2022 --- ### Good, but could be better. - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: less than 1 year · weekly - Reviewed: February 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros We use it for price modeling almost weekly. It's fantastic for creating a high-level budget and I love the customizable templates that allow us to adjust our proposal in different forms depending on the client. It is fantastic! #### Cons The 2D take-off software. It's tricky to map, not easy to use and I find myself using OST and just importing the data into Destini. #### Vendor response Customizable templates are fantastic to use! Especially for a variety of clients/projects. Estimator's takeoff functionality is always improving (it was the major focal point in our most recent version update). We have completely revamped how you work with takeoff in the application and would love to get your feedback on the ability to automatically price your estimate by working in the 2D drawing set. Replied February 2022 --- ### Destini Estimator is a Must! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: 1-3 years · daily - Reviewed: February 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I have used Destini Estimator on all my conceptual & schematic level budgets for my clients. This software is a must have for an estimator in the construction industry. The use of historical cost database, tie take-offs to your line items and the detailed line estimate reports it generates - really adds great value in our department. #### Cons Maybe finding ways to improve the work flow of this software and find solutions to make the process go faster. #### Vendor response Adding value to your company is what we strive for Estimator to do and I'm glad you are experiencing it! We always want to hear from our users on how we can make the workflows better. Your insight and feedback helps us create a must-have solution for the industry. Replied March 2022 --- ### Estimator Review - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: July 2019 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Highly flexible for sorting and viewing data. Easy to produce custom breakdown reports with the Dashboard. #### Cons Currently does not have the ability for more than one estimator to be using the software at the same time. That feature is coming soon though. #### Vendor response Brian, Thanks for the review! The DESTINI Estimator now provides users the ability to access the estimating software with or without Internet allowing your team to synchronize their efforts when they have connectivity but work remotely at any time whether you are connected or not. If you would like to read more about this version of DESTINI Estimator please visit our community page here: https://community.beck-technology.com/hc/en-us/articles/360049147692-Disconnected-Workflow-Feature-List -Beck Technology Team Replied March 2021 --- ### Timesaver - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: April 2019 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. We have been able to seamlessly transition to a location/component segregated bid tab excel spreadsheet that the entire staff can use. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Transfer from D-Profiler. WBS codes, flexibility. Transition to excel bid tab spreadsheet is seamless, resulting in a powerful tool to analyze bids and ensure a complete estimate. Best estimating software I've ever seen and I've used them all. #### Cons Screens are actually a bit complicated to open and arrange. Loses the quantity formulas that originated from D-Profiler. #### Vendor response Greg, Thanks for the DESTINI Estimator review! It's awesome to hear that the transition to DESTINI Estimator was smooth...this is our goal! We have some exciting UI enhancements coming up this year for our product, so stay tuned. If you have specific feature requests please visit our community page where you can easily submit features you would like to see in DESTINI Estimator: https://community.beck-technology.com/hc/en-us/community/topics/360000627572-Ideas-Features-Enhancement-Requests-Barring-sensitive-data- -Beck Technology Team Replied March 2021 --- ### DEstimator Review - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: April 2019 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros DEstimator has been a great tool for us in our estimating process. Great sorting and filtering functions, 2D and 3D takeoff capabilities, estimate comparisons, etc. all have helped make us a more efficient estimating team. Another great pro is the support staff from Beck Technologies -- the best customer service I have ever had from a software company. #### Cons Don't really have any, just the internal struggle to keep up with their releases. Because they listen to their customers, they are constantly testing and releasing new features, which can be hard to keep up with if your internal IT processes aren't as agile. #### Vendor response Jonathan, Thanks for the 5 star review of DESTINI Estimator! It's awesome to hear that you're enjoying the 2D and 3D takeoff functionality in DESTINI Estimator. Our new cloud-hosted offering of DESTINI Estimator reduces the amount of time it takes to get teams set up with our product. -Beck Technology Team Replied March 2021 --- ### Pretty advanced for a Green Horn - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: less than 1 year · daily - Reviewed: February 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I do like the software. I think it has a lot of potential. I struggle sometimes as a new user, but also have noticed that it seems like a fair amount of issues come up that are new to both the user and the DESTINI team. Still working some of the bugs out, but that is to be expected. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros I do like how in-depth the software can get. We can easily break down an entire model and see our costs broken down in a multitude of ways to help us dissect an estimate. #### Cons There are a lot of nuances that take time to pick up on. It's a lot to take in for a new user like myself. #### Vendor response Love that you are finding value in dissecting estimates. We are putting more resources in our training program to help people similar to you to get on-boarded quickly in Estimator. We have recently launched a new web-based training platform as well as implemented new technology that provides training in the application for our upcoming web-based products. Thanks for that feedback! Replied February 2022 --- ### Great Commercial Contracting Estimating Software - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: 1-3 years · daily - Reviewed: June 2019 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review. Great, we are very pleased with Destini Estimator. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros -Easy to use, intuitive -Constantly updated & improved -Customization -Accurate -Targeted to preconstruction, not a suite of software products -Good customer service & training #### Cons -Involved software setup period -User interface can be tricky sometimes #### Vendor response Jeff, Thank you for the 5 star review of DESTINI Estimator. We are happy to hear you and your team have enjoyed using DESTINI Estimator! The new cloud-hosted environment for DESTINI Estimator allows for a fast and easy set up of our product so preconstruction teams can get rolling with our software. -Beck Technology Team Replied March 2021 --- ### Estimator Highlights - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: November 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. We are able to produce uniform / high quality estimates using the program. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros We appreciate the ability to handle most of our workflow in one program. The program is not overly difficult to use. #### Cons 2D takeoff while adequate could use some improvements ---