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[Overview](https://www.softwareadvice.com/construction/fastpipe-profile/) Reviews [Alternatives](https://www.softwareadvice.com/construction/fastpipe-profile/alternatives/) # FastPIPE User Reviews ## Reviews summary - Overall rating: 4.7/5 - Total reviews: 129 ### Secondary ratings - Ease of use: 4.7/5 - Customer support: 4.9/5 - Value for money: 4.8/5 - Functionality: 4.5/5 ### Rating distribution - 5 stars: 100 reviews (78%) - 4 stars: 28 reviews (22%) - 3 stars: 1 reviews (1%) - 2 stars: 0 reviews (0%) - 1 star: 0 reviews (0%) ### Most mentioned pros - I would recommend this software to others in HVAC and plumbing trades, as I think it really makes a big difference in the bidding world. - Being able to do it digitally really helped my time management. - Not having to resort to using the old-fashioned highlighter and drawings method makes it so much more convenient to do our piping takeoffs. ## FastPIPE customer reviews Showing reviews 1-25 of 129 (page 1). ### Long time User - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years - Reviewed: November 2019 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered I have used Quick Penn/Auto Bid software for decades before switching to this program. I find this software does almost everything I could ever want to do. Highly adaptable to customization of unique situations and projects. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Auto Table Pricing Updates, Customizable Bid Book Excel templates, Ease of takeoff. Ease of use doing on scree show and tell when doing project Bid reviews with management. #### Cons Inability to copy areas of takeoff into assemblies via cut and paste Inability to build assemblies using graphical take off method. --- ### Don's Fastest review - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Design - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: 1-3 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. Estimating refrigeration projects as accurate as possible is necessary to be competitive in the field of refrigeration. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I like being able to add and remove colors for different assemblies and job items to my liking. #### Cons It is working just fine now as it is with adjustment with as I am estimating projects. #### Vendor response Donald, thank you for your review! We value your feedback. Please reach out at any point if we can help you with any questions or suggestions as well! Replied November 2022 --- ### Best I've used - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: 3-5 years - Reviewed: November 2019 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Fastest is a wonderful program. If you are looking to bid and win more jobs this is the product to buy. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Fastpipe is very easy to get up and running. The service after the sale is superior. When you have questions someone is always available and usually right away. It has a huge database and I am able to tackle any size job. The assemblies are very useful. All takeoff is done on screen using only a mouse and keyboard. The ability to color code the takeoff is wonderful. I've used all types of estimating software in the last 30 years and when the time came for me to start my company the choice was Fast-pipe. #### Cons I can honestly say that Fastpipe has very few cons and I can't think of any at the moment. --- ### Great program and very customizable - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: October 2019 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. It does 99% of what we want and need. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Takeoffs are saved, uses excel as a final output, which allows us to customize a great deal. #### Cons Don't move fitting buttons during software updates! Allow for more customization of fitting button locations. It would be nice to customize the job list(bidding) screen. Be able have maybe a checkbox to confirm a project has plans, or a takeoff has been completed. #### Vendor response Thank you for your review, Jay. We appreciate your feedback! In our latest version of FastPIPE, we now allow users the ability to customize the first 21 fitting buttons per material spec. We are also working on the ability to add job header fields to your program, which would allow you to further customize the job list screen. Please call us anytime at 800-828-7108, if you need help with any items large or small, or have additional feedback to offer. Thanks again, Jay! Replied May 2020 --- ### Best Bang for the Buck - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: November 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 FastPipe is the most user friendly and flexible estimating program out there. I have used all of the different estimating software systems, over the past 25 years, and FastPipe is always my first choice. Mark and his team never forgot the KISS principal for estimating, keep it simple. I don't want or need the program to do everything for me, but I do need to know everything that is going into my takeoff. The onscreen takeoff and the ease of creating nested assemblies has taken FastPipe to the next level. #### Cons I would like a couple more reporting options, but over the years they have eliminated all the main issues I had with the program. #### Vendor response Perry, thank you for your review! We value your feedback. Please reach out at any point if we can help you with any program issues, or if you have any questions or suggestions as well! Replied June 2020 --- ### FastPIPE Bolin Plumbing Review - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: 1-3 years · daily - Reviewed: October 2019 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Customer Service is great. Anytime I have a question their team is just a phone call away. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros I like the ability to change almost everything. I like that it was able to be customized to our needs as a company even in the little things. #### Cons At times it can be cumbersome when switching materials from one spec to the other. #### Vendor response Thank you for your review, Colton! We appreciate your feedback. Please call our support team at any point, at 800-828-7108, if you have questions about switching material specs, or any other topics. Depending on the situation, there are a few different ways to handle a change in material, value engineering, change orders, etc. Replied December 2019 --- ### Easy to use and worth the price - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: less than 1 year · daily - Reviewed: November 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 use FastPipe to bid complex and simple piping and plumbing projects. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros IT was very easy to start right out of the box. Their support staff quickly helps you get up and running with custom features. #### Cons Would be nice to have more localized costing, the parameters they have do allow for it, I just don't know how easy it is to implement. #### Vendor response Tim, thank you very much for your review! We appreciate your feedback. Please reach out at any time if you need anything, at 800-828-7108. We'd be happy to discuss ways to help you with your local material costs, and the best way to implement them. Thanks again, Tim! Replied June 2020 --- ### FastPIPE for the win - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Danell Z. - Industry: Construction - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: 1-3 years · daily - Reviewed: May 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. My overall experience has been great. I would recommend this software to others in HVAC and plumbing trades, as I think it really makes a big difference in the bidding world. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I liked how user friendly it is. Its not complicated at all and was really easy to get use too. It also cut the time it took me to do a take off in half. Being able to do it digitally really helped my time management. #### Cons I can't say there was much I didn't like. I really think fastPIPE makes any estimators life a lot easier. --- ### Fast Pipe review - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: November 2019 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. The program overall has increased our ability to put out quotes and the visual aspect of seeing what has been taken off has decreased omitted items. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Very easy to use, very easy to train others to use. Great product support team that goes above and beyond with help. #### Cons Could include more items in the catalogue that cover specialty piping. ie: lab, clean room, pharmaceutical specialties. --- ### Great estimating software that is easy to use. - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Scott B. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Product usage: 3-5 years · weekly - Reviewed: April 2018 - 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 They are always updating and making the software better. Took very little to learn and start using this program. #### Cons The dual screen feature needs some work and is a little cumbersome. to use. The initial setup and location of files is difficult especially when switching computers. #### Vendor response Thank you for the review, Scott. We value the feedback and look forward to continuing to help you in the future. -FastEST support Replied October 2019 --- ### Fastpipe - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: 1-3 years · daily - Reviewed: October 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: 4/5 #### Pros Very easy to learn and navigate, Fast takeoffs #### Cons 1. Can not update original drawings with addendum drawings. 2. Can not preform area square foot measurements on the drawing. 3. Its hard to quickly take off multiple items. #### Vendor response Thank you for your review, Brad! We appreciate your feedback. Let us know when you have some time to chat -- we can fill you in on numerous helpful features within our FastPIPE program. These include, but aren't limited to: Plan Overlay and Plan Replacement (both helpful when it comes to addenda plans and other revised estimate drawings); setting up a Job Item for calculating measurements like area per square foot, lengths per linear foot, etc; and the use of assemblies, AutoConnect, and the new QuickPick menu (all helpful ways to help you take off your estimates faster). Thank you again for your review, Brad! Replied May 2020 --- ### Fast and Intuitive, Beginning to End - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: 1-3 years · daily - Reviewed: October 2019 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I absolutely dig this program. I can't imagine that I would be able to get started estimating with nearly no direction, and that I would be able to be awarded project after project based on this estimating software. Incredible! #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros My knowledge of estimating software was minimal when I was placed in the estimating position just over a year ago. FastPIPE was super easy to learn and use because it is very intuitive. #### Cons It would be great if there were more images for the assemblies that I might choose to create. But then I would be asking for more, possibly obscure, assemblies and I realize that not every situation can be accounted for when setting up assemblies. #### Vendor response Thank you for your review, Guinn. We appreciate your feedback! Feel free to reach out to us at 800-828-7108 at your convenience. We can show you how to add any image or snapshot into your new or existing assemblies -- you can copy and paste it from the details plan in your bid set, or snip an image from the internet, to name a few examples. Replied January 2020 --- ### Very Happy - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: October 2019 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Great, support is fantastic and it is very accurate with a huge parts list. it is maybe once a quarter we run into an item not in the catalog. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros The ease of use is fantastic. Ability to import new drawings and revised drawings is great. Customization is easy. #### Cons Wish we could plug into vendor software and order. This is available to some extent and generally the vendors IT issue FastEst is willing to try. #### Vendor response Hi, Joel. Thank you for your review of FastPIPE! We always value customer feedback. Contact us when you have a moment -- depending on the vendor, we might have a strategy or two that might make integrating with other software programs a bit easier. Cost codes in the program were added in the past few years, and is one way to some of our takeoff data and catalog information more universal. Replied March 2020 --- ### A review from a pre-computer person - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: October 2019 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. The FastPipe program has enabled our firm to put out more proposals. This has resulted in closing more projects. The program has also enabled us to go back and modify proposals when negotiations require it. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The program is easy to navigate around. It is easily adaptable to different types of projects. The summary workbook helps you pull everything together for a final number. #### Cons Having grown up before the wide use of computers. It has been a slower process in discovering the huge capabilities of this program #### Vendor response Mike, thank you so much for your review of FastPIPE! We appreciate your feedback as one of our most loyal, long-time customers. And customer input is one of our most valuable resources when it comes to improving our estimating products. Replied April 2020 --- ### Plumbing contractor review - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: October 2019 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. The ability to see what was actually "taken off" therefore streamlining the bidding process and becoming more efficient overall. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros 1.The ease and speed at which a takeoff can be performed. 2.The ease at which changes could be made to an existing takeoff if material types changed midway through a bid. 3. The speed at which change orders can be produced. #### Cons Setting up different specs can be somewhat daunting. #### Vendor response Thank you for your review, Ron. We appreciate your feedback. Reach out to us at any time -- we'd be happy to assist you with building up any specs you might need for a given estimate. You can call us at 800-828-7108, or email us at support@fastest-inc.com. Thanks again, Ron! Replied April 2020 --- ### Great estimating program - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · weekly - Reviewed: October 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. FastPipe helps us realistically estimate and win work. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros FastPipe is a great estimating program with realistic labor and material costs. It is easy to use. The more you put in, the more you get out of it. FastEst is always available by phone for assistance. #### Cons It is difficult to get true material costs without asking suppliers. #### Vendor response David, thank you for your review! We value your feedback. Please reach out at any point if we can help you with any pricing issues, or if you have any questions or suggestions as well! Replied November 2022 --- ### the best estimating software - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: October 2019 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. i use the software every day and recommend it frequently to others, easy to get the hang of #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros versatile, easy to pick up on, and set up to work right out of the gate. #### Cons the small print on symbols makes them hard to see as you get older #### Vendor response Thank you for your review of FastPIPE, Felicia! We appreciate your feedback, and your spreading the word about our estimating software. Know that we're here anytime, if you need help with anything, or have any suggestions or further feedback about our programs. Thanks again! Replied May 2020 --- ### Daily User of FastPipe - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: November 2019 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Overall we are very satisfied with FastPipe. It allows for very accurate estimates and clean breakdowns to properly ensure project budget. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros FastPipe allows you to easily and accurately create estimates of any project we are working. On the back end it allows you to quickly revise your estimate based upon updated drawings or customer requests. All while being able to effectively track the changes. #### Cons There is a lack of shortcut keys. All steps need to be repeatedly clicked which can be arduous when performing common tasks. --- ### Great Program! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: October 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 The ability to run reports anyway you need to capture cost. #### Cons The inability to enlarge revised plans when importing. Sometimes it is hard to tell which plan you have. #### Vendor response Ashley, thank you for your review! We appreciate and value your feedback. Please reach out at any point if you need anything, just call us at 800-828-7108. And we will try to audit our Plan Replacement screen, to see if we might be able to improve on the existing plan view on the right-hand pane. Thanks again for your input! Replied January 2020 --- ### Fast Pipe Review - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: November 2019 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Take off time is minimized and we are able to focus more on building the job and estimating the labor. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Customization and downloading to Microsoft Excel. #### Cons There are very minor hiccups/ glitches within the software. However I have had frequent occasions that I would like to draw directly on the drawings but can only draw straight lines. Addional shapes would be used quite often. (Circles especially) --- ### Senior Estimator & Project Manager - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: November 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 us it for estimating & change orders #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros How easy it is to load plans, design specifications to meet the desired job, clone & copy items, upload ISO Schematics, and make everyday systems to allow for an easy takeoff. I enjoy this software program. #### Cons When you clone a job in the directory you are only allowed to change the name and not the description. --- ### FASTEST - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: November 2019 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. The man hours are close to accurate using factor 1, but the commercial factor bad. Overall it works but frustrates me as well. My business either thrives or dies using it. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros Accurate way to do take offs, great reports for ordering material and managing labor hours. #### Cons Using the highlighter to do as built drawing and make corrections or provide information to my field staff needs improvement. --- ### Fast pipe best estimating software out there - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · daily - Reviewed: November 2019 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. It’s been great and set up to implement new updates was easier with IT #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Accuracy and spread sheets with excellent excel breakdowns #### Cons Updates from software with customer service and IT set up thru network --- ### Great TakeOff Software - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · weekly - Reviewed: October 2019 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Helps us estimate projects quicker and more accurately then old school methods. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Ease of take off. Use of PDF drawings for take off. Great customer service with fast response. Able to add/create custom catalog items. Updates on pricing and revisions are constantly updated. Overlaying revised drawings is great. #### Cons Can't be in catalog and others doing takeoff. Changing names on imported files is slow/clumsy. #### Vendor response Steve, thank you very much for leaving a review for FastPIPE. We appreciate the feedback. In our new release coming out soon, we've improved on some of the plan import features, including a quick-toggle between plans, that hopefully will streamline the plan labeling process. Thanks again for your review, Steve! Replied January 2020 --- ### Don Jungwirth - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Industry: Construction - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: 3-5 years · weekly - Reviewed: October 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Overall experience is it is one of the easiest software to use. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros This software makes quoting a project very simple. #### Cons I would like the ability to be able to put piping and ductwork into one takeoff. ---