On-Screen Takeoff 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

On-Screen Takeoff

4.3

(155)

Pricing

Pricing available upon request

About On-Screen Takeoff

On-Screen Takeoff® (OST) is the industry’s trusted digital takeoff solution that helps contractors measure plans faster, smarter, and more accurately. As the first digital takeoff software in preconstruction, OST continues to set the standard—now powered by Takeoff Boost™, our AI-assisted tool that automates takeoffs so you can bid with confidence.

• Fast & Accurate – Measure lengths, areas, and counts in just a few clicks.
• Smarter Takeoffs – Let AI handle the busy work so you can focus on the bid.
• Seamless Integration – Connects with Quick Bid® and other estimating software.
• Reduce Errors – Minimize costly mistakes and ensure your estimates are accurate.

Since 2016, we’ve been part of the ConstructConnect® family, part of a full suite of ConstructConnect data and takeoff and estimating software, designed to help contractors and manufacturers find, bid, and win the right jobs.

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On-Screen Takeoff 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 On-Screen Takeoff
2D Drawing
Accounting
Annotations
Assembly Takeoff
Document Management
Electronic Plans
For AEC Industry
For Residential
Issue Management
Project Planning/Scheduling
Subcontractor Management
Takeoff

On-Screen Takeoff User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.3

Ratings Breakdown

52%

37%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.3

Value for money

4.1

Customer support

4.3

Functionality

4.2

Verified

Reviewer

Construction

1001-5000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed October 2019

On Screen Takeoff

It is a good software for simple takeoffs. Counting widgets, or measuring lines, and areas. Other than that, not much use.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Previously 4

Functionality

Pros:

Easy to do simple measurements and counts. The various levels and labels are nice, also being able to change colors makes it easy to differentiate between items.

Cons:

It adds an extra stem to the takeoff process. You have to upload pdf's into the program, and then organize them before you can work on them. In lieu of just opening a pdf, and measuring items instantly.

Reasons for switching to On-Screen Takeoff

Company policy

Chris V.

Verified reviewer

Construction

51-200 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed April 2025

On Screen Takeoff Review from a Construction Professional

Overall, I really enjoy using On Screen Takeoff. This software is a great tool for those looking for an easy use and learn estimating software.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Very easy to use platform for doing your takeoffs digitally. Working in Multifamily construction, this software is a must have for estimating.

Cons:

Learning how to import your blueprints into the software was a little tricky at first. Luckily, On Screen Takeoff has great customer service and help videos within the software itself.

Reasons for switching to On-Screen Takeoff

After learning what On Screen Takeoff capabilities were during the demo stage, it was an easy decision to switch to On Screen Takeoff

Jeff E.

Verified reviewer

Construction

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed July 2019

Used to be the bomb!

Previously 5

I used it regularly for more than 2 years and the company considered me a 'power user. Unfortunately, when I changed companies, I could not justify the pricing for the result it produced compared to other programs available now.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Previously 5

Customer support

Functionality

Previously 4

Pros:

I't fairly easy to learn and integrate. It's visual and it's fairly robust. If you also pay for QuickBids, it integrates well with that. The tech help service is outstanding.

Cons:

It's limited on what it can do. It must convert a PDF file, with it's rich underset of information, to a TIF file, which is just an overlay. The reports are basic at best and there is no help with modifying those at all.

Marvin E.

Verified reviewer

Construction

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed January 2025

The Best Estimating Software

I have been using this software for almost five years, and it's been the correct tool to get the work done, bids have been awarded, and the results have been great. Software is easy to use and with the right training and knowledge, which is very well provided, we can provide accurate budgets for our customers.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

What I like most about On-Screen Takeoff is its capability to work on server level, that has allowed the team to work more efficiently and share information, and review projects, all in the same place.

Cons:

Although this is optional, but we got the Takeoff Boost, but personally, I haven't used it a lot, I prefer to do the job manually because of different reasons.

Verified

Reviewer

Construction

51-200 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed January 2019

Best Take off software I have ever used

Speed, performance & accuracy

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It takes just as I need it and whenever I want to push it further I find it already does what I want it to. the updates are often and always work.

Cons:

If I were looking for a CON really hard I would have to say the only thing that fails this software is look. the user interface is dated and could use some bringing into the modern age

Quinn K.

Verified reviewer

Construction

11-50 employees

Used other for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed December 2018

Great for large Jobs

at first i did not stick to a specific process and my take-off got messy and difficult for others to understand. Once i figured out a system, I stuck to it and the results were clear. My take-offs are clean and easy to understand. My production has more than doubled and the results are better.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

The organization of the take-off items is great. Easy to export the results and easy to use...once you have learned the software. As long as i stick to my workflow i created i do not have any problems.

Cons:

If you get off you order of operations or workflow...it can get a bit messy. Use the layers and stick to a color scheme that fits the jobs. figure it out and be consistent with it and it will work amazing.

Verified

Reviewer

Construction

51-200 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed November 2017

Good quality and easy to use.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Most of my customers use this. Which allows me to export the OSP file and send to them to review. Easy to export and categorize areas.

Cons:

Can't have multiple people log in to the software at one time to have a compiled take off. So after a project is complete with multiple people working on it. I need to compile all of the files into one OSP file.

Vendor Response

Thank you for your feedback. We are proud to have customers like you as part of the On Center family. If you are looking for a way to have multiple people login and compile a takeoff, you should look at Oasis Takeoff to see if it might fit you needs. Oasis Takeoff allows for "team estimating" inside the same project.

Replied November 2017

Verified

Reviewer

Construction

11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2018

Ideas going forward

Support is outstanding and helpful. And learning a new system to bring into our business has been awesome for job understanding and reviewing especially back costing

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I like the changeable nature of the plan take offs. I can adjust quickly and return to understanding where I was up to quickly

Cons:

I believe it need to have a time measure on working on each project so it can be tracked

Joshua D.

Verified reviewer

Construction

1001-5000 employees

Used other for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed August 2019

Efficient and accurate estimation made easy

Estimating/Bidding/Takeoff. I primarily supported the roll-out and work with support if any issues come up.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The most obvious feature of OST is the intuitive user interface. This allows for easy use by estimators and project managers as it requires little to no training to be up and running and utilizing the calculation and estimation features. Auto-count with OCR saves tons of time by automatically counting all similar objects. So a plan with 100 plus fixtures will calculate easily and seamlessly. Another feature that is incredibly useful is the overlay functionality. Allowing architects/estimators/project managers to compare plan iterations and instantly see what's changed between two specs.

Cons:

I haven't experienced or heard of anyone experiencing any difficulty with OST.

Reasons for choosing On-Screen Takeoff

OST had the best features for us.