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4.5
19 Reviews
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out of 5Customer Support
out of 5Value for money
out of 5Functionality
out of 5"The ability to build crews and assemblies for recurring items of work."
"Analysing changes and alternatives is quick and accurate. Easy to archive estimates for quick crew and cost retrieval."
"What I particularly enjoy is the trench profile program within the estimating software."
"We have yet to come upon a feature or service that we feel the need to complain about."
"The scope of work report and formatting is not the easiest to use."
"There's no program for diary/timecard tracking against estimated/budgeted costs."
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Danny
Company size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Construction
Time used: Less than 6 months
Review Source
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
April 2021
Makes Life Easier
We were doing all of our estimates by hand originally and this has saved us so much time in all of our bids and we are now able to get out a lot more and stop missing out on bids due!
Pros
What I particularly enjoy is the trench profile program within the estimating software
Cons
So far no real cons on this program however I am only 4-6 months in using the program
Reasons for choosing SharpeSoft Estimator
The cloud system was a lot less costly and was easier to implement and use as we needed a system that could be used on the go from anywhere
Mark
Company size: 51-200 employees
Industry: Construction
Time used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
February 2021
Powerful software at a reasonable price
We have employed estimators that have used other competitors products, such as HCSS in the past. Once they use Sharpesoft, they are amazed with how easy it is to use and how powerful the software is. We have acquired over $500 Million dollars worth of work using Sharpesoft Estimator.
Pros
The ease of use was critical to us making this purchase. Sharpe Software provides services to import your data into the software of use the software with some sample data already loaded. We chose using the sample data. It allowed us to see where things were pulling from and which fields were being used for what purpose. That was very helpful.
Cons
We purchased this software over 20 years ago and we still use it today. Back then, the tax structure in our State was different than the tax structure in California which Sharpe used as their tax model. Sharpe wrote an update to our program to address that issue for us and it really makes applying the appropriate taxes quick and easy.
Reasons for choosing SharpeSoft Estimator
The Sharpesoft team made the difference. The price was reasonable, and the company quick to respond to our needs .
Reasons for switching to SharpeSoft Estimator
We needed more consistency in our estimating. In excel, you could bump the space bar and unknowingly delete a formula that could affect your bid amount.
Mike
Industry: Construction
Time used: More than 2 years
June 2015
Long Term User
Pros
The ability to build crews and assemblies for recurring items of work.
Cons
Annual maintenance fees are too high. Item code field should be longer.
Tom
Company size: 11-50 employees
Industry: Construction
Time used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
January 2021
Excellent program!!!!
Pros
Easy to use. Allows you to do estimates quickly and efficiently. Easy to print out reports.
Cons
Unable to fully modify the proposal as there are preset options that cannot be changed by user.
Reasons for choosing SharpeSoft Estimator
Ease of use and pricing.
Myles
Industry: Construction
Time used: More than 2 years
June 2015
A great tool for estimating and project management
Pros
The product has a great ability to export to excel for bid/project analysis. As a vendor they are always available when technical assistance is needed and they have a quick turnaround for repairs.
Cons
I wish the product would breakdown man hours more effectively and give you more options when exporting data. Another issue I have ran into is when I copy a job all of the data that I have changed within a bid item detail reverts to its default price. No complaints with vendor.

Response from Brent
After receiving this review, we contacted Myles to point out the existing report that breaks down man hours that he was unaware of at the time. He is now able to use the report in exactly the way that he wants. We also let him know that, in the upcoming 2016 version of Estimator, the Bid Items export to Excel will also include both the Man Hours and Crew Hours fields, giving him even more functionality. We also pointed out an existing option to prompt him when he copies and pastes items to keep the previous price, rather than update it. He has now used that successfully and is very happy with it.
Replied September 2015
Colleen
Company size: 51-200 employees
Industry: Construction
Time used: More than 2 years
Review Source
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
March 2021
Way to go SharpeSoft Estimator Keep up the GREAT work!
I have always been able to talk to someone live and they respond quickly to assist in any issues you may have. It is a user friendly software and provides everything you would need whether it be the basic or a more complex estimate.
Pros
The personal attention given to their customers without having to go through a bogged down automated process to get to a live person. They are constantly looking to their customers to see if there is anyway they can improve the software to fit the customers needs.
Cons
I truly have not found anything I do not like yet!
James
Industry: Construction
Time used: More than 2 years
June 2015
Great Product, Great service.
Pros
Once the program is set up its very easy to build a very small one day job as it is to build a 1 Million Dollar + project. The ease of building your specific crews and material lists and always having them at the ease of one click is extremely productive. I have trained several people on this system and they are usually up and running with in two to three days. As we know this is essential in the construction business.
Cons
As a small business owner I would not be honest if I didn't at least say the cost of the product is a substantial investment, and the yearly fee's need to be a budget item in over head.
Michael
Industry: Construction
Time used: More than 2 years
August 2015
SharpeSoft fits our business.
Pros
SharpeSoft facilitates accurate estimating and planning. Analysing changes and alternatives is quick and accurate. Easy to archive estimates for quick crew and cost retrieval. Good summary functions.
Cons
We would like to see more export to Excel spreadsheets. Especially Item and Sub-Item summaries, and materials, subcontracts, and Other resources similar to the Labor and Equipment export. We would also like to have easy merge of estimate items developed on separate stand-alone computers.
Reinee
Company size: 11-50 employees
Industry: Construction
Time used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
September 2021
Extremely through in Construction Estimation
Fantastic Software that takes into account both basic and technical needs of Estimation in the Utility Industry. Customer Service is A+++ and always available to assist.
Pros
Fantastic Software that takes into account both basic and technical needs of Estimation in the Utility Industry. Customer Service is A+++ and always available to assist.
Cons
AT this time I am still learning the additional advantages of the software. Sometimes the Index for Help isn't as easy to navigate as I would like.
Jon
Industry: Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Time used: Free Trial
August 2014
SharpeSoft Estimator review
Pros
The estimating program is designed so changes (e.g.-"what if?" scenarios) to the estimate can be made very quickly on the fly. The program is based on assemblies, so preparing estimates is much faster/easier. Preparing project management schedules is much faster due to the program having the capability to export the estimate to your project management software. SharpeSoft has been very receptive to customer software requests/inputs, as well as providing excellent customer support (24 hours a day)
Cons
Material codes are a little too short, as I would like to describe the materials with longer material code part numbers.
Dave
Company size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Utilities
Time used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
January 2021
Estimator review
It saves me time to be able to deal with other tasks in my business.
Pros
I find Estimator easy to use. The support is top notch, I never have to wait for help.
Cons
The ability to import certain jobs. The ability to use on a Mac.
Reasons for choosing SharpeSoft Estimator
The ease of use was a huge one for me. Some of the other software I looked at used codes whereas estimator uses photo tabs. Also for me the trench profiler is just great.
Chad
Company size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Construction
Time used: Less than 6 months
Review Source
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
March 2021
Sharpe Soft
Pros
Ease of use and outstanding support. I believe this software is tailor made for the dirt / heavy civil industry.
Cons
No complaints. There are no cons.
Alternatives Considered
Joel
Company size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Construction
Time used: Less than 6 months
Review Source
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
May 2019
Saves lots of time on estimating
Pros
This helps us to save so much time on creating estimates. The fact we can have multiple people working on the same estimate at the same time helps us tremendously. Many times the owner and I are on a time crunch so we will need to get a bid out before the end of the day and he and I will be able to get it done twice as fast. Being able to save our bid items to use on future bids keeps us from having to recreate the same information repeatedly.
Cons
We have no complaints about the software at all as it performs as advertised.
Nicole
Industry: Construction
Time used: Free Trial
August 2014
Sharpe Review
Pros
It's a really easy program to use and to teach people how to use .
Cons
There's no program for diary/timecard tracking against estimated/budgeted costs. The material comparison is super confusing.

Response from Brent
We strive for 100% satisfaction and encourage our users to always contact us with any questions, comments, or requests, but, unfortunately, we are unaware of this user attempting to do so. We also have been unsuccessful in our phone and email attempts to contact her to discuss this review. While we appreciate her comments about the system’s unmatched ease of use, her other comments seem to simply be misunderstandings which training could easily correct. Firstly, the Material and Subcontractor Comparisons each have a built-in step-by-step wizard, making them very easy to set up and use. Secondly, we have not removed any of the keyboard shortcuts and, in fact, we regularly add even more of them. Thirdly, and most importantly, our Field Reporter software, which tracks daily time and resource costs and also compares the estimated/budgeted costs to the actual costs, just as this user is requesting, has actually been available for over 22 years. For further information about any of these features, please contact our sales and/or support departments.
Replied September 2014
Wally
Industry: Construction
Time used: Free Trial
August 2014
Excellent Product
Pros
SharpeSoft is easy to learn and very adaptable for different disciplines. It's easy to update labor and equipment rates and is functionally efficient. SharpeSoft has excellent customer support and continually provides updates based on customer feedback. They are very responsive to customer input.
Cons
I would like to see the database be a little more user-friendly.
Dan
Industry: Construction
Time used: Free Trial
August 2014
I have been using SharpeSoft Estimator for at least 15 years.
Pros
The developers of the software understand our business and have consistently responded swiftly with meaningful updates.
Cons
We have no dislikes of the product, and the vendor is great.
Lisa
Industry: Utilities
Time used: Free Trial
August 2014
SharpeSoft Estimator User Since 2006
Pros
The software is excellent, and the personalized customer service has been phenomenal. From training to maintenance, regular updates, and after hours support calls, we are always confident someone is there to assist us with our needs.
Cons
We have yet to come upon a feature or service that we feel the need to complain about.
Randy
Industry: Utilities
Time used: Less than 6 months
June 2015
Great Estimating Software
Pros
The comprehensive material database. We are a pipeline contractor that has to deal with all types of different material. With a little forethought you can create an in depth and detailed material data base to pull from when estimating.
Cons
The scope of work report and formatting is not the easiest to use.
Keith
Industry: Construction
Time used: Free Trial
August 2014
I have been using SharpeSoft Estimator for over 16 years
Pros
They listen to their customers and add the features that we request.
Cons
Some things do not work like other Windows programs. For instance, there is no cut and paste.

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