Takeoff Live 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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User Reviews

Overview

Takeoff Live

4.2

(31)

Pricing

Starting at $399.00 one time

About Takeoff Live

Takeoff Live is a takeoff and estimating solution designed for businesses of all sizes. It offers project estimating, audit management, plan design and vendor quotes management within a suite. The product is available on-premise and runs on Windows and Mac operating systems.

Takeoff Live allows users to upload plan files in different formats, such as PDF, TIFF and images. Once uploaded, users can estimate areas and linear distances in both metric as well as imperial standards. Users can also trace areas and linear distances free-hand and calculate volumes by adding height to the traced areas.

Takeoff Live is available in three different pricing plans based on the number of features offered. The vendor also charges a mandatory annual fee for license renewal. The vendor offers guides, email support and a knowledge base for customers.

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Takeoff Live Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $399.00 one time

Free Trial

Free Version

Basic

$0.00

per user, one time

Plan includes:

Image Storage Format Choice (Tiff or Jpg)
Import Multiple Files at Once
Measure Areas
Measure Linear Distances
Metric and Imperial Scales
Use Maximum 3 User Defined Count Items

Standard

$399.00

per user, one time

Plan includes:

1/8 Etc)
Accumulate Areas or Lines Into One Measurement
Adjustable Line Widths
Apply Slope to Areas
Assign Picture Files to Count Symbols
Audit Spreadsheet
Color Code Lines and Areas
Copy Takeoff Quantities to Clipboard
Counts (Limited to 2 Countable Numbers)
Filter Audit Spreadsheet

Extended

$799.00

per user, one time

Plan includes:

1/8 )
Accumulate Areas or Lines Into One Measurement
Accumulations for Objects Matching Criteria
Activity Accumulators
Activity Presets - Allow You to Predefine a Specific Measurements
Adjustable Line Widths
Apply Slope to Areas
Assembly Takeoff
Assign Measurement Values to Cost Item Takeoff Quantities
Assign Picture Files to Count Symbols

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Takeoff Live 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 Takeoff Live
Assembly Takeoff
Audit Trail
Bid Management
Contract/License Management
Cost Database
Cost Tracking
Document Management
Electronic Plans
For AEC Industry
Quotes/Estimates
Reporting/Analytics
Status Tracking
Takeoff
Time & Expense Tracking
What-if Analysis

Takeoff Live User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.2

Ratings Breakdown

48%

32%

13%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.3

Customer support

4.2

George C.

Used unspecified for unspecified

Review source

Reviewed May 2011

Since The Beginning

I highly recommend this product to all of the contractors I work with.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Pros:

Being one of the original purchasers of E Job Cost I saw the growth of this product from the beginning. It has always been reliable and useful in doing take offs from plan sets. As it has evolved to Takeoff Live a lot of additional features and improvements have been added making it much more robust and even easier to use. The fact that I can set my scale using a know measurement or to an architectural or engineering scale allows me to work from cad drawings, hand drawings and photographs. This is an excellent product at a reasonable price.

Cons:

There really aren't any cons. There are different levels of the product which allow you to customize it to your needs and everything works as advertised.

Brian S.

Used unspecified for unspecified

Review source

Reviewed May 2011

BFE on Takeoff Live

Have recommended it to a couple of others that I know already - even one who had bought a more expensive package and found it was too cumbersome for his needs.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Pros:

Simple to use Less cluttered than some others Cost

Cons:

Save function - doesn't seem to be able to be modified to a different directory? Save Icons - pop to the RHS of the screen on restart Lost personalisation of Symbol List a couple of times Can't change a symbol name after adding - only the symbol View bar on LHS resorts to "ITS" position when restart - instead of staying where I wanted them - ADD & EDIT buttons grow HUGE on stretching the box. Lost the ability to see the AUDIT sheet on screen first - is this a Standard vs Professional package?? Non metricated (Australian I am)

John H.

Used unspecified for unspecified

Review source

Reviewed May 2011

Take Off Live - New User

A reasonable tool for estimators to take quantities off drawings.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Pros:

Handles Multiple drawings within a file. Works on PDF format drawings. Is reasonably priced. Software has comprehensive on line help.

Cons:

Some of the label fields when entered are not editable. Needs to have more formating options for data to be exported. Is not always intuative as to haw a function works

Mark W.

Used unspecified for unspecified

Review source

Reviewed July 2012

Takeoff Software that doesen't take a month to learn and a year to pay for.

Highly recommended! i wish all products were this good a value.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Pros:

Does any size or type of job takeoff. If you don't have or can't find the scale, you can set it yourself from a door opening or a dimention. you can do takeoffs from a photo if you want. Does all scales, all plans,etc. Can get plans VIA email or however and do a takeoff. Exports to excel or just print the form in Takeoff Live directly. Support is the best and most responsive support you will ever get anywhere! I recommend this for anyone who needs quantities for estimating, ordering or whatever. You can get a satalite photo of a roof or a photo of a building, or anything, set your own scale, and do a takeoff.

Cons:

None i have found.

Vince J.

Used unspecified for unspecified

Review source

Reviewed June 2013

Easy to use I believe its the best in this price catagory

I would and have recommended this to those I know having a difficult time doing takeoffs from traditiona paper plans to digital formats. Its easy and the learning curve is small.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Pros:

I am a long time user of Takeoff Live, its been a great product. Its clear, concise and easy to use and that is very important for me as I am a migraine sufferer and computers are one of my triggers. Im not in the business any longer but from time to time I get request to do small jobs and Takeoff live is what I use and suggest to others that may be looking for a great takeoff software.

Cons:

None that I can tell, its difficult sometime to get tech support. They are great when you get them its just sometimes takes time to get them.

Mike N.

Used unspecified for unspecified

Review source

Reviewed May 2011

Good Value

I got burned once doing manual take offs to the tune of about $20K (I left a page of written measurements out of the final tabulation. I vowed never to let that happen again, and started shopping software programs. I chose Takeoff Live, and I'm glad I did. As long as you save often, and learn the quirks of this software, you can do everything you could have with a much more expensive piece of software, for a fraction of the price. Also, when you need help, their customer service is friendly, helpful, and above all, prompt!

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Pros:

Accurate, adequate features, exports to excel, relatively inexpensive.

Cons:

Does not have hand grab drag tool (except on sidebar), can't undo a finished area or lineal measurement, crashes sometimes.

Vince E.

Used unspecified for unspecified

Review source

Reviewed June 2011

Takeoff Live is an invaluable estimating software

I would recommend this software to anyone who needs a great time saving estimating software.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Pros:

Very easy installation, easy learning curve, I have a condition that make it hard for me to look at computers long so the speed at which I can complete a project is important to me, The spreadsheet portion of the software is invaluable and saves me a lot of time and litteraly headache doing calculations. Just a supreme software.

Cons:

customer support is great but sometime slow in getting back to you, the version I have, you have to be online to use it. Can be cost prohibitive to some.

Keith B.

Used unspecified for unspecified

Review source

Reviewed November 2012

TAKEOFF LIVE has increased my productivity by 400%!!!!!

I would, and have, recommended this product to all of my contacts in the construction field. It is an abolute assett to my company and productivity.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Pros:

I am truly grateful for the time and effort you all have put into this program. It has decreased the time it takes to estimate a project by more than 400%. I can take off 4 projects with this software vs. my previous takeoff procedure. And thank you to Dee for being so involved and responsive regarding his product. It has truly changed the way I can produce at the office. Keith A. Brown S&W Drywall, LLC

Cons:

Absolutely NONE!

Daniel P.

Used unspecified for unspecified

Review source

Reviewed May 2011

If you are involved in construction, you should give this a try

Using Takeoff Live set me apart from the average consultant and my work is of more value to my employer. I have not seen a comparable product with the type of customer support the Takeoff Live staff offers. Give it a try and you'll see what I mean.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Pros:

The ability to use pdf drawings rather than dwg or other media has allowed me the ability to have more accurate information which in turn reduces bid ambiguities.

Cons:

Depending on your computer security software, it is sometimes necessary to stop security applications from booting and then register Takeoff Live again.

Sharon M.

Used unspecified for unspecified

Review source

Reviewed May 2012

Fantastic product

I think this product is fantastic for measuring areas as it is accurate & very very affordable. I have not looked back since I found it & the cost is unbeatable!

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Pros:

Take off Live is everything I need to estimate jobs we are tendering. I find it easy to use and accurate. Other products similar cost thousands of dollars so this is great value for money indeed!!! The customer service is also great & response times are very quick which is important to me.

Cons:

I haven't found any problems with it to be honest for what I use it for.

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