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The industry-standard construction cost database. Provides unit costs for materials and labor across every trade and region. Used by large GCs and estimating departments to price bids against historical data.

Cost data library, not an estimating tool — you still do your own takeoffs manually. Enterprise pricing for a product most small contractors use twice a week. No mobile access worth using.

Desktop takeoff and estimating software for Windows. Strong plan-reading and on-screen measurement tools. Popular with mid-size contractors who work from digital plans at a desk.

Windows-only desktop software — no mobile, no cloud, no collaboration. Powerful plan-reading tools but locked to a single PC. Interface designed in 2008.

Cloud-based preconstruction platform with plan takeoff, estimating, and bid management. Targets commercial contractors and specialty subcontractors doing large-volume bidding.

Cloud-based plan takeoff with powerful measurement tools, but priced for firms doing $5M+ in annual revenue. Overkill for a sub or small GC estimating residential and light commercial work.

All-in-one construction management platform for residential builders. Combines estimating, scheduling, purchasing, and client management. Strong in Australia and growing in the US market.

Construction management platform that includes estimating, but estimating is one feature among many. You pay for scheduling, client management, and accounting integration whether you need them or not.