STACK

STACK’s Takeoff & Estimate product focuses on measuring drawings and turning quantities into estimates and proposals. Its Build & Operate offering covers a different field-management workflow.

Choose the product before comparing the price

This listing focuses on Takeoff & Estimate. Do not treat a price or trial for Build & Operate as the price or trial for the estimating product. Free Trial remains marked Unknown here because a free takeoff version is not the same as a confirmed time-limited trial of every paid feature.

Evaluate it with your own drawings

Bring a plan set with a revision and a completed estimate you trust. Check drawing scale, units, repeated assemblies, waste allowances, and the handoff to your proposal. Compare the resulting quantities with your existing method before relying on them for a bid.

Turn drawing measurements into estimating inputs

STACK supports takeoff measurements such as lengths, areas, counts, and volumes, together with estimating workflows. Drawing revision and overlay tools are relevant when a plan changes during bidding. It is a candidate for teams whose estimates start with a plan set and who need a repeatable way to organize quantities before applying costs.

Create a dependable estimating library

Agree on measurement conventions, units, item descriptions, and who updates labor and material costs. Keep quantity assumptions separate from supplier quotes and productivity assumptions so an estimator can explain how a number was reached. Use repeated assemblies carefully: a reusable item is only useful when it matches the actual scope and construction method.

Review the handoff to the bid

Ask another estimator to check the quantities and a revised drawing without relying on the original operator to explain every step. Follow a changed quantity into the estimate and proposal, and inspect the export required by your other tools. Confirm access for collaborators and which estimating features are available in the specific product and subscription under consideration.