What AI tools are there for lumberyards and building material dealers?
Short answer
This directory includes dealer tools for order entry, quoting, and sales follow-up. ToolBX and Canals describe turning customer orders into drafted ERP lines. Aximos and APAS describe takeoffs for quotes. Prokeep and SalesJack add AI to customer messaging and sales. ECI Spruce documents an eCommerce AI agent that watches orders and accounts. DMSi Agility documents photo tally of lumber bundles. Those ERP features are not the same product as Canals or Toolbx. Epicor BisTrack is on the watch list because no released AI feature was confirmed.
Browse tools (20)
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Bluebeam AI added Plan Reading & Blueprint AI · Published annual plans; AI features in Max: $590/user/year introductory pricing.Bluebeam uses AI to overlay and compare drawing sets and, in Bluebeam Max, to review drawings for issues.
Auto Align AvailableSmart Review (Bluebeam Max) AvailableSmart Overlay (Bluebeam Max) AvailableMax AI connections (MCP) Available
- 2.Home Depot Blueprint Takeoffs AI added Estimating & Takeoffs · Pricing by quote
Home Depot uses AI to turn single-family blueprints into a material list and quote.
AI Blueprint Takeoffs Available
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CompanyCam AI added Field Documentation · See vendor pricingCompanyCam AI writes field reports, checklists, captions and photo summaries from photos and voice.
AI reports & recaps betaVoice captions & checklists betaAI translation betaCompanyCam Assistant beta
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Togal.AI AI-powered Estimating & Takeoffs · Growth: $299/user/month, billed yearlyTogal AI auto-detects, measures and labels spaces on drawings, and you can chat with your plans.
AI takeoff detection AvailableTogal.CHAT Available
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SafetyCulture AI added Safety & Compliance · From $24/moSafetyCulture's AI Assistant creates checklists and training content in seconds.
AI Assistant Available
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Hover AI added Sales & Customer Follow-up · See vendor pricingHover Instant Design uses AI to create photoreal exterior visualizations from one photo.
Instant Design Available
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RSMeans Data Online AI added Building Materials Pricing & Quoting · See vendor pricingFlash AI Estimating builds conceptual estimates on RSMeans cost data.
Flash AI Estimating Available
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STACK AI added Estimating & Takeoffs · Separate viewing and takeoff/estimating plans; see vendor pricing.STACK AI reads and names plan sheets, flags revisions and assists takeoff and estimates.
STACK AI sheet reading AvailableAI Takeoff Available
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PlanSwift AI added Estimating & Takeoffs · Auto Takeoff on Core: $3,000/yearPlanSwift Takeoff BOOST uses AI for auto takeoff, counting, scaling and bookmarking.
Auto Takeoff AvailableAuto Count AvailableAuto Scale & Auto Bookmark Available
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ECI Spruce AI added Lumberyard & Dealer Operations · Pricing by quoteThe Spruce eCommerce AI Agent watches orders and accounts and answers questions about them.
Spruce eCommerce AI Agent Available
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DMSi Agility AI added Lumberyard & Dealer Operations · Pricing by quoteDMSi uses machine learning to tally lumber bundles from a phone photo.
TallyExpress AvailableNeural Grader announced
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Kreo AI-powered Estimating & Takeoffs · AI Pro: $175/user/month, billed annually.Kreo AI auto-measures drawings and its Caddie agent and Spot voice agent run takeoff tasks.
Auto Measure 3.0 AvailableCaddie AvailableSpot Available
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Intenseye AI-powered Safety & Compliance · Pricing by quoteIntenseye runs computer-vision AI on cameras to detect high-risk safety events.
Computer-vision safety detection AvailableChief Available
- 14.Hyphen Dash AI-powered Project Management & Scheduling · Pricing by quote
Dash surfaces schedule and order issues from Hyphen data and answers questions with labeled, sourced answers.
Dash beta
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Canals AI-powered Lumberyard & Dealer Operations · Pricing by quoteCanals AI turns emailed orders and invoices into ERP-ready entries.
AI Order Entry AvailableAI Accounts Payable Available
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Parspec AI-powered Building Materials Pricing & Quoting · Pricing by quoteParspec is an AI-native quoting and submittal platform for distributors and reps.
AI quoting AvailableSubmittal automation Available
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Prokeep Order Pro AI-powered Sales & Customer Follow-up · Pricing by quoteOrder Pro AI agents draft replies, match products to inventory and summarize threads.
Respond Agent AvailableMatch Agent AvailableSummary Agent Available
- 18.Higharc AI Estimating AI-powered Estimating & Takeoffs · Pricing by quote
AutoTranslate AI turns 2D plan images into a 3D model the estimator checks; takeoffs are calculated from the model.
AutoTranslate AI AvailableModel-based takeoffs Available
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SalesJack (with Radar AI) AI-powered Sales & Customer Follow-up · Pricing by quoteSalesJack Radar AI answers sales questions and AI matches permits and ERP data to customers.
Radar AI AvailableAI record matching AvailableAI email inbox Available
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Toolbx AI Order Entry (Forge AI) AI-powered Lumberyard & Dealer Operations · Pricing by quoteToolbx AI Order Entry turns material lists into priced lines from your catalog.
AI Order Entry Available
Default order reflects our editorial estimate of brand familiarity. It is not a measured popularity ranking, recommendation or hands-on quality rating. (how we pick). Only tools with a released or beta AI feature documented on the vendor's site are listed.
FAQ
Can AI enter orders from emails and PDFs?+
Yes. ToolBX and Canals both document AI order entry that reads incoming orders into the dealer's system.
Does my lumberyard ERP have AI?+
ECI Spruce documents an eCommerce AI Agent, and DMSi documents TallyExpress (Neural Grader is announced). We couldn't confirm product-specific AI for Epicor BisTrack, so it is on the watch list.
Can AI help counter staff answer texts?+
Prokeep documents Respond, Match, and Summary agents for dealer messaging.