What is the best AI estimating software for home builders?
Short answer
For residential builders who want estimating and job management in one place, this directory includes JobTread (AI Estimating, $199/mo plus $20/mo per internal user), Buildxact (Go is $0 with AI Estimating and 5 credits; Blu Takeoff Assistant is included on Master or available as a paid Pro add-on), and Handoff (Flex $149/mo ($119 annual); Pro $299/mo ($239 annual); this listing does not state which tier includes every AI feature). If you mainly need quantities from plans, Togal.AI Growth is $299/user/month billed yearly, Kreo Pro with AI is $175/user/month billed annually (Essential at $100/user/month billed annually does not include AI), and STACK Takeoff & Estimate is $299/user/month (Full STACK $348/user/month; Build & Operate at $49/user/month is a viewing plan). Quotr publishes Lite at $79.90/seat/month, and RSMeans offers Flash AI Estimating for cost data. The comparison table lists AI features, release status, and named prices taken from vendor pages.
| Tool | AI features (status) | Price | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home Depot Blueprint Takeoffs | AI Blueprint Takeoffs (GA) | Pricing by quote | — |
| Togal.AI | AI takeoff detection (GA); Togal.CHAT (GA) | Growth: $299/user/month, billed yearly | — |
| Houzz Pro | AI Estimates & Proposals (GA); AI Takeoff (GA); AI Expense Scanning (GA); AI Client Updates (beta) | See vendor pricing | Yes |
| JobTread | AI Estimating (GA); AI Plan Import & Count (GA); AI Daily Log Summaries (GA) | From $199/mo | Yes |
| RSMeans Data Online | Flash AI Estimating (GA) | See vendor pricing | Yes |
| STACK | STACK AI sheet reading (GA); AI Takeoff (GA) | Separate viewing and takeoff/estimating plans; see vendor pricing. | Yes |
| PlanSwift | Auto Takeoff (GA); Auto Count (GA); Auto Scale & Auto Bookmark (GA) | Auto Takeoff on Core: $3,000/year | Yes |
| On-Screen Takeoff (with Takeoff Boost AI) | Takeoff Boost (GA) | Pricing by quote | Yes |
| Lowe's Pro Material Lists | AI-driven Material Lists (GA) | Pricing by quote | — |
| Kreo | Auto Measure 3.0 (GA); Caddie (GA); Spot (GA) | AI Pro: $175/user/month, billed annually. | Yes |
| Buildxact | Blu AI Construction Assistant (GA); Blu Takeoff Assistant (GA) | Takeoff Assistant: included on Master, or +$99/mo on Pro | Yes |
| Handoff | Instant AI Estimates (GA); AI Teammate (GA) | From $119/mo | Yes |
| Kojo | AI-powered invoice processing (GA) | Pricing by quote | — |
| Parspec | AI quoting (GA); Submittal automation (GA) | Pricing by quote | — |
| Clear Estimates | AI Project Builder (GA); AI image/plan upload (GA) | From $59/mo | Yes |
| Higharc AI Estimating | AutoTranslate AI (GA); Model-based takeoffs (GA) | Pricing by quote | — |
| Zebel (with AI Bid Review) | AI Oversight (GA); AI Bid Review (GA) | Pricing by quote | — |
| Aximos | AI takeoff (GA); Ask Aximos AI (GA) | Pricing by quote | — |
| Easy Takeoffs | AI Auto Page Naming (GA); AI Auto Scale Detection (GA) | From $39/mo | Yes |
| Framework | AI agents (GA); Takeoff Agent (beta) | From $20/mo | Yes |
Browse tools (20)
- 1.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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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
- 3.Houzz Pro AI added Sales & Customer Follow-up · See vendor pricing
Houzz AI drafts estimates, measures plans and turns notes and receipts into project records.
AI Estimates & Proposals AvailableAI Takeoff AvailableAI Expense Scanning AvailableAI Client Updates beta
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JobTread AI added Project Management & Scheduling · From $199/moJobTread has built-in AI for estimates, plan counts, daily-log summaries and forms.
AI Estimating AvailableAI Plan Import & Count AvailableAI Daily Log Summaries 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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On-Screen Takeoff (with Takeoff Boost AI) AI added Estimating & Takeoffs · Pricing by quoteOn-Screen Takeoff's Takeoff Boost uses AI to delegate time-consuming takeoff work.
Takeoff Boost Available
- 9.Lowe's Pro Material Lists AI added Building Materials Pricing & Quoting · Pricing by quote
AI digitizes handwritten, photo and spreadsheet lists and matches them to Lowe's SKUs for quote-ready orders.
AI-driven Material Lists Available
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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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Buildxact AI added Estimating & Takeoffs · Takeoff Assistant: included on Master, or +$99/mo on ProBuildxact documents Blu assistants. Blu Takeoff Assistant is included on Master or as a Pro add-on, not on Foundation. Go includes AI Estimating with 5 credits.
Blu AI Construction Assistant AvailableBlu Takeoff Assistant Available
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Handoff AI-powered Estimating & Takeoffs · From $119/moHandoff's AI Teammate writes estimates, proposals and runs project admin for residential builders.
Instant AI Estimates AvailableAI Teammate Available
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Kojo AI added Building Materials Pricing & Quoting · Pricing by quoteKojo uses AI to process supplier invoices without manual entry.
AI-powered invoice processing 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
- 15.Clear Estimates AI-powered Estimating & Takeoffs · From $59/mo
AI Project Builder assembles a preliminary estimate from a job description using the vendor's local cost data.
AI Project Builder AvailableAI image/plan upload Available
- 16.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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Zebel (with AI Bid Review) AI-powered Estimating & Takeoffs · Pricing by quoteZebel AI reviews estimates against your cost history to flag scope gaps and anomalies.
AI Oversight AvailableAI Bid Review Available
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Aximos AI-powered Building Materials Pricing & Quoting · Pricing by quoteAximos AI drafts lumber takeoffs from plans with every quantity traced to the sheet.
AI takeoff AvailableAsk Aximos AI Available
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Easy Takeoffs AI-powered Estimating & Takeoffs · From $39/moEasy Takeoffs AI names sheets and detects scale on upload.
AI Auto Page Naming AvailableAI Auto Scale Detection Available
- 20.
Framework AI-powered Estimating & Takeoffs · From $20/moFramework AI agents answer from drawings and a Takeoff Agent measures vector PDFs.
AI agents AvailableTakeoff Agent beta
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
Is AI estimating accurate enough to bid from?+
Vendors present these tools as aids. Several, including APAS and Bobyard, describe human review of AI output. Check quantities before you send a bid.
Which AI estimating tools publish prices?+
Named prices shown here come from vendor pricing pages. STACK Takeoff & Estimate is $299/user/month and Full STACK is $348/user/month; Build & Operate at $49/user/month is a viewing plan, not the takeoff price. Kreo Essential is $100/user/month billed annually and does not include AI; Pro with AI is $175/user/month billed annually. Togal.AI Growth is $299/user/month, billed yearly. Quotr Lite is $79.90/seat/month. Pricing by quote means the listing documents that the vendor does not publish a price.
What is the difference between AI takeoff and AI estimating?+
Takeoff measures and counts quantities from drawings. Estimating turns those quantities into priced bids. Some tools here do both, such as Handoff, Buildxact, and JobTread.