AI takeoff software: fit comparison

A fit comparison of AI takeoff tools in this directory. Choose by trade, plan input, quantity output and the named AI-tier price. This is not a hands-on test. Default order reflects our editorial estimate of brand familiarity. It is not a measured popularity ranking, recommendation or hands-on quality rating.

Fit comparison

Each cell uses vendor-documented facts already in this directory, or a pricing page checked for that listing. Where a fact is missing, the cell says so. This is not a hands-on test.

Home Depot Blueprint Takeoffs

Trade: Single-family projects. The listing is aimed at remodelers, small builders, and dealers comparing with big-box estimating.
Plan input: Plans you submit.
Quantity output: A material list and a quote. The quote is for the materials.
Service or DIY: A service requested through a Home Depot Outside Sales Rep or the Pro Desk. Not desktop software you run yourself.
Named AI-tier price: No separate takeoff fee is listed. Pro Xtra membership is free to join.
Annual commitment: Not published as a software subscription on this listing.
Review and export: Home Depot says the material list arrives within days. A user edit or export step is not documented here.
Who should look elsewhere: Not a fit if you need the list on your yard's own SKUs, or if the job is not single-family.

Togal.AI

Trade: Estimating teams. Audience tags include builders, subs and dealers. Not documented as a lumber-only product.
Plan input: Construction plans.
Quantity output: Detected, measured and labeled areas, with comparison.
Service or DIY: Self-serve software.
Named AI-tier price: Growth: $299 per user per month, billed yearly. Higher tiers by quote.
Annual commitment: Billed yearly.
Review and export: Cloud collaboration for estimating teams is documented. An Excel or SKU export is not documented here.
Who should look elsewhere: Not a fit if you need quantities mapped to a lumberyard's SKUs or stock lengths, or if you need month-to-month billing.

STACK

Trade: Contractors and suppliers.
Plan input: Plan sheets. The vendor describes AI that reads and names sheets.
Quantity output: Takeoff and estimating on the takeoff plans. Build & Operate is a separate viewing plan.
Service or DIY: Cloud software with a free trial offered by the vendor. We don't run this trial, and we can't promise it's free, unlimited, or still offered.
Named AI-tier price: Takeoff & Estimate $299/user/month. Full STACK $348/user/month. Build & Operate (viewing) $49/user/month. Do not treat $49 as the takeoff or estimating price. The pricing page does not state that every AI capability is included in the $299 plan.
Annual commitment: These checked figures are monthly. An annual term is not stated on them.
Review and export: Excel integration for estimating is documented with Velixo. A required human review step is not separately documented here.
Who should look elsewhere: Not a fit if you only need plan viewing, or if you need a lumber SKU and stock-length list. That mapping is not documented.

PlanSwift

Trade: Estimators measuring PDF, image and CAD plans. Trade plugins include framing, drywall, plumbing and masonry.
Plan input: PDF, image and CAD plans.
Quantity output: Takeoff quantities with export. Auto Takeoff is described as a first pass of areas, lengths, counts and wall types.
Service or DIY: Desktop software. A 14-day free trial is offered by the vendor. We don't run this trial, and we can't promise it's free, unlimited, or still offered.
Named AI-tier price: Essential is $2,000/year and includes Auto Count, Auto Scale and Auto Bookmark. Core is $3,000/year and includes full Takeoff BOOST, including Auto Takeoff.
Annual commitment: The published prices are per year. Essential is listed as one seat.
Review and export: Export is documented. The listing does not say the software replaces estimator review.
Who should look elsewhere: Not a fit if you assume Essential includes Auto Takeoff, or if you need a dealer SKU catalog. That catalog is not documented.

Kreo

Trade: Takeoff and estimating. Not documented as lumber-SKU software.
Plan input: PDF, CAD and image files, as named on the vendor pricing page.
Quantity output: Areas, lengths and counts. Pro adds AI takeoff for rooms, walls, doors and windows, plus the Caddie assistant.
Service or DIY: Self-serve software. A 7-day free trial is offered by the vendor. We don't run this trial, and we can't promise it's free, unlimited, or still offered.
Named AI-tier price: AI Pro: $175/user/month, billed annually ($2,100/year), for 1–4 users. Essential without AI is $100/user/month billed annually ($1,200/year).
Annual commitment: No monthly subscription. Plans are billed annually.
Review and export: The pricing page includes Excel import and export, and says the user checks Auto Measure.
Who should look elsewhere: Not a fit if you price the Essential plan and expect AI, or if you need month-to-month billing.

Buildxact

Trade: Residential builders and remodelers.
Plan input: Digital takeoffs. Specific file types are not stated on this listing.
Quantity output: Estimates and quotes. Job management is on higher plans.
Service or DIY: Self-serve software.
Named AI-tier price: Go is $0 and includes AI Estimating with 5 credits. Blu Takeoff Assistant is included on Master or available as a +$99/mo add-on on Pro. Foundation does not include Blu Takeoff Assistant; it includes digital takeoffs and Blu Assembly Assistant.
Annual commitment: Foundation: $199/month on monthly billing; $2,030/year on annual billing. Pro: $399/month on monthly billing; $4,070/year on annual billing. Master: $599/month on monthly billing; $6,110/year on annual billing. The vendor says annual plans are 15% off monthly pricing and require a 12-month commitment.
Review and export: A required review or export step for Takeoff Assistant is not documented on this listing.
Who should look elsewhere: Not a fit if you treat the Foundation price as the Takeoff Assistant price, or if you need a lumber SKU workflow. That is not what this listing describes.

Handoff

Trade: Remodelers and residential contractors.
Plan input: The listing describes AI-generated estimates, voice input and a mobile app. It does not name a plan-file type.
Quantity output: Estimates and proposals.
Service or DIY: Software. A 7-day free trial is offered by the vendor. We don't run this trial, and we can't promise it's free, unlimited, or still offered.
Named AI-tier price: Flex is $149/mo ($119 billed annually). Pro is $299/mo ($239 billed annually). This listing does not state which tier includes every AI feature, so the lower price is not labeled as the AI price.
Annual commitment: An annual billing option is published next to monthly prices.
Review and export: A separate review or export step is not documented here.
Who should look elsewhere: Not a fit if you need a documented lumber SKU workflow, or if you need the vendor to confirm which tier includes the AI features before you buy.

Framework

Trade: Builders and estimators.
Plan input: Takeoff Agent (beta) measures vector PDF plans. Chat agents answer from drawings and specs.
Quantity output: Lengths and areas you can edit, plus chat answers from project documents.
Service or DIY: Self-serve software. The Hobby plan is free.
Named AI-tier price: Hobby is free. Paid plans add AI credits, projects and seats. Starter is $24/seat/month ($20/month yearly). This listing does not show which plan includes the Takeoff Agent, so $20 is not labeled as the takeoff price.
Annual commitment: Yearly seat prices are published next to monthly seat prices.
Review and export: Takeoff quantities can be edited. A named export format is not documented here.
Who should look elsewhere: Not a fit if your plans are not vector PDFs and you need the Takeoff Agent. That feature is still in beta.

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Home Depot Blueprint Takeoffs

Pricing by quote

AI addedHome Depot uses AI to turn single-family blueprints into a material list and quote.

Quote / demo

Togal.AI

Growth: $299/user/month, billed yearly

AI-poweredTogal AI auto-detects, measures and labels spaces on drawings, and you can chat with your plans.

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STACK

Separate viewing and takeoff/estimating plans; see vendor pricing.

AI addedSTACK AI reads and names plan sheets, flags revisions and assists takeoff and estimates.

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PlanSwift

Auto Takeoff on Core: $3,000/year

AI addedPlanSwift Takeoff BOOST uses AI for auto takeoff, counting, scaling and bookmarking.

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Kreo

AI Pro: $175/user/month, billed annually.

AI-poweredKreo AI auto-measures drawings and its Caddie agent and Spot voice agent run takeoff tasks.

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Buildxact

Takeoff Assistant: included on Master, or +$99/mo on Pro

AI addedBuildxact 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.

Free planFree trialPrice posted