PlanSwift Reviews & Product Details

Used to be my go to for estimating software. It was the best out there around 2019 but times have changed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

They sold me a "lifetime license" back in 2019. At that time they told me to get updates I would also have to pay a yearly, "maintenance fee". At that time it was $300. I asked their salesperson if that would ever go up. He said, it could go up a little but not much. Fast forward, every year that has increased. This year in 2026 its more than doubled to $750. When I asked them how they could do that they basically told me to pay up or pound sand. They also said if I tried to come back later it would cost a lot more. Sounds like robbery to me.

Software has had a number of glitches over the years and those remain. Software updates have been slow to non existent and no real difference between updates. It used to be the best of the best but there are better options out there now. I recommend trying ZZTakeoff. It is cleaner, faster, web based, less expensive and your data will transfer over. All in all I didn't want to move to a new platform but they kind of forced my hand, luckily the transition was super easy and I am so glad I did. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I appreciate how easy to use and inexpensive PlanSwift is. I love the ability to import a PDF floor plan and then put the x & y scale onto it quickly. The feature where it automatically counts the items as we click is also great. The initial setup was pretty easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It takes a long time to open if you keep too many files in one folder. Recommend setting up one folder per year. (After several years, our 1 network folder takes a long time to open). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its pretty simple to use. that could be a pro and a con Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It gets too slow, if the drawing set has a lot of pages could be impossible to work Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

PlanSwift is pretty user friendly and provides accurate measurements. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don't like how you have to click every point to measure. It is very time consuming. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

You can effortlessly email your takeoff to your lead for their review. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some takeoff done on lower version is lost when opened on the newer version. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's really easy to use, that's the thing I like most about it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes it hangs, maybe due to my system configuration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have been using Planswift for a number of years now. Prior to purchasing this software I did quite a bit of research on the different takeoff software. I find that this product is one of the best. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Building indexes is a little more complicated than it should be.

Service can be a little slow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One of the best software for estimation, Ease of Use, Ease of Implementation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don't think there is any dislike about planswift Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I've used PlanSwift for about 7 years now and there is a lot I like about the program. Takeoffs are simple, navigation is easy, take offs print clean and had tons of room for expansion. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is not much I dislike about PlanSwift. Possibly a cloud-based option or server would be great, but I think they have thus created that since we have been members. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Planswfit is one of the best take-off software on the market. The main thing I like about it is there are tons of added plug-ins that are trade specific, this helps streamline the takeoff process if there is a specific style of take-off a company would normally perform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Planswift sometimes can sometimes crash or if your computer loses power it will force close the program and sometimes will corrupt the file and the take-offs will be lost. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.