The format is intuitive and easy to use. I appreciate how quickly I can create conditions, as well as navigating though the planset. I've found that having the plans uploaded for takeoff later in the building phase also helps the Project management team evaluate change orders quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are some features that I've found to much of a hassle to use or try and learn. Grouping, the adjustment of sets of takeoff quanties, and there is funcionaliyt for creating a bid, but i havnt used it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love how easy it is to use this software and how quickly I can work up an estimate on a concrete bid. I am at another company now and our software takes me twice the time to do the similar amount of work. I also like the ease of sharing the produced information. This is extremely important to me to be able to easily and quickly share estimate information with other members of my team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

My biggest hold up with OST was the price, I still think it was worth it and with my time savings it probably comes out to be about the same as with other cheaper software but it is a significant investment compared to many of the other options. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that you can view your images while performing take offs without having to manually go back and forth between two different programs like we were before. It's easy to manage many different projects at once. I also like that you can send and receive projects with other users of the software. It saves so much time overall and can automatically calculate area and volumes based on the attach drawings. These built-in calcuators not only save time, but are extremely accurate and efficient too. They'll prevent you from accidentally typing wrong info when doing manual take-offs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is a little bit of a learning curve to get going, but there are plenty of tutorials to assist you along the way. There is also a help center right in the software. Sometimes have issues displaying PDFs, but that could simply be user error. I've had that issue in other programs so I very well could be doing something wrong. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

On screen takeoff allows for quick takeoff that's highly accurate and intuitive. You can tell that it was made with contractors in mind because they have a variety of takeoff types and can be highly customization. Layers and area options increase the amount of information readily accessible and reduces the amount of time needed later to quickly answer questions. Lastly, the fact that you can create a database of items, allows for uniformity which makes team collaboration and hand offs a breeze.. You also have options such as searching for markings and typical groups that increase the accuracy while reducing the manhours for takeoff. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

If you plan on using a program like Citrix to use the program, good luck. OST does not play nicely and will either run extremely slow or crash. It's also frustrating that you can't designate sub areas: for condo projects, you must make the decision of wanting quantities per floor or by areas on the floor (units, rooms etc.) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

OST makes my life very simple. It is a huge upgrade from having to do take-off on paper. This software allows my company to take off every single scope we perform and quantify it how we need to. The ability to link with Quickbid and price is amazing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are a few options that I would like to see added to the software. The ability to perform take-off and measurements on the 2nd window would help tremendously. Also, if the measuring tool was able to go to the 1/8" that would be beneficial. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is simple to upload drawings and sketches into, set a scale, and start pulling together basic quantities. It is useful for high-level designing where rough areas/quantities are needed. Exporting to Excel is also very useful to base estimates from. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The floating licenses, file back-ups, and the export product into excel is often cumbersome. As stated, the program is great for high-level estimating which only requires basic quantities. Some details (Different wall types, formwork calculations for columns, etc. must be externally calculated. This is acceptable if the end user is the same as the individual that's doing the quantities. It can be hard to trust otherwise. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Platform is straightforward and easy to use even for a beginner with little technical knowledge of the field. Automatically saves progress as you work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Conditions/styles do not automatically save to your database as additional projects with new styles are imported. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The program's ability to store style sets makes my estimating very fast and easy. I work with a bunch of typical blueprints, and having the ability to click on a style set for offices / hotels / condos makes the whole process so quick and easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The fact that it doesn't support working via VPN. The program must be installed locally. After many hours of discussions with the company as well as IT, it ultimately was determined it wont work via VPN. In this age, that is a must and may be why we stop using it when our license is up. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ability to complete a takeoff and integrate revisions to the plans using the 'overlay' feature makes this program worthwhile and the added speed and takeoff compiling features are all an added bonus. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are minute restrictions in what the capabilities of the exporting of information may face but nothing worth abandoning ship over. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

-The overlay is good, It helps me keep track the variation works. So many drawings issued sometimes. With this, You can determined your risk exposure

- It gives me confidence on my take-off especially when you need to go back say 3- months after you submit you bid. You can easily trace your take-off in other words,

- Multiple take off can be done, saving me lots of time when under pressure Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

-If I used the Typical group, sometimes it takes time to calculate when summing up the quantities

-It does not give me a warning if I'm reaching the recommended data base size of 40K KB, so you see error or will stppped working on the screen. Need to compact /repair. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.