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Rafee N.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.5/5
"Powerful Takeoff Tools and Seamless File Sharing"
What do you like about On-Screen Takeoff®?
The variety of tools and conditions in OST are very useful to make an accurate takeoff, which then helps in creating an accurate estimate. Also the ea
Verified User
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.5/5
"Easy to Use, great features"
What do you like about On-Screen Takeoff®?
I like how easy is it to use, I like how its link to Quick Bids, and I love how easy is to navigate through the drawings with the Hot Links feature.
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Jackson T.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0/5
"Project Advocates On-Screen Review"
What do you like about On-Screen Takeoff®?
- keeps the quantity survey relatively simple, tool bars and windows are easily organized and clean, not too many bells and whistles - customer suppo
Verified User
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
3.5/5
"Quick Net SF & my Projections Are Great, Still Waiting on Floor Finish Boost functions and more."
What do you like about On-Screen Takeoff®?
Either Manually operated or using " Boost " it Provides Quick Net SF for projecting final material values, which can help secure good pricing from sup
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Verified User
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
3.5/5
"Organized and Efficient, But Occasional Crashes"
What do you like about On-Screen Takeoff®?
I use On-Screen Takeoff® for estimating and it helps determine how many things will be needed for a project. I like how organized it is, which helps m
Jackson T.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0/5
"Project Advocates On-Screen Review"
What do you like about On-Screen Takeoff®?
- keeps the quantity survey relatively simple, tool bars and windows are easily organized and clean, not too many bells and whistles - customer suppo
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Jackson T.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0/5
"Project Advocates On-Screen Review"
What do you like about On-Screen Takeoff®?
- keeps the quantity survey relatively simple, tool bars and windows are easily organized and clean, not too many bells and whistles - customer suppo
Verified User
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.5/5
"AutoName Saves Time and Boost Adds Speed"
What do you like about On-Screen Takeoff®?
Using AutoName feature saves times and inputs the complete sheet name and sheet number in a very short time. The option to use the Boost feature whic
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Vinny Q.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0/5
"Feature-Rich and Powerful Tool for Precision Takeoffs"
What do you like about On-Screen Takeoff®?
I appreciate how raw and feature-rich OST is. I enjoy that nothing is overly simplified, and there is a genuine learning curve to the app. This means
Taim Bilal A.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
2.5/5
"new subscription looks good"
What do you like about On-Screen Takeoff®?
easy to manage. i am new to this and lt looks like it is an easy to use bids app
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Verified User
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0/5
"Easy to Use, Reliable, and Keeps My Estimates on Time"
What do you dislike about On-Screen Takeoff®?
I do not like how theirs not enough needs to be like BEAMAI
Verified User
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
3.5/5
"Quick Net SF & my Projections Are Great, Still Waiting on Floor Finish Boost functions and more."
What do you dislike about On-Screen Takeoff®?
There are No "Floor Finish Plan" Boost functions yet. :( Does not work on elevation Plans :( Boost Cannot read and create conditions from schedul
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Vinny Q.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0/5
"Feature-Rich and Powerful Tool for Precision Takeoffs"
What do you dislike about On-Screen Takeoff®?
One aspect I dislike is that the program is quite heavy, so it needs a computer that's better than average to run smoothly. I also find the occasional
Verified User
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
3.5/5
"Organized and Efficient, But Occasional Crashes"
What do you dislike about On-Screen Takeoff®?
It usually crashes at times, especially when I try to go through pages too fast on a drawing. It tends to freeze and then crash.
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McKenzie L.
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0/5
"Exceptionally Organized and Flexible Takeoff Solution"
What do you dislike about On-Screen Takeoff®?
One aspect I find frustrating about On-Screen Takeoff® is that its navigation feels more restricted than in tools like Bluebeam, particularly when try
Verified User
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
2.5/5
"Great Layering Features, But Lacks Multi-Sheet Viewing and Ipad Compatibility"
What do you dislike about On-Screen Takeoff®?
That you can't split screen or view more than one sheet at a time. It is also a little clunky, like I don't know of any keyboard shortcuts that would
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Verified User
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0/5
"OST Makes Takeoffs Much Easier Than Hand Drawing."
What do you dislike about On-Screen Takeoff®?
Takeoff Boost. The takeoff boose does not work well.
Verified User
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0/5
"Accurate, Fast, and Backed by Excellent Support"
What do you dislike about On-Screen Takeoff®?
Sometimes the project will disconnect randomly between OST and QB, and it doesn't notify you so you keep doing take-off. Then it won't let you reconne
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Verified User
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
5.0/5
"Revolutionized Our Estimating with Speed, Accuracy, and Seamless Collaboration"
What do you dislike about On-Screen Takeoff®?
While On-Screen Takeoff (OST) offers many advantages, there are areas where it could be improved to enhance user experience and efficiency. One common
Eileen A.
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
5.0/5
"User-Friendly and Reliable with Effortless Data Management"
What do you dislike about On-Screen Takeoff®?
Can be a bit difficult to first learn and navigate. User friendliness may very.
decent content able to highlight areas and get quantities Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
not easy to navigate tools cumbersome level of detail questionable Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Scaled takeoff imagery - OST scales the takeoff according to input parameters; e.g., a linear take-off set to 6" appears as a 6" line on the sheet. A count take-off set to 3' x 3' appears as 3' x 3' on the sheet. Output organization - OST allows you to group & filter according to various user parameters (division, section, assembly, etc.). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The text & imagery auto search & recognition can use more development. The cloud version (ConstructConnect) has a visual scale versus the actual scale option. It would be great if OST had the same capability. For example, in the cloud version, a user can perform a rectangular count take-off that is 10'x30', but visually represent it as 1'x1' on the sheet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I liked the capability to upload a lot of plans, have 2 screens going, have my take off under one tab, the easy flow of doing my take offs, and the speed of the program of itself. Since I used this for the painting world, the double side feature was awesome for doing two walls at one time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I did not like you could only do tiff files and trying to search for something was pretty hard when especially when you have hundreds of pages uploaded into the software. Sometimes the program would crash and it would not save some of the work you did. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Takeoff is fast and easy. You can keep up with where you left off at very easily Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The only things I have found that I do not like is the ability to use in the cloud and being able to customize the annotations Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I like the simplicity and the multiple views you can get from it to both perform take offs and show my team and client what we have picked up in our bids Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I dont like how it links to the file location rather then files, especially when someone moves it i love the image and have to re-link it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
On-Screen Takeoff does a great job for overall project estimates of all materials in almost every uniformat division. It provides many different markers and colors that help with taking off each material under various conditions (area, linear, counting, etc.) which help with documenting the project neatly and efficiently under a single file by one user or multiple users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
It is a slow program that takes a while to load. My company uses it through Citrix Receiver so that plays a hand in the speed of the program, but despite the fact it can be inconvenient at times when we are simply trying to change sheets and it takes a few seconds to load, or even scroll on the same sheet. Exporting to excel or other programs can get a little messy too but once you understand how to do it, it can be helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I love that you can have a legend displaying take off on each individual page. I like that I can overlay different drawings. I also like being able to display the take off legend on each page. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I dislike that it is difficult to copy and paste. I wish this software and Plangrid were merged. This would be revolutionary. I also wish I could upload all drawings into the system so I could track my drawings as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
-Its easy to use simple interface,
-easy to export to excel and other programs.
-ability to overlay and manipulate existing counts
- the ability to import files in colors Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
how its hard to use the worksheet feature in the program.
sometimes its hard to import PDF files from some designers because the way the PDF is made into layers.
- how only one person can work on a file at a time but others can view it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Easy to use, can easily import PDF, and images of plans. Very simple to break up a project into zones and different work areas. Low cost Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
How you can only overlay 1 plan over another. And sometimes can’t read PDF files that have layers crashes the program and makes you use other software to convert then bring files in Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.