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.

The tech support is exceptional, always able to fix things I mess up. Easy to set up and use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It does a great job, haven't had any problems other than Windows 10 operating system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Very intuitive. Easy to teach to new employees and/or technology resistant employees. Lots of bells and whistles make customization easy for each user. Easy to export all information to other users. Can export all drawings, take-off, legend, etc. Information interfaces with Quick Bid (Obviously), but can also be exported to excel. Once take-off is completed, worksheet tab allows for quick compilation of OOM/Budget pricing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Updates have sometimes been buggy. The authorization code process is still a bit of a process after updates are employed. almost to much redundancy, customization. could probably be simplified without sacrifice. More take off patterns for linear and ares conditions would be nice. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This software is so powerful when paired with Quick Bid 4. So easy to use and can be highly customized to make your experience easier and really cuts down on the time spent estimating and with the ease of use you can make more accurate takeoffs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have a minimal list of dislikes, some of the mouse movements and moving features are user friendly but I feel they could use some improving. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.