Cody O.
CO
Cody O.
Estimator
Design
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"On-Screen Takeoff"
5/5
What do you like best about On-Screen Takeoff®?

I like the large range of tools that help with takeoff Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about On-Screen Takeoff®?

I haven't found any major issues. Im usually able to do everything I need. When I sort my takeoff by area and type, it breaks up my quantities by type first, but I wish I had the option to break them up by area first, then type. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Construction
IC
Verified User in Construction
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Good estimating tool"
5/5
What do you like best about On-Screen Takeoff®?

Easy to use and least complicated!!!!!!! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about On-Screen Takeoff®?

Needs easy export file option!!!!!!!!!!! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
UE
Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"OST is does the job"
3.5/5
What do you like best about On-Screen Takeoff®?

The ability to group takeoff counts together is the best feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about On-Screen Takeoff®?

The PDF quality when using as a background is too low of resolution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Construction
UC
Verified User in Construction
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Good program for general construction estimating, lacks some helpful tools"
3/5
What do you like best about On-Screen Takeoff®?

On-Screen Takeoff (OST) is a very smooth program to operate. Whether you are looking at a 1000 page set of construction drawings, or a 2 page napkin sketch, the interface and view of your workspace is smooth. Even when you are deep into a takeoff with markups, area takeoffs, counts and other notes littering your workspace, the software can keep up with you as you zoom, pan and jump page to page. Some competitors cannot say the same. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about On-Screen Takeoff®?

Some of the tools come up a little short. Why can't there be some simple geometric tools to aid in markups or area takeoffs? There should also be a little bit more customization in the markup tools. It's not clear what some of the tools do, or how they would be useful to a user. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

OB
Owen B.
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"easy to use program to do simple takeoffs "
3/5
What do you like best about On-Screen Takeoff®?

the Thing i like best about On-Screen Takeoff is that it is so easy to use. when I was first introduced to the program about a year ago it only took me a few hours to get the hang of the program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about On-Screen Takeoff®?

one thing i do not like about On-Screen is how the PDF uploads into the program. It uploads in black and white and almost seems grainy. If you have to do takeoffs on different regions indicated by different colors, when the PDF uploaded into On-Screen it is very hard to see the different sections. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

DP
Divyanshu P.
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"The best takeoff software in the market."
4.5/5
What do you like best about On-Screen Takeoff®?

This is the best takeoff software on the market despite high pricing. It is very user-friendly and the way this software is designed is simply amazing. There is no problem while doing take-offs because of an immense number of features and detailing provided to you. I have tried various other take-off software but this is the best. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about On-Screen Takeoff®?

Slightly high on pricing but I can not really complain about it knowing the features and amazing software I get to use. Nothing I like dislike about it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Bryan W.
BW
Bryan W.
Project IT Specialist
Construction
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Awesome building construction calculator!"
4/5
What do you like best about On-Screen Takeoff®?

On-Screen is great at helping us calculate needed supplies for construction projects, to the point we use this software almost exclusively for this purpose! It has lots of tools in place to make the often monotonous counting go faster, and still be accurate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about On-Screen Takeoff®?

As I sit here and write this, I honestly really can't think of anything except it's time consuming; but when considering the accuracy it gives versus doing a take-off by hand, it's well worth it! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Luke P.
LP
Luke P.
Project Estimator
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Clear and organized format for takeoff"
5/5
What do you like best about On-Screen Takeoff®?

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.

What do you dislike about On-Screen Takeoff®?

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.

christian M.
CM
christian M.
Project Engineer
Construction
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Fast Simple Estimating"
3.5/5
What do you like best about On-Screen Takeoff®?

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.

What do you dislike about On-Screen Takeoff®?

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.

Hilary H.
HH
Hilary H.
Landscape Architect in Training
Construction
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Easy to manage bids"
3.5/5
What do you like best about On-Screen Takeoff®?

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.

What do you dislike about On-Screen Takeoff®?

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.