Estim8 Pro Reviews & Product Details

Estimating is the part of the job that eats a contractor's evenings. Estim8 Pro gives those hours back, turning a conversation, a photo, or a full drawing set into a priced, itemized construction takeoff in minutes instead of days. There are three ways to start a job, and the first is unusual: every other AI takeoff tool requires an uploaded drawing before it will do anything. With Estim8 Pro you can describe the work out loud, standing in the driveway or walking the house with the owner, with no plans at all. Supe, the AI superintendent, asks the questions an estimator would and builds the takeoff from your answers. That is how most remodels are actually sold. You can also photograph the plans sheet by sheet from your phone, or upload a complete PDF set, and Estim8 Pro will map the sheet index, read the schedules, and count quantities across the whole project. What comes out is not just a number. Every estimate is priced for your county, with materials, labor, overhead and profit (20% by default) and contingency (10%) already applied and adjustable without rebuilding anything. Full assemblies by trade mean the fasteners, finishes and cross-trade items that get forgotten at closeout are already on the list. And every assumption the software had to make is ranked by the dollars it puts at risk, so you know exactly what to confirm before you send the bid. Then it keeps going where other estimating software stops. Export to PDF, CSV or Excel, or send a proposal the owner signs by email on their phone. On signing, the job gets a schedule of values, the deposit is invoiced automatically, and progress draws are billed as the work completes, with no separate invoicing app. For residential work, deposit limits and statutory contract riders are applied automatically in California, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada and Pennsylvania. Behind it sits a library of 283 building assemblies, 59 trade checklists, and regional pricing across 393 metro areas and all 50 states. Estim8 Pro runs on iOS, Android and the web, in 11 languages including Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Arabic and Russian. It is built for residential and light-commercial contractors, remodelers, custom builders and trade contractors, and especially for the small shops where the person pricing the job is also the person running it. Your first takeoff is free, no card required.