Kreo Reviews & Product Details

Having the PDF drawings next to an excel sheet. When taking off I can make a measurement and that value is straight into a collated spreadsheet, it's doing three jobs in one. Taking off, marking up, collating measurement totals. I save hours from the traditional form of taking off. I have recommended this to my colleagues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The AI function does not work well on the drawings we use, it's not something I really use at all. Hopefully, that will be refined. The excel sheet while very helpful is a bit clunky and awkward to use, not enough to make it bad, but again it's just not refined yet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like how Kreo makes measuring 2D plans for simple cost estimates and plans very quick and efficient. They do this through the use of their AI features which allows you to automate most of your basic measures, they also have a very user friendly interface which allows you to start measuring very quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I would like to see more depth in the AI feature. The auto measure feature is very useful but has limited applications at the moment, in the future I would like to see the AI feature become able to measure different wall types and ceilings as this is a very common feature of drawings. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

the cut out tool and easy fast measurement tools available making takeoffs super easy and making my job a lot easier, this means i can send my jobs in in a much quicker time and complete more jobs in a short period of time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

the fact kreo is cloud based makes it difficult during days in which the wifi may be down or in which we may have any issues with technology although the actual working software is great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The measuring tool is quick and easy to use, can upload drawings and measure in minimal time with less fuss. Customer service is instant with a problem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The only issue I have had is the ease to zoom in and out of drawings and fit onto one screen when on a laptop. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

how easy it is to share between colleagues and how easy it is to use the auto measure function. We recieved a lot of support from the Kreo team throughout the process and if we struggle with any features. KReo is used daily within our offices and is essential for our take off process. Switiching from one software to Kreo was easy with the support given. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

sometimes it can lag due to being cloud based Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kreo 2D takeoff is a cloud tool, working with any internet browser,which facilitates collaboration. Different file formats can be imported such as PDF or DWG. An advantage compared to some other tools is that the quality of imported PDFS is not downgraded.

There is also a black and white mode which helps to see measurements drawn on colored drawings. We can choose colors and thickness of the measurements we draw and when zooming out, these measurements become bigger and are easy to see.

It is possible 2 overlay drawings to highlight their differences.

We can sort measurements in flexible ways, creating folders, sub-folders and using drag and drop to move measurements from one folder to another.

A rare feature for such tools is that there is an Excel-like table. It is possible to connect measurements with live links to this table and easily create bills of quantities.

There is also a powerful system of assemblies. We can apply properties to any measurements, like thickness, height... to automatically calculate concrete volume for example. Then reports can be created. They work like pivot tables in Excel, which means that we can sort quantities according to any parameters, like levels, height, thickness...

Finally there are promising features of automation. We have the autocount, which is already working well and can detect texts or shapes automatically and count them. And there is an auto measure tool that is constantly improving and detects lines and can draw rooms, walls... automatically. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It can be long to display heavy PDF files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The speed in which the take off can be carried out and the export to Excel feature Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There could be a comment section to not the height of the various wall types we take off for speed of putting the bill of quantities together. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have been doing estimating work for 10 years. Many take-off softwares' use old UI's (user interface) that often complicate the simple task of scaling a drawing and finding quantities on those drawings. Kreo's modern UI has simplified the process for a competitive price point. There is a lot of potential here to be the go-to take-off software in the industry. With little training, one can dive into basic take-offs quickly and expand knowledge over time, instead of spending a lot of time learning functions that may or may not be useful. Simply upload the project file, scale and start. Digitized items can easily be categorized within a custom file system which can be built at anytime, instead of needing to set up everything before you start. A simple drag and drop feature allows you to move digitized items into different categories (files) and automatically take on the properties of that category. Those categories are then carried throughout the project, alleviating the need to recreate the same properties on a new page. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The display of digitized quantities could be better. Currently the only way to see a total amount combined is to move the take off folder to the built in excel sheet that also works as the report feature (which is very handy). Would like to see immediate displays of quantities as they accumulate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

the automeasure software included with Kreo Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It can sometimes be slow to load drawings Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its ease of use and implementation in the workplace. The customer support is also very accessible and very helpful. I use Kreo every day like I have used it forever. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes it can be slow to respond as it is cloud based. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.