STACK Takeoff & Estimate Reviews & Product Details

The measuring and using takeoffs is quite handy. Being able to copy, paste, and change takeoffs. The shortcuts are a big help as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not being able to build up rates within the unit cost estimate section. Not being able to insert an item in the unit cost estimate section manually. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Stack has helped us streamline our estimating process. We are a small HVAC/Plumbing business and using stack has made our estimation process smoother. We used to do everything long hand and enter it into excel manually. The ability to take everything off digitally and manipulate the takeoff either within stack or exported to an excel document has made the takeoff process much easier. What used to take me all day to do is now easily able to be done in a few hours. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Stack is a estimation program built to cover many different trades. As such, we have to build in all of our assemblies manually. Stack is there to support on this and help along the way. However it would be nice if they had prebuilt assemblies that could be implemented easily. Also all the products have to be entered manually in your item's so prices have to be entered manually as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Stack s easy to use out of the box (cloud)! Being cloud based we can access our projects from anywhere. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

In the estimate function, we would prefer labor to be calculated based on time rather than cost. For example, installing one widget should be set to take one hour, and then an hourly rate can be applied to that task. This approach would also make it easier to account for off-hours work and adjust for labor increases on longer projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ease of use and ways to review the plans - zooming in and out, and marking up Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not as easy as it could be to make comments and add to site documents Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I use STACK just for measuring blue prints, it is always very very easy and straight to the point, no errors either! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing at this time, I have not run into any issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I really like that Stack is web-based and not on a dedicated application. This enables me to do takeoffs and manage my projects from anywhere in the world. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are times where the connection to the server seem to just drop. This is usually corrected with a refresh of the page after 3-4 minutes of downtime. Small, but still in an issue. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that it is able to auto count my electrical products. Easy to use, nice format for reports with multiple options to pull the report in different options. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I wish that some of the functions worked a little faster. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We’ve been using Stack to streamline our estimating process, and it’s made a huge difference. The ability to quickly measure, annotate, and organize quantities from plans has cut our takeoff time in half. The user interface is clean, intuitive, and cloud-based, which means our team can collaborate from anywhere — whether in the office or out in the field. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I need to get better on Volumen and slopes Take-off Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Great training, great tech support and help. Software is easy to learn, easy to upload plans (like 3 minutes) and easy to use. Always saves the work. Has a great keyword search function. Is very intuitive and they are constantly evolving to stay current. Makes my job easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I would like to be able to use AI but that is another cost. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Fast, easy, and convenient to use without any hassle. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Stack is generally a helpful tool, but for landscaping, it has a few limitations. Creating takeoffs for organic or curved shapes like planting beds or irregular paver layouts can be time-consuming and less accurate compared to CAD-based tools. Also, the lack of built-in landscaping assemblies like soil layering, root barrier systems, or planting specs means we often have to build them from scratch, which slows us down. Integration with live material pricing or landscape-specific catalogs would really enhance the estimating process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.