Construction Estimating Software Built for Subcontractors
Trade-specific estimating software for concrete, masonry, drywall, painting, HVAC, flooring, remodeling, and more. Half the price of STACK. None of the GC bloat.
Subcontractors across 10+ trades already saving hours per bid
Why most contractor estimating software fails subcontractors
The enterprise tools were designed for GCs and priced accordingly. Excel breaks under volume. Manual bids miss margin. You’re leaving jobs on the table every week.
Excel wasn’t built for takeoff
No assembly libraries. No unit cost database. No SOV output. Just rows and formulas that break the moment someone edits the wrong cell.
$600/month tools built for GCs
STACK, PlanSwift, and Procore charge enterprise prices for enterprise complexity you’ll never use as a sub doing $500k–$10M/year.
Every bid starts from scratch
No saved assemblies. No pricing history. Hours spent per estimate that pull your estimator away from the next opportunity.
Margin mistakes you can’t afford
Manual pricing means missed items, wrong quantities, and thin margins. One bad estimate on a $500k job wipes out months of profit.
Estimating software for contractors who win bids
Every feature in ScopeTakeoff was built around how subcontractors actually estimate — not how enterprise GC software thinks you should.
Trade-Specific Assemblies
Pre-built assembly libraries for 10+ trades. Input quantities once — get a fully priced estimate with labor and material broken out automatically for your trade.
PDF Plan Takeoff
Upload plan sheets directly. Measure quantities off drawings and push them straight into your estimate. No retyping, no switching tools.
SOV & Proposal Output
One click generates a professional Schedule of Values for GC submission and a client-facing proposal. Formatted, branded, and ready to submit.
Auto Trade Calculations
CY for concrete. Board count for drywall. Tonnage for asphalt. Coverage for painting. Slope factor for roofing. Every trade gets its own automatic calculations.
Multi-Entity Profiles
Operate multiple licensed entities? Set up profiles per company. Proposals auto-populate the right license number, address, and signatory every time.
Team Estimating
Give each estimator their own login. Review bids before they go out. See what’s in progress, submitted, and won — all in one dashboard.
The best construction estimating software for subcontractors
Most construction estimating software is built for GCs managing full projects. ScopeTakeoff is built for subcontractors doing $500k–$10M/year who need to bid fast and win more work.
| Feature | ScopeTakeoff | STACK CT | Excel | Procore |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built for subcontractors | ✓ Yes | Partial | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| Trade-specific assemblies | ✓ 10+ trades pre-built | Generic only | ✗ Manual | ✗ No |
| Auto trade calculations | ✓ CY, board count, tonnage… | ✗ Manual | ✗ Manual | ✗ No |
| PDF plan takeoff | ✓ Included | ✓ Included | ✗ No | ✓ Add-on |
| SOV output for GC submission | ✓ One click | Partial | ✗ Manual | ✓ Yes |
| Self-serve onboarding | ✓ Signup and go | Sales call required | ✓ Yes | ✗ Implementation |
| Monthly price | $100/person | $499–$699 | $0 (but slow) | $600+ |
Trade-specific estimating software for every scope
ScopeTakeoff includes purpose-built assembly libraries for 10+ trades. Each has its own dedicated takeoff tools, automatic calculations, and SOV output — not a generic template repurposed from a GC platform.
Concrete Estimating
Flatwork, foundations, walls, rebar, and forming. Auto CY calculation from SF and depth — no more manual cubic yard formulas.
Concrete estimating →Masonry Estimating
CMU block, brick, stone veneer, and restoration. Auto block count, mortar, and grout — no more counting units off plan sheets.
Masonry estimating →Drywall Estimating
Board count, metal framing, Level 1–5 finishing, and texture. Auto board count with opening deductions built in.
Drywall estimating →Painting Estimating
Interior, exterior, and commercial painting. Auto paint coverage from SF and coat count — send proposals the same day as the walkthrough.
Painting estimating →HVAC Estimating
Equipment, ductwork, refrigerant piping, controls, and flat rate service pricing. Quoting and proposal tools built in.
HVAC estimating →Flooring Estimating
LVP, hardwood, tile, carpet, and commercial floor covering. Auto waste factor by flooring type and layout pattern.
Flooring estimating →Remodeling Estimating
Kitchen, bathroom, demo, exterior, and commercial TI. Room-by-room estimates with proposals clients approve on the spot.
Remodeling estimating →Landscape Estimating
Planting, hardscape, irrigation, lawn, grading, and maintenance. Automated estimates from site measurements.
Landscape estimating →Roofing Estimating
TPO, EPDM, shingle, and metal roofing. Auto slope factor applied — accurate roof area from plan SF and pitch.
Roofing estimating →Asphalt Estimating
Paving, milling, base, patching, sealcoating, and striping. Auto tonnage from SF and depth — no separate tonnage spreadsheet.
Asphalt estimating →More trades coming
Plumbing and electrical are in development. Browse all supported trades and join the waitlist.
View all trades →One price. Every trade included.
$100 per person per month. All 10+ trade assembly libraries included. No annual contract, no setup fee, no per-trade add-ons.
- All 10+ trade assembly libraries
- PDF plan takeoff
- Unlimited projects & estimates
- SOV export for GC submission
- Client-facing proposal export
- Bid review workflow
- Multi-entity company profiles
- Cancel anytime
14-day free trial. No credit card required.
See full pricing details →Why subcontractors choose ScopeTakeoff over the alternatives
“We were on STACK at $600/month and honestly using maybe 20% of it. ScopeTakeoff has everything we actually need for our concrete work. Cut our bid time in half.”
“The masonry assembly library alone is worth it. I used to count every block by hand off the plans. Now I enter the dimensions and it spits out quantities, mortar, everything.”
“Our estimators turn around 3x as many bids per week now. The SOV export goes straight to the GC — no reformatting, no copying into Word. It looks professional every time.”
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Start free trial →Concrete · Masonry · Drywall · Painting · HVAC · Flooring · Remodeling · Landscape · Roofing · Asphalt