AI Landscaping Estimating Software Built for Subcontractors
ScopeTakeoff pairs an AI plan assistant with a real landscaping estimating engine. Ask your plan set questions — planting, irrigation, hardscape, scope — and get answers with the source sheet, while site-area auto-calc and aerial takeoff by address do the busywork. Measure the property from a satellite photo before the plans arrive. AI measuring is in early access now — trained on verified takeoffs, it proposes site measurements you confirm. AI that measures and answers landscape work with you, never a black box you can’t check.
Landscaping subs across GA, AL, MS, LA & SC use ScopeTakeoff’s AI daily
| Assembly | Source | Qty | Unit | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sod / Seed + Soil Prep | Auto-calc | 42,000 | SF | $34,000 |
| Plantings (trees, shrubs) | 240 | EA | $30,000 | |
| Irrigation (heads + mainline) | Auto-calc | 3,600 | LF | $24,000 |
| Hardscape / Mulch Beds | Auto-calc | 6,800 | SF | $16,000 |
AI that answers. Automation that calculates.
ScopeTakeoff’s AI landscaping estimating tools work inside a real Division 32 takeoff and bidding engine. The AI reads your plan set and answers questions; the automation turns planting area into sod, seed, soil prep, and mulch, with irrigation coverage and hardscape derived. Or measure the property straight from satellite imagery. You stay in control of the count — and the busywork disappears.
AI Plan Chat
Ask your landscaping plan set in plain English: “What’s the planting and irrigation scope?” “What’s the total landscaped area?” “Which sheets are the landscape and irrigation plans?” “Summarize the landscape scope.” The AI reads your sheets and answers with the source.
Visual Plan Answers
Ask “how much planting area is on this plan?” or “where are the tree and shrub beds?” and the AI looks at the drawing to help you scope and sanity-check — and in early access it proposes the count for you to confirm.
OCR-Searchable Plan Sets
Every sheet is text-extracted automatically. Full-text search finds the planting schedule, irrigation plan, or spec section in seconds — instead of paging through the set by hand.
Automatic Sheet & Scale Detection
ScopeTakeoff reads the title block on every page — pulling the sheet number (L-101, L-201), sheet name, and scale automatically. Your set arrives named, numbered, and measure-ready without manual calibration.
Site-Area Auto-Calc
Measure the planting area and sod, seed, soil prep, and mulch derive automatically, with irrigation coverage by the linear foot and hardscape by area. Plant material is counted and confirmed. One measurement produces a complete, priced landscape line you can adjust.
Aerial Takeoff
Measure the property straight from a satellite photo of the address — lawn, beds, and hardscape areas — before the plans arrive. Areas and lengths compute automatically, so maintenance and install bids start from the address alone.
From plan set to AI-assisted landscaping bid in minutes
ScopeTakeoff is AI landscaping estimating software built around how landscaping estimators actually work. The AI accelerates every step — and every number is yours to see, confirm, and override.
Upload your plans
Drag in your PDF plan set. Every sheet is OCR’d for search, and the sheet number, name, and scale are read from the title block automatically.
Ask the AI
Chat with your plans — planting, irrigation, “which sheets are the landscape plans?” Get answers with sources before you measure a thing.
Measure — planting + irrigation auto-derive
Take off the planting area — or trace the property from aerial — and sod, seed, soil prep, mulch, and irrigation derive themselves. Confirm the AI-proposed plant counts; each carries its labor.
Overhead, versions & SOV
Add overhead and profit, snapshot change-order and addendum versions, then export a one-click Schedule of Values and a branded proposal ready to send to the GC. No reformatting required.
Built for how landscaping estimators bid
Division 32 assemblies, site-area automation, and aerial takeoff by address — whether you’re bidding install, irrigation, or hardscape.
Commercial Landscaping Subs
Sod, seed, plantings, and mulch by area with soil prep and irrigation derived — and the AI answering planting and scope questions from the landscape plans.
Irrigation & Hardscape
Irrigation coverage by the linear foot with heads and mainline, plus hardscape and mulch beds by area — priced with labor.
Install & Maintenance
Measure the property from aerial by address, then price lawn, beds, and hardscape — a complete site bid without a plan set.
Trained on verified takeoffs, not the open internet
ScopeTakeoff trains its own construction models on real, verified takeoffs across 10+ trades — the data flywheel behind AI measuring. Every property measured and bed confirmed sharpens the next bid. It’s a dataset a general-purpose chatbot doesn’t have and a competitor can’t buy.
Purpose-built for the trades
Models trained on how landscaping elements appear on plans — lawn, beds, plantings, and irrigation — not generic text. They read a plan set like an estimator, because they learned from estimators.
Accuracy you confirm
AI measuring proposes the count; you confirm it. Because the models learn from verified takeoffs, the proposals sharpen over time — and every number on your bid is one you signed off on.
Priced to include
Running purpose-built models keeps AI cost low enough to include at $100/person/month — no enterprise AI add-on, no upsell to get the intelligence.
AI assistant vs. auto-takeoff AI vs. Excel
“AI landscaping estimating software” means different things. Some tools attempt a black-box area measurement you audit after the fact. ScopeTakeoff’s approach: the AI answers, derives sod, mulch, and irrigation, and — now in early access — proposes site measurements trained on verified takeoffs, which you confirm. The estimator owns the count. Here’s the honest difference.
| Feature | ScopeTakeoff | Auto-takeoff AI tools | Excel |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI plan Q&A (planting, irrigation, scope) | ✓ With sources | Rare | ✗ None |
| AI-proposed planting & area measurements | ✓ Early access — you confirm | Black-box, you audit | ✗ None |
| Site-area + irrigation + labor | ✓ Auto-calc | Quantities only, labor varies | ✗ Manual |
| OCR search + auto sheet & scale | ✓ Every sheet | Varies | ✗ None |
| Estimate versions & change orders | ✓ Addendum snapshots | Varies | ✗ Manual copies |
| SOV output for GC submission | ✓ One click | Rare | ✗ Manual |
| Pricing | $100/person/mo, self-serve | Typically quote-based | $0 (but slow) |
What landscaping subs say about ScopeTakeoff’s AI
“Measuring the property off the address for lawn, beds, and hardscape is the fastest bid start I’ve had. No plans to quote.”
“The AI reading the planting schedule and telling me the scope with the sheet saves the flip-through.”
“It proposes the areas and I confirm the plant counts. Fast, and the number is mine.”
Common questions about AI landscaping estimating
AI landscaping estimating priced for subcontractors
$100 per person per month with AI credits included. No annual contract, no implementation fee, no quote-based pricing games.
- 1 estimator seat
- AI plan chat + visual answers
- OCR search + auto sheet & scale detection
- Division 32 + all 16+ trade assemblies
- Site-Area Auto-Calc
- Aerial takeoff
- Unlimited projects
- SOV + proposal export
- 2–5 estimator seats
- AI plan chat + visual answers
- OCR search + auto sheet & scale detection
- Division 32 + all 16+ trade assemblies
- Site-Area Auto-Calc
- Aerial takeoff
- Unlimited projects
- SOV + proposal export
- Bid review workflow
14-day free trial. No credit card required. Cancel anytime.
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