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OpenConstructionERP brings cost estimating and project management together, from quantity takeoff and BOQ preparation to tendering, execution, quality management and financial control. Its BOQ tools organize resources and assemblies, while scheduling includes Gantt planning, CPM, Earned Value Management, S-curves and Monte Carlo simulation. It can extract quantities from RVT, IFC, DWG and DGN files, and its free self-hosted plan includes the full platform and 120,000+ cost items. Paid options include regional cost data, CAD converters, support and implementation. The maker says self-hosting keeps project data on the customer's hardware.
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Bidwright
Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+3Open-source bid estimating with flexible AI options — Bidwright adds AI-assisted estimate drafting and review, multiple document viewers, and offline manual workflows to bid management.
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Buildxact
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1Residential builders needing mobile job management — Buildxact focuses on residential builders and adds dealer pricing, mobile job updates, customer communication, and accounting integrations.
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STACK
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+2Teams focused on plan takeoff and cost estimation — STACK centers on cost estimation and plan takeoff, with its free plan limited to one active project monthly, 300 plan pages, and 50 measurements per project.
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Trimble Quadri
Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb+1Infrastructure teams collaborating on shared models — Quadri centers on infrastructure collaboration in a shared central model, with issue tracking, as-built records, model views, and quantity tables.
Pricing on request · 30-day trial Visit site - 5
eTakeoff
Free plan Self-hostedWindowsWindows estimators doing PDF quantity takeoff — eTakeoff focuses on Windows-based PDF quantity takeoff, adding Excel integration, network or hosted multi-user access, and estimating integrations.
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Trimble Viewpoint Vista
by Trimble Viewpoint VistaFree plan AndroidAPIiPhone+3Contractors needing finance and inventory management — Vista identifies finance, inventory, order management, manufacturing tools, and multi-entity support, areas not specified for OpenConstructionERP.
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ConEst IntelliBid
Paid AndroidiPhoneMac+2Electrical and low-voltage contractor estimating — IntelliBid specializes in electrical, low-voltage, datacom, and solar estimating, with a database of over 140,000 material items and 500,000 assemblies.
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CostX
Free plan APIWindows - 9
Autodesk Forma Takeoff
Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+1 - 10
Clear Estimates
Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+3 - 11
Cubit Estimating
Free trial MacSelf-hostedWeb+1 - 12
Costryx
Free trial Web - 13
HCSS
Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+2 - 14
InEight
Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+15.8 Visit site - 15
PlanSwift
Free trial Windows - 16
QuoteSoft
Free trial Windows - 17
Sage Estimating
Free trial Windows - 18
SharpeSoft Estimator
Free trial Web - 19
The EDGE
Paid APIiPhoneWeb+1 - 20
CausewayOne Estimating
Paid Web - 21
McCormick Systems
Paid Self-hostedWebWindows - 22
Xactimate
Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb+15.3 Visit site - 23
Trimble WinEst
Paid APIWebWindows - 24
ProEst
Paid Web - 25
On-Screen Takeoff
Paid Windows - 26
Trimble Accubid Anywhere
Paid Web
Teams may look elsewhere for accounting integrations, since OpenConstructionERP has none, or for more specialized workflows and mobile access. Desktop downloads support Windows 10/11, macOS 10.15+ on Apple Silicon and 64-bit Linux, alongside web use. Its broad construction scope may be more than a team needs, while some support and services cost extra. Compare each alternative's project focus, takeoff and estimating tools, device support, data control, integrations and free-plan limits before switching.
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