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GAF Takeoff vs TradeTek

Both stand on takeoff software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Choose TradeTek if your construction estimating work spans takeoffs, budgets, detailed estimates, and bids, with pricing updates and reporting in the same workflow. The Cloud license adds synced jobs, controlled access, and offline work. Look elsewhere if you need a free plan or licensing that is not per computer.

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The facts

	GAF Takeoff	TradeTek
Free plan	No	No
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Web	API, Mac, Windows
Lowest paid plan	Not published	TradeTek Annual License: $995 a year
Plans published	None	4
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	gaf.com	tradeteksoftware.com
On takeoff software	#14 of 23	#10 of 23

GAF Takeoff: what it does well

TradeTek: what it does well

Covers budgets, detailed estimates, and project bids in one workflow.
Custom assemblies and multi-column database lists support estimate organization.
Pricing changes can refresh jobs and assemblies.
Reports export to Excel, PDF, and CSV.
Cloud users can work offline and sync after reconnecting.

What to know first

There is no free plan.
Licenses are priced per computer.
Cloud collaboration requires a Cloud license.

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