B2W Estimate vs PlanSwift

Likelihood to Recommend

For larger-scale projects, using estimating software like B2W is perfect. The way you can break down your bid into multiple WBS levels helps organize everything in a structural way. You can see where the money is going to in certain buckets, and make adjustments accordingly to that specific line item.

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Verified User

Manager in Professional Services

Construction Company, 5001-10,000 employees

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I use PlanSwift for all my projects - it has just cut my time by a major percentage when it comes to quantifying a blueprint. At times there are funky areas, which are just hard to calculate on paper. It also has a great tool for scaling according to the dimensions, so if a drawing is missing a scale, you can always allot a scale by giving directions and then marking the points. I use this tool to check the scale as well - sometimes the drawings say something but the scale if off and you are left with an incorrect take-off. The dimension tool is a good way to check that. We don't use it much for pricing purposes though, we have found other software which are more robust when it comes to estimation, but we can see using PlanSwift for pricing sometime in the future.

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Ketaki Shiralkar

Estimator/ Assistant Project Engineer

Midwest Constructors, LLCConstruction, 51-200 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

B2W Estimate

PlanSwift

Plan distribution & viewing

Plan markups & sharing

Issue tracking & punchlists

Jobsite reports

RFI tools

Collaboration & approvals

Submittal design and management

Photo documentation

Document sharing

As-built drawings

Mobile app

B2W Estimate

PlanSwift

Takeoff tools

Job costing

Cost databases

Cost calculator

Bid creation

Pros

B2W helps with organizations.
Very user-friendly.

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Verified User

Manager in Professional Services

Construction Company, 5001-10,000 employees

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PlanSwift drawing uploads are fast and easy. It recognizes the pages and titles with very little error.
Drawing can be viewed offline including older versions for comparison. You can select which drawings you want to download to save room on your device.

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Verified User

Project Manager in Corporate

Electrical & Electronic Manufacturing Company, 51-200 employees

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Cons

Better integration.
Crashes here and there.

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Verified User

Manager in Professional Services

Construction Company, 5001-10,000 employees

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If you go beyond the basic functions (linear foot & square foot takeoffs) it becomes very antiquated and not user-friendly. It's not intuitive whatsoever for users lacking backing computer knowledge.
The technical support is lacking in my opinion. The software feels dead, and the support team is hard to schedule. Also, if you do not pay for support per hour, it is impossible to get help.
Their training videos are limited and hard to follow. This software is unnecessarily hard to be proficient at. There should be more simplistic ways to utilize this software.

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Spencer Jabbia

Project Manager

N&T Construction Co. Inc.Construction, 11-50 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

No score

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PlanSwift 8.0

Based on 1 answer

Price and not wanting to learn another software

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Verified User

Professional in Sales

Construction Company, 51-200 employees

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Support Rating

B2W Estimate 10.0

Based on 2 answers

Whenever an issue comes up, the B2W support team is there to help answer questions and resolve the issues as soon as they can.

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Verified User

Manager in Professional Services

Construction Company, 5001-10,000 employees

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PlanSwift 9.0

Based on 2 answers

I have called once needing support. I was asking about the "compare" tool to compare different versions. They told be about their desktop app and I downloaded. They answered quickly, you could understand them, and they took care of my question

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Verified User

Project Manager in Corporate

Electrical & Electronic Manufacturing Company, 51-200 employees

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Alternatives Considered

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CostX was far too expensive. Vue360 doesn't have the functionality. Bluebeam Revu wasn't very intuitive and was all too hard to get it do what I needed. It was good for document control, but not very good for estimating.

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Andy Neilson

Quantity Surveyor

NZQS LtdConstruction, 1-10 employees

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Return on Investment

Used company-wide.
User-friendly.

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Verified User

Manager in Professional Services

Construction Company, 5001-10,000 employees

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The estimators' productivity is greatly increased, I do takeoffs in less than half the time with more accuracy and detail captured.
Easy sharing of what was taken off, I'm able to ensure everything is captured.

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Blaine Kalk

Senior Estimator

CANA Construction Ltd.Construction, 51-200 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

B2W Estimate Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

PlanSwift Editions & Modules

Edition

Standard	$1,595¹

per installation

Additional Pricing Details

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Rating Summary

B2W Estimate

PlanSwift

B2W Estimate

PlanSwift

B2W Estimate

PlanSwift

B2W Estimate

PlanSwift

Likelihood to Recommend

B2W Estimate

PlanSwift

Feature Rating Comparison

Plan distribution & viewing

Plan markups & sharing

Issue tracking & punchlists

Jobsite reports

RFI tools

Collaboration & approvals

Submittal design and management

Photo documentation

Document sharing

As-built drawings

Mobile app

Takeoff tools

Job costing

Cost databases

Cost calculator

Bid creation

Pros

B2W Estimate

PlanSwift

Cons

B2W Estimate

PlanSwift

Likelihood to Renew

B2W Estimate

PlanSwift

Support Rating

B2W Estimate

PlanSwift

Alternatives Considered

B2W Estimate

PlanSwift

Return on Investment

B2W Estimate

PlanSwift

Screenshots

B2W Estimate

PlanSwift

Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

B2W Estimate Editions & Modules

Additional Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

PlanSwift Editions & Modules

Edition

Additional Pricing Details

Rating Summary

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