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PlanSwift, by ConstructConnect

PlanSwift, by ConstructConnect

Overview

What is PlanSwift, by ConstructConnect?

PlanSwift is a quantity takeoff software for construction estimating. It features a drag-and-drop interface and automatically calculates material and labor estimations in exportable formats. PlanSwift was acquired by ConstructConnect in the middle of 2018.

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PlanSwift is a versatile software that caters to the needs of various departments within an organization. The primary use case revolves …
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PlanSwift Review

8 out of 10
October 25, 2017
Incentivized
Planswift is being used by the Project Development department, mostly by the Estimators to determine product quantities required by …
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$1,595

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Product Details

What is PlanSwift, by ConstructConnect?

PlanSwift is a quantity takeoff software for construction. It provides a drag-and-drop interface that utilizes assembly templates for quantity counts and measurements. PlanSwift automatically calculates material and labor calculations and exports the information via built-in reports or as raw data to 3rd party software like Excel. The tool provides trade-specific features for general contractors, concrete, drywall, electrical, flooring, framing, HVAC, landscaping, painting, plumbing, and other specialties. It is priced at $1595 for the first year, then $300/year per license in subsequent years.

PlanSwift, by ConstructConnect Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise
Operating SystemsWindows
Mobile ApplicationNo
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Reviews and Ratings

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TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

PlanSwift is a versatile software that caters to the needs of various departments within an organization. The primary use case revolves around the pre-construction department, where team members utilize the software for take-off and pricing of intricate plans. With PlanSwift, the process becomes easier, quicker, and clearer, ensuring smooth collaboration among team members. Additionally, the Project Management team relies on the software to confirm take-off items, while former members of the estimating department occasionally use it for quantity takeoffs on project sites. However, most estimators now prefer Bluebeam for this task.

Contractors across different trades have expressed their satisfaction with PlanSwift's accuracy and ability to provide marked up drawings. This feature enables them to easily identify variations, saving time and effort during project execution. In terms of compatibility, users value PlanSwift's integration with Excel, allowing them to present schedules in their preferred format for clients. The software's impact on productivity cannot be underestimated, as it significantly reduces the time and paperwork required for measuring jobs.

Customer service is another aspect that receives praise from users. The responsiveness and support offered by the customer service department have been appreciated by customers. With its availability on both mobile devices and desktop computers, PlanSwift offers accessibility and flexibility to users.

Overall, PlanSwift functions as a central hub for construction businesses, serving as the primary quantity take-off software for Project Managers and Estimators in organizations like Benchmark Construction. It streamlines workflow across departments by providing accurate quantities and valuable information for trade partners and project managers alike. Furthermore, it replaces paper copies of drawings and saves time and expenses in proposal building in the estimation department. Lastly, PlanSwift finds application in determining product quantities required by Territory Managers across the country in the Project Development department.

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Convenient Single Click/Hover-over Feature: Several users have found the single click/hover-over functionality in PlanSwift to be extremely convenient for quickly obtaining various attributes of a take-off. According to their feedback, this feature proves particularly helpful when determining the length of slab edge form for multiple types of slabs in different areas.

Highly Praised Browsing Feature: The browsing capability in PlanSwift has received high praise from many users. They appreciate how it simplifies file and image sharing with colleagues by allowing them to easily add any file or image from across their network.

Major Advantage of Integration with MS Excel: Many users consider the seamless integration between PlanSwift and MS Excel as one of its major advantages. It significantly streamlines the process of creating and evaluating reports during or at the end of a project.

  1. Lack of user-friendly features beyond linear and square foot takeoffs: Some users have expressed that the software becomes outdated and less intuitive when using functions beyond linear foot and square foot takeoffs, making it difficult for them to perform more complex tasks efficiently.

  2. Difficulty in accessing technical support: Several users have found it challenging to schedule technical support sessions and have reported limited availability, leading to dissatisfaction with the assistance provided by the company.

  3. Limited training resources: Users have mentioned that the training videos offered by the software are limited in scope and hard to follow, hindering their ability to effectively learn how to use the program.

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Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
If you're in any type of construction it is a no brainer. It makes analyzing a job extremely easy from estimating to constant review during all phases. The best part is allowing all of your information and calculations from a blueprint to be in a single, accessible location, allowing for a consistency across all departments. Everyone is working in a single spot which avoids confusion.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
If you need a way to have digital drawings on site, this is the way to go. Also, as a Project Manager, it is amazingly easy to upload drawings. When uploading a large job, it's nice to have very few changes to make to the page number and title.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
PlanSwift does basic quantity take-offs very well. If you take it to the next level, the software becomes very bulky and unintuitive to use. We have used On-screen-takeoff in the past, which does everything PlanSwift does, but better. However, it is much more expensive.
We use PlanSwift on a daily basis and have done so for more than 10 years. It can be better, but it is a good solution for take-off software. Other cloud-based software is slow to view pages, and not as fast as PlanSwift.
October 25, 2017

PlanSwift Review

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It is well suited for quantity take offs, better recommended for larger jobs; if needing a lot of smaller take-offs, it can be cumbersome and take a lot of time uploading and setting up.
Blaine Kalk | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Compared to its competitors planswift is by far the best quality and most adaptable digital takeoff tool out there. Its Earthwork module while good enough for my purpose as a general contractor is not good enough for excavators or other civil contractors.
Ketaki Shiralkar | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
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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