zzTakeoff Review: Construction Takeoff Software
zzTakeoff helps construction estimators and contractors perform quantity takeoffs and prepare cost estimates. It is designed for teams that need to collaborate on drawings in real time from different locations.
At a glance
- Category
- Construction
- Best for
- Construction companies, General contractors, Excavation and site utility contractors, Masonry and concrete contractors, Electrical estimators
- Pricing
- Paid plans start at $19.99 per user per month. The Collaborator tier is for annotations only, while the Pro tier provides full takeoff tools for $49.99 per user per month. A 14-day free trial is available.
- Key use cases
- Quantity Takeoffs, Bid Preparation, Remote Team Collaboration, Drawing Version Control
- Integrations
- Bluebeam import, PlanSwift import, Excel export, PDF export
- Official website
- www.zztakeoff.com/
zzTakeoff is a cloud-based software designed for construction professionals to handle quantity takeoffs and cost estimating. It provides a digital environment for measuring areas, lengths, and counts directly from project drawings.
The tool is designed for various construction trades, including excavation, masonry, concrete, and electrical estimators. It supports a collaborative workflow where multiple users can edit the same project and takeoff simultaneously, which may help with drawing version control.
Key capabilities include AI-assisted tools for scaling drawings and renaming pages, as well as the ability to create shared assembly libraries to standardize takeoffs across a company.
Buyers should confirm which pricing tier they need, as the entry-level plan is restricted to annotations and does not include full takeoff measurement tools.
Key Features
Tools for measuring areas, lengths, and counts with auto-snap and ortho support.
Uses AI to identify sheet numbers and rename pages to reduce manual entry.
Supports quick highlight-to-scale for metric and imperial drawings.
Allows multiple users to work on the same project and takeoff simultaneously with presence indicators.
Enables measuring multiple cutouts within a single area for net area calculations.
Centralized libraries for creating and sharing reusable assemblies and custom items across a team.
Use Cases
Performing digital measurements of materials and quantities for construction projects.
Supporting the creation of cost proposals using measurement data and custom formulas.
Allowing estimators in different locations to review notes and call-outs on the same set of plans.
Using cloud-based access to help ensure team members are working from the most recent plan revisions.
Best For
Integrations
Pricing
Paid plans start at $19.99 per user per month. The Collaborator tier is for annotations only, while the Pro tier provides full takeoff tools for $49.99 per user per month. A 14-day free trial is available.
FAQ
The Collaborator plan includes annotation tools and AI page naming, but it does not include takeoff tools. The Pro plan provides the full suite of takeoff and measurement tools.
Yes, zzTakeoff supports multi-user collaboration in real time, allowing teams to edit the same project and takeoff simultaneously.
Yes, the software supports importing data from Bluebeam and PlanSwift.
zzTakeoff offers a 14-day free trial for new users.
Source category: Construction
Source subcategory: Construction Estimating
