Clear Estimates vs QuoteSoft

Clear Estimates is estimating software for residential remodelers, handymen, and general contractors. Its line-item database provides region-specific labor and material prices for more than 400 U.S. areas, with quarterly updates, and the pricing page lists more than 400 preloaded templates. Users can prepare itemized estimates and branded client proposals with scope of work and boilerplate language, then customize parts, templates, and boilerplate. Alternate prices can be added to a project as change orders. The software also creates payable invoices, with customers able to pay by credit card or ACH. QuickBooks Online and Desktop integrations are available to all customers; Pro adds estimate exports to BuilderTrend and connections to CRMs and other apps through Zapier. Standard includes one login, while Pro permits additional users for $9/month and can restrict sales users from changing prices or templates. The company offers setup walkthroughs, phone and email help, tutorials, videos, and monthly webinars. Standard starts at $59 a month when billed annually; a 30-day trial is listed.

QuoteSoft estimates labor hours and material costs for ductwork, HVAC, plumbing, piping, and related mechanical contracting work. Its products target piping, plumbing, ductwork, HVAC, refrigeration, industrial process, and medical-gas contractors. Users can customize assemblies, specifications, material names, icons, labor tables, formulas, costs, and variables. QuoteSoft Pipe shows labor and material during takeoff, generates pipe between fittings, and can spool lengths automatically. QuoteSoft Duct calculates fabrication, installation, and material costs for rectangular, round, and oval ductwork and HVAC equipment. Integrations include AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project, Dexter + Chaney, and accounting or project-management packages. Exports include customizable CSV, database, XML, and more than 20 standard Excel formats. Pipe includes a database of over 110,000 items linked to labor tables. Windows desktop deployment supports local networks from one computer to dozens. Pricing is on request; a license includes one year of support and training.