ContractorCounter vs P2P Estimating

ContractorCounter is browser-based takeoff and estimating software for small contractors and teams. It lets users mark up construction PDFs with callouts, arrows, text, stamps, highlights, and comments, then measure calibrated length, area, and volume or count drawing items. Its AI assistant can suggest counts, measurements, scale calibration, and rates for the user to review. Quantities carry into a bill of quantities with editable rates, which can be used to prepare priced quotes. The product is focused on takeoff rather than a full cost-database estimating suite. Workspaces run in a browser on Windows, macOS, iPad, iPhone, and Android without installation. A free account includes a first workspace and limited AI use, but exports and sharing need paid access or an eligible card-required trial. The Free workspace plan is free; Pro is $11.67 a month, billed annually at US$140/year; Team is $10 a month per seat; Lifetime is $249, paid once.

P2P Estimating is web-based construction estimating software for subcontractors. It turns uploaded blueprints into takeoffs priced against a user’s labor and material rates. Blueprint files can be PDFs, images, or CAD files such as DWG and DXF, including multi-sheet sets. The software supports 28 trades and identifies scope, then measures counts, lengths, and areas using trade-specific takeoff logic. The generated estimate is a draft for review before bidding. Users can upload a blueprint and create a free shareable link without logging in, but an AI takeoff requires a free account. The Free plan includes 5,000 coins on signup, described as enough for a first takeoff, plus estimate saving and re-pricing and AI estimating chat. Paid plans start at $99 a month. The pricing page estimates an estimate uses roughly $25–$75 of credit depending on plan size; editing or re-pricing a saved estimate adds no credit cost. Plans are month-to-month and can be changed or canceled at any time. Failed estimates do not consume credit, and the upload flow says blueprints are not shared.