Easy Takeoffs vs Intuitive Takeoff

Easy Takeoffs is browser-based construction takeoff software for measuring PDF plan sets and producing quantities. On upload, it can name plan sheets and detect drawing scales automatically. Measurement tools cover lines, polylines, areas, counts, angles, and curved segments, with snapping to drawing geometry. You can search text across plan sheets and find matching symbols to review and count. Material assembly templates calculate quantities with waste factors; custom templates and a community library are available. Takeoffs can be exported as annotated PDFs or CSV files and shared through read-only links. The web application runs in modern browsers on Mac, Windows, iPad, Chromebook, and Android without installation. Pro Monthly costs $39 a month, billed monthly; Pro Annual costs $399 a year, billed annually. Both plans list a full feature set, unlimited storage, projects, and documents for one user. A 14-day trial is available, with no free plan. AI analysis is enabled by default and can be disabled.

Intuitive Takeoff is a Windows application for measuring lengths, areas and counts from construction plans, then pricing work with saved rates. Its 2D workspace groups and aligns sheets, assembles pages by match line and compares revisions with overlays. Nineteen markup types include clouds, callouts, dimensions, stamps and signatures. Exports include annotated PDF, Excel and CSV, with branded quotes and invoices available. The Utilities & Civil module models connected pipe networks and calculates elevations, depth, slope and trench quantities. Smart Plan Detection names sheets, classifies pages, parses indexes and detects schedule tables locally. The Advanced plan adds a Claude connector that can build takeoff items and reference schedule data, but not draw pipe runs, edit placed-run hydraulics or set trench profiles. Plans render locally without uploads. Standard costs $25 a month; Advanced costs $50 a month.