Beam AI vs PlanSwift

PlanSwift, but 100% automated

Beam AI is a construction takeoff software with human-reviewed QA, delivering 100% automated outputs – so you can save up to 90% of your time and bid 3-5X more jobs.

Trusted by 1200+ businesses across the US & Canada

Why is Beam AI the Best PlanSwift Alternative?

Features

Beam AI

PlanSwift

100% automated (done-for-you) takeoffs via AI

AI-based takeoffs – Fully automates takeoffs for material quantities across multiple trades

You drag/drop elements on plan drawings, then let PlanSwift calculate quantities

Quality-checked by estimators

Reviewed by a trained QA team before delivery

No human validation step involved

Auto-detected changes in addenda/revisions

Automatically detects and incorporates changes across multiple addenda

Manual updates required for plan revisions.

AI takeoffs for multiple trades

Does AI takeoffs for multiple trades such as HVAC/mechanical, electrical, concrete, plumbing, flooring, roofing, irrigation, earthwork, masonry, and more

Does the manual takeoffs for limited trades only

Bid tracking capabilities

Track every bid, its status, due date, addenda, RFIs, and ITBs in a single, organized dashboard

No native bid-tracking features

Building estimates

Does not help in building estimates

It helps you measure blueprints, calculate material and labor costs, and create accurate estimates

Parallel processing of multiple takeoffs

Processes multiple takeoffs simultaneously

Takeoffs are processed individually

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Beam AI vs. PlanSwift: The Clear Winner

See why top contractors are switching to Beam AI. Download the detailed comparison guide to uncover key differences and make an informed choice.

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PlanSwift keeps you away from your bids. And your customer.

Beam AI helps you reclaim the 30-50% of the time during a bid cycle which is spent just on doing takeoffs

Why Top Contractors are Switching to Beam AI

Save 90% time with done-for-you concrete takeoffs
Save 90% time on takeoffs with AI
Unlike PlanSwift, you don’t need to spend hours tracing plans yourself. With Beam AI, all you need to do is upload your plans & specs and define the scope of work. Our future-ready AI scans all the plans, elevations, section details, and specs to take off quantities. While guaranteeing ±1% of your in-house takeoff accuracy, our QA team validates your takeoff before it reaches you.
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Spend more time coordinating with your customer and vendors
Send out up to 3-5X more bids
Never turn down any opportunity to bid again with auto-generated takeoffs. Unlike PlanSwift, Beam AI can process multiple takeoffs for you simultaneously. So, during a busy bidding season, you can throw all your takeoffs, and Beam AI will process them for you seamlessly.
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Win more jobs & be the first-quote-out
Auto-detected addenda changes
Beam AI automatically detects discrepancies between different pages of a plan set and calls it out for you. Tired of taking off plan revisions? Beam AI’s advanced AI quantifies the changes on revisions for your ease of reference. Beam AI is built to help you bid fast and competitively.
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See What Our Customers Have to Say

From saving time on takeoffs to winning more bids, hear from our customers firsthand how we’re helping them succeed

"With Beam AI, we have cut 80% of the time on takeoffs to focus on bigger projects and send on more proposals."

Maxwell Henderson

Maxwell Henderson

Business Owner, Desert Rat Welding, LLC

"We’re saving a week’s worth of time on takeoffs and recording 1.5x business growth after switching to Beam AI."

Roy Caberra

Roy Cabrera

Estimator, Pilkington Construction Co.

"With Beam AI, we’re saving 2 days of work/week. Our bid volume has doubled, and we’ve grown from $900K to $2M in just a couple of months!"

Bryan Ramirez

Bryan Ramirez

Senior Estimator, Rays Stairs Inc.

"We are now bidding 8 more projects/month without increasing our headcount and have recorded a revenue growth of $500K - $ 1M with increased bid capacity."

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Ryan Meers

Estimator/Project Manager, Bommarito Construction

"With significantly less time spent on takeoffs, we can now focus more on securing better pricing from suppliers and verifying material availability."

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Laura De Sanctis

Assistant Director, JBG Flooring and Installation Ltd.

"Beam AI is helping us modernize our business and has become a key part of our bidding process, saving up to 2 days on takeoffs."

Dylan Wiman_Rocky Mountain

Dylan Wiman

CEO & President, Rocky Mountain Steel, Inc

"By adopting Beam AI, we have halved our takeoff time while significantly improving bid accuracy. It is an integral part of our business growth now."

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Lead Estimator at a large-sized concrete services company based in Texas

"It has helped us turn around bids faster and free up 5–8 hours a week, time we now spend on pricing strategy and customer needs."

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Brent Wright

Senior Estimator, Merritt Contracting

"We are now saving 40+ man-hours per takeoff while ensuring no critical details are missed. Beam AI is helping us build better estimates, faster."

Ricardo Pacheco

Ricardo Pacheco

CTO, Building Preservation Material Technologies

"I’m saving 4-6 hours a day, and now, I can focus on clients, visit job sites, and grow the business instead of just keeping it running."

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Vice President, South Florida-based demolition contractor

"I used to spend 25 hours a week on takeoffs, now it's just 5. Beam AI has freed up enough time that I could potentially handle 800 projects a year instead of 400, without hiring another estimator."

Henry Greenberg Guardian Roofing & Exteriors

Henry Greenberg

President, Guardian Roofing & Exteriors Inc. and Director of Sales & Marketing, T.U.F.F. Exteriors Inc.

"Since switching to Beam AI, we’ve submitted 10X more bids. I used to spend 2–3 hours per takeoff, but now I’m done in 30 minutes."

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Mike Gibson

President, New View Roofing

"We went from 2 bids a week to 8–9, with no extra hires, thanks to Beam AI."

Danell Zarrelli Harner Plumbing

Danell Zarrelli

Assistant Project Manager, Harner Plumbing

"With Beam AI, we’re submitting 25% more bids, without adding another estimator to the team."

Stephen Mendoza

Stephen Mendoza

Outside Sales Representative, Cape Cod Winwater

"We’re winning more jobs, growing the business, and doing it all without expanding our team. Beam AI has become an essential part of how we operate."

Viri

Viri Ramirez

Co-owner, Cart Construction

"We’re now sending up to 5 bids a week, have taken on larger projects, and even repurposed an estimator to focus on inventory and purchasing."

Dylan Kaminski

Dylan Kaminski

Business Development Manager, Tactical Construction Inc.

"With Beam AI, we’ve doubled our revenue from $6M to $12M and cut our bid turnaround from five days to just two. Beam AI has been exceptionally helpful!"

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Project Manager & Business Development Services, Minnesota-based HVAC Contractor

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FAQs

Why are automated blueprint takeoffs needed?

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Blueprint takeoff software traces blueprints so that you don't have to. It determines the quantities of materials for you using AI technology, saving 90% of your time otherwise spent on takeoffs. You can process up to 3-5X more takeoffs with Beam AI without any additional effort.

How does an AI-based takeoff software work?

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Our AI-based takeoff software automates the tracing of plan docs and calculation of all material quantities for you. All you need to do is upload the plans on our platform, define the scope of work, and hit Proceed! Once the AI does the takeoff, the AI-generated takeoff goes through a Quality Assurance step where it is reviewed to ensure everything is accurate and matches the scope you provide during the setup.

Can I try out the software for free?

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Absolutely! Book a demo with us and then our product expert will set up a free trial for you.

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