Beam AI vs Togal.ai
100% Automated Takeoffs: See Why Beam AI Outshines Togal.ai
Beam AI - the best Togal.AI takeoff software alternative that delivers AI-based, human-reviewed, and 100% automated takeoffs.
Trusted by 1200+ businesses across the US & Canada
Why is Beam AI the Best Togal.AI Alternative?
Features
Beam AI
Togal.AI
100% Automated Takeoffs
Fully automated and delivered
User must review/complete manually
Quality-Checked by Estimators
Reviewed by trained estimators before delivery
No human validation step
Takeoffs for Multiple Trades
Concrete, MEP, steel flooring, civil, utility, demolition, etc.
Mostly floor areas, walls, and fixtures only
Tagging & Quantity Structuring
Items can be grouped and tagged by CSI or scope
Basic categorization only
Auto-detects Addenda & Plan Changes
Revisions automatically flagged and updated
Manual comparison required
Export Options
Excel, PDF, view-only link, image
Limited export customization
Ready-to-use quantities
Custom Excel reports that align with your estimating workflow
Limited export customization
Markup tools
Plan discrepancy callouts
Resolve conflicts between takeoff measurements and plan notes, compare the values, and get notifications for discrepancies.
Does not help resolve takeoff measurements & plan notes conflict.
Bid tracking capabilities
Track every bid, its status, due date, addenda, RFIs, and ITBs in a single, organized dashboard.
No native bid-tracking features
Togal.ai 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
Fully Automated, Quality-Checked Takeoffs with Beam AI
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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."
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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 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
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."
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
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."
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."
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
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."
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
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."
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
Assistant Project Manager, Harner Plumbing
"With Beam AI, we’re submitting 25% more bids, without adding another estimator to the team."
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 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."
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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!"
Project Manager & Business Development Services, Minnesota-based HVAC Contractor
FAQs
Why are automated blueprint takeoffs needed?
Blueprint takeoff software traces blueprints so that you don't have to. It determines the quantities of materials for you using AI-based 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.
Can I try out the software for free?
Absolutely! Book a demo with us and then our product expert will set up a free trial for you.
What does the pricing structure look like?
Beam AI operates on an annual subscription model, granting you credits in the form of workable sheets for your takeoffs. The annual subscription is built to meet your requirements.
How does an AI-based takeoff software work?
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 by a QA team to ensure everything is accurate and matches the scope you provided during the setup.
What are the differences between Beam AI and Togal.AI in automation quality?
Beam AI doesn’t just read geometry - it interprets specs, notes, sheet details, drawing layers, and assemblies (especially important for civil, structural, MEP, and multi-trade projects) and builds material quantities accordingly.
Togal.AI mainly focuses on geometric detection (areas, lengths, simple counts) — it’s good for straightforward floor plans or basic architectural drawings. But because it does not deeply interpret specs, annotations or complex trade logic, estimators often need to manually refine or complete results.
Which platform offers more accurate AI-based quantity measurement?
Beam AI generally offers higher overall accuracy for AI-based quantity measurement, especially on complex and multi-trade projects, because its takeoffs are fully automated and then quality-checked before delivery. This means quantities are not only generated by AI but also reviewed for drawing interpretations, specs, and scope alignment—making the output closer to bid-ready with minimal manual cleanup.
Togal.AI is highly accurate for simple architectural floor plans and basic area, length, and count measurements. However, since it mainly focuses on geometric detection, estimators typically need to manually review, adjust, and validate the results—especially for annotations, specs, and non-standard details.
Which platform offers faster takeoff turnaround times?
Togal.AI is typically faster for simple floor-plan takeoffs, since results are generated almost instantly but need manual review.
Beam AI delivers the AI-generated output within 24–72 hours because takeoffs are fully automated and then quality-checked by an experienced QA team.
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