Construction Software Companies & Consultants in Centerville, UT

Overview

PlanSwift is a maker of takeoff and estimating software for the construction sector, headquartered in Centerville, Utah. Its desktop application is aimed at estimators, general contractors and specialty subcontractors who need to turn digital drawings into measured quantities and completed bids.

The company says more than 41,000 estimators use the product, and another section of its site speaks of 43,000 users spread across every trade. Construction Coverage named it the most popular takeoff software in 2024, and it holds a 4.7 rating on Google and a 4.4 rating on G2.

Its locations page lists a second U.S. office in Cincinnati, Ohio, along with customers in over 40 countries.

From first measurement to final bid

PlanSwift is built around the idea that a bid should be produced in one place rather than passed between several programs. Its workflow has three stages:

• Point and click: estimators take off areas, lengths and counts straight from plans in PDF, CAD or image format.
• Drag and drop: premade assemblies covering material, labor and waste are applied to the measurements, so the estimate builds as the measuring goes on.
• Review and export: the figures are checked, then the bid goes to Excel or to the user's own estimating system.

A commercial contractor quoted on the site explains that the all-in-one design means no juggling of separate platforms for takeoff and estimating, and no rebuilding of assemblies elsewhere. Since pricing sits beside measuring, buyers do not need a second tool or a second learning curve.

Takeoff BOOST and its AI tools

The newest feature set is Takeoff BOOST, a suite of four AI tools built into the software. The goal is to shift an estimator's effort from repetitive clicking toward reviewing the results the software produces.

• Auto Takeoff generates an initial pass of areas, lengths, counts and wall types across the drawings.
• Auto Count lets a user point at a single symbol and then locates every matching instance throughout the plan set.
• Auto Scale reads title blocks and applies the right scale to every sheet without manual entry.
• Auto Bookmark links plan sheets to their corresponding detail sheets for quick navigation.

Which of these a customer receives depends on the subscription tier. According to the company, three of the four tools, everything except Auto Takeoff, come with the PlanSwift Core level.

Trade coverage

The company positions the software as a fit for almost any scope of work, with dedicated pages for general contractors and for many trades, plus a collection of trade-specific plugins. Examples of what the tool handles include:

• Drywall walls measured with openings subtracted automatically.
• Plumbing counts of fixtures, connections and runs across big plan sets.
• Concrete quantities for footings, slabs, walls and reinforcement.
• HVAC measurements of ductwork, equipment and fittings.
• Masonry calculations for CMU, brick, stone and mortar.
• Flooring area and material takeoffs that include waste factors.
• Cut and fill, trenching and elevation work for site contractors, using the EarthWork Pro plugin.

Learning resources and customer feedback

Users can draw on a blog, events, training videos, classroom training, a user guide, release notes, customer stories and an academic program. A support hub covers activation, installing and uninstalling, and requests for direct assistance. Prospects can try a free trial or watch a demo before committing.

Testimonials come from companies in excavation, cost consulting, insulation, commercial construction and epoxy flooring. They return often to ease of use, fast adoption and savings in time and money. An insulation contractor says an apartment building takeoff that once consumed days can now be finished in an afternoon. For buyers in Utah and elsewhere, PlanSwift offers an established product that joins measuring and pricing, now supplemented by AI.