PlanSwift vs Easy Takeoffs

For a new subscription with published pricing, Easy Takeoffs costs less: $39 a month or $399 a year per individual account, compared with PlanSwift Essential at $2,000 per year for one seat on its September 2026 pricing page. Its Core tier is $3,000 and adds Auto Takeoff; checkout still lists Professional at $2,000. Some existing PlanSwift customers still have perpetual licenses, so their actual renewal decision may differ. PlanSwift also offers deeper built-in estimating plus Takeoff Boost automation that Easy Takeoffs does not claim to replace. Easy Takeoffs covers the focused measurement and material-quantity workflow without a Windows requirement.

PlanSwift's pricing page lists Essential at $2,000 per year for one seat and Core at $3,000, while checkout still lists a $2,000 annual Professional Subscription. ConstructConnect's current installer guidance explicitly distinguishes subscription customers from people who are still on a perpetual license with annual maintenance or no maintenance. Legacy perpetual customers can use the version their license supports, subject to ConstructConnect's version lifecycle and activation rules. ConstructConnect's installer calls Takeoff Boost subscription-only, but its April 2026 guide and June 2026 release notes list some Advanced or Premium Maintenance plans as eligible. Existing customers should verify entitlement in the Customer Portal.

PlanSwift is a Windows desktop application focused on takeoffs and estimating, with published new-subscription pricing from $2,000 per year per user for Essential, while Core is $3,000 and adds Auto Takeoff. Easy Takeoffs is a focused, cloud-based takeoff tool that runs in a browser on Mac, Windows, and iPad at a much lower price. PlanSwift has more estimating depth today, including assemblies, labor and cost data, trade plug-ins, and Takeoff Boost automation. Easy Takeoffs offers direct browser access, cloud auto-save, and a narrower workflow centered on measurements and material quantities. PlanSwift has no native macOS or iPadOS application, although Mac users can run it through Windows virtualization.

PlanSwift does not install directly on macOS. ConstructConnect tells Mac users to run a supported version of Windows through Boot Camp on compatible Intel Macs or through a virtual machine such as Parallels. On Apple Silicon, a Windows virtual machine is the available route because Boot Camp is not supported. ConstructConnect tests PlanSwift on native Windows machines and does not guarantee a specific virtualized Mac setup. Easy Takeoffs runs directly in Safari, Chrome, Firefox, or Edge on Mac and supports iPad with Apple Pencil, with no Windows or virtualization license required.

Easy Takeoffs applies server-side ownership checks and database row-level access policies to project data, stores project files in Cloudflare R2, and uses HTTPS in transit. Cloud and desktop storage have different risks, so neither model is automatically safer in every situation. PlanSwift documents local, network, OneDrive, and manual backup options that its customers manage themselves. Whichever product you choose, retain the exports and backups your business needs for recovery.

For takeoffs and material quantity calculations, yes. Easy Takeoffs has 44 built-in material templates and a custom formula editor, so you can apply a template to a measurement and get drywall sheets, concrete cubic yards, paint gallons, or any other quantity automatically with waste factors built in. For full bid estimating with labor rates and cost databases, not yet. A dedicated estimating panel is on our roadmap. Today, many users pair Easy Takeoffs with a spreadsheet for the cost side. Easy Takeoffs exports to CSV (RFC 4180 compliant with UTF-8 BOM for clean Excel opening) so material totals drop straight into Excel or Google Sheets.

Easy Takeoffs requires an internet connection to load the application and save your work. PlanSwift is a Windows desktop application and can keep working with locally available job files, although internet access is required for activation, updates, help files, and Takeoff Boost services. PlanSwift supports local and network storage plus fully synced folders such as OneDrive, but backup and cross-computer storage are configured and managed by the customer.

Easy Takeoffs uses the standard digital takeoff workflow: confirm or set a known scale, then measure on-screen. Final accuracy depends on the source drawing, the selected scale, placement of each measurement, and the estimator's review. Those checks matter in every takeoff product, including PlanSwift, and they should be part of the bid review for projects of any size.

Yes, with a different scope. PlanSwift assemblies can connect takeoff measurements to material quantities, labor, and cost data, and it sells trade-specific plug-ins for additional estimating content. Easy Takeoffs ships with 44 built-in material-quantity templates across common trades, plus community templates and a custom formula editor with waste factors and rounding. Easy Takeoffs does not yet replace PlanSwift's full labor and cost-estimating workflow.

PlanSwift's main competitors for construction takeoffs are Easy Takeoffs ($39/mo or $399/yr, a focused browser-based takeoff tool), Bluebeam Revu Complete ($440/year, a Windows desktop PDF tool with web and mobile access), STACK (a cloud takeoff and estimating platform with symbol recognition in its core plans and AI takeoff add-ons), and Procore (a full enterprise platform sold by custom quote). Easy Takeoffs has a lower published price than the named fixed-price alternatives and runs on Mac without Windows or Parallels. PlanSwift is the stronger fit when its deep estimating, trade assemblies, and Takeoff Boost automation are central to the workflow.

Yes, for the takeoff measurement workflow. Easy Takeoffs competes directly with PlanSwift on measuring construction PDFs: linear, polyline, area, count, and angle takeoffs with scale calibration and grouped exports. PlanSwift has an advantage in mature built-in estimating, Takeoff Boost automation, assemblies, and trade databases. Easy Takeoffs has a lower published price and a direct browser workflow across Mac, Windows, and iPad, while PlanSwift requires Windows and offers a broader desktop estimating system.