PlanSwift User Reviews, Pricing & Popular Alternatives

Item: PlanSwift
Rating: 4.1

By Alyzza Acabal on January 1, 2019 | Construction Management Reviews, Reviews

Average Rating 4.1 4.1 from 5 ratings

PlanSwift is a takeoff and estimating software used in various construction jobs and trades, such as concreting, drywalling, electrical, plumbing, and more. It uses an on-screen digital system to help contractors, subcontractors, and estimators save time and win more bids. In this article, we cover user reviews and pricing. Ready to try PlanSwift? Get a free trial.

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What PlanSwift Does Well

Users who gave PlanSwift a positive review said that the software prepares accurate cost estimations along with other material requirements needed to complete a project. Others like how they can easily access their files from both their offices and homes.

One user who gave PlanSwift a positive review on G2 Crowd mentioned that the software is easy to use for takeoffs. He said that it quickly creates digital takeoffs and stores data that can easily be transferred to other programs such as Microsoft Excel.

What PlanSwift Does Not Do Well

Users who gave PlanSwift a negative review said that the software has a steep learning curve. Some others mentioned that the collaboration functionality is a bit faulty because some files end up missing upon sending emails.

One user who gave PlanSwift a negative review on G2 Crowd complained that emails sent using the software ended up with broken or missing files. He wished that PlanSwift could provide a cloud-based version of their files so that multiple users can work on the same set of plans at the same time.

PlanSwift Pricing

PlanSwift offers one premium plan, PlanSwift Professional, which costs $1,195/user. Users can also purchase their available add-ons such as the upgrade and support program ($250/user/year) and the three-hour 1-on-1 training program ($295/trainee).

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PlanSwift Features

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PlanSwift FAQ

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Kristen Silvan
1 Review
10 Points
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February 4, 2019 at 9:24 pm
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Ease of Use
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Customer Service
What does the company do well?
I love the flexibility in creating your own customized bids… being able to change pricing models / unit pricing makes my job so much easier!
What does the company not do well?
Takes a good amount of time to get used to the program… which is expected with any new software. It seems like it was created originally to complete take offs and the estimating portion was an afterthought but the program works well for any general that self performs work!
What do you wish you had known about the company before using?
The training available… It took me a while to review the training available but it would have helped adapt to the program so much quicker if I had utilized it in the beginning.
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Klaus M Liebscher
1 Review
10 Points
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January 30, 2019 at 4:44 pm
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★
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What does the company do well?
PlanSwift is an easy to use takeoff software with the capability to combine the takeoffs with cost. It’s a tool that you can use quite fast to start to do your own takeoffs. The price for the subscription is ok and far less expensive than for other takeoff software products.
What does the company not do well?
It is recommended to convert Pdf files during the import to Tiff files. Although the import options can be changed (DPI for Tiff files, Format from Black and White over Greyscale to Color) I was not able to improve the quality of the imported drawings – they were always blurry when zoomed in, regardless the chosen DPI. In order to start with a takeoff, the pages need to be scaled. That is easy in the first place: a variety of pre-set scales are available as well as the option to scale the drawing based on an existing measurement. This process must be done for each page of the drawing set. To choose a main scale during the import is not available. After scaling one drawing the takeoff can start – on this drawing only unless all drawings have been scaled. A takeoff item can be created by choosing the kind of take off (Area, Linear, Segment or Count). The created takeoff item needs to be used immediately or it disappears. There is no way to start creating all needed takeoff items upfront and then start the actual takeoff process. The takeoff with PlanSwift itself is simple, although working with tiff files always means, all vector information will be lost including the ability to snap points. I imported a few Pdf files without converting them to Tiff files and expected that some functions of vector files would be available in PlanSwift (point snap) because this function was available with the same drawing in Adobe Acrobat. Point snap was not available in PlanSwift after importing the drawing as a Pdf file. There a re few things missing in PlanSwift: – Multi Takeoff: Only one takeoff item at the time can be used. There is no availability to combine various takeoff items as different linear items (paint and baseboard or even area and linear items (flooring, pasteboard and paint) – Quantity adding: Every takeoff item must be created new on every page. For that reason, these items will not be added to a total sum, even if the content is the same (length of baseboard at different floors). – Single Click / Auto Quantity is a nice tool, but it does not always work. If the surrounding lines are too thin, Single Click Area will not recognize them – Legend: the font size in the legend cannot be changed. If there are lots of takeoff items on the drawing, the legend can become quite big without the option of changing the font size. Service / Help: There are Tutorial Videos and a Knowledgebase available. But it is hard to find answers and solutions for very specific questions. There is a contact option via phone available, but I always had to leave a message via voicemail and wait for a call back – which was sometimes fast (5 to 10 minutes) and sometimes it took some time. This also required to stay near the phone. When I missed the call back because I had to attend a meeting, I had to start over to call the support and leave a voicemail.
What do you wish you had known about the company before using?
You work with what you have and make the best out of it. And although there is some room for improvement, PlanSwift gets the job done.
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Tonnie Milligan
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January 21, 2019 at 4:49 pm
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
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Ease of Use
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Customer Service
What does the company do well?
PlanSwift is so simple and easy to use! It is a very powerful estimating tool that can be utilized from measurement through take-off. PlanSwift can be used more efficiently if someone desires – I only use the measurement portion on a regular basis, but it offers so much more.
What does the company not do well?
Printing is a little confusing
What do you wish you had known about the company before using?
I wish I had found PlanSwift years ago – it would have saved me hours and hours!
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Anshul Mehta
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January 16, 2019 at 4:23 pm
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
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What does the company do well?
The software makes quantity take off easy and efficient.
What does the company not do well?
While using the software for takeoffs, I found out that it’s little difficult to work in a server and on multiple computers on a same file. For example If I’m working on a spreadsheet and If I want to work on the same spreadsheet but on a different computer, it’s difficult.
What do you wish you had known about the company before using?
I wish I would have known all the features before using it.
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Tamara Altom
1 Review
10 Points
1 Screenshot
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January 14, 2019 at 7:29 pm
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
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What does the company do well?
PlanSwift provides a product that makes quantity take off easy and efficient. The software works for me everyday. I use it for take off for flooring, ceiling, framing, etc. I typically have a spreadsheet that I transfer to floor area/f that can account for multiple scope. There may be a feature that allows for this without an extra spreadsheet, if so, I am not yet aware of that feature.
What does the company not do well?
While I use PlanSwift to do take off on a daily basis, I feel like there are so many features that I am not utilizing due to lack of knowledge. I wish that there were more impromptu tips that came to via inbox/pop-up that would show underutilized features and tricks.
What do you wish you had known about the company before using?
There are many features that I have learned through using the product. I wish I had learned some of them sooner.
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