User Reviews
Takeoff Live by Takeoff Live
USER REVIEWS - All reviews
Purchased Date: May 01, 2010
MD, D Moran & Associates
May 11, 2012
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Pros
Ease of Use,Quick to learn, does not require long time consuming learning. Good back up support,
Cons
Does not interact with autoCAD
Overall
Overall Recommendation is very good, I use the programme daily for Estimating / Take Off on House building / construction
Purchased Date: January 01, 2008
Owner, MN Masonry, Inc.
May 26, 2011
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Pros
Accurate, adequate features, exports to excel, relatively inexpensive.
Cons
Does not have hand grab drag tool (except on sidebar), can't undo a finished area or lineal measurement, crashes sometimes.
Overall
I got burned once doing manual take offs to the tune of about $20K (I left a page of written measurements out of the final tabulation. I vowed never to let that happen again, and started shopping software programs. I chose Takeoff Live, and I'm glad I did. As long as you save often, and learn the quirks of this software, you can do everything you could have with a much more expensive piece of software, for a fraction of the price. Also, when you need help, their customer service is friendly, helpful, and above all, prompt!
Purchased Date: February 01, 2010
Construction Manager / Consultant, ECC
May 24, 2011
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Pros
The ability to use pdf drawings rather than dwg or other media has allowed me the ability to have more accurate information which in turn reduces bid ambiguities.
Cons
Depending on your computer security software, it is sometimes necessary to stop security applications from booting and then register Takeoff Live again.
Overall
Using Takeoff Live set me apart from the average consultant and my work is of more value to my employer. I have not seen a comparable product with the type of customer support the Takeoff Live staff offers. Give it a try and you'll see what I mean.
Purchased Date: August 01, 2007
owner / CEO, Comfort Saver Inc.
May 24, 2011
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Pros
can work on multipul pages at the same time
it's fast, & easy to use
It continues to get better with each version.
The program was very inexpensive and it exceeded all my expectation of what this program would do.
It saves me Time and Money.
Cons
could not think of anything wrong with the current version of the program.
Overall
I would recommend Takeoff live to anyone in the construction industry. Best bang for the Dollar spent on software to make my business and life a lot easier.
Purchased Date: March 01, 2010
President, Lucky Tile Inc.
May 24, 2011
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Pros
Easy to learn & use, accurate & cost effective.
Cons
None really.
Overall
I strongly recommend this product for basic takeoff of on line plans.
Purchased Date: June 01, 2009
Senior Estimator, Alliance Construction/Associated Construction
May 24, 2011
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Pros
I was up and running in minutes.
I could import all information into a master spreadsheet.
You don't lose your place as your trail is documented with color.
Much easier than doing materials take-offs manually.
Cons
Wish it was free.
Overall
Two thumbs up, great tool for anyone who has to do estimates, bills of materials, and quotes.
Purchased Date: February 01, 2011
Director, Hugh & Co Contracting Pty Ltd
May 23, 2011
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Pros
only concentrates on take offs
Cons
we went from Planswift to Takeoff Live because it was cheaper and we don't use the estimating side off planswift. However we find Takeoff live awkward to use and have gone back to planswift.
Overall
need to improve the way take offs are done
Purchased Date: March 01, 2011
Project Manager, CPMEng
May 23, 2011
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Pros
Produces a report
Cons
No visible link to Bid4Build
Metric Cost book needed
Overall
Too many screens with outdated appearance. Not very appealing to to look at some of these screens. Not intuitive at all.
There are more appealing program out there. The learning curve is steep compared to other programs. Regret buying this program.
Purchased Date: May 01, 2011
OWNER, SMITTY'S CRD CONCRETE SERVICES INC.
May 23, 2011
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Pros
Haven't used the program long enough to be real accurate
Cons
none so far
Overall
I would recommend this product highly
Purchased Date: January 01, 2008
Partner, Spray Foam Energy Solutions
May 23, 2011
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Pros
Being one of the original purchasers of E Job Cost I saw the growth of this product from the beginning. It has always been reliable and useful in doing take offs from plan sets. As it has evolved to Takeoff Live a lot of additional features and improvements have been added making it much more robust and even easier to use. The fact that I can set my scale using a know measurement or to an architectural or engineering scale allows me to work from cad drawings, hand drawings and photographs.
This is an excellent product at a reasonable price.
Cons
There really aren't any cons. There are different levels of the product which allow you to customize it to your needs and everything works as advertised.
Overall
I highly recommend this product to all of the contractors I work with.
Purchased Date: April 01, 2010
Director, Sydney Electric
May 23, 2011
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Pros
Seems like a good idea
Cons
Overpriced for a product that is only licensed for 12 months. I would not recommend this product to other people in my industry.
Overall
I originally thought that I had purchased this product (I must have missed the small print stating that it only work for 12 months). As this is not the case I would not be able to recommend this product.
Purchased Date: December 01, 2010
President, Ingram Construction
May 23, 2011
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Pros
Great takeoff tracking of estimated take off quanities. Ideal for both sub takeoffs as well as GC use.
Cons
Use is by seat. If the use was by paid subscription so more people could use the same license while not exceeding the number purchased it would save us some money.
Overall
Awsome package for the money!
Purchased Date: February 01, 2010
Mr, Big Fish Estimating
May 23, 2011
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Pros
Simple to use
Less cluttered than some others
Cost
Cons
Save function - doesn't seem to be able to be modified to a different directory?
Save Icons - pop to the RHS of the screen on restart
Lost personalisation of Symbol List a couple of times
Can't change a symbol name after adding - only the symbol
View bar on LHS resorts to "ITS" position when restart - instead of staying where I wanted them - ADD & EDIT buttons grow HUGE on stretching the box.
Lost the ability to see the AUDIT sheet on screen first - is this a Standard vs Professional package??
Non metricated (Australian I am)
Overall
Have recommended it to a couple of others that I know already - even one who had bought a more expensive package and found it was too cumbersome for his needs.
Purchased Date: August 01, 2007
CFO, Lamford Interiors Inc
August 27, 2008
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Pros
The most versatile and user friendly On Screen Take-off software I have ever used. Since I started using Take-off Live, I have retired both Quest Take-off and Toolbox2. Complex take-offs, odd shaped areas are done with such ease.
Cons
I am sure there is something, but I haven't found it yet.
Overall
Without a doubt this is the ONLY on screen take-off software that I would recommend.
