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STACK vs MacDraft Professional: Which is a better fit?

Updated on December 29th, 2024
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Summary
Features in Takeoff
34
Best performer
50
  • Activity Dashboard
  • API
  • Assembly Takeoff
11
50
  • 2D Drawing
  • Annotations
  • Customizable Templates
User satisfaction
4.5
User reviews1,388
Ease of use
4.5
Functionality
4.2
Value for money
4.3
Customer support
4.7
4.4
User reviews196
Ease of use
4.3
Functionality
4.2
Value for money
4.5
Customer support
4.5
Price starts from
/user
Yearly subscription
Free version
Free trial
One-time payment
Free version
Free trial
Best for

From project evaluation, takeoff and estimating, to construction and closeout, contractors use STACK’s cloud-based software to help run their businesses and maximize profits.

Floor plan designers, engineers and architects needing to create, edit or send 2D CAD drawings to others in their industry.

User reviews
pros & cons
1 / 4
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1 / 4
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Video reviews
Quentin O
QS Estimator
4.0

Quentin O.: Okay. My name is Quentin. My job title is Estimator/Senior QS. We have around 30 employees, and my rating for STACK is four out of five. We use it for a combination of things, but primarily we use it for measuring and estimation purposes. So if we're tendering jobs, if we're pricing variations, if we're monitoring changes. I find it quite useful for construction changes during the course of construction where the architects may or may not bubble changes and we can put the overlays in place, and things that have changed distinctly will then flash red. So it's very useful for that as well. Identifying changes in the full construction set, because again, sometimes the architects will just issue a full construction set and not tell you that there are changes from the tender set, so then we can price and pick up those changes accordingly. I like the fact that it's browser-based, so it's web-based. I can use it from anywhere in the world. That is probably the single most useful feature that it has, or the way it's been constructed. Probably from my point of view, the single feature I dislike the most is that it's American-based and that everything defaults to imperial rather than metric. It's easy to overcome, or relatively easy to overcome, but everything does default to imperial rather than metric. And if you haven't got your settings right, then every time you upload things, then it will default. That's probably my single biggest pet hate.

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STACK

Top Features
34/50
  • 2D Drawing
  • 3D Imaging
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Tracking
  • Annotations
  • Bill of Materials
  • Customizable Templates
  • Document Templates
  • Issue Management
  • Project Templates
  • Status Tracking
  • Subcontractor Management
  • Template Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Version Control
  • Workflow Management
  • Activity Dashboard
  • API
  • Assembly Takeoff
  • Bid Management
  • Built-In Database
  • Calendar Management
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Cost Estimating
  • Cost Tracking
  • Customizable Reports
  • Data Import/Export
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Electronic Plans
  • Estimating
  • For AEC Industry
  • Job Costing
  • Job Management
  • Labor Cost Reporting
  • Project Estimating
  • Projections
  • Project Management
  • Project Planning
  • Project Tracking
  • Project Workflow
  • Proposal Generation
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • SSL Security
  • Task Scheduling
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MacDraft Professional

11/50
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STACK

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MacDraft Professional

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STACK
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
MacDraft Professional
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
STACK
  • By Stack Construction Technologies
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2011
MacDraft Professional
  • By Microspot
  • Located in United Kingdom
  • Founded in 1964
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