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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated October 19th, 2026 # Page 4 - Reviews of On-Screen Takeoff ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 76-100 of 153 available reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use R Reviewer Project Manager Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Too much for small businesses!" August 30, 2016 4.0 Pros I like the ease of use and how it works with multiple users. It is the Cadillac of on screen takeoff software. Cons I used it as an employee of a large construction company. Now that I am on my own I struggle with how much they charge versus other software that can do just as much. Review Source R Reviewer Project Coordinator Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "On Screen Take Off " October 6, 2025 5.0 I would recommend this software to any estimator in the construction industry regardless of division of work. It cuts estimating time and costs by over half and the accuracy of take offs pay for the software in its self. Pros the program is user friendly and has a quick learning curve. Start up for the software is great and includes two days of training to meet your company needs. Uses vibrant colors and shapes to make take off easy and quick. Cons I don't really have many cons for this program as the company actively updates its software to facilitate the users needs. If I had to pick a con it would be that you are forced to buy support annually if you would like to get any sort of help with the software once your subscription is up. Review Source Verified Reviewer Project Engineer Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "I literally learn to use it within minutes." February 27, 2018 5.0 Pros The software is so easy to use. Within a few minutes of playing and figuring out the tools I was able to accomplish a take off. Review Source R Reviewer Project Manager Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Great quick software for doing takeoffs for bids." January 24, 2018 4.0 It is a fast way to do square footage takeoffs. It is the fastest software and easiest to use for that application. It saves quite a bit of time. Pros On screen is very easy to use. It is a quick way to do takeoffs for any roadway, subdivision, or other projects that you need to get a square footage on. It an also do linear measurements and aid in counting objects that are to be done per each. This is our go to software when we need to do a quick square footage of a project. Cons This software is not any good at doing earthwork takeoffs. If you need to do any type of earthwork take off you will need two separate software applications. There is no real easy way to do arc or circle takeoffs. You have to click multiple times in the arc or circle and get as close to the line as possible. Review Source R Reviewer Sr. estimator / Project Manager Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Easy to use." June 5, 2017 5.0 Pros ability to create basic assemblies that I can modify as needed for individual projects. this is a big time saver. Cons We have had some glitches with uploading plans from our drop box. Other than this I have no complaints. Review Source R Reviewer Estimator Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "On Screen Take Off Review" August 16, 2018 5.0 Very good Pros Very Easy to Use. It is the first take off tool that I ever used and have had no problem. Cons Some times no intuitive enough. It is the First Take Off tool I use so sometimes it was hard to find a common function. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Senior Project Consultant Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Modern-Day Tracing Paper" September 7, 2018 3.0 The software is at least a decade out of date when compared to any other industry standard take-off software. Its clunky, non-intuitive, terrible UI and converts any drawings to .TIFF picture files. The exporting of take-offs is an arduous process, no in-software costing solution. It can't handle any BIM files. Its the modern day equivalent to taking off by hand with tracing paper; there's no interaction with the drawing, you're simply drawing shapes over the top of an image. Pros The only pro to this software is the marking-up of drawings Cons Inability to interact with drawings and a terrible UI. Review Source R Reviewer Systems Trainer Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Over all this is a good tool for take offs" May 23, 2017 4.0 Pros Our estimators can quickly and accurately do takeoffs. They can create templates to speed up the takeoff process, quickly modify existing takeoffs when changes are made to the plans. Cons The license management of the tool is frustrating. When we have slow Internet connections or connecting over our VPN we can not get a license. Most of my estimators have to borrow the licenses when working from home. Review Source R Reviewer Senior Analyst Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Great Software " August 21, 2018 4.0 Reduces the amount of time required to do a take-off and ensures that our old hand-written take-offs are always available on the server to ensure proper project historic records when there is a turnover of staff. Pros Speeds up the process of doing a take off and allows anyone else to pickup where another user left off Cons Importing drawings can sometime be finicky but the customer service support team is great and quick to reply when you need help. Review Source R Reviewer Project Manager Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Great Estimating Tool" August 26, 2016 4.5 Pros The product provides a legend for multiple quantity take-offs which allows the user to estimate the job fully. This is also great during construction to provide adequate materials onsite. Cons There is nothing that I do not like about this product as the features provide you exactly what you need during the estimating phase. Color coding can mimic other materials but it's understandable that you can only provide so many configurations. Review Source R Reviewer Project Manager Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Use this for construction company" April 19, 2018 4.0 Pros Easy to take off a project and provide marked up drawings for our men in the field. It's also an easy program to train people with Cons Extremely pricey. Wish On-screen would integrate with Oasis field center, or that Oasis take off had the same features as On-screen Review Source R Reviewer Project Coordinator Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Not for us" August 2, 2019 4.0 Pros I have used other software that has serviced my needs much better than this one. Cons I was not impressed with the capabilities versus others I have used in the past. Review Source R Reviewer ### "" July 1, 2013 1.0 I've had this program for many years and I'm constantly disappointed by them. It's overpriced and crashes on a regular basis. Will not send a patch unless you sign up for their service. I have used them since they were DOS and am fed up. Review Source NF Nick F. Project Engineer Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Backcheck Subs" December 1, 2018 5.0 For many uses and has saved me on many projects. Pros I use this software as a means for QTO when I am creating a budget and when I need to back check my subs so we don't have a scope gap. Cons Sometimes it's complicated to convert my PDFs into a .tif file for the program so it doesn't allow me to use the take off and I end up using bluebeam for ease. Review Source ES Eric S. PM Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "OST is a powerful estimating tool" August 30, 2019 4.0 Pros There are plenty of options to flexibly conduct take offs and do so with considerable specificity. You can manipulate using layers which is a cool feature. Cons The quantity takeoff prints can seem a bit 'clunky'. Review Source R Reviewer Senior Estimator Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Was using just OST upgraded to Quick Bid what a difference" June 1, 2017 5.0 More speed and Accuracy of proposals Pros Less time with written takeoffs and proposals. More accurate bids and proposals without fear of missing something on colorized takeoff Cons Wish I would have had more time to train on Quick Bid in stead of on the job training, but I am gradually getting comfortable. Thank God for The Training Center Review Source R Reviewer Estimator Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Easy to Use" September 16, 2016 5.0 Pros I have tried other Takeoff software, but this is the best for me. I like this product because it is user friendly and has several built in tools that others may not have. In addition, other software can be limited in functions or available tools. I also like that the customer service representatives are friendly and helpful. Cons The export function to excel gets stuck at times other than that its good. I would like an option to measure segments on a page to accurately scale a page. As it is, a scale has to be either selected or created which could be a hassle when the page does not have a scale in which case you just have to guess until you get the right measurement you're looking for. Review Source R Reviewer Estimator Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Work with Ease" November 21, 2018 5.0 Pros I really like that there is a variety of functions and you are not limited. Cons The only thing I get frustrated with is the lag with some of the functions Review Source R Reviewer ### "" October 10, 2013 4.0 I have been using On-Screen Takeoff and Quick Bid since 2005. Since then, I have learned to modify the software for many different applications. Before On Center, I used to do takeoffs by hand. I quote many jobs a year, and too many things can go wrong. Sometimes, the GC's change materials or quantities at the last minute. That is no problem. As long as you have all of your materials taken off to completeness, you really only have to worry about the other half, the labor. I also have modified and added conditions to include steel and iron connections - either welded or bolted. Attending out of town training helped tremendously. They are always there for help when needed. When you are quoting jobs - whether $3K or $1million - this is the tool to use. All guesswork is gone. This software counts the smallest details like screws, rolls of tape, or corner beads. These are far too laborious to do by hand. Even when roofs are concerned it, calculates your pitch on 2-dimensional drawings to give a more accurate square-footage count. Review Source R Reviewer Owner Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Will not last" June 19, 2015 1.0 Pros Software functions fine, gets the job done faster and more organized then paper. Cons Apparently there is a Sunset clause where they can cancel your software. Considering the time value of money better to get a program that costs less up front with a monthly fee then to be forced to spend thousands to purchase new software every couple of years. Review Source R Reviewer Estimator Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Good enough software, but still ghas a lot of room for improvement" June 25, 2016 3.0 I'd like to see in the software more ease of results. I still have to do a lot of work to organize the results, and export to Excel is messy. Pros Simple to use Cons Messy export to excell. Review Source R Reviewer Project Manager Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Assistant Project Manager, looking for subcontractor's for proposals" September 13, 2016 4.0 Pros Very easy to use and like being able to down load the contact information. Also its nice to be able to see every important information about the company. Cons It appears that not all companies can be searched for the chicagoland area and also companies you know are in the software sometimes do not appear when searched. Review Source R Reviewer Office Manager Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Easy to use. Intuitive." May 25, 2017 5.0 Pros I like that my changes are saved without any intervention from me. I love the Master Style Library and ease of use. Cons When contacting support, you are required to leave a message for a call back instead of being helped on the call. Review Source R Reviewer Electrical engineer Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Quick and time saving" September 18, 2019 4.0 I loved it for being fast but to many options can slow me down a bit Pros This saves time. The manual take off can take hours to be precise and sometimes I may mis count when I am in rush to get the project going. But with this it is very fast and precise. Cons Wide categories. If the characteristics are little different it needs to re selected. If it’s possible to Accumulate some options it will be great Review Source BK Brett K. Estimator Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Excellent Software" October 6, 2025 5.0 Pros Ability to do concrete takeoffs quick and accuratly. Abiltity to breakdown takeoffs by regions and areas Cons Wish thsi software could show you in 3d what it looks like and confirm with the BIM model accuracy and information Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.