# Countfire Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra > With the help of Capterra, learn about Countfire Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Electrical Estimating products and more. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/144811/Countfire --- # Countfire Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on March 13, 2026 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. Independent research methodology Capterra’s researchers use a mix of verified reviews, independent research and objective methodologies to bring you selection and ranking information you can trust. While we may earn a referral fee when you visit a provider through our links or speak to an advisor, this has no influence on our research or methodology. 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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/resources/how-we-ensure-transparency/) [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Users](#users)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Integrations](#integrations)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) Countfire ## What is Countfire? Countfire is electrical estimating software that uses automation to help electrical estimators work faster, cut busy work and increase accuracy. Features include: True automated takeoff across all drawings Estimates that learn how you work Intelligent pricing Automated specification comparison Smart views & reports Flexibly slice your estimate Automated Excel estimate outputs Multiplayer mode Cloud-based - no download required Work anywhere - Mac or PC World class support from ex-electrical estimators 7-day FREE trial ## What is Countfire used for? 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Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... ## Countfire alternatives Highest Rated [4.9 (62)](https://www.capterra.com/p/154585/Groundplan/reviews/) Starting price $75.00 Per User, Per Month [4.8 (53)](https://www.capterra.com/p/10032864/Gradework/#reviews) Starting price $650.00 Per User, Per Month [4.6 (180)](https://www.capterra.com/p/173135/buildXACT/reviews/) Starting price $199.00 Per User, Per Month [4.6 (80)](https://www.capterra.com/p/180765/PropertyIntel/reviews/) Starting price $199.00 Per User, Per Month [View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/144811/Countfire/alternatives/) ## Who uses Countfire? Based on Capterra reviews from the past 4 years Talk to a software expert to get a free software list tailored to your business needs ## Features Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically. Assembly Takeoff 4.8 (54) 77.78% of 54 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Estimate project costs based on groups of items and procedures Electronic Plans 4.4 (52) 75.00% of 52 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Create and store all design plans electronically Estimating 4.7 (45) 82.22% of 45 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Estimate expected cost based on various factors before a project begins Data Import/Export 4.5 (35) 91.43% of 35 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Import and export data to and from software applications 2D Drawing 4.7 (25) 88.00% of 25 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Drawing and modeling designs within 2D flat dimensions Quotes/Estimates 4.5 (25) 68.00% of 25 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Generate quotes or estimates for customers Countfire 34 features Drawing and modeling designs within 2D flat dimensions Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities Track and document all activities across devices, networks, and other systems Estimate project costs based on groups of items and procedures Data is backed up automatically to prevent data loss Share bid details, archive bids, and create bid requests to assist in bid solicitation and quote comparison Access to a library of manufacturing parts, models, and specs Provides a channel for team members to share media files, communicate, and work together Collection of data related to the costs associated with various items, products, services, or activities Forecast the cost and resources required to complete a project Store and organize information about customers and previous interactions Alter the layout and content of reports Import and export data to and from software applications Store, manage, and track all electronic documents in a centralized location Store and organize documents in a centralized system Assemble applications and processes by dragging over and arranging pre-built components Estimating software designed for electrical businesses Create and store all design plans electronically Estimate expected cost based on various factors before a project begins Primarily serving architecture, engineering, and construction industry professionals Identify and respond to unexpected problems or failures (ie. "negative events") Calculate total itemized costs, including initial costs and any changes Report on the allocation and distribution of labor costs across projects Plan and coordinate all the resources, costs and time needed to execute assignments Create, manage, or update project workflows. Estimate or forecast of a future scenario based on the study of present trends Generate quotes or estimates for customers Receive system updates as soon as any changes are made Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns Security protocol that ensures secure, encrypted communication over the internet, safeguarding sensitive data from unauthorized access Track the status over time for a request, process, asset, or transaction Measure digital plans to calculate labor and materials needed Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes Create, design and manage workflows for repetitive tasks Get Advice We can help you find the software with the features you need. Features 4.6 (228) 4.6 Based on 228 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 4.4 (201) ### Starting price Free trial available Value for money 4.4 (201) 4.4 Based on 201 reviews ## Integrations [ Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/) Connect with a Capterra advisor for a free 15-minute consultation Get a personalized software list aligned to your business needs with guidance from our expert advisors. Our team has helped 1 million+ businesses like yours find options that fit their needs. ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 5.0 (233) Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos Deployment - Web - Android - iPhone/iPad Typical users - Freelancers - Small businesses - Mid size businesses - Enterprises Customer Service 5.0 (233) 5.0 Based on 233 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 4.8 Based on 240 reviews Filter by rating 5(182) 4(58) 3(0) 2(0) 1(0) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent MO Mark O. Power Distribution Technical Sales Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing ### "Positive impressions from a new user" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 April 2, 2026 As a new user my experience has been positive. Nice clean interface. Easy to learn. Take-off time is reduced and accuracy is increased. Pros Speeds up my take-off, now they are less of a chore. Quick responses from Customer Services. Easy to learn how to use. Cons No CTRL + Z undo function, though you can refresh your page but that reverts back to the last saved version. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AM Andy M. estimator Construction ### "100% recommend" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 March 22, 2026 I have had a brilliant experience with countfire so far. I would recommend it to everyone within this industry. Pros The system is brilliant, it streamlines the whole take off process increasing the daily productivity. Cons Sometimes it seems like it can be a bit numb - id click on an item and it wouldnt have selected it, which can result in counting the wrong items. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor March 31, 2026 Thank you for your review Andy – awesome to hear Countfire is streamlining your takeoff process! That sounds like an unusual issue you may be running into. We'd love to look into it for you. Next time you run into issues on your takeoff, send us a message on the orange button in the bottom right hand corner of the app. We'll investigate the issue you're running into and see what we can do to help. TE Tyler E. Mechanical Estimator Construction ### "Mechanical Take Off Software" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 March 11, 2026 Positive experience, fortunately I work alongside electricians who know the system very well and they have been able to help me get into the swing of things straight away. Pros Ability to use the system as a mechanical estimator, I always assumed that it was electrically biased. The support team are there around the clock and quickly get back and solve your issues or answer any queries you have. Cons I think being able to reduce the size of measurements and take off symbols. It can get quite clustered at the end of the job, despite having the ability to remove layers of the drawings. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor March 24, 2026 Thanks for the great review Tyler! You're not wrong – Countfire was originally designed for use on electrical estimates, however as we have released updates and improvements, we've developed a bunch of features which can be super helpful for mechanical estimates too. Awesome to hear you've found our support helpful. I can definitely see how it would be useful to reduce the size of your measurement and point markups on your takeoff. We have a feature request for this and you can add your vote by clicking "Give feedback" on the orange button in the bottom right hand corner of the app. To find this feature request and add your vote, just search for "Customise symbols and measures". KC Kevin C. Electrical Manager Construction ### "Countfire, an everyday non negotiable. " 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 March 5, 2026 Fantastic to use and crucial to turn around estimates quickly. Customer service is fantastic however due to ease of use, there are very rarely any major issues to deal with. Pros Easy to use. Saves a huge amount of time on take-offs. Presents the data in a format which is easy to interpret. Cons Some larger drawings can affect the functionality of the software and slow down take-offs. This is more a drawing quality issue though. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor March 10, 2026 Thank you for the awesome review Kevin. "An everyday non negotiable" – love it! Great to hear Countfire is saving you a huge amount of time on your takeoffs. You're spot on – depending on the way the drawings have been created, sometimes they can be super complex which can cause some slow down in-app. If you run into this, it's always worth sending us a message on the orange support button at the bottom right hand corner of the app. We can take a look at what you're running into, and our technical team can often apply a fix to improve the drawings complexity, reducing the impact on your takeoff experience. RC Ryan C. Electrical Estimator Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing ### "Best service and product you can ask for." 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 January 29, 2026 Fantastic, From the start they have been incredible. Any issues and the live chat team will respond in minutes. Pros Support is a next level, team are super fast and active. Anything help you need you can contact the live support team. They will try to fix your issue using Zoom or Teams within a few minutes. Ive never been longer than 5 minutes without someone responding and fixing my issue. (Issue was caused by me learning the software) Cons Honestly, It does exactly what i need to with ease, I dont have any Cons. It may not be the cheapest. But you get what you pay for. The time i save this software pays for itself for the month in a day or 2. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor February 11, 2026 Thank you for the awesome review Ryan! We're super proud of our support – as ex-estimators, we know how important it is to get a speedy response and be able to get on with your work. From our in-app live chat to 1-2-1 training sessions, we do our best to make sure all our users can get the most out of the software. PE Paul E. Electrical Estimator Construction ### "Countfire review" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 January 19, 2026 my overall experience is very good, countfire its self is great it is just very dependant on the level of the drawing fed in to it. Pros the way it counts across drawings is great, the way you can side by side documents to assess changes in specs etc is brilliant, and how you can override drawings with new stages. Cons the only real problems i have with it is normally if the drawing is bad i.e it has images on it and not done correctly at the designer end. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor January 27, 2026 What a great review – thank you Paul! Great to hear you're benefitting from our specification comparison tool as well as Countfire's takeoff tools. You're right, depending on the way the drawing has been created, this can sometimes cause issues on your takeoff. However, I'd always recommend sending us a message on the orange button in the bottom right hand corner of the app if you run into anything like this – our technical team can take a look at your drawings to see what we can do to help improve them. AD Adam D. Estimating manager Construction ### "Positive impact to our business." 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 January 14, 2026 Overall great. helped save time within tendering and have given our Project management team a great overview of what is required and items needed. Pros The look and feel of the app is clear and concise, ease of use is great. exporting of take offs are clear and well presented. Cons Not much to not like, usually the quality of PDF that make it hard if the PDF is not a good quality. Switched from [Groundplan](https://www.capterra.com/p/154585/Groundplan/) better reporting and clearer workspace within take off. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor January 19, 2026 Thank you for the fantastic review Adam – great to hear you're finding Countfire easy to use! Completely understand the quality of the PDFs you receive can be mixed. If you're running into issues on your drawings, I'd recommend sending us a message on the orange button in the bottom right hand corner of the app. Our technical team can take a look to see if there's anything they can do to improve the quality of the drawings. JQ Jonathan Q. Quantity Surveyor Facilities Services ### "Excellent Software Package For Taking Off and Estimating " 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 November 26, 2025 Very good. The whole entrance to the Countfire ecosystem and software was easy and provided a very short period of time from entry to actually producing take offs. In the midst of the trial period and beyond the Countfire support was there providing tips and tricks on how to maximise productivity and produce accurate results. The AI built in was also very helpful and shortened the process down. Pros The software provides such a quick and easy way in to taking off from a drawing and provides so much functionality whilst also giving a fast entry point for users who have never used software before. Was the biggest plus point for me along with all the customer support. Cons Probably the estimating package but I think that was more down to me than the actual software itself which provided all the functionality that you might get with more expensive taking off and estimating packages. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor December 15, 2025 Thanks for the awesome review Jonathan! Great to hear you've found it easy to get started on your takeoffs. We're super proud of our support – from our in-app chat button in the bottom right hand corner of the app to 1-2-1 training sessions, we're on hand to help you get the most out of the software from day 1. If you would like to jump on a training session to dig into Estimate, just let us know and we can get it booked in at a time that works for you. AP adam p. Head of procurement Construction ### "5star system" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 November 25, 2025 overall its a fantastic system and saves so much time, we can take off multiple tenders at once due to the time we save. Pros the time it saves when counting a a new project, its brillaint once exported and laid out perfectly in microsfot excel which is easy to then move around and sort. Cons sometimes the system can be slow when reading drawing and sometimes it cant read the symbols perfectly first time. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor December 1, 2025 Thank you for your review Adam – awesome to hear you're now able to complete multiple tenders due to the time you're saving! Sometimes, depending on the way the drawings have been created, they can be pretty complex which, unfortunately, can cause some issues when completing your takeoffs in-app. If you run into this, I'd always recommend sending us a message on the orange button in the bottom right hand corner of the app. Our technical team can take a look at your drawings and they may be able to apply a fix to improve your takeoff experience. KJ Kyle J. Mechanical Estimator Construction ### "Mechanical review" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 November 7, 2025 Very good and enjoying using it. Making take offs very quick and saves printing off drawings and cost effective. Pros Easiness to use and quick to upload drawing and start take offs. Like how it remembers items i have taken off on previous drawings of the same discipline. Cons Cant change size of the point for counting items on busy drawing. For example the circle covers other items i need to count and therefore can be missed. Switched from [Trimble Connect](https://www.capterra.com/p/209525/Trimble-Connect/) Countfire more used friendly and like how quick it is to do take offs. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor December 1, 2025 Awesome to hear you found Countfire easy and quick to use Kyle! Appreciate your feedback on changing the size of manual points. I can definitely see how this would be super helpful. We do have a feature request for this – you can add your vote by heading to the orange button in the bottom right hand corner of the app, selecting 'Give feedback' and searching "Adjust size and opacity of manual points". 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