# Page 8 | Countfire Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 8 - Is Countfire the right Electrical Estimating solution for you? Explore 239 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/144811/Countfire/reviews --- Countfire 4.8 (239) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 8 - Reviews of Countfire ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 176-200 of 239 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use PP Pamela P. Estimator Construction Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Great & Easy To Use Software" January 26, 2021 5.0 Pros I like that there is no limit to the amount of drawings that could be uploaded and that only one drawing has to be taken-off & it will automatically count the same items on all uploaded drawings. Another feature I like is that you can also remove the backgrounds, which is a great help. Cons I have only briefly used this software so have not had enough practice to know if there are any cons yet. First impressions I do not see any cons. Review Source TB Toby B. Estimating Construction Used the software for: ### "Excellent Package. " November 3, 2017 5.0 It saves an amazing amount of time from manually completing Take offs from drawings mainly due to the fact that as your working on 1 drawing the package is actually completing the take offs of all other drawings you have submitted in the background. Pros For someone with what I describe as a limited Computer knowledge it was very easy to use and when i did have any problems the Customer Support Team were Fantastic. Cons I think it probably depends upon the standard of drawing you are Tendering from but we found you had to copy alot of the same symbol to pick them all up. Review Source BP Ben P. Electrical Estimator Construction Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great Software, Great People." December 15, 2016 4.0 Countfire is a useful software for take-offs, saving time and money from printing and manually counting, you select a symbol and it automatically counts it across all of the drawings! An improvement would be an auto-orientation correction. As currently if a symbol is rotated at all or displayed slightly differently it won't register it and you have to select that individual symbol for it to recognize it. Although the development of the software has been fantastic and the customer support is second to none! never experienced such great customer support! Well done Pros The Customer Support and Ease of use Cons Slow Loading times when selecting drawings Review Source Response from Countfire October 31, 2017 Thanks Ben! I wanted to let you know we've just released a feature which allows you to automatically count symbols that are the same, but rotated through different angles :) NB Neal B. Director Security and Investigations Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Countfire" August 26, 2020 4.0 So far very impressed Pros IS pretty accurate in comparrision with other software i have used. The customer services and sales is the best i have used Cons Missing some little features but these is always around them...just need to ask Would love to see a way you can group a certain set of custom icons to count a device type. Reason for choosing Countfire Support, accuracy and features. \[SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN\] is a credit to there company Review Source GR Graham R. Project Delivery Manager Construction Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Electrical Building Services" July 2, 2019 5.0 We are able to undertake offs quickly, the checking sheet is easy to read; along with converting it into a spreadsheet that we quickly alter to fit into our company price enquire form from our selected wholesalers. Pros It is so simple to use that after 20 minutes, you feel like a pro. Cons It is only very minor, but drag and drop for loading the drawings. Reason for choosing Countfire It said it was simple and easy to use. After meeting the team online and running through the demo, we then purchased the software. Review Source SG Sam G. Sales Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Very helpful staff. good pre sales period. great software" August 15, 2017 5.0 Pros Accurate pin point reviews of drawings and measuring along with demaracations covers all bases. Very detailed and produces great information to give to the customer Cons Takes a bit to get your head around at first but not an issue and is expected. Eased through initial process by good staff team Review Source JG Jose G. Estimator Construction Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Excellent App" April 5, 2017 5.0 I tested it in a very complex proyect that probably in the normal way (printing the drawings and counting manually) it could take more than a week, but using countfire it took only 1 hour and a half. Save time, save money and most important give accurate information. Pros The time you spend in a hole proyect is a Time saver Cons at this point everything is fine Review Source BG Brendan G. Estimator Construction Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Countfire has made counting more streamline and efficient." July 24, 2017 5.0 makes counting 500% faster Pros Symbol recognition is powerful and easy to use. Collating is made easier to extract when using Excel for other job aspects. Cons Not entirely compatible with drawings created from certain CAD or drawing software. The ability to manually count rectifies this but not entirely. Review Source JS Jamie S. Used the software for: ### "All round very good sortware" September 9, 2015 4.0 (I know that you are working on this) but linear measurement would be very useful. (Hard to explain) Not a huge problem, but when you have a lot of selections and have to scroll down to select the bottom one you can't because there are three lines of commentary in the way. Very quick for doing a job with repetitive floor. New update was very useful. Review Source Response from Countfire March 11, 2016 Thanks Jamie! Wanted to post an update on this one. Linear measurements are now live, along with area measurements. Also, in addition true automatic counting, we've added a manual count function too. In terms of the scrolling down bug you reported, that's now fixed too! CL Craig L. Quantity Surveyor Construction Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "In theory its a fantastic system but in execution it can be slow and tedious at times." June 2, 2017 4.0 Accurate and backed up take-offs in a detailed excel report but can be slower than would like to get it all taken-off, checked, demarcated and corrections made. Pros Great online support, automatic symbol recognition, good checks, and reports. No installation, being able to operate from any computer via the browser. Cons Can be slow to load drawings particularly switching between drawings. Can be slow to process drawings. Needs a drawing revision function, to update/switch between drawing revisions and identify/compare changes easily. Dependent on drawings being developed correctly to suit the needs of the software which can be difficult when dealing with consultants. Review Source EM Ewan M. CAD/BIM Designer Telecommunications Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Very Good Overall, Any Processing Problems Have Been Dealt With Quickly and Always With a Solution." May 26, 2017 5.0 Not having to waste time producing hand markups Pros I have better things to do than manually markup drawings, It's probably shortened the process by about 75-80%. I've found other uses for its capabilities, so it's, even more, cost effective than just its use of tender bids. Cons Having to pay. Review Source KS Keith S. Senior Estimator Construction Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Countfire Take Off " July 12, 2021 5.0 The time savings using Countfire are as valuable as having an extra member of staff. The customer support is second to none and the fact that the monitor your early usage to make sure you are not making mistakes is amazing. Pros The ease of use and the accuracy of the take offs. Cons Nothing at all this system is so easy to use. Review Source DG Declan G. electrical Estimating Manager Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Kirby Countfire review" September 22, 2016 4.0 Very good, , speed, excellent support , features user friendly with keyboard shortcuts helpful.. Control mechanisms very good and you can see that it is designed to meet the requirements of Building Services estimating. Pros Speed Cons Sometimes software picks up similar symbols, with check mechanisms this is eliminated Review Source WD Wayne D. Director Construction Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Purchase or take off software " February 26, 2021 5.0 \[SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN\] guided through the software facilities very easily. It was exactly what we was after in a take off package Pros Software is very user friendly. Cons We have not found anything currently Review Source CB Colm B. Director Construction Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "CountFire" November 18, 2021 5.0 Countfire has been great so far. From \[SENSITIVE CONTENT\] doing the Demo to supporting me on getting set up. Pros The features I found best was the fact that once you take off one drawing correctly it automatically takes off the remaining drawings in the file. Cons It gets a bit expensive with the Business and Pro Versions Review Source TG Travis G. Director Construction Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Easy to use & quick!" March 19, 2021 5.0 It gets me working on the things that matter in my business instead of being bogged down with takeoffs. Pros This software just takes away the tediousness of takeoffs. In a small business I don't have time to dedicate to performing manual takeoffs and the finished presentation is fantastic. Cons It would be useful to be able to create an individual legend per page for presentation purposes. Review Source DH Darren H. Senior Estimator Construction Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Once we had familiarized ourselves with the system the ease of use and efficiency gained has " November 1, 2017 4.0 Already answered in previous questions Pros Reduces the time spent counting items when we have a job over 3 floors Cons Not able to read all types of PDF files, and we have to send off to have the files adapted. Some PDF files are not able to be counted at all. Review Source DP Dan P. Director Construction Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Great software " August 26, 2022 5.0 Professional and \[SENSITIVE CONTENT\] explained things very well Pros Very easy to use. Saves unbelievable time in estimating. Cons Haven't found anything as of yet that i can say i don't like about the software. Review Source Response from Countfire September 12, 2022 Thanks so much Dan. Thrilled Countfire is saving you so much time! dW david W. Estimator Construction Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "David Watkins Review" December 20, 2022 5.0 Pros Easy take off system, making the process very quick. Cons Nothing, I am happy with everything aspect of countfire Review Source Response from Countfire January 6, 2023 Thanks David! Your company is actually one of our earliest customers (since circa 2015!) and I'm thrilled that you're still getting value from the software! RW Roj W. Project Engineer Used the software for: ### "Very quick to pick up, good piece of SW" September 9, 2015 5.0 The helpdesk support is second to none, very helpful knowledgeable guys. the only cons are not being able to exclude something from the count easily, but this rarely affects how we use countfire. Review Source Response from Countfire March 11, 2016 Thanks for your kind words about our support Roger! Quick note regarding excluding items from the counts. We've got demarcations that allow you to easily split quantities down into different areas (even after you've finished a project), and it's also possible to create a separate class of symbol that you can ignore in Countfire's final outputs. GW Gary W. Director Construction Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Countfire - electrical" December 16, 2020 4.0 The lighting and general services take-offs were the most time consuming and countfire has reduced it significantly Pros Quick and easy to set up, load new projects and import drawings. Cons Measuring containment is very slow. it would be nice if the background feature could eliminate all of the background. sometimes selecting an icon will not pick up every one of them. Review Source JR Jonathan R. Life Safety Systems Design Engineer Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Very helpful piece of software to quickly take off drawings. Excellent support." November 9, 2017 4.0 Quicker takeoffs means more time can be spent doing deeper more profitable work. Pros Intuitive to use. Accurate. Excellent customer support. Works on Chrome so can be easily worked on from multiple locations, on the road, in the office. Review Source BN Brian N. Used the software for: ### "Countfire Takeoff Software" April 11, 2017 5.0 Two weeks into our trial period and I cant believe we did not buy this years ago. This software takes all the labour out of manual counting and presents the result in Excel format ready to integrate into any pricing document. You always get the feeling the lads are there in the background watching you because if any issues arrive they are on the messenger straight away to talk you through it. Pros No more printing plans, automated counting and the manual measuring. Easy to use. Review Source JG John G. Director Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "YPHS Electrical " January 22, 2019 5.0 fantastic Pros Easy to use fantastic tool , great support service when you need help Cons It would be an advantage if you could free hand and write comments on your dwgs . Maybe this can be an update Review Source sB shane B. Director Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Count Fire take off Software" January 18, 2017 5.0 I am an Electrical contractor and i have found this software to be great it is the only one of its type it has really cut down are time in pricing job . And the customer services is great and well worth the investment Pros saves time Cons none Review Source Talk to a Capterra advisor for free and get results within 15 minutes.