# WenDuct and WenPipe Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra

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 WenDuct and WenPipe Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on December 29, 2025

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WenDuct and WenPipe

## What is WenDuct and WenPipe?

Estimating Software for HVAC Commercial Mechanical Sheet Metal, and Piping Contractors with Screen Takeoff. Helps you win estimating projects while reducing estimating time by 50% or more. Designed for all aspects of commercial and industrial estimating for projects from 50k to several million with accurate labor and material pricing that is user adjustable. 30 day trial available after free web demo includes training and set-up.

## What is WenDuct and WenPipe used for?

[HVAC Estimating](https://www.capterra.com/hvac-estimating-software/)[Plumbing Estimating](https://www.capterra.com/plumbing-estimating-software/)[Construction Estimating](https://www.capterra.com/construction-estimating-software/)

Overall rating

Based on 44 user reviews

Reviews sentiment

Positive

86%

Neutral

11%

Negative

2%

Starting price

$5000

One Time

Free trial  
available

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## Compare with a popular alternative

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### WenDuct and WenPipe

4.6 (44)

VS.

[4.6 (408)](https://www.capterra.com/p/153475/FieldPulse/reviews/)

Starting Price

$5000

One Time

Starting Price

Contact vendor

Free Trial

Free Version

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

Ease Of Use

4.5 (44)

Ease Of Use

4.5 (408)

Value For Money

4.4 (33)

Value For Money

4.5 (401)

Customer Service

4.8 (44)

Customer Service

4.7 (404)

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Starting price

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Starting price

$245.00

Per User, Per Month

[4.5 (812)](https://www.capterra.com/p/166113/Contractor-Foreman/reviews/)

Starting price

$49.00

Per User, Per Month

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## Features

Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically.

Takeoff

4.4 (14)

64.29% of 14 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Measure digital plans to calculate labor and materials needed

Quotes/Estimates

4.3 (13)

76.92% of 13 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Generate quotes or estimates for customers

Data Import/Export

4.0 (11)

54.55% of 11 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Import and export data to and from software applications

Cost Database

3.9 (10)

60.00% of 10 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Collection of data related to the costs associated with various items, products, services, or activities

Customizable Templates

3.1 (9)

44.44% of 9 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Pre-designed layouts that can be customized to match preferences and requirements

Job Costing

3.7 (9)

66.67% of 9 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Calculate total itemized costs, including initial costs and any changes

WenDuct and WenPipe 17 features

A record of all activities within the system, including user access, changes made, etc.

Tracks all change orders submitted across projects and updates the budget to reflect the most recent costs

For commercial and industrial purposes

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

Pre-designed layouts that can be customized to match preferences and requirements

Import and export data to and from software applications

Estimate expected cost based on various factors before a project begins

Intended to be used by general contractors

Estimating software designed for HVAC businesses

Calculate total itemized costs, including initial costs and any changes

Track, manage, and standardize customer rates for services performed by technicians

Plan and coordinate all the resources, costs and time needed to execute assignments

Generate quotes or estimates for customers

Measure digital plans to calculate labor and materials needed

Displays a graphical view of a build assembly to visualize which portion of the project you're estimating

Provides varying estimates based on different scenarios

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Features

4.5 (44)

4.5

Based on 44 reviews

## Pricing

Value for money

4.4 (33)

Free Trial

Basic

$5,000

One Time

Value for money

4.4 (33)

4.4

Based on 33 reviews

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## Support, customer service and training options

Customer Service

4.8 (44)

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

4.8 (44)

4.8

Based on 44 reviews

## User reviews

Overall rating

4.6

Based on 44 reviews

Filter by rating

5(32)

4(6)

3(5)

2(0)

1(1)

Mentioned topic

Sorted by most recent

JC

Jacob C.

Estimator

Construction

### "Double C WenPipe Review"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

March 31, 2025

Experience has been good. it has sped ups the bidding process greatly, allowing me to do more in a shorter period of time.

Pros

Final labor cost totals and material cost totals. That it generates a complete material take off form to be submitted to the supplier of your choice

Cons

Sometimes it would reset during the middle of a take off and I would have to completely restart the take off.

Alternatives considered

[FastPIPE](https://www.capterra.com/p/47528/FastPIPE/)

Reasons for choosing WenDuct and WenPipe

Suggested by other contractures that we work closley with.

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.

IC

Ian C.

Owner

Construction

### "Good Things to Say"

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

December 12, 2023

\[sensitive content hidden\] were both very helpful in getting me started and walking me through my first bid.

Pros

The customer service is outstanding. They are willing to take the time to help me understand how to operate the program despite my lack of technical ability.

Cons

The only con that comes to mind, is my lack of knowledge about all the functions of the program.

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.

TC

Tracy C.

owner

Construction

### "Allegiance Plumbing Texas"

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 10, 2023

My experience with wenpipe has been terrific thus far. I am able to pump out bids so much faster than before. And I'm just getting started with it I have been using it for 2-3 months now and i can honestly say it was an excellent decision to switch from McCormicks to wendes or at least it was for me.

Pros

Ease of use. Im not a tech kind of guy but this thing is so user friendly . Its exactly what i was looking for in a bid program.

Cons

Have found absolutely nothing i can complain about.

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.

YS

yankton s.

President

Construction

### "Just getting started"

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

September 30, 2022

I am not at all tech savvy so I wanted something as easy to use as possible with a lot of help learning. I got the month trial and met with Gene several times to learn the ways the software would help me. He helped me work on jobs I was actually working on and didn't waste time showing me features that don't apply to me. I feel like I was able to get a basic handle on things after a couple of sessions and it's pretty straight forward and easy to use but I don't think I would have figured it out on my own. The support is great.

Pros

I'm still learning and getting used to it but so far the take off is really helpful. It's so much faster than my old pen, paper and scale rule way of doing things.

Cons

I'm still new to it so it wouldn't really be fair for me to complain about anything until I'm sure any problems are user errors.

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.

KB

Kirk B.

Engineering / Estimating

Utilities

### "Easy desktop takeoff of plumbing and hangers "

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

August 16, 2022

Pros

Flexibility of input, material types for the takeoff, and data output for the takeoff in PDF, Excel, etc.

Cons

load multiple drawings into the estimating software at once. Currently one at a time, and not a big deal unless I have dozens of drawing to do takeoff

Switched from

[WinEst Essentials](https://www.capterra.com/p/214163/WinEst/)

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

August 18, 2022

Hi Kirk, thanks for the review. Please note you can load multiple drawings at once by selecting load drawings and multiple PDF page numbers at one time. Please feel free to call support if you have questions and they can attach to your computer to help

MW

Matt W.

HVAC Manager

Construction

### "Need more training"

3.0

Overall Rating

3.0

3.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

August 16, 2022

We love the product it is fast and efficient. Just a would like a bit more training as we are old school operators

Pros

This is a very easy to use product. We like ho it separates the labour and material costing from shop lab. to field. The additional material and lab is fantastic and we can compare poundage to actual cost

Cons

The updates could be more frequent and a confirmation of what was updated would help. We are a Canadian firm, so our costs are different from the world market. We deal in sheet stock so we are selling our metal as a 3rd person cost. Adjustments are frequently made with in the system. The system usually glitches and our estimates sometimes do not have the labour costs.

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

August 17, 2022

Hi Matt, Thanks for taking the time to provide a review. Training can be scheduled by calling support at 847-808-8371 to schedule a convenient time. We can also check your program because it can always provide labor hours and costs.

MD

Mark D.

Director of Estimating

Construction

### "Could be much happier"

3.0

Overall Rating

3.0

3.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

3.0

3.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

5/10

August 12, 2022

the review above is based on Wenduct only, I purchased WenPipe a few years ago but honestly I don't use it. My piping estimator does not like the product at all and has the same dislike of their screen takeoff. I am considering switching to another software.

Pros

The support is outstanding but the program is very outdated and I have bee waiting for the new 64 bit program for years. I have been using the product for 15 years and have become very familiar with it.

Cons

Takeoffs tend to take too long due to a number of issues starting with the dislike of the screen takeoff and constantly needed to restart from freeze ups.

Reasons for choosing WenDuct and WenPipe

Not Applicable

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

August 16, 2022

Hi Mark, Thanks for taking the time to fill out the review. The good news is we are just finishing up final testing of Wenduct 64 and should be available very shortly. Currently Wenduct will save as you go and will not need to restart. We would love to hear from your piping estimator to find out any issues he has. The Wenpipe 64 Program has tremendous capability and many times just a support training session will very quickly change opinions. Our support team always here to help!

KH

Keith H.

Lead Estimator

Architecture & Planning

### "Good Software."

3.0

Overall Rating

3.0

3.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

3.0

3.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

6/10

August 9, 2022

Pros

Easy to use. I like the screen takeoff. It saves from having to waste Paper and Ink.

Cons

Sometimes it freezes up and will try to have you put in all the job info again. There was supposed to be an improved version of WENDUCT 2 yrs ago. I have yet to see it.

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

August 10, 2022

If for some reason your computer freezes the job will now be saved and you will not have to put in the job info again. This was an occasional issue several years ago and has been fixed . Please contact Wendes Support at 847-808-8371 and they will help you get your system updated

TB

Tim B.

Estimator

Construction

### "happy"

3.0

Overall Rating

3.0

3.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

August 9, 2022

great time saving accurate

Pros

easy to use you don't have to be a computer wiz to operate system

Cons

i like everything about the system from easy to use to its recap sheets

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

August 10, 2022

Thanks for the feedback!

DB

Don B.

Mechanical Estimator

Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

### "Wenduct "

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

August 9, 2022

Since I've been using it, so far it has been a good overall experience. There are always bugs in everything that need worked out but it seems to always work and it gets us job.

Pros

It's accurate, it's quick. Seems to be straight forward on how you use it.

Cons

Getting into the program to change pricing is a little tough, finding out what your changes do to the program is sometimes time consuming. Seems to be a lot of windows to get into the system and maybe a few too many duplications. When you make a change it is sometimes hard to tell if it actually worked, especially on the labor / hours.

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

August 10, 2022

Thanks for the feedback. Feel free to contact support for a web session. We are always here to help!

[View all Reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/169138/Wenduct-and-Wenpipe/reviews/)

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