# Clear Estimates Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Clear Estimates the right Construction Estimating solution for you? Explore 117 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/24826/Clear-Estimates/reviews --- Clear Estimates 4.5 (117) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/24826/Clear-Estimates/alternatives/) 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 June 3rd, 2026 # Reviews of Clear Estimates Ease of use 4.4 Customer Service 4.6 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews NC Nikki C Permit TechnicianConstruction, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “What I like most about Clear Estimates is that it provides accurate, localized cost data and pre-built templates, which makes creating fast, professional, and detailed construction estimates much easier and more efficient.“ April 27, 2026 DS Dena S Remodeling ContractorConstruction, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “It makes it very difficult work with an estimate, and it opens the door for errors when you are jumping back and forth between the different layouts.“ February 13, 2026 DS Dena S Remodeling ContractorConstruction, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “We are a smaller company and would do better with streamlined less expensive version of this program.“ February 13, 2026 JS Joseph S OwnerConstruction, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “labor costs can be very innacurate, no way to easily share new templates between users, certain aspects oftge software can be clunky“ June 10, 2025 AF Alexander F ownerConstruction, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “It took my estimating to a new level compared to my competition.“ May 13, 2025 SH Sarah H OwnerConstruction, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: I used a free trial. “There are many common materials missing from the database and it would take a very long time to build your own database of materials.“ January 7, 2024 AF Alexander F ownerConstruction, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “I liked that all the pricing was built right into the program.“ May 13, 2025 DC David C OwnerConstruction, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “The downside to Clear Estimates is that it takes a while to really understand what it is capable of doing, as well as how to adjust it to fit my needs when a project requires estimating something that the software doesn't contain. “ October 23, 2020 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 117 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Eric T. M. President Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Very helpful for bidding jobs!" October 31, 2017 5.0 Accurate job estimates with detailed pricing and flexibility. Up to date pricing info. Professional estimates. Pros The constantly updated materials and labor costs based on my geographical area is invaluable! I also like the flexibility to adjust pricing. Cons Can be a bit time consuming putting all the bid pieces together. Would also like to see an invoicing option based on the bid. Review Source Response from Clear Estimates November 3, 2017 Hi Eric. Thanks for taking the time to write this. We're thrilled to hear our up to date pricing is helping you win bids. It's also nice to hear that you have been able to customize bids to fit each specific project. Just a few weeks ago, we did release a Pro version of Clear Estimates. Pro allows you to invoice for each bid you create. We would be happy to enroll you in a free trial of Pro should you be interested. Thanks again, Eric. Take care! - The Clear Estimates Team JL John L. Owner Building Materials Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Estimate review " October 30, 2020 5.0 Very easy and convient to use out in the field. Pros It's really easy to use . I like how it helps with prices and any questions I have I get a same day response. Very happy with software. Cons I won't let me send as a text message only email. Switched from [Buildertrend](https://www.capterra.com/p/70092/Buildertrend/) It so much easier to use and makes more sense clearestimate. Alot more happy with this product. Review Source MF Matt F. Project Manager Construction Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Lack of Flexibility causing time to be wasted" December 8, 2020 1.0 Because Clear Estimate was not set up for me to be able to utilize it I simply was not able to utilize it. I forgot to shut it down and then got charged for two additional months at $59 a pop. Pros I like that there was already a lot of information, which claimed to be updated regulary Cons This software is locked into one cost code system. And the time I would have taken me to readjust all the job cost lines to match a Masterformat Division cost code system (which is what all my other software is set up as), was way to costly from the aspect of time to even think about Clear Estimates being an option. I identified this to you \[SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN\] and basically my suggestion to add this feature was simply blown off. Reason for choosing Clear Estimates Nothing. Not flexible in its ability to work across a number of cost code possibilities Review Source Response from Clear Estimates December 15, 2020 Hi Matt, Thank you so much for taking the time to review us. Even when a customer doesn't have a positive experience with us, it's important for future customers to know about your experience. Unfortunately, the task of changing over our entire system of part organization to a different format would be an enormous task rather than a quick update we can make to our software. Currently, you can always go in and adjust the titles of the cost categories that we have (there are about 40 of them so it would take some time for sure). You can also export the parts list, make your edits in Excel, and then re-import the items into your account. Either way, I appreciate you taking the time to try our software and provide feedback. It's too bad we didn't have the right formatting for you out-of-the-box. And while we do offer the ability to adjust the cost codes, I understand that it takes time and might be easier to find a different solution for your business. Best, Jack AF Alexander F. owner Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Clear estimates for quick results" May 13, 2025 5.0 I was pleased with it. It took my estimating to a new level compared to my competition. Pros I liked that all the pricing was built right into the program. It had integrated every possibility that I needed. Cons It could use a program to help take the measurements. I still needed to scale blueprints or use another program. Review Source JS Joseph S. Owner Construction Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Clear Estimates" June 10, 2025 4.0 Pros the pre made parts are very close to the real cost, the templates are fairly extensive in both the number of types but also contents of each Cons labor costs can be very innacurate, no way to easily share new templates between users, certain aspects oftge software can be clunky Review Source KM Kim M. Office Manager/Partner Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Overall a good product" July 20, 2016 4.0 We have been overall happy with the program. It is really hard to teach someone new how to use it though. We have a new employee and there have been several huge mistakes that have costs our company money in the long run due to over seeing some things. Pros Produces estimates fast, great to keep track of jobs, easy to change estimates for customers, cuts down on the time spent on the estimate Cons The search function is not great at all. It take a long time and rarely find what you need. The organization of parts seems to not be consistent. Sometimes the removal of things are within the right categories and sometimes they are in a general category. It is very time consuming to have to look in both categories. It does not integrate with quickbooks, which would make sending estimates a lot easier. Right now we have to save to word and then go to email and select the document to send to a customer, very time consuming. Review Source Response from Clear Estimates July 20, 2016 Hi Kim, Thank you so much for taking the time for writing the review, we really appreciate it and glad you are generally happy with the product. I'll get in touch with you to hear more about the error you were talking about with your new employee. We're always looking for ways to improve the software so hearing about a problem like that will help us avoid it in the future. We also do integrate with Quickbooks, so I'll help you work through that. Jack Clear Estimates Support ZB Zack B. Carpenter/ contractor Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Only great experiences using Clear Estimates!" August 22, 2018 5.0 I've been a Clear Estimates subscriber for several years now and couldn't imagine what I'd do without the program. Pros I'm not very technologically advanced and struggle greatly with estimates as well. Clear estimates was as easy to work with as possible and the real selling point for me is their amazing customer service. I will never be great at using any software but several times I have emailed questions or called their customer support and I have always been able to speak with a live person who smoothly assists me through my issues. The quick response time is amazing and I have grown to count on their availability to help me with any issues and they have never let me down. Cons If I had to choose I guess I'd like it to be a bit cheaper but in all honesty it is a really good value and worth every cent. But who doesn't want everything a bit cheaper? Review Source Response from Clear Estimates August 28, 2018 Hi Zack! We appreciate you taking the time to write this. It's our priority to familiarize you with the program and to help you resolve any issues should they come up. It's great to hear our support staff has been helpful in doing so. Thank you for taking the time to write this and know that we will continue to provide you with the best tool we can. - The Clear Estimates Team Brian B. Owner Construction Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Raise your profit margins with Clear Estimates" August 1, 2016 5.0 I was a little skeptical about switching to a new estimating software program but I am glad I did. This software is everything a contractor could every want and everyone needs. Pros The best things about this software is the quick learning curve, faster estimating, and detail estimates for you and your customers. The monthly fee is well worth the value and more for this software. Cons I wish this software could sync between other software systems but there are ways to work around that. Review Source Response from Clear Estimates August 3, 2016 Brian, so glad you decided to switch over to Clear Estimates! We pride ourselves on being a simple and easy to use software and are excited you have found it to be just that. Thanks for the kind words. - The Clear Estimates Team VR Verified Reviewer Engineer Construction Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "You are in control!" January 9, 2019 4.0 Overall this is a good product. The ideal end user would be a small to midsize company. Pros With Clear Estimates, every thing is customizable. There are a lot of templates available all of which can be tailored to your specific needs. Cons Clear Estimates is a fairly need product so some users may find that the system doesnt integrate with popular accounting software. Review Source Sheena C. Boss Construction Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great for accuracy" March 31, 2019 5.0 Pros Before this, my company was losing a lot of money to estimated square footage and having to put in the measurements forces my estimate to be fair and accurate. I get paid for the work I do and not a penny less. Cons It makes estimates take longer due to measuring but it also ensures I make accurate bids. Review Source mH marty H. Owner Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Review Clear Estimates" July 25, 2016 3.0 Never heard about web based upgrade. was using old version till saw Wyatt's presentation using the upgraded system. Would have been nice to hear from CE that this was available. Much better application for my business. Pros Keeps me organized and on track, I dont miss anything on quote. Cons Very glitchy, many time need to get out of program and sign back in when it freezes or fails to respond Review Source Response from Clear Estimates August 4, 2016 Marty, thanks for writing us a review. I'm sorry that you were not notified when our software became cloud based. This is something we should have alerted you to. With that said, we are happy that our software keeps you on track and organized. Thank you for being such a loyal customer of Clear Estimates. - The Clear Estimates Team. JW Jon W. Owner Construction Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "works FLAWLESSLY" October 1, 2016 5.0 I've been using "CLEAR ESTIMATES" for about 6 months. I put very little time into learning how to use this software, (I basically jumped right in) and the estimates get done flawlessly. If I have a question I go to the tutorial videos and they walk me right thru it, and if there's a question I can't find an answer to. (Hasn't happened yet) I can press the question mark at the bottom of the page and there's someone from "Clear Estimates" there to answer. They did quite a job building this software and putting all the videos and webinars together. I should also add, the videos and webinars are free. I started out using a different estimating software, from a well known company. It was a huge headache. There was zero support, No training videos, just a class that was available once every 6 months for $500. They can't hold a candle to "Clear Estimates" last estimating software you'll ever need. Pros Professional looking, easy to use. VERY EFFECTIVE Review Source Response from Clear Estimates October 12, 2016 Hi Jon, thanks for the kind words! We are so glad to have had you on board for the last several months. Happy estimating! - The Clear Estimates Team HS Howard S. President Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Clear Estimates Review" August 17, 2016 5.0 I am a long time user and have been using Clear Estimates since the first revision. I am very happy with the updates, modifications made over the years. Customer support is the best of any SW company I have ever done business with! Pros Ease of use, able to put estimate together in a modular form. Jack in customer support. Cons I would like to better control the boiler plate items. Review Source Response from Clear Estimates August 24, 2016 Howard, thank you so much for your support over the years. We're very happy to hear that CE is working well for you. Take care. - The Clear Estimates Team. JK John K. Owner Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best So Far" July 21, 2016 4.0 I don't don't think any estimating program out there is exactly a perfect fit, but this this one comes as close as I've tried. Pros Flexibility, customizable, great support and now on the cloud. Cons There is a number of things I would like to change to fit us better but it is excellent for the most part. Review Source Response from Clear Estimates February 24, 2017 Hi John, Thanks for the kind words. We're glad you find the flexibility and customization of Clear Estimates useful. RH Randy H. Owner Construction Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Well put together estimating program." August 26, 2019 5.0 I've been happy with it, the cost is a bit high for the amount of bids that I am currently doing, but I'm sure that will change over time. Pros Having not come to the business with an extensive construction background, this program has been very useful is establishing a benchmark for my work bids. Cons Learning the terminology...some is not intuitive. Review Source Response from Clear Estimates August 28, 2019 Hi Randy. Thanks for taking the time to write this. It's great to hear Clear Estimates has been helpful, even for someone with limited remodeling estimating experience. As far as terminology goes, please feel free to clarify anything with us. Just send over some terms you are not familiar with to support@clearestimates.com and we would be happy to assist. As far as pricing goes, we do offer year-long plans that provide a 20% discount. We also never restrict the number of estimates any of our customers can create, something very helpful for when estimate volume increases! Thanks again. - The Clear Estimates Team PM Patrick M. President Construction Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Professional estimating made easy." February 10, 2017 5.0 Clear Estimates has helped my company write many estimates with ease. A simple drop down menu brings up categories and itemized lists of many things we never considered billing individually for. This has made our proposals look more professional, and has helped close a good amount of projects. I would highly recommend Clear Estimates to anyone looking for a simplified, more professional way to write proposals. Pros Easy to use drop down menus. Itemized job descriptions. Cons Would love to see a better way to calculate payments, and send paid in full receipts to customers. Review Source Response from Clear Estimates February 24, 2017 Hi Patrick, Our team is happy to hear you are writing estimates with ease. Also, thank you for those suggestions, we will take them into account! AH Aristede H. Owner Construction Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Nothing more nothing less" December 1, 2020 5.0 As we say in New Orleans “Easy Breezy” Pros It meets my need 100%. I can store customer info and pull up in field. Cons There’s nothing to dislike about it. I knew what I was looking for in an estimating software program and Clear Estimates was the perfect collaboration. Switched from [ProEst](https://www.capterra.com/p/8684/ProEst/) No organization and no ease of use Review Source TA Todd A. Owner Construction Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Detailed Awesomeness!!!!! " October 6, 2017 5.0 Professional looking auto generated proposals Pros It puts everything automatically together saving me hours of typing, organizes my many projects and helps me every step along the way. The customer support is on point helping answer my 100's of questions to make me look like a pro! Cons The rates are off significantly for the auto generated lines but makes it somewhat easy to change them. Just that I have to do it for every single thing is a pain and the changes are not saved for future drafts. But i would have to do that anyways on my own so there is no real Cons Review Source Response from Clear Estimates October 9, 2017 Hi Todd - We're thrilled you are finding Clear Estimates to be a helpful and professional program! Whenever questions come up, we do our best to answer them in a timely manner. As far as your pricing, it's possible you are not updated to your local area. We are going to reach out to make sure your pricing is accurate. Look for an email from us shortly. - The Clear Estimates Team RR Ramachandran R. Engineering Manager Construction Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Good estimation software with a solid cost database" March 3, 2021 4.0 Pros I like the way the Remodelmax cost database is organized with parts grouped into categories and subcategories. Standard Sections as reusable components on top of those parts makes it easy to create any estimate from scratch. Cons I feel that the UI is a bit flunky and old fashioned. It makes it difficult to perform basic and repeating actions with ease. At least I am not aware of keyboard shortcuts that can make power users perform well. Review Source DD Doug D. Owner Construction Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great product" April 2, 2019 5.0 Pros I loved that this software took guessing out of estimation and helped me to earn far more in projects by helping me to account for all aspects of the projects. Multifaceted and well designed. Very helpful customer service. Highly recommend. Cons There is some layout design that could be changed to make using it easier. This being said, I only did minimal training on the program so this may have held me back some. Review Source Response from Clear Estimates April 3, 2019 Hi Doug! Thanks for taking the time to write this. We're happy you found Clear Estimates a useful tool in accounting for all aspects of an estimate. It's important to know your numbers! Thanks again, Doug. - The Clear Estimates Team JJ James J. Director Consumer Goods Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Tusk Automation Inc." July 23, 2016 3.0 We've built our own ever expanding library from scratch and its been a really good experience. We've experienced some glitches. We didnt assign code #'s to our custom parts library initially, every time we uploaded a revised .csv file, it duplicated any part that was already used in a project rather than overwriting it. We have since resolved this. Pros Web based, works from anywhere, and multiple users can quickly view the same project. Cons The need to constantly remember to click "save". The need to manually look up the next part code # when creating parts manually . It would be great if this was automatic. in some way or if we could assign rules to how it created part code #s. Review Source Response from Clear Estimates August 17, 2016 James, thanks for taking the time for a review. I appreciate your feedback. I will take your advice to the drawing board and discuss with my team. - Alex & The Clear Estimates Team SS Steve S. Construction Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Clear Estimates Review - Quality Renovations" July 25, 2016 4.0 Prior to Clear Estimates I was using Excel spreadsheets to prepare estimates which, looking back, really left a lot of money on the table for me, as a contractor. Using Clear Estimates has not only allowed me to see the "going rates" but it also has allowed me to start charging the going rates. Presenting the professional looking proposal to customers has certainly taken that process to the next level for me and likely was the tipping point on several jobs for my customers. Pros Ease of use, customer support, reports look very professional Cons Wish there was an easier way to track changes to a proposal which would allow me to see old vs new; an invoicing module would be a great add-on Review Source Response from Clear Estimates August 17, 2016 Steve, we're happy to hear that our software has taken your estimating to the next level! Thanks for being such a loyal customer! - The Clear Estimates Team TM Timothy M. Owner Construction Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Good mid level estimator platform " May 8, 2020 4.0 Ability to write more accurate estimates instead of "guessing" and ballparking. Estimates look professional instead of the two to three line estimates many contractors provide. Ability to write contracts and get signatures Pros Good price point, updates to pricing list based on area you're working, template usage Cons No internal calculations to figure out square figure of walls and flooring based on user inputting room dimensions. No ability to attach photos or sketches. Electronic signature ability would be helpful. Review Source BS Bob S. Owner Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### ""Must have estimating software for your business."" March 2, 2017 5.0 I Love the products features and flexibility. I used to leave "money on the table". Now my bids are market accurate. My profitability has never been better. Hope to continue winning business with Clear Estimates. Pros Accurate market pricing of labor and materials on a regional and national basis. Cons Report layout customization could be a bit more flexible . Review Source Response from Clear Estimates March 7, 2017 Hi Bob, Thank you for the kind words. We're happy to hear our pricing is accurate for your area and that you're finding our tool flexible and useful. Happy estimating! - The Clear Estimates Team GL Greg L. Ower Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Lee Remodling" July 28, 2016 4.0 I am a remodling contractor. I use it to give estimates to my customers. It is accurate and fairly easy to use. Pros I like the professional reports it generates. It has accurate costs for labor and products. Cons I would like more templates. It is a little difficult to change the wording of the descriptions. Review Source Response from Clear Estimates August 3, 2016 Hi Greg, thank you for the kind words and useful feedback. 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