# Carlson Takeoff Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra

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 Carlson Takeoff Software Review 2026: Features, Reviews, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on December 29, 2025

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Carlson Takeoff

## What is Carlson Takeoff?

Offers critical Drawing Cleanup features and advanced 2D to 3D routines that streamline the estimating process.

## What is Carlson Takeoff used for?

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Overall rating

Based on 2 user reviews

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Starting price

$7500

Per User, Per Month

Free trial  
available

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## Compare with a popular alternative

Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status.

### Carlson Takeoff

4.5 (2)

VS.

[4.5 (2,655)](https://www.capterra.com/p/56250/Procore/reviews/)

Starting Price

$7500

per user, per month

Starting Price

Contact vendor

Free Trial

Free Version

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

Ease Of Use

4.5 (2)

Ease Of Use

4.4 (160)

Value For Money

3.0 (1)

Value For Money

4.1 (150)

Customer Service

5.0 (1)

Customer Service

4.5 (149)

## Carlson Takeoff alternatives

Highest Rated

[4.9 (62)](https://www.capterra.com/p/154585/Groundplan/reviews/)

Starting price

$75.00

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

100%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[4.6 (95)](https://www.capterra.com/p/137198/Active-Takeoff/reviews/)

Starting price

$898.00

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

96%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[4.5 (25)](https://www.capterra.com/p/24190/Estimator/reviews/)

Starting price

Contact vendor for pricing

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

92%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[4.5 (1,348)](https://www.capterra.com/p/147181/STACK-Takeoff/reviews/)

Starting price

$2599.00

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

93%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

## Features

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

3D Imaging

Representation of any object in 3D

3D Modeling

Representation of any object in 3D

Annotations

Highlight content and/or make notations about parts of content

CAD Tools

Computer aided design to create precision drawings or technical illustrations

Civil

For civil engineering

Cut & Fill Estimates

Calculate surface material measurements to be removed or added

Carlson Takeoff 14 features

Representation of any object in 3D

Representation of any object in 3D

Highlight content and/or make notations about parts of content

Computer aided design to create precision drawings or technical illustrations

For civil engineering

Calculate surface material measurements to be removed or added

Import and export data to and from software applications

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

Visualize locations on a map

View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data

Measure digital plans to calculate labor and materials needed

Calculate bedding, pipe, and trench estimates

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Features

4.0 (2)

4.0

Based on 2 reviews

## Pricing

Value for money

3.0 (1)

Free Trial

Basic

$7,500

Value for money

3.0 (1)

3.0

Based on 1 reviews

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## Support, customer service and training options

Customer Service

5.0 (1)

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 (1)

5.0

Based on 1 reviews

## User reviews

Overall rating

4.5

Based on 2 reviews

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5(1)

4(1)

3(0)

2(0)

1(0)

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TK

Tumal K.

Project Manager

Design

### "Great product with constant innovations "

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

June 21, 2018

Pros

We had Mark Carlson do a special training for our team on how to utilize the product effectively. As a small firm, this product was a great addition to our toolkit, because of the features it provided for the price. The Carlson team has a stellar customer service department, I've called them multiple times over the phone and I always get hold of a tech within 5 min and they have been able to resolve the issue every time. Furthermore, the capability of Carlson to work on top of AutoCAD really helps.

Cons

We've had stability issues when running Carlson on AutoCAD, however, Carlson with IntelliCAD has been great so far. But the transfer of drawings between IntelliCAD and AutoCAD is never smooth, it always creates issues in terms of the layout/paper space.

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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.

RC

Rebecca C.

Office Engineer/IT

Construction

### "Great overall product"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

3.0

3.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

7/10

June 6, 2017

Pros

CAD based - if you know CAD this is easy Help Desk - They are great at getting me answers right away and helping me learn the software Tutorials - They have many that can make learning a lot easier

Cons

CAD based - if you don't know CAD this can be a bit of a pain No one else at my company wants to learn it so I'm stuck with it all, it gets to be a lot of work for each project I'm on R7 and they have R9, so many of the things i was going to say here were taken care of

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