spb/tools-spboucher-ai

1{2  "slug": "planswift",3  "name": "PlanSwift",4  "aliases": [],5  "vendor": {6    "name": "ConstructConnect",7    "slug": "constructconnect",8    "website": "https://www.constructconnect.com"9  },10  "homepage_url": "https://www.planswift.com/",11  "docs_url": "https://www.planswift.com/support/",12  "pricing_url": "https://www.planswift.com/pricing/",13  "product_type": "application",14  "product_status": "active",15  "summary": "Windows digital takeoff and estimating software from ConstructConnect that measures quantities on plans and prices them through assemblies and Excel",16  "description": "PlanSwift is digital takeoff and estimating software for contractors and estimators, developed by ConstructConnect. Users load PDF, DWG or scanned plan files, set the scale, and trace areas, lengths and counts directly on the drawing; parts and assemblies attach material and labor formulas to each measurement so quantities become priced estimates, with overlays, version comparison and markups supporting bid review. Estimates export to Excel and the product integrates with accounting and estimating packages such as QuickBooks. It is licensed by seat with a trial available and is typically used by trade and general contractors preparing bids. The application runs on Windows, pricing data must be maintained by the user or imported from a cost database, and collaboration features are lighter than in cloud-native takeoff tools.",17  "capabilities": [18    "Area, linear and count takeoff on PDF, DWG and image plans",19    "Assemblies and parts with cost formulas",20    "Plan overlay and revision comparison",21    "Markup and sharing tools",22    "Export to Excel and integration with accounting software"23  ],24  "workflows": [25    "Measure a drawing set and generate a priced bid from assemblies",26    "Compare addendum drawings to the original with overlays"27  ],28  "advantages": [29    "Measurement and pricing in one tool",30    "Excel export fits existing estimating spreadsheets"31  ],32  "limitations": [33    "Windows desktop only",34    "Cost data must be supplied or maintained by the user",35    "Per-seat licensing"36  ],37  "prerequisites": [38    "Windows PC",39    "Plan files in PDF, DWG or image form"40  ],41  "audiences": [42    "Trade and general contractors",43    "Estimators and quantity surveyors"44  ],45  "alternatives": [46    "bluebeam-revu",47    "rsmeans-data"48  ],49  "comparison_notes": "Bluebeam Revu is a broader PDF collaboration tool whose measurements feed estimating elsewhere; PlanSwift is purpose-built for takeoff plus pricing. RSMeans Data supplies the unit costs PlanSwift assemblies can reference.",50  "categories": [51    {52      "slug": "construction-estimating",53      "primary": true54    }55  ],56  "tags": [57    "construction",58    "takeoff",59    "estimating",60    "windows"61  ],62  "use_cases": [63    "estimate-construction-costs"64  ],65  "operating_systems": [66    "windows"67  ],68  "execution_modes": [69    "local"70  ],71  "interfaces": [72    "desktop"73  ],74  "deployment_models": [75    "desktop"76  ],77  "integrations": [78    "Excel",79    "QuickBooks"80  ],81  "data_formats": [82    "PDF",83    "DWG",84    "Image plans",85    "Excel"86  ],87  "languages": [],88  "source_model": "proprietary",89  "pricing_model": [90    "paid"91  ],92  "pricing_checked_at": "2026-11-02",93  "self_hostable": false,94  "sources": [95    {96      "url": "https://www.planswift.com/",97      "type": "official_site",98      "supports": [99        "name",100        "summary"101      ],102      "checked_at": "2026-11-02",103      "title": "PlanSwift"104    },105    {106      "url": "https://www.constructconnect.com/products/planswift",107      "type": "official_docs",108      "supports": [109        "capabilities",110        "vendor",111        "integrations"112      ],113      "checked_at": "2026-11-02",114      "title": "PlanSwift — ConstructConnect"115    },116    {117      "url": "https://www.planswift.com/pricing/",118      "type": "pricing_page",119      "supports": [120        "pricing_model"121      ],122      "checked_at": "2026-11-02",123      "title": "PlanSwift pricing"124    }125  ],126  "confidence": "medium",127  "uncertainty_note": "Operating-system support (Windows) is stated from the product's system requirements as commonly documented; the vendor pages consulted did not restate it explicitly.",128  "depth": "standard",129  "featured": false,130  "discovery_method": "editorial-research",131  "editorial_status": "reviewed",132  "visibility": "public",133  "author": "batch-F"134}135