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What do you like best about ProEst?

ProEst gives you the ability to create estimates right from a takeoff. Their takeoff tool lets you upload drawings directly to the cloud-based platform, begin doing take-offs for the project, and then automatically price them using historical input data. The best part is; you can upload your quantities and line items directly into a report for unique deliverables. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ProEst?

PRoEst is a cloud based software that requires internet connection to use. This generally isnt a massive problem, however if you are looking for a downloadable software - ProEst may not be the takeoff program for you. Other than that, ProEst updates are frequent and have very minor downtime. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ProEst solving and how is that benefiting you?

ProEst allows you to create formula variables and algorithms on the back end. Formula Variables are critical to our budgeting process as we can capture everything in a take-off; if an item is unlisted within the database of ProEst, we can create it ourselves. These variables alone put ProEst above the competition. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

ProEst Overview

What is ProEst?

Now an Autodesk company, ProEst is the industry’s leading cloud-based estimating and pre-construction management software, offering contractors new levels of process efficiency, information accuracy, and team collaboration. Our online platform combines CRM, cost estimating, digital takeoffs, bid-day analysis, and reporting in a single powerful solution — all with 24/7 access from any computer or mobile device.

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Product Description

ProEst is a construction estimating software that allows you to create estimates, perform digital takeoffs, manage the bid day process and generate reports and proposals.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

Imagine real-time, 24/7 access to your client relationships, cost estimates, digital takeoffs, estimate reporting, and much more. Our single cloud construction takeoff software allows you to estimate with confidence -- so you spend less time in Excel and more time on profit-driving initiatives.

Our Unlimited Subscription provides access to ProEst's features, benefits, and support for an unlimited number of users, all for one affordable annual fee. Your final annual subscription cost is based on awarded projects using ProEst, so you never pay more than you should for your construction estimating.

We also offer several training options, including web-based, classroom, and on-site, to make transitioning to the ProEst cloud easy for your team.

ProEst integrates with many popular applications, including Procore, Acumatica, Foundation, RSMeans data from Gordian, Premier Construction Software, Viewpoint Software, Quickbooks, MCAA WebLEM, CMiC, BuilderTrend, Spectrum by Dexter + Chaney/Viewpoint, ComputerEase, NetPricer, and Trade Service.


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4.5 out of 5
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4.5 out of 5
"Great experience"
This software was easy to learn and I was impressed with its ease of access and use. Anywhere you have internet, you can work on this platform.
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ProEst Demo - ProEst's Home Dashboard
ProEst's easy-to-read Home Dashboard displays statuses, statistics, tasks, and events, all in one place.
ProEst Demo - ProEst's Estimate Center
Store all of your estimates in a single place, organized by type of work, status of estimate, and team members.
ProEst Demo - Bid day analysis in ProEst
Quickly compare all subcontractors' costs and annotations side-by-side on a single screen.
ProEst Demo - Digital takeoffs with ProEst
Determine takeoff status with high-visibility color coding that enables quick reviews, including displays of areas, lengths, and counts.
ProEst Demo - Reporting with ProEst
Create professional construction reports in a fraction of the time and easily share with internal and external project stakeholders.
ProEst Demo - Integrating made seamless and easy with ProEst
Never get stuck in a data silo again. Our seamless integration with leading industry solutions ensures a reliable flow of accurate information from estimating to project management to accounting.
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Mahmoud M.
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What do you like best about ProEst?

The is matching our process, database, assemble for pricing and eaisly integerated with ACC Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ProEst?

non-exisit of full courses for the features Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ProEst solving and how is that benefiting you?

The main problem is get lose of the multiable excel sheets to based on one platform accessable any time with controlled data Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about ProEst?

ProEst transformed our construction estimating, resulting in accurate and more profitable bids. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ProEst?

Reporting tool is challenging to use; however, once your base reports are created it's a non-issue as you can tweak reports on the fly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ProEst solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are now confident our bids are accurate and being bid with the correct profit margins. We're also submitting more bids than ever before because of the increased efficiency. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about ProEst?

Customization and database as well as custom reports Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ProEst?

Tedious to customize what you want. Need to be able to change the look of reports more, wasted space due to Proest Borders and Photos Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ProEst solving and how is that benefiting you?

Still working with the implementation team and Precon team Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

John W.
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What do you like best about ProEst?

The convenience of ProEst is great. If I'm not in the office, I'm able to log in remotely and continue my work from anywhere with a stable internet connection. The software also gives users the ability to organize estimates as they see fit. This organization is key to making sure that anyone within our company who views an estimate is able to find what they're looking for with relative ease. The support staff is great, too. Whenever I have a question about using a feature or if I encounter a bug within the software, they are quick to respond and get me the help I need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ProEst?

The main complaint I had with ProEst is that it required a fair bit of try-it-and-see learning, as there was no documentation on how to use its features. This has been rectified with the addition of a knowledge base in the ver.16 update. It currently contains a large amount of information, but could use some fine-tuning to address more specific details of the numerous features the software offers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering ProEst:

As you explore the software, try not to get overwhelmed by the number of features it offers. I have been using ProEst for over five years, and even to this day, I continue to learn more about its capabilities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ProEst solving and how is that benefiting you?

ProEst has made our estimating departments more efficient and productive. The amount of cost detail you are able to provide within database items is also helping us realize any shortcomings or problems with our unit pricing, which allows us to price projects more competitively. It has also been great for our project managers in the field as they are able to access plans, specifications and takeoffs on-site without needing to go through our estimators. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Hope R. of ProEst

Thank you, John, for taking the time to write such a detailed review of ProEst! We're glad to hear our platform has been a great fit for your company and that you've found our support staff helpful. Thanks for your feedback!

Melissa C.
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What do you like best about ProEst?

I find that ProEst is easy to navigate and easy to use for estimating projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ProEst?

I am not sure that there is anything that I do not like. I have enjoyed working with the software. It did require some training to familiarize myself with each function, but afterward, I feel like I can estimate efficiently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering ProEst:

If you are looking for easy-to-use and easy-to-navigate software for construction estimating - this is the one. I am a little tech-challenged but have been able to navigate well with proven results. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ProEst solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am not an estimator by trade. I struggled with putting together an estimate. Since becoming proficient with ProEst, I am more comfortable with estimating and entering data which ProEst takes in and provides an excellent report to present to a customer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Hope R. of ProEst

Thank you, Melissa, for taking the time to share your experience with ProEst. We're happy to hear that you've found our platform user friendly and easy to learn — and that it's helped you to create estimates despite not being an estimator!

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What do you like best about ProEst?

The feature that allows you to transfer your takeoff and the program automatically generates an estimate for you is convenient and saves a lot of time in our bidding process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ProEst?

Some things could be improved, fixed, or added. When you are approaching completing a full page of takeoff, the software begins to lag drastically and can slow down your productivity. Some of the features, such as the overlay function, sometimes don't work. It would be helpful to add features such as templates for commonly used assemblies; can select any or all takeoff items on a sheet or any given assembly at once, for deletion, reassignment to another assembly, or to be copied/pasted to another area on the page or another sheet. Additionally, when uploading plan sets, the program seems to jumble up the plan sheet order, and there is not a quick way to correctly reorganize them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ProEst solving and how is that benefiting you?

The overlay functions were not working when I first started using the program but have since been fixed. Eliminating the need for two different types of software to complete the takeoff and generate an estimate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about ProEst?

I've been using ProEst for over seven years now. I am a medium-size contractor which performs somewhere around 50 million now. Seven years ago, we did only approximately 5 million a year. With this software, we have come a long way in the past seven years. Two of us do all of the estimating of our projects. Our estimating time must be efficient and productive. The thing that I'd have to say that I like best is that my estimates are consistent, accurate, and professional.

When I submit an estimate to a prospective client, I know they will recognize it as professional. They'll see our company as a viable business capable of building their project.

I love the ability to build assemblies; they are huge time savers. The on-screen take-off module has been very efficient for me.

The people at ProEst have been so informative, and they jump on board with whatever question I have; I even had the president Joe Gerardi on Saturday late afternoon explain a question that I had. They are constantly working on improving their products. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ProEst?

Not one thing that I can think of right now. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ProEst solving and how is that benefiting you?

I love the feature to print it out in an excel format and make changes to it. There is usually none, but if so, I can make them at the last minute. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Hope R. of ProEst

Thank you so much for sharing your experiences using ProEst! We're happy to hear that you've used our platform to estimate more efficiently and grow your business -- success stories like yours are why we do what we do!

LG
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What do you like best about ProEst?

ProEst has helped us streamline estimating our construction projects. We have created a template which is the base for all estimates and includes codes, labor and material costs for the majority of our procts. It makes creating new estimates fast and accurate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ProEst?

I would love the ability to generate customizable proposals from the estimates and have more options for creating custom reports. Help videos and a users manual would also be helpful Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ProEst solving and how is that benefiting you?

ProEst helps us create consistent estimates among all our project managers. Prior to ProEst, each PM would create estimates from scratch (not using a template) and our labor rates, material costs and estimate items would vary widely. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Hope R. of ProEst

Hi Leslie, thank you for taking the time to write us a review! So happy to hear that we've made your estimates simpler to create and more accurate! We also appreciate your feedback, as we're always looking for ways to provide better features for our customers. If you're looking for instructional videos, we do have some training videos and Tech Talks on our YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/proest/videos) that you might find helpful. And while we don't currently have a user manual, our Knowledge Base (located in the ProEst platform under Support) and certification courses might help provide some answers.

Don S.
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What do you like best about ProEst?

I've been using ProEst for over ten years now. I am a small contractor; I do all of the estimating and managing of my projects. My estimating time must be efficient and productive. There are many things that I like Best about ProEst. The thing that I'd have to say that I like best is that my estimates are consistent, accurate, and professional.

When I submit an estimate to a prospective client, I know that they will recognize it as professional. They'll see my company as a viable business capable of building their project.

I love the ability to build assemblies; they are huge time savers. The on-screen take-off module has been very efficient for me.

The people at ProEst have been beneficial; they are constantly working on improving their product. It is not a one-and-done program; I've seen it evolve over the last twelve years into a very efficient program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ProEst?

The challenges with ProEst are two. You have to make the database your own. I've put many hours into editing the database to meet my needs. The other is you can make mistakes; you need to be vigilant and watch your entries. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering ProEst:

I looked at quite a few estimating programs when I decided to move away from estimating in Excel. ProEst was the only program that had a take-off module and a robust estimating platform. ProEst also integrates with QuickBooks and other programs. The User support and training opportunities have been very helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ProEst solving and how is that benefiting you?

Moving my estimating from Excel to ProEst has been the best thing for me. ProEst has sped up my estimating time, limited errors and omissions, and helped me win more projects. I would not say I'm an expert with the program; I'm still refining my database. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Hope R. of ProEst

Thank you so much Don for taking the time to write such a nice review! It's so great to hear thoughts and feedback from a long-time user -- we hope that as ProEst continues to evolve and improve that we'll continue to help make your work even more productive and efficient. Thanks for being a loyal customer!

Walter C.
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What do you like best about ProEst?

This software was easy to learn and I was impressed with its ease of access and use. Anywhere you have internet, you can work on this platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ProEst?

The updates can cause hiccups sometimes but are generally resolved within a few days of the update release. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ProEst solving and how is that benefiting you?

Delivering material list estimates to a growing number of clients on a reasonable timeline. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.