ProEst Pros and Cons

Saving files and creating takeoffs make my life easier Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing per se...just need to take more time to train on some of it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ease in building a database that is custom to your business and being able to duplicate a template. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The downside for a custom Home builder is having a bid accepted and not being able to go back and edit that entry once it has been accepted because in custom homes people make changes and will want us to reprice something or edit something and we have to create a new entry Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The budgeting tool is extremely useful and i love the way it gathers data from the takeoffs. the summery and the reports are very useful as well. the sort types are awesome Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Report Writer is difficult to use. The takeoffs tool could be improved, keyboard shortcut for "Undo" for example do not work but they should. line items lock up the cost code and arent able to be edited once there is a takeoff connected, this needs to change. also, it should be MUCH more difficult to delete a drawing. and it should be MUCH easier to upload that single drawing back.

I have lost my progress and screwed up my estimates COUNTLESS times because i or a coworker accidentally deleted a single page full of takeoffs. every time we called support for this the answer was the same- "Sorry there is nothing we can do". Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The takeoff section really can give you a good idea of quantities in a small amount of time, and a good way to organize information visually.

Access to information via cloud storage vs local Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The estimating equations can be challenging, seeing the information or converting units to get the information like you want, synced together to a specific trade's needs.

Also, would love to see an expanded screen on the takeoff mode so you could use your monitors full (or most of it) screen when looking a the plans. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

ProEst allows estimating teams manage bids from the time of conceptual design all the way through the preconstruction process. The database and workflow features are second to none. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Still getting used to all the software capabilities, but so far so good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Was very easy to pick up. I was up and working in ProEst in just a couple of days. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Updates can make things a bit interesting. Typically we get an email regarding major updates, which is very helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

User friendly and easy to learn and use makes this software great Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I would like to see more integration, especially for takeoffs, with other softwares for proper budgeting Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The customer service and training is amazing. Without a doubt, any software is going to have a big at some point. ProEst is top notch when it comes to identifying and solving problems when they come up. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I truly have no complaints on this product. I use it daily and am amazed by their continued releases and new features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is easy to navigate and markup drawings. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It lags with larger projects and does not always import the specifications easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

From what I hear from upper management - since we started with Proest - things have become much easier.

Proest allows you to estimate with real visual graphics and lets you see what is needed and where.

It also has an interface which is a pleasure to work with and makes things so much easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I do not have anything that I dislike about Proest. From what I have seen and heard - it is a huge upgrade from before we started using Proest. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.