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QuoteSoft

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What is QuoteSoft?

Acquired by ConstructConnect from Quote Software, QuoteSoft is a construction and estimation software for mechanical, piping, plumbing, HVAC and ductwork.

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Most Frequent Users

Top 3 industries using QuoteSoft
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#1 most frequent

Construction

61.5%

112 installations of 182

#2 most frequent

Manufacturing

12.1%

22 installations of 182

#3 most frequent

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

6.6%

12 installations of 182

Reviews

What users are saying about QuoteSoft.
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Quotation software that saves time and brings attention to every business

Incentivized
Rehan KanugaView profile
Data Analyst in Product Management at Rehan Web Services (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

QuoteSoft is a simple business quotation solution. You can either create a chart from start or import one from AutoCAD. The software is useful for automating tasks that save a lot of time.

Pros

  • Importing material list from AutoCAD and other tools
  • Lightweight software for all system
  • Easy to Learn and understand

Cons

  • It takes a while to setup the software
  • Needed a specialist to work on the software

Return on Investment

  • Designing Ductworks Made Easy
  • Business deals making become easier
  • Great time saving solution for marketing team

Quotesoft Estimating software saving us time and money!

Incentivized
Mike PetrichView profile
Directer of Operations in Corporate at CER MECHANICAL (11-50 employees employees)

Pros

  • Once you're over the learning curve, it's fantastic at getting accurate material takeoff. Because one is working off the real PDF prints of the project, it's very easy to get a good material list and takeoff.
  • Excellent for giving options of transitions and allowing the user to account for the actual 3rd dimension of the project by being able to click and add the sections needed to transition between floors.
  • The speed in which the user is able to takeoff is so much faster than traditional methods, and more accurate and easier to use than the other options on the market. Prints out great reports showing materials and hours, and lets you color code the systems while estimating so you know you aren't duplicating efforts.
  • Very flexible as far as how it adjusts for your desired estimate. You can identify per floor, side of the building, system, etc.
  • Allows for fast on the fly adjustments of sizes, materials and types of transitions with ductwork.

Cons

  • I'd prefer an 'all in one' as opposed to modules. I believe it's offered in that fashion but it was a touch more expensive. I was able to negotiate a footage takeoff tool for piping, to make it easier and more economical to our specific use, which is 95% dry side hvac estimating.
  • Would be great if it could be preloaded with Smacna or MCA factors for labor, and also would be great if there was a faster way to update material costs. You do need to stay on top of your material factors and make adjustments per the price of steel and other consumables. The industry has been stable lately, but if for some reason you were lax in updating labor and material factors, you could be off on the estimate. That's true of ANY software or even standard old school estimating approach.
  • It does require a dongle and a per seat license. The one drawback I don't care for, in a small company with tight cash flow, I do have estimators sharing the seat and scheduling takeoff around each other. Pretty standard though.

Return on Investment

  • First positive impact is time saved. We're able with our small team to estimate..ACCURATELY far more projects, thus winning more projects.
  • Accuracy once we had our factors programmed is fantastic. It's tightened up our material and labor hours and made us more competitive
  • Definitely has had a great return on investment. Helping to land more projects out of the sheer amount of available time to bid more, as well as being more confident in material costs.

Alternatives Considered

quick pen

Other Software Used

Revit, NoteVault