What to look for
Three things separate estimating tools for residential work:
Last updated November 5, 2026. Competitor details are from each company’s public pages, checked October 16, 2026. ECHOPS is our product; it’s one pick here, with a drawback like the others.
The picks
Our product
Contractor software with estimating built in: your own Price Book, plan takeoffs, layout drawings, options on one link, e-signatures and change orders.
Construction software with estimating, on-screen takeoff from uploaded plans, budgets, job costing and customer and vendor portals.
Construction management for residential builders. Every plan lists bids, estimates, takeoff, budget and purchase orders, and takeoffs from project plans feed the estimate.
Construction management for trade and general contractors: estimates with bulk markups and a cost database, bids, change orders, PDF markup and measuring, and job costing.
Design-led software for builders, remodelers and designers: estimates with a cost catalog and assemblies, AI first drafts, takeoffs, 3D floor plans and renders.
Summary
Prices as published on each company’s site on the dates above. Where a company doesn’t publish prices, we say so instead of guessing.
Trying them
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FAQ
It depends on your work and your team’s size. JobTread and Buildertrend list estimating, takeoff and budgets for builders; Houzz Pro leans into 3D design; Contractor Foreman has the lowest published price here; and ECHOPS puts takeoffs, layout drawings, quote links and e-signatures with the job, with 3 users from $149/mo.
On their own pages, JobTread lists on-screen takeoff from uploaded plans, Buildertrend lists takeoff in every plan, and Houzz Pro lists takeoffs on Pro and up. Contractor Foreman’s Takeoffs page says they’re in development. ECHOPS measures lengths, areas and counts on your plans and sends them to the quote: see our construction takeoff software.
In ECHOPS, yes. A quote goes out as a link: the client opens it on any device, types their name, can draw a signature, and signs. Several quotes can go on one link as options, and signing moves the deal to Won.
Houzz Pro’s pricing page mentions a free basic plan; the others here are paid. Trials vary: on October 16, 2026, Houzz Pro offered 30 days with no card and Contractor Foreman 30 days, JobTread listed a 30-day money-back guarantee on monthly plans, and Buildertrend offered a demo instead. ECHOPS is free for 14 days with no credit card: start a free trial.
Of the published prices here, Contractor Foreman Basic is $49/mo billed annually for 1 user, Houzz Pro Design is $99/mo with 1 seat, ECHOPS Solo is $149/mo with 3 users, and JobTread is $159/mo billed annually with 1 internal user. Buildertrend doesn’t publish prices. Price your own team with the software cost calculator.
Look for a price book, options the client can pick from, change orders and a way to show the design. Houzz Pro sells with 3D floor plans and renders; ECHOPS adds layout drawings to scale with cabinet codes, a shower designer and AI design images from a room photo. See remodeling estimating software.
Sources
Checked October 16, 2026. Prices change; check each vendor’s site before you buy. ECHOPS details are from our pricing and features pages.
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