Groundplan vs InEight Estimate

Side-by-side comparison for construction teams

Groundplan

Cloud-based takeoff and estimating software for construction trades to design, measure & estimate plans online

Construction estimating for capital projects: conceptual to detailed bids, a bid wizard for fast reuse, and benchmarking against historical data.

Feature	Groundplan	InEight Estimate
Category	Estimating & Takeoff	Estimating & Takeoff
Pricing	paid	Contact for pricing
Pricing model	paid	custom
Free trial	No	No
Platforms	web	—
Company size	solo, small, mid	enterprise
Key features	Online takeoff and measuring, Count Assist automated symbol counting, Custom takeoff templates, Real-time collaboration, Multiple export options to Excel and integrations	Bid wizard feature for reusing pay items, cost items, assemblies, and markups from past jobs, Conceptual through detailed estimating in one tool, Flexible estimate and cost breakdown structures beyond a fixed three-level hierarchy, Benchmarking against historical project data, Quote and RFQ management with subcontractors and suppliers, Integration with other InEight products, including InEight Control and InEight Schedule, Configurable reporting with portfolio-level analytics and scenario analysis, Cloud or on-premises deployment
Integrations	Excel, simPRO, AroFlo	—
Best for	Construction trades and contractors who need to create accurate takeoff estimates from plans for electrical, plumbing, and other specialty trades	—
Founded	—	—
Headquarters	Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia	Scottsdale, AZ

Both tools are in Estimating & Takeoff.