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Compare On-Screen Takeoff (OST) and PlanViewer (PV)

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Questions

  • How does the free On-Screen Takeoff PlanViewer compare with On-Screen Takeoff Professional
  • Why upgrade from OST-PlanViewer to a paid Takeoff application? 

Discussion

Both On-Screen Takeoff Professional provides estimators, project managers, and foreman features designed to improve takeoff speed, retain and organize data, and share projects with others.

PlanViewer, on the other hand, is a minimalistic, plan-viewing and markup utility, used to review a project before investing the time and resources to create full takeoff and an estimate.

Feature Comparison

Key: 

  • circle 0% - Not supported or not available
  • circle 50% - Supports
  • circle 100% - Excels

Capability/FeatureOn-Screen Takeoff® PlanViewerOn-Screen Takeoff®Professional
Bid (Project) Creationyellow star - fullyellow star - fullyellow star - fullyellow star - fullyellow star - fullyellow star - fullyellow star - full
Create Base Bidsupportedsupported
Create Alternates and Change Orderscircle 0%excels
Create Project versions;supportedsupported
Organize Projects in/by Folders;supportedsupported
Takeoff and Measurementsyellow star - fullyellow star - fullyellow star - fullyellow star - fullyellow star - fullyellow star - full
Access AI-Powered Takeoff Boost to automate takeoffnot supported or not availableexcels
Measure Linears, Areas, and Counts;supportedexcels
Generate multiple quantities based on measurements;not supported or not available     supported (3)
Save takeoff quantities;not supported or not availablesupported
View Legend of Condition Quantities per Page;not supported or not availableexcels
Price Material and Labor;not supported or not availablesupported
Auto Countnot supported or not availablesupported
Create and Save Conditions;not supported or not availablesupported
Assign Takeoff to Layers and Areas;not supported or not availablesupported
Toggle Existing Layers on and off;supportedsupported
Create new Custom Layers;not supported or not availableexcels
Use Typical Takeoff to speed up takeoff process;not supported or not availableexcels
Use Zones to breakout takeoff quantities;not supported or not availableexcels
Duplicate and Reassign Takeoff to Different Conditions;not supported or not availablesupported
Use IntelligentPaste to speed up takeoff process;not supported or not availableexcels
Use Advanced Pasting Controls;not supported or not availablenot supported or not available
Takeoff multiple Condition at the same time;not supported or not availablesupported
Takeoff curved areas;not supported or not availablenot supported or not available
Copy and Paste Area Backouts;not supported or not availablesupported
Digitizer Support;supportedsupported
Exports and Pricingyellow star - fullyellow star - fullyellow star - fullyellow star - full
Price using built-in Worksheetnot supported or not availablesupported
Export Bid to sharable file;not supported or not availablesupported
Export Bid to Quick Bid;not supported or not availablesupported
Export Takeoff Quantities to Excel or CSV;not supported or not availablesupported
Export Priced Condition/Takeoff Item Quantities to Excel or CSV;not supported or not availablesupported
Link Condition Quantities direct to Excel;not supported or not available supported
Interactively work with Quick Bid;not supported or not available  excels
Manage Project in Digital Production Control (DPC);not supported or not available  excels
Plan Organizationyellow star - fullyellow star - fullyellow star - fullyellow star - fullyellow star - fullyellow star - fullyellow star - full
Access AI-powered Auto Naming to speed setup of Pagesnot supported or not availableexcels
Download plans from supported Planrooms;excelsexcels
View plans in color;supportedsupported
View raster images (tiff, cal);supportedsupported
View vector and CAD images;supportedsupported
View photo images (jpg, png, bmp);supportedsupported
Organize and match up drawing revisions;not supported or not availablesupported
Compare Revisions using Overlay feature;not supported or not availablesupported
Compare multiple Revisions using Overlay feature;not supported or not availablenot supported or not available
Annotation Toolsyellow star - fullyellow star - fullyellow star - fullyellow star - fullyellow star - full
Add text to the drawing;supportedsupported
Using electronic ink to markup drawing;supportedsupported
Highlighter tool;supportedsupported
Create Hot Links and Named Views;not supported or not availablesupported
Turn Image Legend on and off;supportedsupported
Ungroup, move, or edit the Image Legend;not supported or not availableexcels
Collaborationyellow star - fullyellow star - fullyellow star - full
Allow multiple estimators to work on takeoff concurrently;not supported or not availablenot supported or not available
Allow employees within Organization to see each other's work;not supported or not availablesupported
Share Bids with other users via Project Express;not supported or not available
(Receive only)
supported
Share bids between home office and field;not supported or not availablesupported
View projects in ConstructConnect's Web Takeoffnot supported or not availablenot supported or not available
Data Accessyellow star - fullyellow star - fullyellow star - full
Set Permissionsnot supported or not availablesupported
Custom Permissionsnot supported or not availablesupported
Access Data from MS Access or SQL Databasenot supported or not availablesupported
Manage Backupssupported;supported
Access Current Data in the Cloud *not supported or not availablenot supported or not available supported
Store work 'in the cloud' for access to other users with application access;not supported or not available  supported 
(Project Express)

*See Can I Use "Cloud" Storage?

   



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