Stimaro - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

Stimaro is a construction estimating software solution designed for marine and heavy civil contractors requiring specialized pricing capabilities for complex infrastructure projects. The platform supports estimates for bulkhead, pier, dredging and sitework jobs via customizable rate tables, detailed cost breakdowns and automated bid sheet functions. It serves marine construction firms, heavy civil contractors, utilities contractors engaged in wet and dry utilities operations and infrastructure companies handling bridge, transit and structural assignments. Stimaro addresses the unique challenges of estimating in environments governed by tide windows, barge operations, over water crew logistics and depth sensitive utility installations by adapting to industry specific workflows rather than imposing generic templates.

Stimaro features a comprehensive bid sheet and markup engine that spreads overhead, profit and bond costs across individual bid items automatically while enabling strategic redistribution of costs to refine bid competitiveness. Item level costing capabilities allow the assignment of labor, equipment, material, subcontract and other resource categories to each bid item with unit costs updating dynamically as rates adjust. Integrated plan takeoff tools facilitate the loading of PDF plan sets, calibration of scale measurements and direct measurement of areas, lengths and counts, with quantities flowing seamlessly into associated bid items. Complete change history tracking and scenario modeling record every edit and its impact on total bid amounts while allowing the creation of alternative pricing scenarios without altering the primary estimate. Vendor quoting functionality supports the generation of requests for quotations from bid items, export to spreadsheet formats and side by side comparison of supplier responses before bid submission. Reporting and export features produce bid snapshots, cost summaries and detailed breakdowns in print ready PDF format configured to client specifications and corporate branding standards.

Stimaro is delivered as a custom configured platform that adapts to each client’s existing estimating workflows, rate structures, report templates and branding standards. Custom feature development accommodates operational requirements, allowing contractors to request and receive functionality tailored to their processes. The solution does not rely on off the shelf workflows, instead presenting only the tools required for the tasks at hand.

Implementation follows a structured process in which the vendor learns the contractor’s estimating methodology and rate structures, configures the platform instance accordingly and delivers a production ready system within a short timeframe rather than requiring extended implementation timelines or user certification programs.