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Archdesk vs Square Takeoff Comparison (2026)

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Square Takeoff

Overview

Archdesk is a leading construction management platform. It’s adapted to your specific needs and lets you manage your whole construction business - from bidding to projects and resources to finances - on one cloud-based platform.

Square Takeoff is a cloud-based takeoff and estimating software which provides construction professionals with the tools to manage bids and complete construction estimates for any residential or commercial project. The platform gives users access to thousands of prebuilt material templates to use to estimate their next project, but also enables users to customize their templates to meet the specific needs of their project. As a cloud-based solution, Square Takeoff gives users the flexibility to

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

690

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

249

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.5

51

5

4

3

2

1

33

15

2

0

1

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
69%
would recommend this app

4.0

10

5

4

3

2

1

6

2

0

0

2

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
50%
would recommend this app

Pros

“We have solved the storage of key information and documents on projects across multiple site teams and the more we work with Archdesk the more useful and key features we are finding to help delivery and track cost on projects.”
DT

Donna T.

Project Coordinator

“Customer care was top class, always available to help out when required.”
GD

Grant D.

Director

“I like that is it fairly user friendly, and that it hold the data for projects in one place and allows everyone to update.”
CH

Christopher H.

Project Manager

Pros

Not enoughreviews yet

Cons

“I was unable to utilise every aspect of the platform as I did not require everything.”
GD

Grant D.

Director

“I feel like it falls flat on a lot of features, we were promised integration with Sage when sold this software, but this never fully happened.”
CH

Christopher H.

Project Manager

“My least favorite thing is how difficult it is to edit the stock list, once it is uploaded once it is very difficult to change especially when you have many items on your stock list where many things change on it monthly!”
EC

Elise C.

Sales Administrator

Cons

Not enoughreviews yet

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review2 months ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review4 years ago

Key features

  • Total features180
  • 2D Drawing
  • AI Copilot
  • API
  • Access Control
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Action History
  • Action Management
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Add & Edit Photos
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Allocation
  • Annotations
  • Application Monitoring
  • Approval
  • Approval Process Control
  • Assembly Takeoff
  • Assignment Management
  • Attachment Uploads
  • Auction Management
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Automated BoQs and BoMs
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Automatic Backup
  • BIM Modeling
  • Baseline Management
  • Bid Management
  • Bill of Materials
  • Billable Items Tracking
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Bills of Material
  • Budget Control
  • Budget Tracking
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Building Information Model
  • Built-In Database
  • Business Intelligence
  • Business Operations
  • Business Process Automation
  • Buyer Management
  • CAD Tools
  • CRM
  • Calendar Management
  • Calendar/Reminder System
  • Capture
  • Catalog Management
  • Categorization/Grouping
  • Change Order Management
  • Client Management
  • Client Portal
  • Client Tracking
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Commercial
  • Commercial/Industrial
  • Communication
  • Communication Management
  • Communication Tools
  • Compliance
  • Compliance Management
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Construction Breakdowns
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Database - Bid Management
  • Contact Management
  • Content
  • Content Library
  • Contract/License Management
  • Contractor Database
  • Contractor Management
  • Contracts
  • Cost Calculators
  • Cost Database
  • Cost Estimating
  • Cost Management
  • Cost Tracking
  • Cost-to-Completion Tracking
  • Customer Database
  • Customer History
  • Customer Management
  • Customer Portal
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Analysis Tools
  • Data Collection
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Synchronization
  • Data Visualization
  • Decision Making
  • Design Management
  • Digitizing Quantities
  • Distinct Construction Functionality
  • Document Generation
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Document Templates
  • Documents
  • Drag & Drop
  • Due Dates
  • ERP
  • Electrical Estimating
  • Electronic Plans
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Templates
  • Enterprise Asset Management
  • Equipment Tracking
  • Estimating
  • Evaluation
  • Expense Tracking
  • Field Service Management
  • File Sharing
  • Financial Analysis
  • Financial Management
  • Fixed Asset Management
  • For AEC Industry
  • For Commercial Real Estate
  • For Commercial and/or Industrial Electrical Contractors
  • For General Contractors
  • For HVAC Companies
  • For Plumbing Industry
  • For Residential
  • Forecasting
  • Forms Creation & Design
  • Functions/Calculations
  • GPS
  • Gantt/Timeline View
  • HR Management
  • HVAC Estimating
  • Historical Data - Bid Management
  • Historical Database
  • History
  • Identification
  • Image Capture
  • Incident Reporting
  • Industrial
  • Inspection Checklists
  • Inspection Management
  • Integrated Business Operations
  • Interoperability
  • Inventory Control
  • Inventory Management
  • Invoice Management
  • Invoice Processing
  • Invoicing
  • Issue Tracking
  • Job Costing
  • Job Management
  • Job Scheduling
  • Job Tracking
  • KPIs
  • Labor Cost Reporting
  • Labor Rates
  • Lead Management
  • List Generation
  • Location Tracking
  • Maintenance Scheduling
  • Matching
  • Material Ordering
  • Materials Management
  • Messaging and Communication
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Capabilities
  • Mobile Signature Capture
  • Mobile Support
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multi-Location
  • Multiple Format Support
  • Multiple Projects
  • Multiple User Accounts
  • Offboarding
  • Plumbing Estimating
  • Project Estimating
  • Project Management
  • Project Planning
  • Project Templates
  • Project Tracking
  • Projections
  • Proposal Generation
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • SSL Security
  • Subcontractor Monitoring
  • Takeoff
  • Task Management
  • Template Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Version Control
  • Total features46
  • 2D Drawing
  • AI Copilot
  • API
  • Access Control
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Action History
  • Action Management
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Add & Edit Photos
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Allocation
  • Annotations
  • Application Monitoring
  • Approval
  • Approval Process Control
  • Assembly Takeoff
  • Assignment Management
  • Attachment Uploads
  • Auction Management
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Automated BoQs and BoMs
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Automatic Backup
  • BIM Modeling
  • Baseline Management
  • Bid Management
  • Bill of Materials
  • Billable Items Tracking
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Bills of Material
  • Budget Control
  • Budget Tracking
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Building Information Model
  • Built-In Database
  • Business Intelligence
  • Business Operations
  • Business Process Automation
  • Buyer Management
  • CAD Tools
  • CRM
  • Calendar Management
  • Calendar/Reminder System
  • Capture
  • Catalog Management
  • Categorization/Grouping
  • Change Order Management
  • Client Management
  • Client Portal
  • Client Tracking
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Commercial
  • Commercial/Industrial
  • Communication
  • Communication Management
  • Communication Tools
  • Compliance
  • Compliance Management
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Construction Breakdowns
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Database - Bid Management
  • Contact Management
  • Content
  • Content Library
  • Contract/License Management
  • Contractor Database
  • Contractor Management
  • Contracts
  • Cost Calculators
  • Cost Database
  • Cost Estimating
  • Cost Management
  • Cost Tracking
  • Cost-to-Completion Tracking
  • Customer Database
  • Customer History
  • Customer Management
  • Customer Portal
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Analysis Tools
  • Data Collection
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Synchronization
  • Data Visualization
  • Decision Making
  • Design Management
  • Digitizing Quantities
  • Distinct Construction Functionality
  • Document Generation
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Document Templates
  • Documents
  • Drag & Drop
  • Due Dates
  • ERP
  • Electrical Estimating
  • Electronic Plans
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Templates
  • Enterprise Asset Management
  • Equipment Tracking
  • Estimating
  • Evaluation
  • Expense Tracking
  • Field Service Management
  • File Sharing
  • Financial Analysis
  • Financial Management
  • Fixed Asset Management
  • For AEC Industry
  • For Commercial Real Estate
  • For Commercial and/or Industrial Electrical Contractors
  • For General Contractors
  • For HVAC Companies
  • For Plumbing Industry
  • For Residential
  • Forecasting
  • Forms Creation & Design
  • Functions/Calculations
  • GPS
  • Gantt/Timeline View
  • HR Management
  • HVAC Estimating
  • Historical Data - Bid Management
  • Historical Database
  • History
  • Identification
  • Image Capture
  • Incident Reporting
  • Industrial
  • Inspection Checklists
  • Inspection Management
  • Integrated Business Operations
  • Interoperability
  • Inventory Control
  • Inventory Management
  • Invoice Management
  • Invoice Processing
  • Invoicing
  • Issue Tracking
  • Job Costing
  • Job Management
  • Job Scheduling
  • Job Tracking
  • KPIs
  • Labor Cost Reporting
  • Labor Rates
  • Lead Management
  • List Generation
  • Location Tracking
  • Maintenance Scheduling
  • Matching
  • Material Ordering
  • Materials Management
  • Messaging and Communication
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Capabilities
  • Mobile Signature Capture
  • Mobile Support
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multi-Location
  • Multiple Format Support
  • Multiple Projects
  • Multiple User Accounts
  • Offboarding
  • Plumbing Estimating
  • Project Estimating
  • Project Management
  • Project Planning
  • Project Templates
  • Project Tracking
  • Projections
  • Proposal Generation
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • SSL Security
  • Subcontractor Monitoring
  • Takeoff
  • Task Management
  • Template Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Version Control

Integrations

  • Total integrations10
  • Buildertrend
  • Excel Tools
  • FreeAgent
  • Google Maps
  • NetSuite
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • SAP Ariba
  • Sage 100
  • Sage 50 Accounting
  • Sage Accounting
  • Sage Intacct
  • Xero
  • Total integrations3
  • Buildertrend
  • Excel Tools
  • FreeAgent
  • Google Maps
  • NetSuite
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • SAP Ariba
  • Sage 100
  • Sage 50 Accounting
  • Sage Accounting
  • Sage Intacct
  • Xero

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