Clear Estimates - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

Clear Estimates is cloud-based estimating software for remodeling and residential contractors. It combines a localized cost database, 500+ project templates, AI-assisted scoping, client proposals with e-signature, and invoicing in one browser-based app, so you can price a job, send it, and get it signed without switching tools.

Cost database: 12,000+ labor and material cost items, localized to 400+ U.S. pricing areas and updated quarterly. The data comes from 20+ years of residential cost research and is the same source Remodeling Magazine uses for its annual Cost vs. Value Report. Override any cost, add custom parts, and build your own part groups and sub-categories (Pro).

Templates: 500+ editable project templates for kitchens, baths, basements, additions, decks, roofing, siding, windows, flooring, painting, and more. Duplicate any project or component to reuse it on similar jobs, and import or export templates to share them across your team.

AI Scope Assistant: Describe a project in plain language and the AI matches it to line items in the cost library and to similar real projects, then builds an editable, sectioned estimate, usually within two minutes. The AI does not generate prices; every cost comes from the database. Pro users can attach plans, drawings, or photos (JPG, PNG, WEBP, or PDF) for the AI to read and for takeoffs.

Proposals and e-signature: Generate branded proposals with your logo, itemized or detailed costs, and customizable pre-written contract language for each part of the job. Send by email or shareable link. Homeowners review and sign on any device without creating an account. Signed PDFs are stored with the project, and a dashboard tracks each proposal as unsigned, viewed, or signed.

Change orders and invoicing: Process change orders against the original estimate, convert approved estimates to invoices in one click, and accept card or ACH payments through Clearent by Xplor.

Integrations: QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop (Windows) on all plans. Microsoft Word and Excel export on all plans. Buildertrend, Zapier (for CRM connections), and ATTOM property data on the Pro plan.

Reporting: Produce several report types from any estimate. Pro adds part filtering and custom reports.

Access and security: Runs in any modern web browser, so you can estimate from the office or the job site with nothing to install. Data is protected with industry-standard encryption. Pro supports multiple users on one account.

Support and trial: Free support from real people, a free one-on-one training call, and a 30-day free trial with no setup fees and no contract.