Design, measure & estimate your plans online

Collaborate with your team online to create visually stunning takeoffs, while Groundplan accurately estimates materials and labour. A cloud-based takeoff software serving all construction trades.

Trusted by 8000+ contractors across Australia, NZ and beyond.

Takeoff software for any trade

Subcontractors, General Contractors and Suppliers, we’ve got you covered.

Groundplan takeoff and estimating software is designed for all trades that use plans to quantify the labour and materials required for a project.

Whether you’re estimating electrical, plumbing, landscaping or any other field requiring precise project cost estimation and planning, Groundplan is the ideal solution to quantify your plans accurately.

8,650 +
Happy Users
412,700 +
Projects Completed
6.2 million +
Plans Estimated

How to create takeoffs with Groundplan

Enabling thousands of trades businesses to quickly and accurately estimate their plans online.

01
Upload your plans
PDF, JPG, PNG and TIFF supported.
02
Measure on-screen
Any device, anywhere.
03
Export your estimates
To Excel or one of our integrations.
Quantify the materials on completed plans for a lightning-fast takeoff or create your own beautifully branded PDF Design Plans

The industry standard for estimating professionals

Our software strikes the perfect balance between user-friendly design and a powerful set of features built specifically for the takeoff and estimating workflow.

Measuring
Estimating
Count Items
Measurement Lengths
Calculate Surface Areas
Integrated Formulas
BOQs / Worksheets
Multiple export options

Integrations to suit your existing workflow

By connecting Groundplan with the software and tools tailored for your industry and project requirements, you can fully harness your project management efforts and achieve tremendous success in your professional endeavours.

Count Assist – Select One, We'll Find The Rest.

Groundplan's Count Assist Add-On automates the time-consuming task of counting symbols on large, expansive plans. The risk of errors is drastically reduced, empowering estimating specialists to focus on higher-level aspects of their work while maintaining precision and accuracy.

Ideal for:
Electrical
Security
Fire

Now it's all set up and templated, I can offload that work to an estimating team.

Sam Ackland
Build Clean

Why estimators use Groundplan to create their takeoffs

The Takeoff process is an essential step in the cost estimating process, particularly in construction and the sub-trade industries. With the help of reliable takeoff estimating software, you can build a reliable and accurate workflow.

Work from anywhere

Use any device to go online and access all your projects, plans and takeoff estimates. Collaborate with your remote team while watching changes happening in real time, always up to date. No more software installs and updates.

Smart, easy and responsive

Forget clunky old software, Groundplan is purposely built using the best UI/UX practices, getting out of your way to finish your estimate quickly.

Excellent support

Use any device to go online and access all your projects, plans and takeoff estimates. Collaborate with your remote team while watching changes happening in real time, always up to date. No more software installs and updates.

Keep your cost estimates in one place

Use any device to go online and access all your projects, plans and takeoff estimates. Collaborate with your remote team while watching changes happening in real time, always up to date. No more software installs and updates.

Easily export your takeoff estimates

Once you have finished your takeoff estimates, export your bill of quantities directly to Excel or push to a quote via one of our software integrations.