Buildee

Buildee is a construction estimating tool that measures material quantities straight from PDF blueprints and turns them into project cost estimates. The company is listed in Canada and says more than 1,000 construction companies use its software.

What Buildee offers

• Digital takeoff — users point and click on uploaded drawings to count items and measure quantities.
• Cost estimating — each measured quantity gets a cost, building a total that covers labour, materials, overhead and wastage.
• Reports — finished takeoffs and estimates can be exported or printed.
• Cloud access — work happens in the browser, so estimators can work without paper files and from any location.
• Team collaboration — several people can share and work on estimates together.

Who it works with

Buildee is aimed at construction contractors and estimators who prepare quotes and bids and want a simpler tool than large all-purpose platforms.

Key facts

• Based in: Canada
• Founded by: Eric, who worked in his family's construction business before building the product
• Users: more than 1,000 construction companies, as stated by the firm
• Approach: deliberately narrow feature set focused on takeoff and estimating