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A simpler Bluebeam alternative for takeoffs and quotes
If you use Bluebeam mainly to measure drawings and price jobs, Planquote does that in the browser, with the quote built in, from £12 a month.
Bluebeam Revu is a full PDF suite: markups, document control, Studio collaboration and takeoff. Many small contractors only use it to measure. Bluebeam’s plans are per user and billed annually: Basics $260 (length and area only), Core $330 (adds counts, perimeters, angles and volume), Complete $440 (adds Dynamic Fill and Quantity Link with Excel) and Max $590, as listed on bluebeam.com on 8 November 2026. Revu itself is a Windows desktop program; every plan also includes Bluebeam on the web and on iOS, which can measure area, length, polylength and count.
Revu 20 reached end of support on 31 July 2026 and reaches end of life on 31 December 2026, so many owners of older licences are choosing again. What Revu 20’s end of life means, and the options.
What Planquote does the same
- Calibrated length, area and count measurements on PDF plans
- Cutouts, wall heights, depths and waste
- Totals per item as you measure
What’s different
- The quote is built in: rates, labour lines, markup, tax and a quote PDF with your logo
- Runs in the browser on Windows, Mac, Chromebook and iPad
- £12 a month or £99 a year, with a free plan
What Planquote doesn’t do
It isn’t a PDF markup or document-control suite: no text or cloud markups, no Studio sessions, no form filling or signing, and jobs stay in the browser on one device. If you need those, Bluebeam is the better fit.
Prices side by side
| Tool | Price | Free option | Runs on | Priced quote for the client |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planquote | £12/month or £99/year | Free plan: one saved job, every takeoff tool | Browser: Windows, Mac, Chromebook, iPad | Yes: priced quote PDF with your logo |
| OpenTakeoff | Free, open source (AGPL-3.0) | Free, no account | Browser | Not listed: quantities, CSV, Excel and marked-up PDF |
| Solid TakeoffCompare → | Solo $12.99/month; Team $49.99/month for 3 users | Free plan: 1 active project, 3 drawing uploads | Browser, including Mac, Chromebook and iPad | Not listed: annotated PDF and CSV for your estimate |
| Metres.ai | $20/month or $220/year | 2-week free trial | Browser | Yes: quotes included |
| Easy Takeoffs | $39/month or $399/year | 14-day free trial | Browser: Windows, Mac, Linux, Chromebook, iPad, Android tablets | Not listed: Excel, PDF and CSV export |
| BluebeamCompare → | Basics $260, Core $330, Complete $440, Max $590 per user/year | Free trial | Revu: Windows desktop. Every plan adds Bluebeam on web and iOS | Not listed; Complete links quantities to Excel |
| PlanSwiftCompare → | Essential $2,000 or Core $3,000 per seat/year | 14-day free trial | Windows (on a Mac only by running Windows) | Estimating built in (assemblies); a client quote isn’t listed |
| STACKFree options → | Premium $299 or Pro $349 per user/month, billed annually | Free plan: 1 active project a month, 50 measurements per project | Cloud (web-based) | Estimates and proposals on Pro |
Other tools’ prices and plans as listed by the vendors on their own websites on 8 November 2026, with the currency symbol each one shows, before tax. “Not listed” means the vendor’s pages don’t mention a priced quote. Check their sites for current prices.
What’s different about Planquote: the priced quote is built into the takeoff (rates, labour lines, markup and tax, then a quote PDF with your logo), it runs in the browser on Windows, Mac, Chromebook and iPad, and Pro is £99 a year with a free plan. Metres.ai and STACK Pro also produce quotes or proposals, and PlanSwift includes estimating; the others hand you quantities for your own spreadsheet or estimate.
Guides: Free takeoff software · Takeoff software for Mac · Bluebeam Revu 20 end of life · How to measure a PDF drawing