A software system designed by STACK Construction Technologies.

Product Overview

STACK is a cloud-based construction takeoff and estimating software, known for its user-friendly interface and quick project navigation. It’s ideal for small to medium-sized construction businesses, offering easy access to project drawings and efficient handling of various takeoff types.

While it excels in simplicity and ease of use, it may fall short for larger enterprises needing advanced project management features. Despite some limitations in editing tools and occasional performance issues, STACK is a solid choice for streamlined, effective construction project management and estimation.

Pros

  • Easy to use and modern interface
  • Free version available
  • Unlimited takeoffs in paid version

Cons

  • Limited editing tools
  • Slow sheet transition

Target Market

Small to medium-sized construction businesses that prioritize ease of use and quick scaling in their projects. It’s ideal for companies looking for a cloud-based solution that allows access to project drawings and takeoffs from any computer, including Mac systems.

Not Recommended For

Large enterprises or businesses requiring highly advanced, custom project management features may find STACK limiting. Its simplicity, while a strength for smaller operations, might not meet the complex needs of larger firms with intricate workflows and a need for more sophisticated editing and project management tools.

About STACK

Video Overview

Primary Features

  • Anytime, Anywhere, Any Device Access
  • Multi-Use, Real-Time Collaboration
  • Unlimited Training & Support
  • On-Screen Takeoff
  • Mac & PC Compatible
  • Autocount
  • Custom Assembly Formula Editor
  • Integrates with Excel
  • Works with PDF, TIFF & Google Earth Images
  • Summary & Detail Reporting
  • Pre-Built Materials Library
  • Plan Page Autonaming
  • Bookmarking & Hyperlinking
  • Upload Plans from Anywhere
  • Plan Text Search
  • Cloud-Based (No Software to Install)
  • Printing & Exporting
  • No-Cost Software Upgrades

Pricing

  • Subscription-based
  • Starts at $2,999/user/year
  • Priced annually per user
  • Free version available
Starting Price
$2,999 /user/year
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Product Overview

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User Reviews of STACK

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Submitted on June 14th, 2023 by Anonymous

I really liked the STACK estimating program from our demo. The system was able to handle both estimating and take-offs for us. But they were a bit more expensive than some of the other programs we looked at. One feature I wish it had was the ability to view and bid on jobs local to me.

The Good…

Strong estimating and take-off capabilities

The Bad…

None

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Submitted on April 18th, 2023 by Alfredo J

I ended up going with Stack because my freinds and Software Connect recommended it. I was using manual methods before and this is a huge improvement. Once I fully learn how to optimize the software it will cut down my time spent on estimates greatly!

I have not used other programs to compare it with but so far I have enjoyed Stack for my business.

The Good…

Way faster than manual methods.

The Bad…

None

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Submitted on February 23rd, 2022 by Anonymous

Fantastic takeoff program for small simple takeoffs but they are missing tools such as linear cut tool that make the takeoff revision process a lot more work than it should be.

The Good…

Fast and simple. Response times for support is almost instant. Not many bugs.

The Bad…

Missing tools that most other estimating software’s have such as linear cut tool. The overlay feature only works if you have the exact same size drawings. They seem to have lost focus on the takeoff side and are too focused on the cost estimation as well as new programs they are purchasing and then trying to incorporate and sell to you. Their emails are basically spam at this point.

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Submitted on December 11th, 2019 by Anonymous

The program has surpassed my expectations, the trainers are knowledgable and easy to work with. I’m really excited to see how this transforms our bidding process and materials counts in the field.

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Submitted on December 5th, 2019 by Anonymous

I have been using Stack for the past couple of years and I couldn’t be happier. The ease and accuracy of this program helps me do takeoffs in half the time it used to take me. I would recommend Stack to anyone in the construction industry.

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Submitted on November 22nd, 2019 by Anonymous

excellent communication and very knowledgeable. always on time and efficient

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Submitted on November 11th, 2019 by Anonymous

Maybe just spend a little more time explaining several items as steel fabrication has many variations and there really was no way to set parameters during the take off. Other than that it’s a great piece of work.

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Submitted on October 31st, 2019 by Anonymous

Awesome customer service. Great program with excellent features.

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Submitted on October 28th, 2019 by Anonymous

Great software for our business. We like the ease of being able to log in on any device with internet connection to do takeoffs. Not to mention the export excel option which saves us a great deal of time when creating proposals in excel and having all the takeoff info from stack easily transferred over in no time.

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Submitted on October 28th, 2019 by Anonymous

Great program with Lots of updates. a couple things I would like to see would be the ability to modify the plans. Another would be able to insert photos. all in all great program and great company with lots of support

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Submitted on October 27th, 2019 by Anonymous

The system is very user friendly and cuts down take off time exponentially!

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Submitted on October 18th, 2019 by Anonymous

Having the right answers available when needed most.

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Submitted on October 17th, 2019 by Anonymous

Communication is awesome as well as the follow up! Customer service 2nd to none!

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Submitted on October 15th, 2019 by Anonymous

The team has been outstanding! They followed up frequently, gave a great demo and allowed me to take my time to use the software.

The software itself is exactly what I was looking for to do takeoffs, auto-count equipment, measure lengths, view drawings anywhere and more. My team will be buying again as they saw how well STACK worked for me.

Only thing I would add is a report that shows what pages have what equipment for an easier overview of my takeoff.

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Submitted on October 12th, 2019 by Anonymous

Extend training time or hold workshops where folks can go for 8 hours to learn how to maneuver the site

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Submitted on October 11th, 2019 by Anonymous

I have used other takeoff programs and Stack surpasses the others. It’s a very user-friendly program.

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Submitted on October 3rd, 2019 by Anonymous

It was all good. I love the software and sales guy was fantastic through the process

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Submitted on October 2nd, 2019 by Anonymous

It’s excellent!

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Submitted on September 30th, 2019 by Anonymous

Great software to to do your takeoffs

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Submitted on September 30th, 2019 by Anonymous

Stack Software has exponentially increased estimate turn around. Custom formulas, take offs, bookmarks, highlighting, clouding…etc. Works exceptionally well for Paducah Production.

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Submitted on September 30th, 2019 by Anonymous

Very helpful estimating bigger jobs

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Submitted on September 30th, 2019 by Anonymous

Have had some frustrations however overall I like it

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Submitted on September 30th, 2019 by Anonymous

The program is easy to learn to train our estimators and Stack has great customer support.

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Submitted on September 30th, 2019 by Anonymous

Great product!

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Submitted on September 23rd, 2019 by Anonymous

Easy to reach if you need help, and easy to learn software for a fast an accurate quote.

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Submitted on September 22nd, 2019 by Anonymous

Very efficient for estimating, great support team to walk you through training experience. User friendly.

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Submitted on September 21st, 2019 by Anonymous

Love working with Stack as they are always helpful and respond quickly to any questions we may have. Highly recommend!

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Submitted on September 15th, 2019 by Anonymous

Best choice ever this software simply helps my job.

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Submitted on September 12th, 2019 by Anonymous

User friendly software. Love it!

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Submitted on September 11th, 2019 by Anonymous

Taking-off a project has never been easier! The STACK support team is always there to help when you need the, which makes this a 5 star cloud based estimating software.

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Submitted on September 9th, 2019 by Anonymous

Solid product that gets better and better.

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Submitted on September 8th, 2019 by Anonymous

Easy to use! Makes doing takeoffs a breeze!

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Submitted on August 28th, 2019 by Anonymous

Keeping track of jobs and measurements without me having to write everything down.

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Submitted on August 28th, 2019 by Anonymous

Excellent training time. Patient with me. Good listener. showed me more than one way to accomplish my outcome, Software allows me to download from all kinds of sources and have a unified approach when making calculations. I will need more training time as I use this but it is a real plus for me. A great time saver.

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Submitted on August 27th, 2019 by Anonymous

Great job explaining the features that pertain to our business. The training was to the point, and very helpful.

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Submitted on August 20th, 2019 by Anonymous

I have waited a few weeks before leaving this review. I have to say I was nervous about paying so much for something when i didn’t know what i was doing. The stack team has been amazing. When i was asked how much i knew about the blueprint and where i thought i should start. My response was, is there a negative number because I don’t know anything. My trainer has been fantastic starting me from the basic working me through the process. They have been amazing. I have to say I was mad at myself for wait so long to pull the trigger just because i didn’t know how to read blue prints.

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Submitted on August 20th, 2019 by Anonymous

Very user friendly interface and love that it’s 100% cloud. We do have some difficulties losing large take-offs when cutting and pasting using multi-select. We need this addressed, so we don’t have to redo large take-offs.

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Submitted on August 18th, 2019 by Anonymous

Easy to used l’d recommend to anyone trying to do takeoff on blueprints

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Submitted on August 16th, 2019 by Anonymous

Great service, someone is always on hand to answer any questions, no matter how small.

The ongoing development of additional features is impressive. This was reinforced by watching a webinar which clearly explained how to use different functions as well as giving an insight to planned new features. We will definitely keep STACK.

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Submitted on August 16th, 2019 by Anonymous

This product is unlike any other. Since changing to STACK our estimating process has evolved leaps and bounds!

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Submitted on August 16th, 2019 by Anonymous

It’s only getting better

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Submitted on August 16th, 2019 by Anonymous

Easy to use and create estimates in quick time.

I would recommend drop drag in the files

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Submitted on August 16th, 2019 by Anonymous

By far the best takeoff/estimating software on the market! I like how STACK continues to improve week by week.

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Submitted on August 16th, 2019 by Anonymous

Stack does everything well. If it were not for some glitches that happen on a semi-regular basis I would give Stack 5 stars easy. I still highly recommend Stack to everyone in need of take-off software.

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Submitted on August 16th, 2019 by Anonymous

Mi experiencia con el programa ha sido muy positiva, me alegra que cada vez incluyan mas herramientas útiles que desde un principio hacían falta, espero que sigan trabajando en actualizaciones y nuevas herramientas.

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Submitted on August 16th, 2019 by Anonymous

Excellent and efficient take-off software!

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Submitted on August 16th, 2019 by Anonymous

Affordable and easy to use software.

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Submitted on August 14th, 2019 by Anonymous

The program is excellent.

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Submitted on August 14th, 2019 by Anonymous

Very user friendly & support is always ready to help with a friendly attitude.

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Submitted on August 14th, 2019 by Anonymous

Great software, cloudware… cuts my work in half or more. 5 stars or more if Google Chrome inter-phase worked a little better. Minor tweaks is all needed

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Submitted on August 13th, 2019 by Anonymous

Very Accurate

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Submitted on August 13th, 2019 by Anonymous

Stack is very easy to work with from anywhere. Its great to take your tablet or laptop with your marked up drawings to the job site.

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Submitted on August 13th, 2019 by Anonymous

User friendly

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Submitted on August 13th, 2019 by Anonymous

Makes doing takeoffs so much easier. Simplifies the entire process. Definitely recommended!

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Submitted on August 13th, 2019 by Anonymous

Very good so far. Its a bit difficult allocating the time required to customize assemblies but once completed it definitely proves to be valuable. Would like to see internal (in-house) satellite or aerial view to complete take offs. Overall its seems accurate, still learning to walk with this program but can’t wait to run with it soon.

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Submitted on August 13th, 2019 by Anonymous

Awesome User Friendly Takeoff System. Allows you to do takeoffs very quickly.

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Submitted on August 13th, 2019 by Anonymous

Very helpful

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Submitted on August 13th, 2019 by Anonymous

I’m impressed with this software I really recommend this to anyone that is in Construction business excellent choice.

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Submitted on August 13th, 2019 by Anonymous

I only use a small portion of the Stack software options. flooring is such a one dimensional product and easy to take off on most any software. Stack is simple for what I use it for and allows me to enter the info I need.

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Submitted on August 13th, 2019 by Anonymous

Well worth the money.

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Submitted on August 13th, 2019 by Anonymous

The software was great, the pricing is a bit high. The customer service could use some improvement, as I was using the free version and I was restricted from using it because my usage was high. I feel this was unfair as I was staying within the free use guidelines.

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Submitted on August 13th, 2019 by Anonymous

The support is awesome, the system is simplified to simply breakdown conditions that can be adapted to your needs. Cost effective option for estimating.

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Submitted on August 23rd, 2018 by Carlos Sanchez

Before bringing STACK on board, we were either having to get a physical set of blueprints and do an old-style takeoff with a scale ruler, or I’d have to email the file over to one of my vendors who would then break down the takeoff. The problem with that is it was taking two weeks at a time to get takeoffs back from vendors.

STACK has sped up things for me 10x faster than what I was taking before. It was taking 2 weeks to do something I can do in a matter of hours now.

I have saved money only because it’s expensive to print blueprints. It’s also the time and driving that you get to save from having to go pick up blueprints or a specific page.

Unlike most guys, I do ask for help. Right away I took a quick demo of the basic functions. The basic stuff was easy to pick up on, it’s a simple program to use. The smaller detailed items like learning how to edit, I had to reach out to support and get some feedback. They are very helpful and always return my call or email very prompt.

I think the simplicity of the solution and how easy it is to use is the best thing about it. It’s a very simple program to use and does an incredible job at something that could be very difficult to use.

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Submitted on August 21st, 2018 by Greg Gerber

We have a remote office in Florida. There are projects there and at our main location. We wanted to make sure we could easily share information. It’s hard to do that manually without doing a conference call.

STACK helped us to make that transition much easier between what’s happening remote or here. Also now it has probably saved us 3-4 days in a project just by being able to automate that.