Construction Estimating Software
More Accurate Estimates. More Winning Proposals.
Track costs, control profit margins, and send polished proposals that help you land more jobs—without the guesswork.
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Build Winning Bids
Stay Profitable
Streamline Approvals
Draft estimates from notes & plans in minutes with AI
Turn notes, plans, specs, and/or blueprints into draft estimates. Review and edit before sending to get every detail right. The more you use it, the better it gets at matching your style and pricing.
Beam’s Estimating tool is built for jobs of any size - helping your team send professional proposals that win more work.
- Upload PDF plans or specs that are read by AI
- Provide scope of work or notes for additional project details
- Provide instructions for formatting, price changes, and more
Customize estimates from draft to winning proposal
With Beam's construction estimating software, you have full flexibility to customize estimates at any level:
- Sections and groups
- Items, discounts, markup
- Show or hide columns like quantity or markup
Once your proposal is ready, send it directly from Beam for review and approval. If the estimate requires changes, revise it in Beam and re-send with ease.
The most powerful free construction AI Assistant in the industry
Beam offers the most generous free plan to construction teams:
- Unlimited estimating, invoicing, and bill payment
- Five estimates using the AI Assistant
- Plus dozens of other project management features
Re-use templates and your cost library
Use templates from past projects to jumpstart similar work, build line-by-line from your saved cost library, or combine both approaches as needed.
Maintain consistent pricing across all projects and save hours of manual data entry on every estimate.
Automate your sales funnel to close more leads
- Get notified whenever a lead opens a proposal email or views the estimate page so you can proactively reach out
- Monitor your outstanding proposals and send reminders
Collect signatures and approvals on estimates & contracts
- Send estimates over email in a few clicks
- Present your proposal in the client portal
- Track digital signatures and approvals
Go from estimate to invoice in seconds
Once your proposal is approved, convert it to a project budget and send invoices in seconds to get paid faster.
With a unified estimating, invoicing, and job costing system, you can track project financials without the manual data entry.
Connect your customers to financing options to win the job
- No draws, inspections, or paperwork for the contractor
- No refinancing required—homeowners keep their low rate
- 100% free for contractors
- Loan amounts of $5k to $500k+
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