Low-Voltage Estimating Software for Electrical Contractors

Bid more projects in less time with STACK’s comprehensive takeoff and estimating solution. With best-in-class cloud-based tools, you can see 10X faster bids and up to 35% more opportunities to win.

Preconstruction in the Cloud

STACK is the only software to offer lightning-fast takeoff and complete estimating in one solution. See for yourself how we’re helping to power a more efficient and streamlined preconstruction process that leads to more wins and greater project profitability.

Plan, Spec and Document Management

Nail every detail. Keep your project docs organized and your team laser-focused.

Cloud-Based Quantity & Material Takeoff

Knock out takeoffs 10x faster and keep everyone on the same page from day one.

Detailed Cost Estimates & Proposals

Adjust costs, markup, tax, and overhead. Create customized estimates and branded proposals quickly and easily.

Real-Time Collaboration & Connectivity

Robust markup, callouts, sharing, & invites keep your entire team aligned.

The Benefits of Estimating Software for Low-Voltage Contractors

Using high-quality, professional takeoff and estimating software offers numerous advantages for low-voltage contractors. Here’s how it addresses key needs in safety, cost savings, efficiency, data analysis, and other areas:

Increased Accuracy: Professional software improves takeoff and estimate precision, minimizing errors in measurements, quantities, and pricing. This leads to more accurate bids and fewer discrepancies that could cause cost overruns later.
Enhanced Efficiency: Automated features speed up the process of counting, measuring, and pricing items compared to manual takeoffs. This lets contractors prepare estimates faster and bid on more jobs, increasing project turnover and potential revenue.
Cost Savings: With precise estimates, contractors avoid over-ordering or under-ordering materials, which can lead to waste or project delays. Efficient inventory management directly translates to lower material costs and better project budget control.
Better Safety Planning: Low-voltage installations often involve working in confined spaces or around live power. With advanced software, contractors can pre-plan these tasks accurately, enhancing on-site safety by ensuring that correct materials and protective equipment are available when and where they’re needed.
Enhanced Data Analysis and Reporting: The software collects data that contractors can analyze to improve future projects. Detailed reports on past projects help in identifying cost patterns, labor efficiency, and potential areas for savings, empowering contractors to make informed business decisions.
Real-Time Collaboration and Cloud Access: Many tools offer cloud-based platforms, enabling team collaboration in real-time from various locations. This is essential for low-voltage contractors, who may need to coordinate with multiple stakeholders like designers, general contractors, and clients.
Competitive Advantage: With access to precise data, quick turnaround times, and professional reports, contractors using high-quality takeoff software stand out in competitive bidding situations. Accurate, professionally presented bids can increase trust and win rate with clients.
Scalability and Growth: Professional software often allows companies to scale up as they grow, offering features to support larger and more complex projects. This scalability provides flexibility to adapt to increasing client demands without overhauling internal processes.

For low-voltage contractors, investing in professional takeoff and estimating software can streamline operations, drive competitive bids, enhance safety planning, and improve profitability—all while reducing stress and errors.

Customizable to Your Low-Voltage Work

STACK comes pre-loaded with over 10,000 items, carefully chosen based on commonly used materials by trade, so you can start quickly. You also have the flexibility to create custom items for projects needing additional detail.

An item in STACK represents a specific material but can also include equipment, labor, or subcontracting costs. When working with items, consider units of measure, purchase units (how you order, such as by roll, sheet, or square foot), coverage rate, and cost type.

You can add both material and labor items to the same takeoff, then save that takeoff as a template in your Takeoff Library for future use. Additionally, STACK allows you to bulk import your custom items and export them when needed. With STACK’s customizable items and assemblies, low-voltage contractors can perform takeoffs and estimates using their own specific material catalogs, resulting in faster, more accurate estimates.

Accurate Low-Voltage Tools

Choosing STACK means choosing a dependable partner focused on the success of your project. Discover the improvements in precision and productivity that STACK brings, and let us support you in transforming your takeoff process.

Advanced Measurement Technology: STACK uses state-of-the-art algorithms to improve the precision of quantity takeoffs. Its smart image recognition and scaling features reduce human error, ensuring measurements are true to your project’s specific requirements.
Seamless Real-Time Collaboration: With STACK's cloud-based platform, team members can work together in real-time, no matter where they are. This keeps all parties aligned with the most accurate, current data, minimizing inconsistencies and boosting project accuracy.
Easy-to-Use Interface: Our intuitive interface streamlines complex takeoff tasks, letting users concentrate on key details without unnecessary distractions. This ease of use enhances accuracy as users can navigate the system quickly and smoothly.
Ongoing Updates and Innovation: We’re dedicated to advancing our technology to keep up with the evolving demands of the construction field. Regular updates ensure STACK integrates the latest techniques and standards, helping keep your projects accurate and current.
Comprehensive Training and Support: Our committed support team and robust training resources help users make the most of STACK’s capabilities. Recognizing the importance of accuracy, we offer the resources needed for clients to fully leverage every feature.

Collaborate and Succeed

STACK offers integration with a variety of project management, accounting, and ERP platforms. These integrations allow users to synchronize project data between STACK and other software in real-time, reducing the need for duplicate data entry and ensuring everyone is working with the latest information. This helps streamline processes from preconstruction through project closeout, as estimators and project managers can seamlessly pass off data without delays.

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See what STACK customers are saying:

Being able to create detailed estimates and go straight to the proposal, to customize it and make it look the way we want, and with everything in the cloud – STACK is the holy grail really!

WestPro Construction SolutionsKansas City, KS

We use STACK every day for a multitude of tasks. It is so adaptable to our needs. We use it for project takeoff, as-built drawings, area takeoffs, data center for quick access of equipment requirements and a host of other tasks. It's the greatest tool in our box!

5 Seasons MechanicalNorcross, GA

Great product, easy to use, easy to learn. My entire estimating workflow is more efficient because of STACK. I am able to bid more projects in less time. Because STACK is Web-Based I can use it on any computer. STACK works on both my PC and MAC. I recommend STACK to the other subcontractors I work with.

R3 PaintingHampstead, NC

STACK has continued to develop more useful tools for an already useful service. STACK is an integral part of our estimating team and has saved us time and improved our delivery of accurate estimates.

Bur-Han ServicesNorth Vancouver, BC

What makes STACK stand out to me is the open architecture. STACK’s application programming interfaces, which allow us to integrate other systems into STACK, are unique. One of the really exciting things about STACK is that we go from being rigid and inflexible to being able to quickly respond to customers.

CentiMarkPittsburgh, PA

See how Demotik achieved 50-75% better productivity and 30-40% win rates with STACK.

As a super subcontractor performing several trades, Demotik grappled with a slow estimating process and lost profits before finding STACK. Now, they’re seeing an increase in productivity, higher win rates, and better profit margins.

Awards? Yeah, we've won them.

STACK’s award-winning software has been recognized for excellence year after year.