GitEstimate vs SmartBuild

If you're comparing GitEstimate and SmartBuild, use a building your team has already quoted. The important questions are whether each product handles your construction methods, material quantities, pricing, and day-to-day workflow.

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What GitEstimate offers

GitEstimate provides browser-based 3D design, estimates based on company-specific pricing, and detailed parts lists. Guided setup helps align the software with your materials and building methods. Builder Pro adds 2D construction documents.

Questions to ask SmartBuild

Product features, packaging, and pricing can change. Rather than relying on assumptions about SmartBuild, ask for a live demonstration of the tasks your company needs:

How does a design become a material takeoff and quote?
Can you configure your own parts, pricing, and construction rules?
Which drawings and exports are included?
How are customer-facing design and submitted inquiries handled?
What are the costs of setup, users, support, and integrations?

Compare the same building in both systems

Configure a familiar building with a lean-to and several openings. Check posts, framing, trusses, and metal against your own takeoff. Then change a dimension or door and see what updates. Have a member of your sales or estimating team try the workflow as well.

How to choose

GitEstimate is worth evaluating if you need straightforward 3D post-frame estimating with your own pricing, detailed parts lists, and guided setup. If SmartBuild offers a specialized feature or integration your company depends on, ask to see it working with your requirements. The right choice depends on your business.

GitEstimate's 3D + Parts & Estimating package is $300/month ($250/month equivalent with annual prepayment), plus $695 setup, with up to five logins. Annual pricing requires payment for the full year in advance. Confirm SmartBuild's current pricing and terms directly.

See our post-frame software comparison guide and evaluation checklist for a broader set of questions.

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