Compare STACK Takeoff & Estimating and BIM 360 - May 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - STACK Takeoff & Estimating or BIM 360?

STACK Takeoff & Estimating is more expensive to implement (TCO) than BIM 360, and BIM 360 is rated higher (95/100) than STACK Takeoff & Estimating (88/100). BIM 360 offers users more features (5) than STACK Takeoff & Estimating (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is BIM 360!

Looking for the right Construction solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

STACK Construction Technologies Vs. Autodesk

STACK Construction Technologies: In the mid-1990s while working in the construction industry, my son Justin (then only 15) and I put together an estimating software program that we called Buildware Pro. Originally targeting the commercial roofing industry, Buildware Pro allowed you to measure paper plans using a digitizer, or even on your computer screen if you had a digital PDF o...

Autodesk: For more than 30 years, Autodesk software has helped designers, engineers, visual artists, students and makers imagine, design and create a better world. Advances in accessible 3D design and fabrication technology are disrupting the design, engineering and entertainment professions as we know them. As a result, Autodesk is expanding beyond our desi...

Who is more expensive? STACK Takeoff & Estimating or BIM 360?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Construction software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for STACK Takeoff & Estimating and BIM 360.

STACK Takeoff & Estimating price starts at $1,999 per user/year , On a scale between 1 to 10 STACK Estimating is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Construction software. BIM 360 price starts at $35 per user/month , When comparing BIM 360 to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Construction software cost.

Bottom line: STACK Takeoff & Estimating cost is around the same cost of BIM 360.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared STACK Takeoff & Estimating Vs. BIM 360 based on some of the most important and required Construction features.

STACK Takeoff & Estimating: We are still working to collect the list of features for STACK Takeoff & Estimating.

BIM 360: Project Collaboration, Mobile Access, Document Management, Change Orders, RFIs/Submittals.

Target customer size

STACK Takeoff & Estimating's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, and BIM 360's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.