Field24 vs.
On-Screen Takeoff
On-Screen Takeoff is ConstructConnect's Windows takeoff program, usually paired with its Quick Bid estimating tool. You point, click and drag through the plans; it keeps the quantities, with AI auto-takeoff for floor plans on higher tiers. Field24 reads the plans for you, prices the work for your area, and works from your phone.
No install. No training. Send a plan set and see your first takeoff in minutes.
At a glance
| Feature |  | On-Screen Takeoff | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recognizes items on the plans | Field24: Exact wall lengths from the PDF's vector layer, a wall detector for scanned sheets, openings counted, every row linked to its mark on the drawing.On-Screen Takeoff: With the AI add-on: floor plans only, scale set by hand, a few projects on lower tiers. Manual point, click and drag otherwise. | ||
| Local material and labor pricing | Field24: Home Depot prices for residential work, market rates from private cost databases for commercial work, labor rates adjusted to your ZIP or postal code, your own price book first.On-Screen Takeoff: Pricing happens in Quick Bid, from databases you maintain. | ||
| First takeoff in minutes | Field24: Send the plans, answer two questions, review the rows on the sheet.On-Screen Takeoff: Hours for a real set, after installation and setup. | ||
| No training needed | Field24: It is a conversation. Nothing to install, nothing to configure.On-Screen Takeoff: The vendor pitches it to people already experienced with manual takeoff. | ||
| Works from your phone | Field24: WhatsApp, web, mobile and email.On-Screen Takeoff: Windows only (Mac via Boot Camp or Parallels). | ||
| Pulls plans from your bid board | Field24: BuildingConnected, Merx and PlanHub invitations listed, opened and downloaded for you; public bid alerts for your area.On-Screen Takeoff: ConstructConnect's own project network can push documents in; no BuildingConnected intake. | ||
| Accepts plans by email | Field24: Every account has a plan-upload address; forward the invitation and the takeoff starts.On-Screen Takeoff: Not offered. | ||
| Handles addenda | Field24: Send the addendum in chat; the affected sheets are re-measured, the rows re-priced, and a submitted bid can be revised.On-Screen Takeoff: Overlay the revised sheet and re-trace what changed. | ||
| Submits the bid for you | Field24: Drafts, submits and revises the bid on BuildingConnected, behind an Accept prompt you control.On-Screen Takeoff: Not offered. | ||
| Priced estimate and signable proposal | Field24: Priced estimate, signable proposal, invoice and change order from the same takeoff.On-Screen Takeoff: Bids are assembled in Quick Bid. |
- Does it
- Partly, see note
- Does not
- Not documented by the vendor
Built for self-driving estimating
On-Screen Takeoff pairs with Quick Bid and ConstructConnect's network. Field24 works BuildingConnected, Merx and PlanHub, takes plans by email, and submits the bid.
One job, invitation to job site. Filled steps are the ones the tool does for you.
- Does it
- Partly, see note
- Does not
- Not documented by the vendor
Field24 reads the plans for you
On-Screen Takeoff's AI covers floor plans after you set the scale; the rest is traced. Field24 measures every sheet and marks each row.
Exact lengths from the drawing itself
Wall lengths read straight from the PDF's vector layer, not guessed from pixels.
Walls, doors and windows on scans too
A floor-plan detector finds walls on scanned sheets and counts the openings along them.
Every row shows its work
Tap a row and the sheet opens with that measurement highlighted.
Local pricing, not a national average
Pricing in the ConstructConnect stack happens in a second program with cost data you maintain. Field24 prices the takeoff as it builds it: Home Depot prices for residential work, market rates from private cost databases for commercial work, and labor rates adjusted to your ZIP.
Residential at Home Depot, commercial at market rates
Residential work is priced at Home Depot, in the US or Canada, with the product, pack size and list price on every row. Commercial work is priced at market rates from private cost databases.
Labor rates for your area
Hourly rates by trade are adjusted to your location from the 2026 National Construction Estimator, and your own saved rates always win over the market.
Your price book, your markup
Upload a supplier price list or a past estimate and Field24 prices from your book first. Overhead, profit and contingency are yours to set.
Minutes, not a training course
Two desktop programs and a learning curve the vendor itself describes as natural only for experienced manual estimators, or one conversation. Send Field24 the plans from WhatsApp, email or the web, answer two questions, and review the takeoff on the sheet in minutes.
Send the plans
Text them on WhatsApp, drop them in the web app, or forward the bid email to your Field24 address. PDFs, photos, even a voice note about the scope.
Answer two questions
Your ZIP code and the scope you are bidding. That is the whole setup. No templates to build, no cost book to load first.
Review it on the sheet
The takeoff comes back priced, with every row marked on the drawing. Adjust what you want, then send the proposal for signature.
WITH On-Screen Takeoff
You run the process
The vendor pitches it to people already experienced with manual takeoff.
WITH
The process runs for you
Most contractors get their first takeoff back within minutes of sending the plans, and learn the tool by using it once. There is nothing to install and nobody to train.
Times depend on the size of the plan set. A typical residential or light commercial set is measured and priced in minutes; large sets take longer.
When On-Screen Takeoff is the right call
Estimating departments that have standardized on On-Screen Takeoff and Quick Bid get a deep, well-supported manual toolset. Field24 is for the contractor who needs the number tonight and does not have a takeoff department.
Statements about On-Screen Takeoff are based on ConstructConnect's public materials as of September 2026 and may change. On-Screen Takeoff is a trademark of its owner, which is not affiliated with Field24.