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General

STACK is a preconstruction platform designed to take you from a takeoff to a detailed estimate using digital blueprints. We have a multitude of features to improve your day-to-day and help you bid and win more profitable work.

There’s a lot that separates STACK from the competition such as:

• We’re cloud-based so you can access your account anytime, anywhere – no downloads required!

• We consistently make software updates that we provide to all users at no extra cost.

• We have an extremely modern and intuitive interface making it easy to get started.

• We’re competitively priced and offer a variety of affordable subscription plans to serve your specific needs.

Need help convincing your team?  We’re got you covered! View our takeoff & estimating software buyer guide.

STACK was founded in 2011 under the name CloudTakeoff as one of the first web-based solutions for construction. In 2014 we officially rebranded as STACK but maintained our founders’ vision of delivering easy-to-use technology solutions that help our customers to win more profitable work. Our promise is to save our users time and help them grow their businesses.

​STACK works for just about all trades. As long as you count or measure on digital plans, you can use STACK! From sole-proprietorships to billion-dollar corporations, STACK helps contractors of all sizes save time, increase accuracy and bid & win more profitable work!

STACK works great for general contractors, suppliers & distributors, owners & developers and these subcontractor trades: concrete, drywall, flooring, insulation, landscaping, masonry, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, painting, roofing, structural steel, and many more.

STACK will undoubtedly save you a LOT of time! Our customers often tell us that STACK helps them complete their takeoff and estimates 3-4 times faster. With all the extra time on your hands, just think of all the extra jobs you can bid on!

Product Help

That’s easy. Create a free account using your name and email address!

We’re here to help! We have robust preconstruction help center and construction help center with comprehensive guides and tutorials to help you through any scenario. We also offer customized onboarding and dedicated customer support for paid users.

You sure can! We have real, live account executives in our Cincinnati, OH headquarters who’d be more than happy to give you a demo. They know our software inside and out and more importantly how it can work for your trade. Schedule one here.

STACK makes it easy to turn your digital blueprints into a completed quote in a few simple steps…

• Upload your digital blueprint into STACK software.

• Determine your material quantities using STACK’s integrated measurement tools.

• Finalize your quote by adding in material pricing and other costs such as labor, transportation, overhead and profit margin.

You can chat with us online, give us a call, send us an email or schedule a one-on-one demo with a STACK expert.  Visit our contact us page to get in touch.

Partnerships & Integrations

We have a variety of integrations from Excel to Procore to Dodge Analytics and a whole lot more! Check out our Partners page for the complete list.

Yes. You can find our Open API documentation here.

STACK works with other planrooms to help streamline your processes, make your life easier, and help you expand your business. Using our open API we allow other systems to access your STACK account details while in other platforms. Some planrooms we have active integrations with are as follows:

• Dodge – Learn More

• Pantera

• ProCore

We’re always looking to work with others to simplify and enhance the preconstruction process. You can visit our partners page to learn more.

Using STACK

Never, ever, ever … ever, will we make you download anything to be able to access our platform. STACK is cloud-based so you can access it right through your internet browser from all your devices. 🙂

Yes! STACK works on Mac, PC, tablets, and mobile devices.

STACK is extremely easy-to-use. If you know how to send an email or access a web site, you can use STACK!

Typically, you will upload your digital plans into STACK to be able to perform your takeoffs but you can also upload images from Google Earth. Using Google Earth images is a good way to quickly measure exterior features such as a roof without having to physically travel to the location.

Take a look at our Solutions pages to view detailed features for each of our software products. Don’t see what you need today? Well, you might in the near future. STACK pushes multiple software updates every month.

Plans & Pricing

Yes! We want to make it as simple as possible for you to try out our easy-to-use software before upgrading to a paid version.

Create a free account of our takeoff & estimating software to work on up to 2 concurrent projects for 7 days. Free accounts may perform up to 10 takeoffs per project. Autocount, cost data, API access and export are not available in the free version. Add as many users as you’d like and only upgrade if you need to.

Try our field collaboration  software for free for up to 30 days. If you’re interested in our project management, please schedule a demo to discuss how you can try it out for free.

The best way to figure out the best plan for you is to schedule a one-on-one demo with a STACK expert, but you can find a brief overview of each plan below:

• Free – Our Free subscription lets you preview most STACK benefits on up to 2 projects over 7 days. Learn More.

• Start – Our Start