Any machine
No install, no VM.
Boon runs in the browser. Office PC, home Mac, site laptop — same access, no per-seat Windows install.
On-Screen Takeoff cloud alternative
The cloud alternative to On-Screen Takeoff
On-Screen Takeoff is desktop software: a Windows install per machine, plan files tied to a PC, and quantities that travel to a separate estimating package. Boon is the cloud alternative — AI construction estimating software that runs from any browser and returns a bid-ready package in Slack.
Desktop vs. cloud for preconstruction
The difference is where the work lives. Desktop takeoff ties the estimate to a machine; cloud estimating ties it to the team.
Shared by default
One plan set, whole team.
Cloud delivery means everyone works from the same package in Slack, instead of passing files between desktops.
Always current
No update treadmill.
Desktop software versions and updates per machine. Cloud software is current every time you open it.
More than a platform change
Boon is not On-Screen Takeoff moved to the cloud — it is a different category. The AI does the takeoff itself and closes the loop to a bid.
AI takeoff
The measuring is automatic.
The Construction Vision Model reads every sheet and returns quantities across trades, with published per-trade F1 accuracy scores.
Specs included
Drawings and specs read together.
Mismatches between the spec book and the plans are flagged in the package, before they become change orders.
Bid-ready output
Not a quantity file.
The package arrives ready for pricing and review — no export to a second estimating tool.
See Boon on your own plans
Book a 20-minute call, or skip the call entirely: email a plan set to plans@getboon.ai and the bid-ready package comes back to you.