Time
Takeoff eats the week.
Manual measuring across a full plan set is days of work. Boon's AI does the takeoff automatically, so the same person reviews instead of measures.
On-Screen Takeoff alternative for small GCs
The On-Screen Takeoff alternative built for a small estimating team
Small general contractors bid lean: one or two people estimating, no dedicated preconstruction department, and no budget for per-seat desktop licenses plus the hours to drive them. Boon is AI construction estimating software that does the takeoff, reads the specs, and returns a bid-ready package in Slack — so a small team bids like a big one.
Where desktop takeoff strains a small GC
On-Screen Takeoff is a serious tool, but it assumes someone has the hours to drive it and a workflow to carry quantities into a bid. That is exactly what a small GC does not have.
Headcount cost
Per-seat pricing punishes growth.
Desktop licenses scale with seats. A cloud tool scales with the work, not the payroll.
The assembly gap
Quantities are not a bid.
On-Screen Takeoff hands quantities to a separate estimating package. Boon returns the bid-ready package, closing the loop in one step.
How Boon works for a small team
Upload a plan set — or just email it — and Boon reads drawings and specs together, flags mismatches, and delivers a bid-ready package to your Slack channel.
Review, don't measure
Your hours go to judgment.
The AI does the counting; your estimator spends their time on scope, pricing, and the calls that win the job.
Specs checked
Fewer surprises.
Spec-to-drawing mismatches are flagged in the package, protecting a thin margin from unforced errors.
Nothing to install
Any machine, anywhere.
Cloud delivery means the office Mac, the site PC, and the owner's laptop all see the same package.
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.