Every takeoff tool you need. Claude right beside you.
Bidly is a full-featured takeoff and estimating platform — everything Bluebeam and Stack give you — and it's completely free to use. When you want AI to step in and do the heavy lifting, you pay only for the Claude tokens you use. Nothing more.
Pay only for the AI you use · Platform is free forever
Use Bidly like any takeoff software — completely free.
Markup plans, measure quantities, organize jobs, collaborate with your team. Zero subscription fees, zero seat licenses. When you want Claude to read a plan or draft a bid for you, you pay only for those tokens — most full bids cost less than ten dollars of compute.
Powered by ClaudeThe world's best AI, trained on your plans
Claude isn't a chatbot bolted onto the side. It's embedded in every step of the estimating workflow — reading drawings, identifying scope, catching what you missed, and generating bid-ready line items in plain English.
Reads your plans
Upload a PDF and Claude interprets it the way an experienced estimator would — floor plans, elevations, specs, details and all.
Does the takeoff
Claude counts, measures, and quantifies every trade item — concrete, framing, MEP, finishes — without you touching a ruler.
Works alongside you
Ask Claude to double-check a scope, suggest an allowance, or explain a detail. It's a second set of eyes that never gets tired.
Writes the bid
From takeoff to formatted, client-ready estimate — Claude drafts the whole thing. You review, adjust markup, and send.
How it works
From plans to bid in three steps
Upload your plans
Drop in a PDF or link your plan room. Use Bidly's built-in takeoff tools yourself, or let Claude read the drawings and start the estimate.
Claude performs the takeoff
Claude identifies every scope item, quantifies materials and labor, and cross-references your cost history. No manual counting, no missed items.
Review and send
Get a clean, itemized estimate. Edit any line, add your markup, and submit — in minutes. You only pay for the tokens Claude used.
Comparison
Everything they have — and then some
Bidly matches the core feature set of the industry's leading takeoff platforms. The difference is what happens when you add Claude to the mix.
| Feature | Bluebeam | Stack | Bidly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core takeoff tools | |||
| PDF plan markup & annotation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Linear, area & count measurements | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Quantity tracking & reporting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Plan organization & version control | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Team collaboration | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cloud storage | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Export to Excel / CSV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI & automation | |||
| AI plan reading | – | – | ✓ |
| Automatic takeoff from drawings | – | – | ✓ |
| AI-generated bid draft | – | – | ✓ |
| Scope gap detection | – | – | ✓ |
| Chat with your plans | – | – | ✓ |
| Natural language cost adjustments | – | – | ✓ |
| Pricing | |||
| Platform cost | $$$ | $$$ | Free |
| AI usage cost | N/A | N/A | Pay-per-use tokens |
Start bidding faster today
The platform is free. No contracts, no seat fees. Use it exactly like your current tool — and turn on Claude when you're ready to go faster.