Clear Estimates
About Clear Estimates
Clear Estimates is a cloud-based construction estimating solution that provides cost and pricing data of more than 400 areas across the US. Pricing information related to parts is updated automatically on a quarterly basis through the software's integration with RemodelMax. The tool enables contractors to determine project cost, manage part library, maintain project database and produce proposals.
Clear Estimates offers customizable in-built templates for cost estimation of various job types including garages, bathrooms, and kitchens. The tool provides a complete estimate to contractors when they select a template and add square footage of the job. They can also add or remove parts or change the pricing details to generate job-specific estimates.
Clear Estimates helps in proposal creation by enabling remodelers or contractors to simply add parts to pre-defined templates. Each part has pre-written contract language which allows users to generate proposals automatically. These proposals can be custom-branded with the company’s logo, phone number, and address.
Clear Estimates can be accessed through any web browser on mobile devices also. As the text size on smartphone or tablet appears very small, it should only be used to check bid prices or other updates. Entire estimate creation takes longer on small screen, but users can still try it through their tablets by using pre-defined templates only.
Clear Estimates provides a full-feature, 30-day free trial.
Key benefits of Clear Estimates
? Clear Estimates enables contractors to customize the boilerplate language which gives a professional look to the proposals and makes them look like legal contracts.
? The tool helps to avoid the repetition of similar work for each estimate by providing the option duplicate a project or component, which creates an editable copy of the existing lookalike project.
? Clear Estimates provides an import/export feature which allows contractors or remodelers to share pre-existing customizable templates with other team members.
? The solution allows users to modify the overall cost of a job by changing the prices of individual items; material, labor, and subcontractor; considered for cost calculation.
? Clear Estimates integrates with QuickBooks and allows users to export project and customer information in *.IIF file format which can be imported to QuickBooks.
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- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
You are in control!
Reviewed on 09/01/2019
Overall this is a good product. The ideal end user would be a small to midsize company.
Overall this is a good product. The ideal end user would be a small to midsize company.
Pros
With Clear Estimates, every thing is customizable. There are a lot of templates available all of which can be tailored to your specific needs.
Cons
Clear Estimates is a fairly need product so some users may find that the system doesnt integrate with popular accounting software.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Streamlining the biding process
Reviewed on 23/10/2020
I am very grateful for Clear Estimates. It has more than paid for itself in the past couple of...
I am very grateful for Clear Estimates. It has more than paid for itself in the past couple of months I have been using it. It has helped me realize how low my estimates have been. I am better able to test the market for the going rates on projects so that I can be more competitive with the current market without underselling myself.
Pros
Clear Estimates has made the estimation process of my business so much easier. I save a lot of time, now that I have learned how to navigate the software. I do so many different types of projects, it is hard to keep up with the changes in pricing of supplies as well as labor rates. Before using Clear Estimates, I would routinely underestimate the cost of materials and time necessary to complete a project. Clear Estimates has helped put me in a much better place financially.
Cons
The downside to Clear Estimates is that it takes a while to really understand what it is capable of doing, as well as how to adjust it to fit my needs when a project requires estimating something that the software doesn't contain. I have only been using it for a few months, so I am sure there are lots of things I have yet to understand, but being a small company, I don't really have the necessary time it would take to figure it all out.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10
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Reviewed on 25/07/2016
Never heard about web based upgrade. was using old version till saw Wyatt's presentation using the...
Never heard about web based upgrade. was using old version till saw Wyatt's presentation using the upgraded system. Would have been nice to hear from CE that this was available. Much better application for my business.
Pros
Keeps me organized and on track, I dont miss anything on quote.
Cons
Very glitchy, many time need to get out of program and sign back in when it freezes or fails to respond
Response from Clear Estimates
Marty, thanks for writing us a review. I'm sorry that you were not notified when our software became cloud based. This is something we should have alerted you to. With that said, we are happy that our software keeps you on track and organized. Thank you for being such a loyal customer of Clear Estimates. - The Clear Estimates Team.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Perfect Answer to Estimating
Reviewed on 02/11/2018
Been with them from the start up , great customer service and always striving to make things...
Been with them from the start up , great customer service and always striving to make things better
for remodeling estimating .
We searched and tried many other software options for estimating our large projects , maintenance , and repairs and were pleased to find CE nailed it for quoting everything we do and almost instantly made our estimating chore quick and painless.
Pros
User Friendly / Excellent adjustable database / Easy to make proposal changes for re-submittal /Proposals that Clients Complement Every time
Cons
No Cons with this software , we adjusted to fit our needs .
Response from Clear Estimates
Hi Mark! Thank you for taking the time to write this. We've appreciated your support over the years. It means a lot to us to know that Clear Estimates has been a helpful solution for your estimating needs. We do our best to continually update the program based on customer feedback. We hope you are enjoying the new changes! - The Clear Estimates Team
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Easy to use, unassuming software for remodel estimating - Saves hours of work.
Reviewed on 25/07/2016
After using both the downloaded and cloud versions of this software for about 4 years, I can't...
After using both the downloaded and cloud versions of this software for about 4 years, I can't imagine how I ever did without it. Previous to this we used QB to estimate our projects, which was a time consuming and tedious process that seemed like it always being done from the ground up on every project.
Once the initial time of a 1/2 day to a day is invested to set this software up to fit your business needs, even the most complicated proposal or estimate can be completed in an hour or less, with many of our standard proposals being generated in 15-30 minutes.
Pros
Easy to use, great support, cloud storage
Cons
Little technical items like having to manually fill and delete lines in individual categories
Response from Clear Estimates
We are thrilled to hear that Clear Estimates has saved you hours of work, Sheen. You have been with us for a few years now and we appreciate your loyalty very much. Happy estimating! - The Clear Estimates Team
Clear Estimates FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Clear Estimates.Q. What type of pricing plans does Clear Estimates offer?
Clear Estimates offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from: US$59.00/month
- Pricing model: Subscription
- Free Trial: Available
Monthly Plan: $59/month 6-month Plan: $53/month Annual Plan: $47/month The vendor offers first month FREE without any obligations.
Q. Who are the typical users of Clear Estimates?
Clear Estimates has the following typical customers:
Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000
Q. What languages does Clear Estimates support?
Clear Estimates supports the following languages:
English
Q. Does Clear Estimates support mobile devices?
Clear Estimates supports the following devices:
iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)
Q. What other apps does Clear Estimates integrate with?
Clear Estimates integrates with the following applications:
QuickBooks Online Advanced
Q. What level of support does Clear Estimates offer?
Clear Estimates offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, Chat
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