Countfire
About Countfire
Countfire is electrical estimating software that uses automation to help estimators work faster, cut busy work and increase accuracy.
Features include:
True automated takeoff across all drawings
Estimates that learn how you work
Intelligent pricing
Automated specification comparison
Smart views & reports
Flexibly slice your estimate
Automated Excel estimate outputs
Multiplayer mode
Cloud-based - no download required
Work anywhere - Mac or PC
Continually improved
World class support
14-day free trial
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Key benefits of Countfire
Countfire allows you to auto-count symbols across multiple PDF drawings, drastically reducing takeoff time while increasing accuracy.
Tools such as linear measurement, coverage areas and the ability to add items to drawings allow you to design your estimate as you go.
Countfire includes four separate stages of checking built into the process of completing a project to help ensure accuracy.
Move your takeoff into estimate in one-click, and start with an auto-populated estimate based on previous behaviour and products.
Automatically see and compare changes between specifications. Helping you to revise your drawings and pricing schedules, without having to start from scratch.
At the end of each project, Countfire automatically generates an Excel spreadsheet which shows project breakdowns, takeoff counts and pricing estimates.
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- Industry: Construction Software
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Value for Money
- Ease of Use
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Countfire - Pros and cond
Reviewed on 19/11/2018
Excellent, the online support is fantastic, as is the software. There have been some containment...
Excellent, the online support is fantastic, as is the software. There have been some containment drawings that I simply could not have lifted off with Pen and paper, but Countfire has made it possible and easy to review.
If in doubt do the trial on a big job and see how you get on!
Pros
Whats not to like? Not much. Its a fantastic tool for estimators, the more you use it the faster you get and the more confidence you gain.
Automatic counts - Brilliant
Manual Counts - When you cant use automatic counts this is still super fast compared to pen and paper
Measurements - Brilliant
Splits and multiples - essential and very helpfull
I have been using it for a year now and would recommend it to anyone involved in estimating or any other form of take offs.
Cons
Every now and again you get a bad drawing where all the symbols are slightly different and its a pain. Just use manual count and safe yourself a lot of frustration!
The cost is pretty high (but worth it in time saved) If I was self employed it could be out of price range.
- Industry: Construction Software
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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- Value for Money
- Ease of Use
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Countfire 2 Year Review
Reviewed on 29/11/2021
Pros
Central storage of all takeoff documents. No more boxes of rolled-up plans cluttering my office. I would typically fill 1-2 boxes every month, so it really has reduced clutter and the overall appearance of my office. It definitely saves money when you consider that you no longer have to plot jobs that you don't win. That is a lot of paper, toner, and wear on your plotter.
The software is very easy to use and you can be fully trained on all of the keyboard shortcuts and navigation in less than a week. After about 5 jobs, you will very confident that you aren't missing any devices during takeoff and will have your own workflow for getting a takeoff done.
The developers are constantly making improvements, adding features, bug fixes, and you get pretty routine feedback when one of your feature requests are considered or implemented.
Customer and Tech support is top-notch and very responsive, and everyone seems to be very well trained on the product. It is also a very small team, so you will typically be speaking (texting) with someone you're familiar with.
Cons
The software is 100% cloud-based, and from my early conversations with the sales team, is the heart of their mission and will never change. That alone is not a negative, however, I feel that some of the processing could (and should) be done on your local machine and then pushed to the cloud to create the "output package". Moving between pages of a PDF is not as fast as scrolling in your preferred PDF reader. It's not slow, but there is definitely a pause before you're ready to work on the next sheet. It seems they could have better control of the user interface if there was a PC-based client option.
If you need support, the time difference from Eastern US to the UK can sometimes be a challenge, but the support team is absolutely great and will respond back to you outside of their normal working hours, assuming they aren't sleeping.
All support is initially done through an in-app chat bot that will recommend that you go read articles based on your questions. I will admit that most of the time, the recommended articles DO contain your answers, but I personally just like to call and talk to someone. I realize this would put a strain on their resources though, so I rate this as a very small negative. I would rather support maintain their current level of quality than be burdened with phone calls over minor issues. If you do have a major issue or prefer to speak to someone, you can ask for a call and they will call you.
- Industry: Construction Software
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10
Great Tool for Estimating
Reviewed on 22/06/2023
Pros
So easy to take off all elements and easier than trying to mark up manually
Cons
Nothing to add on this one that I have found at the moment
Response from Countfire
Appreciate the review David.
It's great to hear you're finding it easy to complete your takeoffs in Countfire.
We really welcome feedback from our users so if you do think of any features you'd like to see, you can either use the "Give feedback" option or "Send us a message" using the orange button in the bottom right hand corner of the app.
- Industry: Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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- Ease of Use
- Customer Support Software
- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
My review of countfire
Reviewed on 04/06/2024
Excellent. No problem is too much to ask for help from the team. They are very responsive and...
Excellent. No problem is too much to ask for help from the team. They are very responsive and helpful.
Pros
I like that it saves me time on larger projects that have a lot to quantify, as well as making measurements easier and quicker.
Cons
I have had the odd drawing where it doesn't pick up the symbols very well.
Response from Countfire
Thanks for the great review Caroline!
Awesome to hear Countfire is saving you time and you're finding our support responsive and helpful.
There are a few things that can cause your symbols to not be picked up well including the format of the drawings and the way the drawings have been created. If you run into this on a project, I'd always recommend sending us a message on the orange button in the bottom right hand corner of the app – our support team can take a look and see if there's anything we can do to improve the quality of the drawings.
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Sceptical at First
Reviewed on 24/10/2023
Very sceptical at first having always done things longhand and trusted my own ability. However...
Very sceptical at first having always done things longhand and trusted my own ability. However having used Countfire and realised the time saving and accuracy it gives you is outstanding. The support is brilliant if you are unsure of something or want to do something a bit different. Overall a great asset to any estimating or project control division
Pros
The ease of document loading and producing take off's
Cons
I do not believe anything is missing. The hardest part is remembering to set the zones so you do not do a take off on the legend
Response from Countfire
Thanks for the great review David!
Awesome to hear you're finding it easy to upload your documents and complete your takeoff.
Nothing missing - brilliant! If you have any feedback in future or any questions, please send us a message on the orange button in the bottom right hand corner of the app.
If you do find you've forgotten to add your zones on the first pass, you can jump back in to your takeoff, add your zones and reprocess your takeoff to get your updated output files.
Appreciate it can be a bit daunting to change your estimating methods but it's great to hear you're benefitting from the time saving and increased accuracy Countfire provides.
Our support is something we're super proud of – we provide free online training sessions to help you get the most out of the software.
Countfire FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Countfire.Q. What type of pricing plans does Countfire offer?
Countfire offers the following pricing plans:
- Free Trial: Available
Contact Countfire for detailed pricing information.
Q. Who are the typical users of Countfire?
Countfire 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 Countfire support?
Countfire supports the following languages:
English
Q. Does Countfire support mobile devices?
Countfire supports the following devices:
Q. What other apps does Countfire integrate with?
Countfire integrates with the following applications:
Microsoft Excel
Q. What level of support does Countfire offer?
Countfire offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base Software, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live rep), Chat
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