1build hands your plans to a real human estimator and gets results back in days. ProEst is a full enterprise estimating platform built for large firms. Neither one gives you an instant, self-serve material count. Here's an honest look at where each actually fits.
1build's core offering is estimator-as-a-service: you submit a plan set, a real person with estimating experience works it, and you get numbers back — typically days later, not minutes. ProEst is priced and built for enterprise estimating teams, with a full feature set (cost databases, proposal generation, multi-user workflows) that most solo estimators and small shops don't need and won't use. ReadMyBlueprint skips both the wait and the enterprise overhead: it reads your plan set's real vector geometry and legends the moment you upload it and hands back a labeled count immediately.
| ReadMyBlueprint | 1build / ProEst | |
|---|---|---|
| Core focus | Automated material takeoff from real vector plan data | Human-estimator service (1build) or enterprise estimating suite (ProEst) |
| Turnaround | Minutes — results while you're still at your desk | 1build: typically days, since a real person is doing the work. ProEst: as fast as your own team works it |
| Pricing | Flat per-plan-set pricing, shown up front, no call required | 1build is priced per estimate/subscription tier; ProEst is enterprise-priced, typically behind a sales call |
| Getting started | Self-serve signup, first plan set free | 1build: submit a project and wait for a human. ProEst: demo/sales process, built for onboarding a team |
| Built for | A homeowner doing one remodel, or a solo estimator/small shop | 1build: anyone who'd rather outsource the takeoff entirely. ProEst: enterprise preconstruction departments |
| Who does the work | The software reads your plan directly, you confirm flagged items | 1build: a real estimator on their team. ProEst: your own estimating staff, using their tools |
Your first plan set is free — no sales call, no subscription required to start.
Continue — upload your planFree first plan set · no card neededReadMyBlueprint is built for wall-trade takeoff: it counts studs, track, drywall sheets, insulation and CMU block from the plan's own geometry and wall-type legend, and labels each result matched, ambiguous or needs confirmation. 1build offers an estimator-assisted service and ProEst is an enterprise estimating platform; ReadMyBlueprint is self-serve software for wall trades.
On our Freeport Square test set (21 pages), 68.9% of walls auto-matched and 99.8% resolved after one "Confirm all". That is one test set, and anything uncertain is flagged for you to confirm. Your first plan set is free, no card needed.
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