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Clear Estimates is the go-to estimating solution for residential contractors. It offers hyperlocal pricing data, customizable templates, and polished proposals that win more business. While mastering the software may take some onboarding time, its streamlined workflow feature significantly reduces your administrative overhead.

Clear Estimates Specifications

Project Planning and Scheduling

Budget Management

Resource Allocation

Document Management

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What Is Clear Estimates?

Overview

Clear Estimates is cloud-based estimating software specifically designed for residential contractors and remodelers. It streamlines the often-complex process of creating accurate estimates and professional proposals, saving, valuable, time, and effort. The software simplifies project costing by providing localized pricing data for materials and labor. Additionally, it offers pre-built templates for common renovations and tools to generate detailed proposals that enhance client confidence. Clear Estimates aims to reduce estimating errors and improve the bottom line for small and medium-sized residential construction businesses.

What Is Clear Estimates Best For?

Clear Estimates sets itself apart with its hyper-localized cost database, covering over 400 specific areas within the US. This ensures contractors have accurate, region-specific material and labor costs at their fingertips.

Clear Estimates Pricing

The following are the pricing plans offered by Clear Estimates:

  • Standard - $79/month
  • Pro - $119/month
  • Franchise - $249/month
The software offers various pricing plans to accommodate many organizations and their growing needs. Request a Custom Clear Estimates cost today to meet your requirements.

Disclaimer: The pricing is subject to change.

Clear Estimates Integrations

The software integrates with a wide number of third-party applications, including:

How Does Clear Estimates Work?

Here is how you can start with the software:

  • Log in and access Clear Estimates using your account credentials
  • Enter complete business information, logo, and standard contract terms (this will populate into your proposals)
  • Review preloaded templates and adapt them to your common project types (add or remove items, adjust pricing to match your markups)
  • Familiarize yourself with the cost database and how to search for specific items as needed
  • Create user accounts with appropriate permissions to distribute estimating tasks to your team
Schedule a free Clear Estimates demo and learn more about its capabilities.

Who Is Clear Estimates For?

Clear Estimates is designed primarily for small to medium-sized contractors and remodelers operating within the residential construction industry. This includes:

  • General contractors
  • Specialty contractors
  • Remodeling businesses

Is Clear Estimates Right For You?

Are you tired of spending hours on inaccurate estimates that eat into your profits? Do you wish you could impress clients with professional proposals without the hassle? Clear Estimates can streamline your process and save you time and money. It also proves helpful if you are struggling with slow, manual estimating methods or lose bids due to errors.

The localized cost data and pre-built templates in Clear Estimates take the guesswork out of pricing and make it easy to generate detailed proposals quickly. Furthermore, the software uses industry-standard security measures to protect your data. It is also scalable to grow with your business, allowing you to add users and manage more projects as needed.

Still not sure if Clear Estimates is right for you? Contact our customer support team at 661-384-7070 and get help in making the best decision.

Clear Estimates Features

Tap into a comprehensive cost database with over 12,000 line items for materials and labor, adjusted for 400+ locations in the US. Use hyperlocal pricing that reflects your specific market to ensure your estimates are reliable and profitable.

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Leverage over 130 pre-built templates covering a range of residential projects (kitchens, bathrooms, additions, etc.). Start estimates quickly and easily, and then customize them to your exact project specifications and pricing markups.

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Generate polished proposals that impress clients. Include your company branding, standard contract language, and detailed line-item breakdowns for transparency. Enhance professionalism and secure more projects with clear, well-presented bids.

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Adapt seamlessly to changes in project scope. Track change orders, adjust budgets, and ensure accurate communication with stakeholders to avoid payment disputes and maintain project profitability.

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Gain insights into your business with customizable reports. Track profitability, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions to improve your estimating and overall operations.

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Pros and Cons of Clear Estimates

Pros

  • Easy-to-use interface
  • Hyper-localized cost data for accuracy
  • Excellent pre-built project templates
  • Professional-looking proposals and contracts
  • Frequent database updates

Cons

  • Occasional updates require re-learning
  • Some features have a learning curve
  • Reporting tools could be more robust, according to some Clear Estimates reviews

Clear Estimates Pricing

Standard

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What's Included

  • Unlimited Estimates and Customers

  • 12,000+ Line Item Database

  • 130+ Preloaded Templates

  • Create Payable Invoices

  • Quarterly Labor & Material Rate Updates

  • No Contract

Pro

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What's Included

  • Everything In Standard PLUS:

  • Integrate with BuilderTrend

  • Integrate with CRMs (via Zapier)

  • Create Payable Invoices

  • Additional Users for $9/month

  • No Contract

Franchise

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What's Included

  • Everything in Pro PLUS:

  • Custom Branding

  • Hosted On Your Website

  • Custom Feature Development

  • Customized Employee Training

Clear Estimates Reviews

Overall Rating

4.1

25 Review(s)

Rating Distribution

5

star

(14)

4

star

(4)

3

star

(4)

2

star

(1)

1

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(2)

January 2024

Clear Estimates Limitations

Sarah

Construction

Ease of use

7

Value for money

2

Customer Support

7

Functionality

7

Pros

I find it easy to use but it's pretty pointless because it's very inaccurate.

Cons

I find the material costs to be off and outdated. Many common materials aren't in the database, and creating my own database would take forever. The program is also inconsistent, so it's not much help for getting accurate quotes.

January 2023

A good program, just needs a couple of things added and would be my go to estimating program.

Joe

Construction

Ease of use

8

Value for money

8

Customer Support

8

Functionality

6

Pros

I appreciate how easy it is to use, update line item info, and adjust pricing.

Cons

It would be great if I could sketch a floor plan and then drag and drop items into it. It would also be nice to sketch a kitchen layout and show it in 3D to a customer. It's much easier to sell a kitchen remodel when the customer can get a basic idea of what it will look like. The same applies to any remodel.

May 2021

Super Easy and Efficient

Vincente

Construction

Ease of use

10

Value for money

10

Customer Support

10

Functionality

9

Pros

This software has made it much simpler and more efficient to create estimates for my clients. I can just relax and let Clear Estimates handle the job. It's top-notch software.

Cons

The lack of "Key Words" is an issue, but I've been assured that this problem is being worked on.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, the software has an API available.