FastEST Estimating Software vs. HVAC Load Calculator Comparison


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It includes rich reporting features with customizable reports, charts, and graphs to enable companies to analyze their data in real-time. 39 Ratings Visit Website SharpeSoft Estimator Ideal for civil construction, heavy/highway, utility, grading, excavating, paving, and pipeline contractors, this comprehensive yet user-friendly program flows like an estimator thinks. Efficient - Flexible - Detailed Estimating with an Ease of Use. Bid the way you want when you want with the SharpeSoft Cloud. Advanced features include Item Masters for saving entire bid items for easy reuse, importing DOT job bid items, the Trench Profiler for quick and accurate underground utility material takeoffs, and Material/Subcontractor Comparison sheets for quick and effortless importing and analyzing vendor pricing. 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About FastEST Mechanical Estimating Software offers a comprehensive solution for takeoff & estimating from start to finish. All programs have an extensive pricing & material catalog & on-screen takeoff. Reports & quotes are generated in seconds & all programs are easy to learn. We can have you up & running in less the 15 minutes so you can be estimating better today! FastPIPE is industry-leading plumbing & mechanical estimating software for commercial & industrial contractors. Whether you are estimating plumbing, HVAC piping, or industrial process piping, FastPIPE provides all of the takeoff & reporting tools needed to create an accurate & timely quote. FastDUCT is ready-to-go HVAC and duct estimating software that meets the needs of commercial & industrial sheet metal contractors. Features on-screen takeoff for contractors who do duct fabrication and/or HVAC installation. FastWRAP is ideal for mechanical insulation estimating . Takeoffs can be imported from FastPIPE/FastDUCT.	About Our HVAC Load Calculator is the quickest, most contractor and consumer friendly, supremely accurate heat loss/heat gain load calculation software application available. A Comfort Advisor can perform a whole house block load calculation in under 5 minutes. This is possible be utilizing data from Google Earth, Zillow, and real estate databases along with a complex series of algorithms and equations. The user interface and reports are elegant and streamlined. There are many basic assumptions of factors that are INITIALLY made (and can be done remotely before going to the house), but they do require an in–home verification and truing up in order to arrive at an accurate block load. This simplistic sales tool can be mastered in minutes and help differentiate you from your competition when utilized appropriately as part of an integrated Buyer Guidance (Sales) Process. This is a critical step in the Buyer Guidance Process that over 80% of all salespeople fail to do.
Platforms Supported Windows Mac Linux Cloud On-Premises iPhone iPad Android Chromebook	Platforms Supported Windows Mac Linux Cloud On-Premises iPhone iPad Android Chromebook
Audience Our Mechanical Estimating Software is best for mechanical, plumbing, HVAC and sheet metal contractors, mechanical insulation.	Audience Contractors and companies requiring a solution to simplify their contractor management activities
Support Phone Support 24/7 Live Support Online	Support Phone Support 24/7 Live Support Online
API Offers API	API Offers API
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Pricing $225/month Free Version Free Trial	Pricing $15 Free Version Free Trial
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Training Documentation Webinars Live Online In Person	Training Documentation Webinars Live Online In Person
Company Information FastEST, Inc. Founded: 1994 United States fastest-inc.com	Company Information Energy Design Systems Founded: 1991 United States www.eds.tech/hvac-load-calculator/
Alternatives FastWRAP FastEST, Inc.	Alternatives XActRate XActRate Business Management
FastDUCT FastEST, Inc.	Plandroid DelftRed Simulation Technology
QuoteSoft QuoteSoft by ConstructConnect	HVAC-Calc HVAC Computer Systems
WenPipe Wendes Systems	Sales Builder Pro Intelligent Mobile Support
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Categories Construction Estimating HVAC HVAC Estimating Plumbing Plumbing Estimating	Categories HVAC
HVAC Features Billing & Invoicing Customer Database Dispatch Management Inventory Control Job Management Maintenance Scheduling Mobile Access Quotes / Estimates Routing Scheduling Service History Tracking Technician Management Work Order Management Show More Features Construction Estimating Features Accounting Integration Audit Trail Bid Management Billing & Invoicing Building Product Database Calculators Change Orders Contract Management Cost Database Customer Management Customizable Templates Electrical Estimating Historical Database HVAC Estimating Job Costing Plumbing Estimating Price Data / Price Books Project Management Quote Management Reporting/Analytics Scheduling Subcontractor Management Takeoff What-if Analysis HVAC Estimating Features Billing & Invoicing Commercial/Industrial Cost Database Data Import / Export Equipment Maintenance Financing Management Labor Rates Quotes/Proposals Scheduling Takeoff Plumbing Features Billing & Invoicing Customer Database Dispatch Management Inventory Control Job Management Mobile Access Quotes / Estimates Routing Scheduling Service History Tracking Technician Management Work Order Management Plumbing Estimating Features Change Orders Commercial / Industrial Cost Database Data Import / Export Fitting Management For General Contractor Overhead Costs Estimating Prebuilt Assembly Quotes / Proposals Takeoff
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