Special offerYOUR FIRST ESTIMATE IS FREEUpload a drawing set, pick your trade, get a full estimate. No credit card.Run my free estimate Just need one estimate? Get a one-time estimate for $20 →
For specialty trade owners and estimators
BidBreak is estimating software that turns a drawing set into a trade-specific estimate, material takeoff and proposal PDF. Who builds it →
What you get
This is a real BidBreak job from a millwork shop (names changed). Every line is editable before it goes out.
Powered by the BidBreak Estimator.
From drawings to proposal in minutes.
Upload your drawings in seconds.
Choose from supported trades.
Ready in minutes, built for your trade.
Edit line items, exclusions, and PDFs in one connected workspace.
Track RFIs and proposals with built-in email workflows.
Every bid starts the same way: a stack of drawings, hours of takeoffs, and a deadline. BidBreak does the first pass so you spend your time checking scope and pricing.
The difference maker
The fastest way to turn construction drawings into professional, review-ready estimates.
Scope organized around the work your team actually bids.
Surface boundaries and unknowns before they become risk.
Turn missing information into a structured follow-up queue.
A material takeoff with quantities and sheet references, plus labor and allowances, in one editable workspace. Group it by line item or by room.
Approve, edit, add, or subtract each generated item.
Move from estimate to a professional client document.
Choose your capacity
Your first estimate is free, no card. Like it? Start a 7-day trial with 3 Bid Credits; it continues as Starter at $59/month unless canceled.
$59 a month is less than one evening of an estimator’s time.
$59/month
5 Bid Credits
Included every month
What you get
Recommended
$99/month
9 Bid Credits
Included every month
What you get
$149/month
15 Bid Credits
Included every month
What you get
$199/month
22 Bid Credits
Included every month
What you get
Just need one estimate? Get a one-time estimate for $20.
One-time top-ups for active subscribers.
$39.00
Total: 3 Bid Credits
Available in Billing
Top-up credits roll over for 12 months.
Need more every month? Upgrading your plan costs less per credit.
Credit packs are for active subscribers. The $20 one-time estimate doesn’t need a subscription.
RUN MY FREE ESTIMATEAutomatically continues as Starter · Cancel before day 7
Straight answers
You review every line before anything goes to a client. BidBreak does the first pass from your drawings: quantities, scope, clarifications, exclusions and RFIs. You check it, change what you want, and send it. We use it on our own bids. What a BidBreak estimate is and isn’t.
One full estimate on your own drawings, in the trade you pick. No credit card. You get the same line items, scope, material takeoff and proposal PDF a paying user gets.
Yes. Every estimate includes a material takeoff with quantities, units and sheet references for each material, grouped by line item or by room. You can add it to the proposal PDF or keep it as your backup when vendor quotes come in.
Only if you start the 7-day trial, which needs a card. It includes 3 Bid Credits and continues as Starter at $59/month on day 7 unless you cancel. Cancel anytime in Settings → Billing, or email support@bidbreak.com, and you won’t be charged again.
Your plan’s credits refresh every billing month. Extra credits you buy as top-ups roll over for 12 months.
Yes. A one-time estimate is $20, with no subscription.
John Tucker, a licensed general contractor in Massachusetts with a Construction Supervisor License. He bids real work every week and uses BidBreak on his own jobs.
More about us on the About page, and how BidBreak compares to a spreadsheet takeoff.
