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Togal.AI vs Beam AI for Construction Takeoffs
Beam AI offers two paths: instant AI takeoffs for HVAC, plumbing, and steel, or QA-checked takeoffs and estimates delivered in 24 to 72 hours for broader scopes. Togal is a cloud based AI takeoff tool that returns takeoffs in minutes across its core trades, with your estimator in control and your plans staying in your account.
Here's how the two compare on turnaround, control, trade coverage, pricing, and support.
The numbers behind Togal
Average support response
A flooring contractor finished a two-week takeoff, caught an error for the GC, and won the job
Faster takeoffs
To a new user's first completed takeoff
Certified, plans stay walled off
Average support response
A flooring contractor finished a two-week takeoff, caught an error for the GC, and won the job
Faster takeoffs
To a new user's first completed takeoff
Certified, plans stay walled off
"Togal accurately saves me hundreds of clicks and time. After the initial setup Togal can get you to 60% completion on your plans with one click. Their customer service is great, I have not had a question they could not answer. Togal is part of our daily operation now and it is saving us hours."
Which takeoff tool is right for you
Book a DemoChoose Togal if:
You want takeoffs back in minutes on architectural plans and core trade scopes, not only on MEP and steel.
Your estimators want to drive the takeoff and adjust scope as they go.
You want your plans to stay in your account, viewed only by people you invite, not by an offshore team.
You bid enough volume across multiple users that per-sheet pricing becomes unpredictable.
Your estimators work from tablets on site as often as from a desk.
You want to see the takeoff in 3D before the number goes out.
Choose Beam AI if:
Your instant-takeoff needs are mostly in HVAC, plumbing, or steel.
You would rather outsource broader scopes entirely than have an internal team member run them.
You want bid tracking and takeoff from the same vendor.
Your bid volume is low enough that paying by sheet costs less than seats.
You have no estimator available and need the work done for you.
Togal vs Beam AI at a glance
Book a DemoWhat each platform does well
Togal.AI strengths
AI tools that return an entire takeoff in minutes, with the estimator in control throughout
Plans stay inside your account, visible only to people you invite
3D visualisation and image search that give visual clarity on complex projects
Full platform on iPad, tablet, or any browser
Support answering in roughly seven minutes
Beam AI strengths
Instant AI takeoffs for HVAC, plumbing, and steel scopes
A genuine done-for-you option when nobody is free to run the takeoff
Bid dashboard and bid tracking alongside takeoff
Excel and PDF exports with quantities tagged and grouped
Key difference: where the fast lane runs
Togal.AI
Togal has one path, and it runs through the trades most bid packages are built on. The AI reads the plan set and returns quantities in minutes, cutting hours of manual work out of quantity extraction, and your estimator classifies, checks, and adjusts inside the same session. Your drawings stay in your account, visible to the people you invite. When an addendum lands at four o'clock, the revised takeoff is done before the day is.
Beam AI
Beam AI runs two paths. Instant AI takeoffs cover HVAC, plumbing, and steel, and anything broader goes through the QA-checked service that returns in 24 to 72 hours. Which path you land on depends on what you bid.
Five reasons estimators choose Togal over Beam AI
Minutes on the trades you bid.
Your plans stay yours.
Control that stays with the estimator.
Pricing that doesn't move with the drawings.
Superior manual tools.
When Beam AI may fit better
Trade coverage is the clearest split. Beam's instant takeoffs run through HVAC, plumbing, and steel, and its wider platform covers MEP, civil, and utility scopes. Togal's focus sits on core trades where plan breakdown is fastest. If most of your bids run through mechanical, plumbing, or civil scopes, Beam is pointed at that work in a way Togal is not.
If your firm has no estimator to put on takeoff at all, Beam does something Togal doesn't attempt: it does the work for you. That is a real answer to a real staffing problem, and no amount of speed in a self-service tool substitutes for having nobody to run it. Beam also offers bid tracking alongside takeoff, where Togal covers takeoff and exports to your estimating system.
Togal and Beam AI reviews
Togal G2 reviews:
"Togal accurately saves me hundreds of clicks and time. After the initial setup Togal can get you to 60% completion on your plans with one click. Their customer service is great, I have not had a question they could not answer. Togal is part of our daily operation now and it is saving us hours."
What Togal's reviewers single out:
- Hours of manual clicking removed from every plan set
- The estimator still driving classification and scope
- Support that answers the same day, every time
"Togal accurately saves me hundreds of clicks and time. After the initial setup Togal can get you to 60% completion on your plans with one click. Their customer service is great, I have not had a question they could not answer. Togal is part of our daily operation now and it is saving us hours."
Togal holds 4.8 stars on G2, and the reviews describe a tool that works alongside an estimator rather than in place of one. The AI handles the clicking and counting; your estimator still classifies the work, checks the counts, and applies the judgement that wins the bid. Your drawings stay inside your account in a SOC 2 Type II certified environment, seen only by the people you invite. And when a question comes up, Togal's US-based support team answers in under ten minutes.
Togal vs Beam AI: common questions
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