Compare Takeoff Software
Togal.AI vs On-Screen Takeoff (OST)
OnScreen Takeoff has been the desktop standard for three decades, built around manual digital takeoff with Takeoff BOOST sold as a separate subscription. Togal runs in the browser, measures walls, rooms, and counts with AI included in every seat, and gives estimators deeper manual tools in addition to remain in the driver’s seat for oversight. Here's how the two compare on speed, tooling, collaboration, cost, and support.
University of Kansas found Togal.AI 76% faster than OST for takeoff
Teams who switched from OST to Togal
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, independent University of Kansas study
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, independent University of Kansas study
To a new user's first completed takeoff
Certified, plans stay walled off
Which takeoff tool is right for you
Book a DemoChoose Togal if:
You want walls, rooms, and counts detected by AI without paying for a second subscription of only 15 takeoffs per license or a higher tier for more.
Your estimators hit the ceiling of OnScreen's geometry tools - arcs, circle cuts, splits, cutting cleanly to an edge.
You need more than three quantities set in a single takeoff object.
Your team measures from browsers, tablets, and second offices rather than one installed machine each.
An easy way to train new estimators to be productive in days rather than working up a long learning curve.
Choose On-Screen Takeoff if:
Your estimating department has thirty years of habit and is inclined to stay on the On-Screen and ConstructConnect platform.
You prefer ready-to-go templates your teams leans on dailly
Your workflow is entirely Windows PC and has no estimators on the field that use iPads or tablets.
If construction technology team prefers to run entirely on an on-premise policy.
Nobody on your team is waiting on a takeoff to get a bid out.
Togal.AI vs On-Screen Takeoff at a glance
Book a DemoWhat each platform does well
Togal.AI strengths
AI takeoff reads the drawing and returns walls, rooms, and count takeoff objects without a separate subscription
Deeper geometry: arc, circle cuts, split, and clean edge cuts
Eight quantity outputs per object plus custom formulas
AI Search finds a fixture, note, or pattern anywhere in the set
3D visualization catches height and elevation problems before the bid goes out
On-Screen Takeoff strengths
The largest installed base in takeoff software, with three decades behind it
A mature template and library system teams build years of work into
Comprehensive manual measuring tools covering every trade
Free video tutorials and a large pool of estimators who already know it
A 14-day free trial available on request
Key difference: the capability is in the subscription
Togal.AI
Togal includes the AI in every seat. The same subscription that lets an estimator open a drawing lets them run the automated takeoff, search the set, work the 3D model, and use the full geometry toolset. There is one price, and it covers the thing you bought the software to do. The AI tools are part of the seat, not a second invoice.
On-Screen Takeoff
On-Screen Takeoff sells its licence, then sells the automation separately. Takeoff Boost is an added subscription on top of what you already pay, and the expanded feature set carries its own fees.
Five reasons estimators move off On-Screen Takeoff
Speed.
AI you already paid for.
Tools that go deeper, not just faster.
Finding things in a large set.
One live job.
When to stay on On-Screen Takeoff
On-Screen Takeoff is the oldest name in the category and has held the largest installed base for most of that time. Its template and library system is mature, and a department that has spent a decade building templates into it holds real value there.
That value is portable. Templates can be rebuilt in Togal during onboarding with help from the customer success team, and once rebuilt they sit in the cloud where the whole team reaches them. But if your estimators are fluent, your libraries are deep, and takeoff turnaround is not what is holding your bid volume back, staying put is a defensible call.
Togal and On-Screen Takeoff reviews
Togal holds 4.8 stars on G2. On-Screen Takeoff holds 4.4. The gap shows up where the two products differ most: OST reviewers describe a deep toolset that rewards mastery, while Togal reviewers describe getting a takeoff out on day one. Independent University of Kansas testing put Togal 76% faster than On-Screen Takeoff on the same takeoff.
What estimators mention first in Togal's reviews:
Getting started without a learning curve to climb- Sheet comparison that surfaces addenda changes quickly
- Working from a browser, on any laptop, from anywhere
Togal.AI vs On-Screen Takeoff: common questions
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