Estimo
Australian AI estimating app that drafts quotes from your own rates, with plan and satellite takeoffs.
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Our verdict
Strong value for measured trades like landscapers, fencers, roofers and concreters who want satellite or plan takeoffs feeding straight into a quote. The free plan is enough to test it on real jobs.
Best for: Measured-work trades who want takeoffs and quotes in one cheap app
What it does
Estimo is an Australian quoting and job management app for trade and service businesses. It turns a lead's request into an estimate or draft quote priced only from the services, line items, buffers and surcharges you set up, and you can send it instantly or hold it for review. Takeoff AI measures from uploaded plans or by drawing on satellite maps (areas and lengths in m² and lm) and drafts a quote from the measurements. It also covers jobs and crew, invoices with Stripe payments, bookkeeping and BAS/GST reporting, with Xero and QuickBooks integrations. The Plus plan adds an AI receptionist for calls and SMS.
AI features
- AI estimates and draft quotes priced from your own line items
- Takeoff AI from plans and satellite map measurements
- AI receptionist and AI assistant (Plus plan)
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