Cubit alternative: why Estimator+ is the better choice
Estimator+ is the Cubit alternative for commercial builders: its AI does the whole takeoff, the team works in one live tender and quotes come in the seat.
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From the team that builds Estimator+: how to price a commercial tender without leaking money, and why the AI should do the takeoff.
Cubit pricing in 2026: editions, the 12-month term, add-ons
Cubit Estimating costs $170 to $305 +GST per user a month, with a 12-month minimum. Every edition and add-on, and why an Estimator+ seat is A$450.
Cubit on Mac: what it takes, and the better answer
Cubit needs Windows, so a new Mac needs Parallels, Windows 11 for Arm and a licence. Estimator+ runs in the browser on Mac or Windows, AI takeoff included.
Best takeoff software in Australia: the one that does the takeoff
For a commercial builder, the best takeoff software does the takeoff. Estimator+'s AI measures the whole set into the priced tender, and you check every shape.
Can ChatGPT do a takeoff? Not one you can price
Can ChatGPT do a construction takeoff? Not one you can price. Why a typed quantity can't be checked, and why Estimator+ lets the AI point and the software measure.
AI takeoff software that takes off the whole set
AI takeoff software should do the takeoff. Estimator+ takes off the whole drawing set and works out every quantity from the AI's marks and the printed scale.
Switching from Cubit before your renewal: the plan
Switch from Cubit before your next renewal without risking a tender: save your reports, rebuild your rates, retake a priced job, then run one live tender.
Best construction estimating software in Australia is Estimator+
For commercial builders pricing through subcontractors, Estimator+ is the best estimating software: the AI does the takeoff and each quote sits beside its lines.
Bluebeam and Excel vs estimating software: the join that leaks
Bluebeam measures well and Excel prices well. Tenders leak money at the join between them, and Estimator+ removes it by putting takeoff and quotes in one tender.
See Estimator+ on your own job
Book a demo and watch it run a takeoff on your drawings.