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What is Countfire?
Countfire is the simple to use automated takeoff software purpose-built for electrical estimators. Count up to 10X faster as you count a symbol once and let Countfire take care of the rest. Start your FREE TRIAL today.
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Automatic Excel spreadsheet creation
Automatic counting across multiple PDFs
Automatic breakdown of quantities into areas
Record drawings and accuracy reports
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Who Uses Countfire?
Countfire is the only estimating software built by estimators for estimators. Dramatically saving you time, resources and improving accuracy.
Where can Countfire be deployed?
About the vendor
- Countfire
- Located in UK, UK
- Founded in 2012
Countfire support
- Phone Support
- 24/7 (Live rep)
- Chat
Languages
English
Countfire pricing
Starting Price:
- Yes, has free trial
- No free version
Countfire does not have a free version but does offer a free trial.
Pricing plans get a free trialAbout the vendor
- Countfire
- Located in UK, UK
- Founded in 2012
Countfire support
- Phone Support
- 24/7 (Live rep)
- Chat
Languages
English
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Features of Countfire
Alternatives to Countfire
Reviews of Countfire
Future of Estimating
Pros:
Countfire is a dream to use. It does everything I wanted when I imagined a program to help automate the takeoff process, and they are still improving and adding more. The ability to hide the background and define zones are two features that make complicated plans go so much quicker. Out of the hundreds of projects we've completed already, very few have issues that hinder the programs functionality. But when something like that does pop up, there is always somebody to respond quickly and take a look. They always are happy to hear customer feedback and take suggestions. I can't say enough good about the team behind this software, they are going to change the industry. I can't believe a couple of months ago in 2021 I was still printing drawings and using a yellow highlighter.
Cons:
What I like least about the software is the output excel file is a bit complicated compared to what we are used to. I only count devices of one discipline at a time, there is really no reason for more than one sheet. After I download the take off from countfire I always delete about half the rows / columns and transpose the x and y.
Alternatives Considered: STACK
Reasons for Switching to Countfire: Stack was mostly manual counting, and charged extra for the auto count that was slow and rarely worked.
Game changing!
Comments: Fantastic!!Been using countfire for 4 years now and its made estimating a lot less laborious
Pros:
The constant improvements and the ease of accurate take offs! Countfire team are always looking for ways to improve the software and take on customer feedback very well!Its also a massive bonus for my business model that all take offs can be done online and no need for a printer! Enables the company to operate from anywhere very easily..
Cons:
A live catalogue of materials would complete this software. It would cut down time going out to get live prices on materials.
Alternatives Considered: Ensign
Reasons for Switching to Countfire: The take off element is currently superior to theirs.
Countfire Response
10 months ago
Game changing – Awesome! Thanks Josh You're spot on 👍. At Countfire we work on 2 week cycles, releasing hundreds of platform enhancements each year. Great to hear you're also benefitting from being able to log in and operate from anywhere. It would definitely be useful to have access to a live catalogue of materials. We have a feature request for this – your vote has already been added to it. Brilliant that you've been onboard for 4 years – looking forward to continuing our journey together!
I love this software
Comments: This program saves so much time and the exports are easily readable.
Pros:
I love the customer support and the time it saves me.
Cons:
There are some features that are unavailable right now, but they are constantly making improvements. I actually just had something I voted for added to the functionality of the program.
Countfire Response
4 months ago
Awesome review – thanks Olivia! We're super proud of our support – we have a live chat to answer any questions you have and offer free online training to make sure you're getting the most out of the software. Great to hear you're able to save time and produce easily-readable outputs. You're spot on – our technical team are constantly working to release hundreds of platform enhancements every year to make Countfire even better. We encourage our users to 'Give feedback' on the orange button at the bottom right hand corner of Countfire.
Countfire Review
Pros:
I like the quick and easiness of using Countfire.
Cons:
Sometimes it takes a very long time to download a takeoff (I understand this maybe due to the size of the takeoff).
Countfire Response
last month
Thanks for the great review Paul! Awesome to hear you're finding Countfire quick and easy to use. At the end of your takeoff, you need to process it to produce your output documents. The time taken to process the takeoff can differ depending on the size and complexity of the project but most takeoffs are ready to download within a few minutes. While your takeoff is processing, you can work on other projects within Countfire however, if your takeoff is taking an unusually long time to process, I'd always recommend sending us a message on the orange button in the bottom right hand corner of the app so we can look into it for you.
My review of countfire
Comments: Excellent. No problem is too much to ask for help from the team. They are very responsive and helpful.
Pros:
I like that it saves me time on larger projects that have a lot to quantify, as well as making measurements easier and quicker.
Cons:
I have had the odd drawing where it doesn't pick up the symbols very well.
Countfire Response
3 months ago
Thanks for the great review Caroline! Awesome to hear Countfire is saving you time and you're finding our support responsive and helpful. There are a few things that can cause your symbols to not be picked up well including the format of the drawings and the way the drawings have been created. If you run into this on a project, I'd always recommend sending us a message on the orange button in the bottom right hand corner of the app – our support team can take a look and see if there's anything we can do to improve the quality of the drawings.
