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HCSS HeavyBid vs PlanSwift
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Estimating and bidding for heavy civil and infrastructure contractors.
Single-user license estimated from ~$4,000/year; a 10-user deployment reported at $25,000–$40,000/year, with implementation and training adding $5,000–$50,000+.
$4,000–$40,000 / yr
Source: Software Finder — HCSS pricing overview (retrieved 2026-07-23) ↗No public figure on the books for PlanSwift.
Desktop takeoff and estimating software licensed per user.
Reported around $1,749 per user/year in a 2026 takeoff-software pricing comparison.
Source: Bidi Contracting — Construction Takeoff Software Pricing 2026 (retrieved 2026-07-23) ↗At a glance
| HCSS HeavyBid | PlanSwift | |
|---|---|---|
| Verified entries | None yet | None yet |
| Researched range | $4,000–$40,000/yr | — |
| Cited sources | 1 | 1 |
Researched ranges come from cited public sources · verified figures only from license-checked contractors
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