Softwr

Construction · head to head

Bridgit Bravo vs On-Screen Takeoff

Bridgit Bravo logo

Bridgit Bravo

Construction

Workforce planning for general contractors allocating salaried project staff across a pipeline

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
On-Screen Takeoff logo

On-Screen Takeoff

Construction

Digital quantity takeoff from drawings, now subscription only and bundled rather than sold alone

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Bridgit Bravo it plans salaried project staff, not hourly craft labour, so speciality subcontractors dispatching crews will find it does not match how they work at all.; On-Screen Takeoff perpetual licensing is no longer offered on current releases, so long-standing users who paid once now face a recurring annual cost they never budgeted, and staying on an old version means no support for newer PDF formats
  • They diverge on capability: Bridgit Bravo covers People and project allocation, On-Screen Takeoff covers Drawing takeoff.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Bridgit Bravo and On-Screen Takeoff actually diverge.

Attributes where Bridgit Bravo and On-Screen Takeoff differ
AttributeBridgit BravoOn-Screen Takeoff
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWindows

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Construction).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Bridgit Bravo

  • People and project allocation
  • Pursuit scenario planning
  • Utilisation reporting
  • Hiring forecasts
  • Skills and certification tracking
  • Project timeline view

Only in On-Screen Takeoff

  • Drawing takeoff
  • Revision overlay
  • Condition libraries
  • Automatic scaling
  • Bid zones and phases
  • Quick Bid handoff
  • Excel export

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Bridgit Bravo

  • A general contractor deciding whether it has the superintendents to take on a pursuit before bidding itnot On-Screen Takeoff
  • An operations director replacing a staffing spreadsheet that only one person understandsnot On-Screen Takeoff
  • A contractor forecasting hiring needs from backlog rather than from last-minute panicnot On-Screen Takeoff
  • A multi-office builder needing visibility of who is available across regional teamsnot On-Screen Takeoff

On-Screen Takeoff

  • A drywall contractor measuring wall area and openings across a 300 sheet set where manual takeoff would take a weeknot Bridgit Bravo
  • An estimator who receives a late addendum and needs to know which rooms changed rather than re-measuring the whole floornot Bridgit Bravo
  • A flooring subcontractor maintaining reusable conditions with waste factors so quantities and material orders stay consistent between estimatorsnot Bridgit Bravo
  • A trade contractor that wants takeoff quantities split by phase so progress billing matches the way work is actually releasednot Bridgit Bravo

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Bridgit Bravo

  • It plans salaried project staff, not hourly craft labour, so speciality subcontractors dispatching crews will find it does not match how they work at all.
  • It is a planning layer only; it does not schedule tasks, track time or connect to payroll, so the allocations are as accurate as the discipline of the person maintaining them.
  • Value collapses if executives do not use the forecasts, because the effort of keeping allocations current sits with operations staff who get little back from data entry alone.
  • Integration with project management and enterprise resource planning systems keeps project lists in sync but does not resolve conflicting definitions of what a project is, which surfaces immediately in reporting.
  • Pricing is per user and the natural instinct is to buy seats for everyone who wants visibility, which inflates cost well beyond the handful of planners who actually maintain data.

On-Screen Takeoff

  • Perpetual licensing is no longer offered on current releases, so long-standing users who paid once now face a recurring annual cost they never budgeted, and staying on an old version means no support for newer PDF formats
  • ConstructConnect does not publish a price, and the product is increasingly sold inside a bundle with lead data and estimating, so buyers who want takeoff alone often find the quote priced around a package they do not need
  • It is Windows desktop only, with no macOS version and no meaningful browser or tablet workflow, which rules it out for firms standardised on Apple hardware
  • The interface has changed little in years and estimators coming from browser-based tools find the condition setup and layer management slow to learn, so onboarding a new estimator takes longer than the software cost would suggest
  • ConstructConnect sells lead data, takeoff and estimating as a portfolio and has consolidated several acquired products, so a buyer committing to On-Screen Takeoff should ask directly where it sits against the newer cloud takeoff products in the same portfolio

Pricing, plan by plan

Bridgit Bravo

On request
  • Bridgit Bravo$undefined/year
    • Workforce planning and allocation
    • Scenario planning
    • Utilisation and forecast reporting

On-Screen Takeoff

On request
  • On-Screen Takeoff$undefined/year
    • Annual subscription per seat on version 4 and later
    • Sold increasingly as part of a ConstructConnect takeoff and estimating bundle
    • Perpetual licensing not offered on current releases

Which should you pick?

Choose Bridgit Bravo if

  • You need people and project allocation.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want pursuit scenario planning.
Bridgit Bravo review

Choose On-Screen Takeoff if

  • You need drawing takeoff.
  • You work on Windows.
  • You also want revision overlay.
On-Screen Takeoff review

Questions people ask

Is Bridgit Bravo or On-Screen Takeoff better?
Neither clearly leads. Bridgit Bravo starts at On request and On-Screen Takeoff at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Bridgit Bravo or On-Screen Takeoff?
Bridgit Bravo starts at On request and On-Screen Takeoff at On request.
Does Bridgit Bravo or On-Screen Takeoff run on more platforms?
Bridgit Bravo runs on Web, iOS, Android. On-Screen Takeoff runs on Windows.
What is Bridgit Bravo best used for?
Bridgit Bravo is most often used for a general contractor deciding whether it has the superintendents to take on a pursuit before bidding it, an operations director replacing a staffing spreadsheet that only one person understands, a contractor forecasting hiring needs from backlog rather than from last-minute panic, a multi-office builder needing visibility of who is available across regional teams. Of those, a general contractor deciding whether it has the superintendents to take on a pursuit before bidding it and an operations director replacing a staffing spreadsheet that only one person understands are not what On-Screen Takeoff is typically brought in for.
What can Bridgit Bravo do that On-Screen Takeoff cannot?
Bridgit Bravo covers People and project allocation, Pursuit scenario planning, Utilisation reporting, Hiring forecasts. On-Screen Takeoff covers Drawing takeoff, Revision overlay, Condition libraries, Automatic scaling.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Bridgit Bravo: Does it work for subcontractors?

Not really. It plans named salaried staff over months. A speciality subcontractor dispatching craft crews weekly needs a crew scheduling and dispatch tool instead.

On-Screen Takeoff: Can I still buy a perpetual licence?

No. Current releases are annual subscription. Older perpetual licences continue to run but do not receive updates.

Bridgit Bravo: Does it schedule construction work?

No. It plans people against projects. Task and activity scheduling stays in your programme or project management tool.

On-Screen Takeoff: Is it sold separately from Quick Bid?

It can be, but ConstructConnect increasingly quotes it as part of a takeoff and estimating package. Ask explicitly for standalone pricing if that is what you want.

Bridgit Bravo: What does it replace?

A staffing spreadsheet, and usually the meeting held to reconcile competing versions of it.

On-Screen Takeoff: Does it run on a Mac?

Not natively. It is a Windows application and Mac users run it under virtualisation, which is unsupported in practice for large drawing sets.

On-Screen Takeoff: Will it read a scanned drawing?

Yes, but measurement accuracy on a scanned raster set depends entirely on the scan quality and on setting scale from a verified dimension.

Share

Related pages

More on Bridgit Bravo

More on On-Screen Takeoff

Keep looking

Other head to heads