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COMPLETE FEATURE SET

Powerful features.
Effortless to use.

Our mission is to provide software to create the WINNING BID. Every capability in Rapid Estimator was designed with one goal: help you produce the most accurate, competitive bids possible in the least amount of time. Accurate, detailed, and professional looking estimates.

Trade Cost Books & Libraries

Extensive pre-built cost books for remodelers and home builders with thousands of items organized by trade and phase. Regional pricing modifiers included.

REMODELER • BUILDER • SPECIALTY

Smart Assemblies

Create reusable assemblies that expand into dozens of line items with correct labor productivity, crew composition, and material pricing. Update once, apply everywhere.

Bid & Change Management

Version control, alternate pricing, unit price breakdowns, and complete change order tracking. Know exactly what changed between revisions.

Professional Proposals

Generate branded, client-ready PDF proposals with customizable sections, cover letters, terms, and detailed line-item breakdowns in just a few clicks.

Cost Databases & Custom Data

Maintain your own master price lists or create unlimited custom cost data that saves a great deal of time. One-click price refreshing across all open estimates keeps numbers current and accurate.

Advanced Reporting

Quickly produce reports to match any level of detail. Win/loss analysis, category breakdowns, labor vs material ratios, historical comparison, and custom reports. Data you can actually use to improve future bids and maintain profit.

Built for the way you actually estimate

Markup & Overhead Control

  • • Flexible markup by category, division, or entire bid
  • • Separate handling for general conditions, insurance, bonds
  • • What-if scenarios with instant recalculation
  • • Detailed audit of every markup decision

Labor & Productivity

  • • Crew composition and productivity factors
  • • Union vs open shop rate tables
  • • Shift differentials and overtime handling
  • • Equipment and small tool calculations

Subcontractor & Vendor Management

  • • Track multiple quotes per scope of work
  • • Automatic best-price selection with override
  • • Subcontractor performance history
  • • Direct import from quote spreadsheets

Integration & Data Portability

  • • Native Excel bidirectional sync
  • • Full PDF export with bookmarks
  • • Custom XML/JSON for accounting systems
  • • Optional API access for enterprise clients

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