PoPs Estimating
PoPs Estimating
Your trade's real parts, real pricing, real assemblies.
Who it's for
Subcontractors (electrical deepest, 14 more trades covered) and self-performing GCs.
A heavy-duty takeoff tool built so you never have to explain to the software why a part isn’t in there — real SKU-level catalogs, not generic line items.
Most estimating software makes you build your own price list from scratch, or hands you generic line items that don’t match what you actually install. PoPs Estimating is construction estimating software that starts from the other direction — a real, SKU-level catalog across 15 CSI divisions, with over 42,000 items in Electrical alone, so pricing a job means picking real parts instead of typing in a guess.
It’s built around real assemblies too — browsable across Residential, Commercial, and Industrial work, with an AI assembly helper grounded in the actual catalog, not a generic construction knowledge base. The takeoff workspace measures directly on the canvas — Count, Linear Feet, Square Feet — feeding straight into a Bid Summary with real markup control, so the estimate isn’t a separate step from the takeoff.
PoPs Estimating hands off directly into PoPs Project Tracker once a job is won, and pairs with Construction Bid Manager for GCs running a full bid pipeline — the estimate that won the job becomes the budget that runs it, without re-entering a single line.
What it does
- 15 CSI-division item catalog — 42,000+ items in Electrical (Division 26) alone
- Browsable Assembly Catalog across Residential/Commercial/Industrial
- AI "Ask AI" assembly helper grounded in the real catalog
- Full takeoff workspace — canvas overlay, Count/LF/SF tools, Extension Sheet
- Bid Summary with real markup control
- Direct handoff into PoPs Project Tracker on won jobs
FAQ
Is PoPs Estimating only for electrical contractors?
Electrical is the deepest catalog today — over 42,000 items in Division 26 alone — but it covers all 15 CSI divisions, with more trades reaching the same depth over time.
Do I have to build my own price list first?
No — the catalog and assemblies are already there. You’re picking real parts and real assemblies, not starting from a blank spreadsheet.
What happens to an estimate once the job is won?
It hands off directly into PoPs Project Tracker as the starting budget — the numbers already priced don’t get re-typed.