STACK reviews

The stack is top-notch from the start. The program is just well-made, from the user-friendly interface to the comprehensive and customizable repository of parts and assemblies. It enables rapid and simple takeoffs from any PC in the world. The developers receive excellent support, and they are always working on a big list of suggestions for improvements from the user base. The level of support is unmatched, the STACK experts are always accessible to help, and frequent updates, webinars, and one-on-one training keep users informed about changes made to the software or advice on how to get the most out of it.

Limited capabilities, the worst take-off software I've ever used, and fraudsters on staff who promise callbacks after taking you off your hard-earned money. They don't have a refund policy. Additionally, instead of you a discount if you add a second user, they charge you twice as much. It might be difficult to accurately assess the benefits Stack can provide during the trial time.

The fact that it is all online and our ops guys can see the plans at the jobsite from their phone.

I love using your software but there are 2 things that I would like for you to improve.Sometimes I upload multiple pages for a project.When I am working on the takeoff you can see On the left the plans that you are working on listed on listed by plan name . It would be nice to be able to go to the pages that you are working on by simply clicking on the page name that is listed on the left side.Slope factorIts great that we are able to measure the basic slope by using the built in slope factor calculator. But that is only helpful for measuring the basic slope of the roof area and the rake and sidewall. But it would be great if you can add the valley and hip factor as well. It is hard to get the exact measurement without that because the hip / valley slope factor is different than the basic slope of the roof. Please see the link below that will explain what I am talking about in regards to the hip and valley. [sensitive content hidden]

The system is easy to use for uploading drawings and automatically naming the drawings. When it links the details, it is very efficient.

Much of the functionality we need to do an accurate takeoff is not available. We use our takeoff in the field for a quick reference guide for our superintendents. The Stack system does not allow us to use different colors for different size and depth piers. It also does not let us define different size and height columns. We use the our takeoffs to cross reference our CY of concrete for concrete quotes. The Stack system is difficult to navigate and get accurate CY for all of the elements of concrete construction that we perform.

Using the takeoffs, items, and assemblies I am able to create accurate proposals and deliver them in a timely manner. This has increased my efficiency in immeasurable ways. Takeoffs that took me multiple days to finish by hand are now able to be completed in a couple hours.

When working on large projects, sometimes the system gets laggy. It only happens with the largest plans I deal with, when there are dozens of takeoffs being measured.

Stack is customizable and formatted to provide a professional image with as much or as little detail as is needed.

Just didn't have project management implemented yet.

We use a small portion of the STACK Product to do takeoffs on roofing, Siding and Metal only. It is a service we offer to our customers and the time savings of doing it digitaly and not with a print and scales is priceless. We are at a point that we can now charge a fee for the service as well

We only use a small portion of the product but pay for the whole thing. It would be great if you could pay for only the segments you use.

it's fairly easy to use if you only use the basics. The think that I like and the reason why I personally pushed for this software is the fact that is web-based providing liberty to use any platform (Mac or PC) and basically work from anywhere.

It's easy to use for those who work the basics. For others like me that like to get the most out of it, quite honestly there is a lot to improve. I would need to go through a whole lot of questions and requests I've made through tech support and find out that 80% or more of them are not features included in Stack. It's a little disappointing the way some aspects are handled.

Every member of our estimating team loves this program, even the members who are old school and used to only using printed blueprints. They converted seamlessly and love the software.

It is a bit expensive. We would like to have more users who could use the program simultaneously so we can get more projects done, but we have to limit our users due to cost.

The ability to upload large projects and have the pages sorted and name automatically, The ease of use of the takeoff controls and there flexibility, The assembly tools and customizable databases.

If there is no internet connection there offline backup.

Very easy to access anywhere - which is very convenient. Takeoff features are super handy and also easy to use. Legend and colour coding, ability to hide takeoffs, and the undo feature!

Home screen listing all projects, which has since been marginally improved. You need to search for a project each time.Renaming plans/pages is tricky, you need to rename in the side bar rather than by directly clicking on the visual page.Transferring takeoffs to a new version of the same plan works well when they are the same scale and dimensions, but this doesn't work well when you have a different size/scale, and you can't resize the overall new version to match.I wish there were a few more markup options - ability to draw basic shapes and lines without being linked to a takeoff.

Takeoff software is easy to use and fast.

Cannot customize estimating enough to use it.

I love the access to customer support, and stack is helpful. The quantity take off feature is one of my favorites, but still needs work. Especially for redundant clicking for typical rooms. An easier "cut paste" option would be nice.

Software is a tad bit on the glitchy side. Would love to see ui get as smooth/intuitive as Planswift.

I like that it is easy to use when creating estimates to send to customers. Uploading plans and doing a take off are very simple task .

The new update is not the most functional when it comes to creating the project on the calendrer.

The pros of Stack are that it was very easy to understand and I learned how to use it very quickly. There are also plenty of resources for you to receive help if needed. I use it everyday.

Cons are very minimal if any. For me, I would say maybe is making organizing the takeoff a little bit simpler. Possibly reduce the steps it takes to group takeoffs together.

Take-offs are excellent. The customization options are also great when it comes to building the system.

The item and assembly folder management isn't great. If you put something in the wrong folder it's very difficult to move.

Stack is easy to use, is very accurate, and runs so smoothly.

Glitches and loading problems out of our control

I like the ability to see an accurate takeoff and cost in backend and push that over to an editable spreadsheet.

The price is like $500 above the cost of similar software's. I also do not like nor being able to track my affiliate traffic like I can on other software's.

We really like the take off features, for it helps us to enable that the material we need and the waste is accounted for so that things are done accurately.

Sometimes the pitch measurement is not accurate

Organization of my projects is what i like the best.

i dont like that there isnt a reminder for project due dates

Cloud Based, User friendly and cost effective compared to alternative solutions

Assemblies can be a touch cumbersome, some of the takeoff funtionality i would like is not available