Groundplan reviews

The Take-off abilities are efficient, templated and save time and energy! Initial set-up is easy and you are away!

I would love to see an auto count function developed in the future, I feel this is the only thing i want for.

Groundplan is very easy to use. The team, especially Caz is exceptionally helpful and they are great at helping you achieve a result if you can show them what you are trying to achieve. The integration with Simpro is exceptional once you understand how it works, this can be a little overwhelming if you are new to Simpro and Groundplan.

The icon sizing is not particularly easy to get right and takes a few clicks to change. This is only an issue when designing plans for presentation but does not affect take-offs.

Smart guide has been a great addition - and it's great being able to create new symbols as required and the support is FANTASTIC

I've found it hard to size symbols correctly but luckily the Groundplan team helped with that. BE SURE TO DO THE FREE ONLINE TRAINING!

The latest updates have made Groundplan one of the best platform to perform takeoffs.
Also count assist and the template are fantastic tools.

The lack of global variables.
If you could make global variables for labour and materials this

I like the flexibility of the software. You can take a project from cradle to grave. From the initial bid to the as-built drawings.

It does not integrate with my quoting software.

Extremely easy and intuitive to use with excellent friendly support for the more technical side of things. The development and growth of Groundplan is fantastic with users suggestions taken into consideration and implemented where appropriate. Everything I need is right here in Groundplan.

No Cons. Everything I need is right here in Groundplan

So easy to do take-off and push quotes to Simpro.

There are things missing in the functionality which, as a former software engineer, I would think should be fairly easy to add to the program. I will concede, though, like any software product, the developers can't tick off all of the "nice-to-have's" at the same time. An example would be the ability to "nudge" a symbol into place using keyboard cursor keys. Colour-coding of measurements with a stage would be another. Could simply be that no other users ask for this stuff :D

I only use Groundplan now for all my takeoffs, it saves time, paper and is easily shareable with anyone who needs or wants to see the marked up plans.

The programme is so simple to use when marking up a plan and then populate a quotation. Additionally these marked up plans provide our clients a clear view of what has been included in their quotation as all the listed items may not make 100% sense to them if they are not from a construction background.

Unfortunately being cloud based when the internet is out I have to wait a while to continue work, first world problems!

Very User friendly and a massive time saver.

Hasnt been an issue so far but being web based is a concern for regional areas.

fast, accurate takeoffs with ease, and seamless integration with Simpro.

markup capabilities aren't as advanced as other platforms

The program is very transparent and easy to navigate around making it quick to construct take offs and estimates

Not having it in use in our business in the past

Its easy to use. Hey come on I don't have time to write too much.

Items don't flash on the plan when the cursor hovers over them in the sidebar

Easy to navigate, great customer service and third party integration with Simpro

Learning new and complicated features on my own.

We think this is a great tool for system takeoffs and quoting management. The takeoff feature is a real game-changer.

It would be great to have the pricing shown in uk £ in the software but this is resolved when imported to Simpro.

Customer service was quick and very responsive.

Nothing comes to mind about things I dislike about Groundplan

Easy to set up
Easy to use
Integrates with simpro
Great support

I don't have 1 yet, but the experience has been great so far, I ll need to book my further training to avoid beginners mistakes

AccuracyTimeEfficiencyAbility to modify on the fly

Slightly difficult to manipulate symbols etcPlan preview could be biggerMan hours to enter individual symbols with no auto shuffle button for symbols

I can price a plan on any computer/device with the internet not just the computer the software is on, and its so good being able to ring and get an answer straight away from someone in my own country.

There were a few things that i was not use to from using my old software but after 1 training session has got those sorted and was actually better than my old software

ease of use and ability to create mark ups

billing is US dollars

Great easy to use interface and featuresSaves time on clicking with new symbol recognition Tech support and service is impeccable

Nothing much I didn’t like other then some integration capabilities but the team have solved that problem!

measurements and pricing for materials on jobs

everything is fine so far ................