Real plan sets we've run cost $11–$35 to measure and price — about $22 for a typical set. You see an estimated range before anything is measured.
600 free credits once you confirm your email. No card needed. No seats.
Everything runs on credits, at $0.20 each. Reading your plan set is metered; measuring is billed on what the work actually used: each sheet is billed on what it actually uses, with no per-sheet minimum: a typical floor plan is about $2.85, and no sheet costs more than $27. You only pay for what you use.
Plan set read: 10 sheets
Index, titles, scale and scope
1 tile = 1 sheet · reading is metered
Flat · metered · free
One price list for every job and every trade. Flat items are flat. Measuring and the estimate are metered: you pay for the work each sheet actually used.
| What you get | Price | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Reading your plan setEvery sheet indexed: numbers, titles, scale and scope. Then an estimated range for the whole set, before anything is measured. | Metered usage | Based on usage |
| Measuring a sheet (takeoff)Areas, lengths and counts by trade. Each sheet is billed on what it actually uses, with no per-sheet minimum. A typical floor plan is about $2.85, a typical MEP sheet about $1.50 and a schedule well under a dollar. No sheet costs more than $27.Typical floor plan ≈ $2.85No per-sheet minimumNever more than $27 | ~$2.85 / typical floor plan | ~14 typical credits |
| Building and pricing the estimateYour quantities priced and grouped by trade and CSI division. Billed on what it actually uses. | $1–$5 typical | ~5–25 credits |
| Sending bids, per emailEvery email Struvia sends for you: invites, follow-ups, Bid Assistant answers and your replies, with the AI drafting included. Replies and bids coming in are free.5 packages, 25 subs ≈ $7.5019 packages, 444 subs ≈ $133 | $0.10 / email | 0.5 credits |
| Company trainingTeach Struvia your pricing from past bids and estimates. 1,000 files cost $100. | $0.10 / file | 0.5 credits |
| AI chatAsk about any plan, estimate or bid. Each completed message is billed on its processing cost. | Metered / message | Based on usage |
5 sets · 5–13 sheets each · start to finish
Real customer plan sets, at today's rates: every measured sheet and the priced estimate, start to finish.
| Project | Sheets | Relative cost | Usage cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shopping center revision setCommercial | 7 | $18~89 cr | |
| Medical office / retail concept setCommercial | 10 | $22~110 cr | |
| Campus buildingInstitutional | 8 | $27~136 cr | |
| Custom residenceResidential | 13 | $35~175 cr | |
| Place of worshipInstitutional | 5 | $11~57 cr | |
| Range across these jobs | $11–$35~57–175 cr |
Sheets are the ones measured; bid emails are extra. Your own set gets an estimated range before anything is measured.
Sending bids · replies come in free
About 3 emails per sub. A large job, 19 packages to 444 subs, is about $133.
New account · the 10-sheet set
Medical office / retail · plan to bids
The real usage on this set, plus bid emails to 6 subs in each of 12 trades. Replies and bids coming in are free.
What protects your balance
Metered, but never open-ended. You see an estimated range first, every sheet has a ceiling, and you only pay for what you use.
Struvia reads the whole set on metered credits and estimates the usage before it measures anything. It's a range, not a fixed quote: you're billed for what actually ran.
Before a sheet starts, it holds its ceiling: never more than $27. When it finishes, it's charged what it used and releases the rest, so a job can never overspend your balance.
If a sheet fails or a run stops, its hold is released in full. You only pay for what you use.
Turn auto-reload on or off. When it's on, it has a monthly cap you set, and it never reloads past it.
Planning range, not a quote
Put in a normal month of bidding. The formula is under the result.
Explore the takeoff and estimate experience with illustrative project data.
No signup or email required. This example is not a customer estimate.
Monthly commitment · bonus credits
Talk to us about pricing for your team's workload.
250 · 2,000 · 10,000 credit packs
Every pack is $0.20 per credit today. Buy one, or turn on auto-reload with a monthly cap so you never stall on bid day.
Starter
250 credits
$50
250 credits of takeoff, estimate or training usage, or 500 bid emails.
Add 250 creditsProject
2,000 credits
$400
2,000 credits of usage across your projects. Your plan's estimated range helps you decide how much to add.
Add 2,000 creditsTeam
10,000 credits
$2,000
10,000 credits of usage shared across your projects. Spend them as work runs.
Add 10,000 credits~$3,600 per estimator seat, per year
Other takeoff tools charge every month per estimator seat. Struvia charges for the work: metered usage per sheet and $0.10 per bid email. Here's what that changes.
| Question | Per-seat takeoff tools | Struvia |
|---|---|---|
| A month at 6 jobs, 40 sheets and 12 trades each | Per-seat toolsAbout $900 a month for 3 estimator seats ($10,800 a year), and your team still measures all 240 sheets by hand. Sending bids is a separate tool. | StruviaAbout $814 a month all in: ~$684 of takeoff and estimate usage (likely $684–$912) plus ~$130 of bid emails. Try your numbers |
| Who pays for idle seats? | Per-seat toolsYou do, every month, used or not. | StruviaThere are no seats. Add your whole team. |
| A slow month costs | Per-seat toolsThe same as a busy one. | StruviaOnly the usage of the sheets you measured. No jobs, $0. |
| Bidding with 1 estimator vs. 5 | Per-seat toolsFive seats cost five times as much. | StruviaSame billing either way. Cost follows the work, not headcount. |
| Who measures the sheets? | Per-seat toolsYour estimator, click by click. | StruviaStruvia measures. Your estimator checks, adjusts and prices. |
| Includes sub sourcing and bid leveling? | Per-seat toolsTakeoff tools stop at quantities. | StruviaBid packages, sub finding with license and insurance checks, and leveled bids in the same account. |
Per-seat takeoff tools run about $3,600 per estimator per year, whether you bid one job or forty. Struvia bills takeoffs on usage instead: each sheet is billed on what it actually uses, with no per-sheet minimum: a typical floor plan is about $2.85, and no sheet costs more than $27. Reading the plan set is billed on usage with no per-page fee, and sending bids costs $0.10 per email Struvia sends for you. Real plan sets we've run cost $11 to $35 to measure and price, about $22 for a typical set.
Each sheet is billed on what it actually uses, with no per-sheet minimum. A typical floor plan is about $2.85, a typical MEP sheet about $1.50 and a schedule well under a dollar; a typical structural sheet about $6.90. No sheet costs more than $27. Pricing the estimate is billed on what it uses too, typically $1–$5. Reading the plan set is billed on usage with no per-page fee, and Struvia shows an estimated range before it measures anything.
$0.10 (0.5 credit) per email Struvia sends for you: invites, follow-ups, Bid Assistant answers and your replies, with the AI drafting included. Replies and bids coming in are free. A typical job, 5 bid packages to 25 subs at about 3 emails each, is about $7.50; a large job, 19 packages to 444 subs, is about $133.
Every quantity traces back to the plan: click a line and you see the measured shapes on the sheet, so you can check and adjust it. If a sheet fails to process, you are not charged for it. You only pay for what you use.
Yes. Auto-reload has a monthly cap you set, or you can turn it off. Each sheet holds its ceiling before it starts and releases what it didn't use, so a job can never overspend your balance.
No subscription is required. You buy credits as you need them, at $0.20 per credit. Teams that bid every week can contact us about volume pricing.
Subcontractors can buy the same self-serve credits for takeoffs and estimates. The general contractor pays for the bid emails Struvia sends, at $0.10 each. Replies and bids coming in are free.
Metered reading · 600 credits to start · no seats
Upload a plan set. Struvia reads it on metered credits and shows the estimated cost before anything is measured. 600 free credits once you confirm your email. No card needed.
