Model Based Estimation
Labor, Equipment and MaterialPredict the labor, equipment and material cost and time required for your BIM model
- Automatic real-time estimation with Bidlight, 1Build, Craftsman, and RSMeans.
- Price comparison and custom database creation.
- Automatic estimation
- Project management
- Data warehouse
- Parameter management system
- Real-time estimation
- Advanced users management
- Custom integrations
- Email/Phone support
WHAT IS BIDLIGHT AUTO ESTIMATIONS?
BidLight auto estimations helps you accurately estimate the cost and time it will take to turn your design into a physical reality. BidLight provides instant estimates for labor, equipment, and materials, along with a detailed breakdown of costs and timelines.
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Equipment
Generate full list of the required equipment to build your design. Share the equipment list, cost and time with your client.
Labor
Learn about the required labor to build your design. Share the labor list, cost and time with your client.
Material
Learn about the required material to build your design. Including time required to handle and install.
Time
Understand the total time required to build your design. Including a breakdown by equipment and labor.
Automatic Estimation
Complete project estimation with the ability to update the cost in real time.
Updated Unit Cost
Access to our up to date database of unit costs. Ability to add your own cost items.
Interactable BIM & Cost
01Step 1
Open your 3D authoring tool (Revit) and export your project to the bidlight cloud
02Step 2
Launch Bidlight the desktop app and adjust your estimation in real time, once satisfied export the bid package to the cloud
03Step 3
Head over to bidlight.com and investigate your estimation and 3D model, download and share your estimate through email.
Choose Your Plan
One price per licence. Every plan includes unlimited projects.
Basics
For viewing the model, tracking revisions and simple markups.
per licence, billed annually
- Model export history — every export kept as a versioned snapshot
- Element-level diffs between any two revisions
- 3D model viewing and markup
- Estimation inside BIM (Revit)
- Participate in coordination projects
Best for Independent Designers and Reviewers
Core
For professional-grade coordination, issue tracking and estimation.
per licence, billed annually
Everything in Basics, plus:
- Issues pinned to model geometry, assigned by trade
- Issue priority, ownership and resolution tracking
- Estimation standalone outside BIM (Revit)
- Estimation reports and exports
- Host and manage coordination projects
- Revit and IFC plug-ins and workflows
Best for Coordination and Estimating Professionals
Complete
For automating and accelerating your workflows.
per licence, billed annually
Everything in Core, plus:
- Team intelligence — contribution tracking and Problem Solver Index
- Quality gate — model health, naming validation and clash checks before a change lands
- Pricing databases: BidLight, 1Build, Craftsman, RSMeans (bring your own licence)
- Build your own price database and compare prices
- 2D takeoff and quantity workflows
- Document control and revision registers
- Custom templates and presets
Best for Teams Automating Their Workflows
Max
For optimal efficiency and outcomes.
per licence, billed annually
Everything in Complete, plus:
- AI-assisted model health suggestions
- Automated revision comparison reports
- As-built modelling and field capture
- 4D scheduling — Gantt, milestones and timeline links
- Resource tracking and project analytics
- API access and custom integrations
- Priority support by email and phone
Best for Teams That Need Every Capability
All plans include
- Access to BidLight for Revit on Windows, and BidLight on the web
- Unlimited projects — no monthly project cap on any tier
- Unlimited model exports and secure centralized storage
- AI-powered efficiency across estimation and coordination
- Technical support by email
- Full access to BidLight Learning courses
Compare Plans and Features
Buying for a large team?
Volume licensing, invoiced billing, procurement paperwork and deployment support for organizations rolling out BidLight at scale.
5+
Simultaneous
costing DBs
Our Mission
our goal at BidLight is to make your life easier. We bring together a multitude of skills from construction and finance to computer science, in the hopes of delivering on four fronts:
Fast
we pride ourselves to keep our estimation process under 10 minutes/project
Accurate
we go to great lengths to keep our unit prices accurate and up to date.
Affordable
we understand that small companies need our tools more than large organizations and our pricing model reflects that.
Ease of use
A software has to be useful, before it is reusable.