Online construction cost estimating software

Online Quantity Surveys and cost estimates | PriMus online | ACCA software

Looking for an online quantity surveying and cost estimating software with all the advantages of a web application?
Prepare your building cost estimates and BoQs with PriMus online!

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Use the Light version for free (cost estimates and price lists), or choose your plan and subscribe to the Full version (cost estimates, BoQs and construction cost management). Find out the differences here.
Online estimates software | PriMus online | ACCA software

The web-based software for online quantity surveying and construction cost estimates in a real-time collaborative work experience, from anywhere and with any device.

Experience the advanced PriMus technology in a single software with the freedom of the Web and the security of the CLOUD.

Online cost estimates | PriMus online | ACCA software

Prepare your cost estimates and BoQs completely online with free access to a database of Price Lists

Work from anywhere | PriMus online | ACCA software

Work wherever you want, how you want, from both desktop or mobile, with Windows or Mac OS.

Deal with cost estimates and BoQs completely online | PriMus online | ACCA software

Access your data in pure security on the cloud and share it with whoever you want

Collaborate in real-time | PriMus online | ACCA software

Collaborate in real-time with your team and chat in the same working environment

Secure construction cost estimating | PriMus online | ACCA software

Secure construction cost estimating, protect your documents by managing access and permissions and taking advantage of advanced disaster recovery and backup features

Automatic construction cost estimating | PriMus online | ACCA software

Automatic construction cost estimating, PriMus online - as a plugin of usBIM.planAI - enables fast and automatic estimation of construction costs directly from 2D plans

Video how to do online cost estimates work | PriMus online | ACCA software

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The (light) version is a free application of the usBIM platform!

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Online BoQs and cost quotes from anywhere with desktop or mobile devices using Windows or MacOS | PriMus online | ACCA software

Online BoQs and cost quotes from anywhere with desktop or mobile devices using Windows or MacOS

With PriMus online, you don’t need to worry about OS platforms or HW requirements.

Your Cost Estimating software is a web-based service running on the cloud and that you can use wherever you are: in the office, at the building site, at home – using your desktop or mobile devices either running Windows, Android and Mac operating Systems for Pcs, tablets and smartphones.

No need to install any stand-alone software, all you need is an Internet connection, a browser and your account access credentials to the usBIM collaborative platform.

With PriMus online you can deal with your quantity surveying needs directly on the web, using the basic PriMus functions in your browser:

  • open .DCF documents by uploading files created with PriMus to the cloud;
  • create new BoQ documents;
  • edit your bill of quantities documents directly online;
  • save and generate cost estimate and price list printouts.
  • Access the free online database of pricebooks (even convert your own pricebook to the PriMus format)

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Free online estimating software
Your data is constantly available and kept safe in the cloud | PriMus online | ACCA software

Your data is constantly available and kept safe in the cloud. Share your work with whoever you want...

With PriMus online, your cost estimates are directly available on a cloud infrastructure boasting the highest standards in security and confidentiality.

Save your documents created online either on your device or using your cloud storage space.

This means that you can access your files whenever you need them and above all from anywhere, at any time and with any device.

Decide who can access documents, manage access and assign authorization levels, create shared folders and collaboration projects.

The cloud also allows you to manage storage (expanding the available storage space as required), save and store your history revisions, and take advantage of disaster recovery and backup features.

 

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Free Online estimates software
Cost estimates with real-time collaboration within your team | PriMus online | ACCA software

Cost estimates with real-time collaboration within your team

With PriMus online, work with several people at the same time on the same PriMus file.

See changes appear in front of eyes in real time while the file is being edited by other team members, quantity surveyors. Get real-time notifications for each item with their related updates, measurements and total amounts.

A simple click on the notification takes you directly to the item your colleague is working on and, if necessary, even open a live chat session for even more direct and interoperable working experience.

You are always updated with live feedback on what’s going on, forget about receiving or sending countless emails; solve possible issues immediately avoiding errors and time wastages with unnecessary side notes and unreferenced documents.

 

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Estimates online with PriMus

Get all the measurements you need for an estimate directly from a 2D plan photo | PriMus online | ACCA software

Get all the measurements you need for an estimate directly from a 2D plan photo

PriMus online (Light) - as a plug-in to usBIM.planAI - enables fast and automatic estimation of construction costs directly from 2D plans.

With usBIM.planAI:

  • upload floor plans in PDF, .png or .jpg;
  • quickly obtain metric data;
  • choose the size and price list items to be associated, with the possibility to use predefined items or enter customised descriptions and prices;
  • export quotes in .dcf or .excel formats, print them, and easily integrate detailed calculations into your quote templates in Word or other software;
  • prepare and store quote templates for frequent work, optimising the process for each building.
 

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Comparison

 PriMus online (light)
free on usBIM
Online PriMus
available as a subscription on usBIM.store*
Cost Estimate documents
Price List  
Lump-sum and measured works Price List  
Cost Estimate  
Work Estimates  
Request for Proposal  
Technical Regulations  
Estimated incidence of labour  
Estimated Health and Safety incidence  
Financial Comparison  
Financial Table  
Structured Project Breakdown (WBS)
Printing not available in the Light version
  
Operational functions
Multiplatform compatibility (browser operation) and multidevice (desktop/mobile)  
Cloud infrastructure (versioning and disaster recovery)  
Collaborative working (real-time working, chat, file sharing)  
Access to database of building prices  
Simultaneous management of Estimates, BoQs, Price Lists and Price Books  
Customizing of documents (text formatting in editors)  
Print Manager  
Saving, Backup, and Automatic Document Recovery  

FAQ

Online Cost estimates means working with a common web browser (Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Safari, Firefox, etc.), with any device (desktop or mobile) and any operating system (Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, etc.).

There is no need to install specific applications linked to particular operating systems and now you truly have the freedom to work from anywhere.

Being able to prepare a cost Estimates completely online has many advantages:

  • no need to install any software;
  • no device or operating system constraints;
  • work from anywhere;
  • data always available;
  • possibility to do collaborative working;
  • full organisational freedom;
  • full availability of your estimate/BoQ documents, and always with the latest revision: you are not tied to a PC or device. No need to remember where your latest version was saved. It’s safely stored on a certified cloud storage service and can be accessed anywhere and from any device;
  • maximum data security: no risk of losing your data, even in case of device malfunctions;
  • Service scalability: you can activate the functions you need exactly when you need them, try them for free for 30 days and then choose to subscribe;
  • 10 GB of free storage space that you can extend whenever you want according to your needs;
  • free online support.

No, PriMus online doesn’t require you to install any software at all. You can use it free of charge from any browser (Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Safari, Firefox, etc.), and with any device (desktop or mobile) and operating system (Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, etc.).

Yes, of course! You can collaborate in real time with your teammates and also remain in contact via chat.

You can decide who can work on certain documents, manage folder access authorizations and document sharing rules too.

Certainly. With PriMus online you can open any document in DCF format.

PriMus online opens, creates, edits and saves BoQ files in DCF format. After working with PriMus online you can of course continue working on the same document after downloading the DCF file from the cloud and then opening it with PriMus desktop version.

Yes, you can print and export it directly from your browser.

With PriMus online, work with several people at the same time on the same PriMus file.

See changes appear in front of eyes in real time while the file is being edited by other team members, quantity surveyors. Get real-time notifications for each item with their relating updates, measurements and total amounts.

A simple click on the notification takes you directly to the item your colleague is working on and, if necessary, even open a live chat session for even more direct and interoperable working experience.

Yes, with PriMus online you can access all the same features available in PriMus directly in your browser, anytime, anywhere without installing any software. In addition to the PriMus technology, you also have the freedom of the web and the data security ensured by the cloud.

Your work is constantly saved automatically and in real time. The bill of quantities is saved in your storage space provided by PriMus online. This enables your data to be always available and safe on the Cloud and at hand to be shared with whoever you want.

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