What it is
Groundplan is a web-based takeoff and estimating platform for trade businesses. It counts materials and labour from PDF, JPG, PNG and TIFF construction plans using item counts, length measurements, surface areas, formulas and BOQ or worksheet workflows. Its PDF editor includes more than 500 trade symbols, custom symbol uploads, cable or pipe drawings, annotations and PDF exports. Estimates can be exported to Excel or sent through integrations including Simpro, Xero, Fergus, QuickBooks, ServiceM8, AroFlo and Ascora. The platform serves subcontractors, general contractors and suppliers in electrical, plumbing, landscaping, fire, security, roofing, concrete, HVAC, audio visual and building trades. It runs online from any device without installs or updates. The paid service has a 7-day trial; the Yearly plan costs 990.00 NZD per year per seat. New companies receive one hour of free training.
Who it suits. It suits trade contractors, general contractors and suppliers preparing material and labour estimates from plans. Web access can help teams working across devices.
Good
- Counts items and measures lengths
- Supports surface areas and integrated formulas
- Includes over 500 trade symbols
- Exports estimates to Excel
- Offers multiple trade-software integrations
Watch for
- Web access requires online service
- No free plan
- Yearly plan costs 990.00 NZD per year
- Count Assist is an add-on
Verdict
Groundplan combines plan measurement, estimating worksheets and trade-focused editing in a browser. Its broad integrations and training support may fit construction businesses that accept a paid, online workflow.
Plans and prices
| Plan | Price | Billed |
|---|---|---|
| Yearly | NZ$990 a year | per seat |
From Groundplan's own pricing page, checked 30 Sept 2026. Every plan
What the maker publishes
- Cancellation
- Users can cancel at any time, and Groundplan holds account data for 30 days so the account can be reactivated. source
- Cloud access
- The service is accessed online from any device and does not require software installs or updates. source
- Count Assist
- Count Assist is an add-on for existing Groundplan subscribers that automatically finds matching symbols and is aimed at high-volume electrical, fire and security takeoffs. source
- Exports
- Completed estimates can be exported to Excel or sent through supported integrations. source
- Founded
- 2013 source
- Headquarters
- Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia source
- Integrations
- The integrations page lists Simpro, Xero, Fergus, QuickBooks, ServiceM8, AroFlo and Ascora. source
- Measurement tools
- Groundplan provides item counting, length measurement, surface-area calculation, integrated formulas and BOQ/worksheet workflows. source
- Plan design
- Its PDF editor supports more than 500 trade symbols, custom symbol uploads, cable or pipe drawings, annotations and professional PDF exports. source
- Plan files
- Users can upload PDF, JPG, PNG and TIFF plans. source
- Purpose
- Groundplan is a cloud-based takeoff and estimating platform for trade businesses that counts and measures materials and labour from construction plans. source
- Security
- Accounts can enable two-factor authentication, while Google sign-in uses Google authentication instead of Groundplan's two-factor flow. source
- Support
- Groundplan offers email, chat and phone support, plus one hour of free training for every new company. source
- Supported trades
- The software is designed for subcontractors, general contractors and suppliers across trades including electrical, plumbing, landscaping, fire, security, roofing, concrete, HVAC, audio visual and building. source