Groundplan
Groundplan is a cloud-based takeoff and estimating platform for trade businesses.
What Groundplan is
Groundplan is a cloud-based takeoff and estimating platform for trade businesses. It counts and measures materials and labour from construction plans, supporting subcontractors, general contractors, and suppliers in trades such as electrical, plumbing, landscaping, fire, security, roofing, concrete, HVAC, audio visual, and building. Users upload PDF, JPG, PNG, or TIFF plans, then use item counts, length measurements, surface-area calculations, integrated 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 service runs online from any device without installs or updates. Pricing is paid with a seven-day trial; the Yearly plan costs NZ$990 a year, billed per seat. Support includes email, chat, phone, and one hour of free training for each new company.
Good
- Supports PDF, JPG, PNG, and TIFF plans
- More than 500 trade symbols
- Excel export and listed integrations
- Works online without installs or updates
- Seven-day trial and new-company training
Watch out
- No free plan
- Yearly plan costs NZ$990 per seat
- Count Assist is an add-on
Who it suits
It suits construction trade businesses that prepare digital takeoffs and estimates from plan files. Its trade coverage, measurement tools, integrations, and online access fit subcontractors, contractors, and suppliers.
Verdict
Groundplan brings plan measurement, estimating workflows, trade symbols, exports, and integrations into a browser-based service. The paid model, per-seat yearly price, and seven-day trial are central considerations for teams choosing it.
Plans and prices
From Groundplan's own pricing page, checked 30 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Yearly | 990 NZD a year | Free Training & Support · No Contracts. Pay-as-you-go · Concurrent Licensing · per seat |
The facts
Each one read from Groundplan's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Cancellation
- Users can cancel at any time, and Groundplan holds account data for 30 days so the account can be reactivated.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Cloud access
- The service is accessed online from any device and does not require software installs or updates.checked 30 Sep 2026
- 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.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Exports
- Completed estimates can be exported to Excel or sent through supported integrations.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- The integrations page lists Simpro, Xero, Fergus, QuickBooks, ServiceM8, AroFlo and Ascora.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Measurement tools
- Groundplan provides item counting, length measurement, surface-area calculation, integrated formulas and BOQ/worksheet workflows.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Groundplan is a cloud-based takeoff and estimating platform for trade businesses that counts and measures materials and labour from construction plans.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Security
- Accounts can enable two-factor authentication, while Google sign-in uses Google authentication instead of Groundplan's two-factor flow.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- Groundplan offers email, chat and phone support, plus one hour of free training for every new company.checked 30 Sep 2026
- 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.checked 30 Sep 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2013checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australiachecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Plan design
- Its PDF editor supports more than 500 trade symbols, custom symbol uploads, cable or pipe drawings, annotations and professional PDF exports.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Plan files
- Users can upload PDF, JPG, PNG and TIFF plans.checked 30 Sep 2026
