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Subcontractor quote software in the UK, compared

There is no single best: it depends on the job. Procore and STACK say they do takeoff and estimating, Fieldwire publishes prices in pounds for site management, and SUBR is built to turn a client's PDF quote into a scope for each trade with your margin kept private. SUBR wrote this page, so every fact about another product links to its own website.

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Five ways to run your quotes, and SUBR

What each product's own website says, read on 5 November 2026. Prices are as each site shows them and can change; check before you buy.

Procore

What its site says it is
Construction project management software, “from preconstruction to closeout”.
Who it says it is for
Main contractors, owners and subcontractors, from large firms to smaller regional businesses.
What it lists
Tender management, estimating with quantity takeoff, RFIs, drawings, site diaries linked to the programme, and mobile apps that work offline.
Published price
None. An annual fee by product, based on your annual turnover, with no charge for adding users. You ask for a quote.
Free plan
None mentioned on its pricing pages.
In the UK
A UK site, a UK phone number and named UK customers.

Sources: procore.com/en-gb, pricing, preconstruction. Read 5 November 2026.

Fieldwire (by Hilti)

What its site says it is
Site management for construction teams: “the field-first tool for the jobsite”.
Who it says it is for
Main contractors, subcontractors, owners, and architects and designers, “teams of 10 to 10,000”.
What it lists
Tasks, scheduling, snag lists, inspections, RFIs, change orders, plans, reports and job budgets. We did not find takeoff, estimating or tendering on the pages we read.
Published price
Basic £0. Pro £33, Business £54 and Business Plus £76 per user a month, billed annually.
Free plan
Yes. Basic is free for up to 5 users, 3 projects and 100 sheets.
In the UK
A UK site with prices in pounds and a UK phone number.

Sources: fieldwire.com/uk, pricing, for subcontractors. Read 5 November 2026.

STACK

What its site says it is
An AI preconstruction platform “where estimating teams complete faster takeoffs”.
Who it says it is for
General contractors, specialty contractors and subcontractors, suppliers and owners, including “smaller contractors who don't have a dedicated estimating department”.
What it lists
Quantity takeoff with automatic counting, estimates and proposals, bid management, project documents and a field app.
Published price
In US dollars, “as low as”: Takeoff & Estimate $299, Build & Operate $49 and Full STACK $348 per user a month.
Free plan
Its pricing page shows a free version of Takeoff & Estimate and a two-week trial of Build & Operate. Its FAQ describes different free terms, so check with STACK.
In the UK
We found no UK page, no prices in pounds and no UK office.

Sources: stackct.com, pricing, FAQ. Read 5 November 2026.

Buildertrend

What we found
Nothing we can stand behind. Its website refused automated reading when we checked, so we publish no fact about it that we have not read on its own site. Look at buildertrend.com yourself.

Source: buildertrend.com. Read 5 November 2026.

A spreadsheet and WhatsApp

What it is
The way most firms run quotes today: a sheet for the figures and a phone for everything else.
What it costs
Nothing beyond the office software and phones you already have.
Where it helps
It fits any way of working, and everyone already knows how to use it.
Where it hurts
Everything is typed by hand. The quote is rebuilt for each trade, because the client's version has your price on it, and the sheet lives with whoever keeps it.

SUBR

What it is
Job software for UK contractors who quote in PDFs. AI reads the client's quote and your office checks it. You name each trade's share, and SUBR builds one scope per trade and the supplier requests, then sends each subcontractor a link to answer on.
Who it is for
UK contractors, whether subcontractors or your own teams deliver the work.
Price
Basic £150, Standard £395, Premium £750 a month, per company, not per user. Founding Firms: Standard at £150 a month for 12 months.
Free plan
No. SUBR is set up with you after a demo. The free tools on this site are free with no sign-up.
What it does not do yet
It does not handle CIS, and it does not connect to your accounts.

How to choose

  • If you price from drawings and need quantity takeoff, look at the products that say they do it: Procore and STACK.
  • If your problem is the site, not the quote, look at site management: snag lists, inspections and plans. Fieldwire publishes its prices.
  • If your quotes arrive and leave as PDFs, and the slow part is rebuilding the client's quote into a scope for each trade without showing your margin, that is what SUBR does.
  • If you run a handful of jobs and a spreadsheet works, keep it. Our free tools do the common sums without a sign-up.

Questions

Which subcontractor quote software is best in the UK?

It depends on the job you need done. For takeoff and estimating from drawings, Procore and STACK say they do it. For site management with prices in pounds on the page, Fieldwire publishes them. For turning a client's PDF quote into a scope for each trade, with your margin kept private, that is the job SUBR is built for.

Is there free software for this?

Fieldwire's Basic plan is free for up to 5 users and 3 projects, and STACK's pricing page shows a free version of its takeoff tool. A spreadsheet costs nothing beyond your office software. SUBR is not free, but the calculators and checkers on this site are.

Which of these show prices in pounds?

Fieldwire and SUBR. Procore prices on request, STACK shows US dollars, and we could not check Buildertrend.

Is this comparison independent?

No. SUBR wrote it, and SUBR is one of the products compared. That is why every fact about another product links to the page it came from, with the date we read it.

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