Landscape Takeoff Software
Measure landscape areas, lengths, and counts in one place so you can price outdoor scope with organized quantities and a faster review process.
- Planting
- Hardscape
- Turf
- Mulch
- Irrigation
- Edging
How zzTakeoff works for Landscape
A simple three-step workflow to move from plans to estimate-ready quantities.
Upload your plans
Measure quantities
Price it & bid it
Faster landscape takeoffs. Accurate bids.
zzTakeoff helps landscape contractors build clearer estimates and maintain consistent takeoff workflows across every project.
- Measure planting, hardscape, and turf areas right off the plans
- Auto-calculate mulch, soil, and plant counts from your measurements
- Price out material, labor, and equipment in one place
Stay on Top of Revisions
When drawings shift, your team needs a faster way to review what changed. zzTakeoff makes it easy to compare affected sheets and verify landscape quantities so you do not have to start from scratch.
- Overlay old and new drawings to spot every change instantly
- See exactly where planting beds or site limits changed
- Update your quantities in minutes instead of starting over
Structure Your Estimate by Scope of Work
Organize your landscape takeoffs the way you bid the work, so quantities roll up into a breakdown that is easy to review, price, and hand off.
- Phase your takeoff by zone, building, or site area
- Categorize by planting, hardscape, irrigation, and maintenance
- Itemize your bid breakdown to match how the client wants to see it
See how much faster your next landscape takeoff can be
Turn landscape quantities into estimates.
Why Landscape contractors choose zzTakeoff
Use a simpler digital workflow to capture quantities, review scope, and keep your estimating process consistent.
Volume math done for you
Enter depths once and bed areas auto-convert into cubic yards of mulch, soil, and gravel. No spreadsheet gymnastics or math errors.
One measurement, multiple quantities
A single bed takeoff can drive plants, mulch, edging, weed barrier, and labor via assemblies. Measure once, quantify everything.
Fast tools for repetitive scope
Count tools handle trees, shrubs, and repeated site details across a full planting plan.
Search the plans, don't hunt
Instantly find every callout like "5 gal" or "decomposed granite" across a full drawing set instead of scanning sheet by sheet.
Bid more jobs in less time
AI auto-naming, sheet numbering, and auto-scaling cut plan setup from hours to minutes, so you get more bids out the door and a better hit rate.
Collaborate on big jobs
Estimators, PMs, and Precon Managers can work on the same project simultaneously. Split up a large site plan by zone or phase and experience the power of teamwork.
Handle revisions without redoing work
Overlay and compare when the planting plan or site limits change, then adjust only the affected zones instead of starting over.
Cloud and mobile access from anywhere
Check quantities from the truck, the site walk, or the nursery on your phone, tablet, Mac, or PC. No install, no VPN, no waiting to get back to the office.
Easy switch from PlanSwift, Bluebeam & OST
Import your existing PlanSwift and Bluebeam jobs, and bring your PlanSwift and OST templates with you, so you can hit the ground running instead of rebuilding your library from scratch.
Total Game Changer“zzTakeoff is a total game changer for us. We were able to hit the ground running without any disruption to our existing workflows, and it has made life much easier. zzTakeoff is intuitive with a quick and simple UI but robust enough to handle everything we throw at it. We have been impressed with the responsive customer service and how fast the zzTakeoff team is improving the product. It seems like new features or updates are rolling out every week. Kudos to the zzTakeoff team, and thanks for building something we actually look forward to using every day.”
Landscape estimating software FAQs
You can count trees, shrubs, and site items, measure turf, planting beds, hardscape, edging, and irrigation runs, and virtually any other landscape scope, then organize everything by area, zone, or phase to generate material, labor, and equipment quantities that are easier to review and estimate.
Yes. You can keep planting counts, hardscape areas, mulch, turf, edging, and related site quantities organized in one browser-based workflow.
When updated plans are issued, zzTakeoff's overlay feature lets you compare the new drawings with the previous version to quickly spot changed planting areas, hardscape, and site features. You can then update only the affected takeoffs instead of remeasuring the entire site, saving time and reducing the chance of missing revisions.
Yes. Measure bed and surface areas on the plan, then apply quantity formulas using your specified depths. zzTakeoff automatically converts square footage into cubic yards of mulch, topsoil, or aggregate, including waste factors, making it easy to estimate material and hauling costs.
Count each tree, shrub, or plant directly from the plans, then apply quantity formulas to automatically calculate everything needed for installation. A single plant count can drive multiple quantities, including materials, labor, equipment, mulch, staking, and other related items.
Yes. Measure main and lateral runs and count heads, valves, and controllers directly from the plans, then apply quantity formulas to automatically calculate the pipe, fittings, wire, and labor needed for each zone.
Measure each turf area directly from the plans using the Area Takeoff tool, then apply quantity formulas to automatically calculate the materials, labor, and equipment needed for each treatment. Sod, seed, hydroseed, and artificial turf can each use their own coverage rates, waste factors, and estimating assumptions.
Yes. Whether you're estimating pavers, patios, retaining walls, or other hardscape features, zzTakeoff can automatically calculate the material, labor, equipment, and other quantities needed for your estimate.
Yes. zzTakeoff supports residential and commercial landscape projects, from backyard installations to large commercial developments. Flexible takeoff tools and customizable quantity formulas make it easy to build accurate estimates for any project.
The best way to evaluate zzTakeoff is with a real project. Start your free 14-day trial, upload the plans you're estimating today, and see how quickly you can build an accurate landscape estimate.
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