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Civils.ai vs AGTEK

Two ways for site and civil contractors to get quantities out of drawings. Civils.ai is an AI-first service where you upload PDF drawings, type the scope in plain English and get QA-reviewed takeoffs for groundworks, landscaping, utilities and concrete, plus AI issue and discrepancy checks, on published monthly plans. AGTEK, part of Hexagon, is established earthwork takeoff and modeling software (Gradework, Underground, Materials, Highway) that has added Reveal Transform, AI plan prep that rebuilds PDF plan sets into takeoff-ready linework; pricing is through a local sales representative. Desk research from vendor pages read Oct 28, 2026; not tested, no winner.

DESK RESEARCH, NOT TESTED. Compiled from vendors' public websites (accessed Oct 28, 2026). Vendor claims are not verified by Means & Methods Lab. No scores or rankings.

In short: Civils.ai (Takeoff & document checks; vendor publishes prices) vs AGTEK (Earthwork takeoff; no public prices (quote / sales)). Facts last checked Oct 28, 2026. No winner declared; not tested.

Side by side

Civils.ai vs AGTEK: vendor-published facts side by side
Sheet rowCivils.aiAGTEK
CategoryTakeoff & document checksEarthwork takeoff
AI role (our label)AI-firstAI features added to established product
What it doesAI quantity takeoffs from PDF drawings using plain-English scope prompts (areas, lengths, volumes, counts) plus discrepancy and compliance checks. Covers groundworks, landscaping, utilities, drainage, and concrete. Output is described as human/QA-reviewed. Vendor claims 97%+ accuracy on takeoffs (vendor claim, not verified). Homepage re-read Oct 17, 2026: AI agents are grouped by scope (quantity takeoffs; groundworks, landscaping and geotechnical takeoffs; issue and discrepancy checks). The checks flag issues as critical, high, medium or low risk, cross-check sheets against each other (for example civil vs landscape, architectural vs structural), and can be customized and saved as templates. Uploads can be scanned, historic or multi-sheet PDFs, with an option to extract CAD data; results export to Excel and annotated PDF. The FAQ says a human-in-the-loop QA process reviews all AI-extracted data, workflows aim to return results within 24 hours, accuracy is over 97% on modern PDFs but cannot be guaranteed on hand-drawn or pre-1975 drawings, data is stored on US servers, documents are anonymized and users can delete their data; the site also cites up to 90% less manual effort (vendor claims, not verified). Free cut-and-fill, concrete, rebar and haulage calculators and 32 engineering calculators are listed. The company is Civils.ai PTE LTD, Singapore. Re-checked Oct 19, 2026: homepage and FAQ unchanged in substance (human-in-the-loop QA, over 97% accuracy on modern PDFs, results aimed within 24 hours, US data storage); the site now also cites 200+ firms across 8 countries, and the pricing page cites $3bn+ of projects supported and says uploads are never used to train models (vendor claims, not verified). Re-checked Oct 20, 2026: the homepage still cites 200+ firms across 8 countries, 97% accuracy and up to 90% less takeoff time (vendor claims, not verified) and says there are no setup fees and you can cancel anytime. Re-checked Oct 21, 2026: homepage and pricing page unchanged in substance (quantity takeoffs, groundworks and subsurface takeoffs, issue and discrepancy checks; free estimating and engineering calculators). The 97%+ accuracy, $3bn+ and 200+ firms lines remain vendor claims not used here. Re-checked Oct 22, 2026: homepage and pricing page unchanged in substance (plain-English takeoff prompts, QA-reviewed results, discrepancy checks graded by risk, free estimating and engineering calculators). The 97% accuracy, 90% less manual effort, $3bn+ and 200+ firms lines and client quotes remain vendor claims not used here. Re-checked Oct 23, 2026: homepage and pricing page unchanged in substance (plain-English takeoff prompts, QA-reviewed results, discrepancy checks graded by risk, free estimating and engineering calculators). The homepage now also shows a 4.8/5 client-feedback rating and a customer ROI case study; those, the 97% accuracy, 90% less manual effort, $3bn+ and 200+ firms lines and client quotes are vendor material not used here. Re-checked Oct 24, 2026: homepage and pricing page unchanged in substance (plain-English takeoff prompts, semi-automated QA checking, discrepancy checks graded by risk with reusable templates, free calculators). Accuracy, effort, projects and firm-count figures, ratings and quotes remain vendor material not used here. Re-checked Oct 25, 2026: homepage and pricing page unchanged in substance (plain-English takeoff prompts for groundworks, landscaping, utilities and concrete with semi-automated QA checking and Excel and annotated PDF exports; discrepancy checks graded critical, high, medium and low risk, cross-checking sheets between disciplines, with reusable templates; free estimating and engineering calculators). Accuracy, effort, project-value and firm-count figures, the client-feedback rating, case-study numbers and quotes remain vendor material not used here. Re-checked Oct 26, 2026: homepage and pricing page unchanged in substance (plain-English takeoff prompts for groundworks, landscaping, utilities and concrete with semi-automated QA checking and Excel and annotated PDF exports; discrepancy checks graded critical, high, medium and low risk; free estimating and engineering calculators). Effort, accuracy, project-value and firm-count figures remain vendor material not used here. Re-checked Oct 27, 2026: homepage and pricing page unchanged in substance (plain-English takeoff prompts for groundworks, landscaping, utilities and concrete with QA checking and Excel and annotated PDF exports; discrepancy checks; free estimating and engineering calculators). Accuracy, project-value and firm-count figures remain vendor material not used here.Estimating and takeoff software for heavy construction: dirt and material quantities, utility estimates, process modeling and progress measurement. Part of Hexagon. Lists AI-related products including Reveal Transform (AI-powered plan prep that converts PDF plan sheets to takeoff-ready data) and Reveal Clean (AI-assisted point cloud editing). Re-checked Oct 19, 2026: the homepage and products pages still feature Reveal Transform (AI plan prep from PDF sheets) and Reveal Clean (AI-assisted point cloud editing); Underground remains listed for storm, sewer, water and other utility estimates with Gradework. Re-checked Oct 21, 2026: the homepage still leads its news with Reveal Transform (AI-powered plan prep that converts PDF plan sheets into takeoff-ready data) and the products page still lists Underground (storm, sewer, water and other utility estimates, working with Gradework) and Reveal (AI that classifies and removes unnecessary elements from point cloud data), plus the DJI Matrice 4E drone for site mapping in AGTEK workflows. Re-checked Oct 22, 2026: the site menu now lists Reveal Maps (photogrammetry with AI) alongside Reveal Clean and Reveal Transform, and the products page lists Highway (imports DOT survey and design files, partitions the 3D job for traffic-control phasing, interactive mass diagram, borrow, spoil and haul) and Trackwork; SmartTrack and the Matrice 4E drone package are still listed. Re-checked Oct 23, 2026: homepage and products page unchanged in substance (Reveal Transform AI plan prep, Reveal Clean AI-assisted point cloud editing and Underground utility estimating still listed). Re-checked Oct 24, 2026: homepage and products page unchanged in substance (Gradework, Materials, Underground and Highway for takeoff; Reveal Transform AI plan prep, Reveal Clean and Reveal Maps; Trackwork and SmartTrack for production; Matrice 4E drone). Re-checked Oct 25, 2026 (also read for a compare): homepage and products page unchanged in substance (Gradework, Materials, Underground and Highway for takeoff; Reveal Clean, Reveal Maps and Reveal Transform; Trackwork; SmartPlan, SmartDirt, SmartTrack and the Matrice 4E drone; training classes in Livermore and Atlanta). Re-checked Oct 26, 2026: products unchanged in substance (Gradework, Materials, Underground, Highway, Reveal Clean for AI-assisted point cloud editing, Reveal Maps, Reveal Transform for AI-powered plan prep, Trackwork, SmartPlan, SmartDirt and SmartTrack, Matrice 4E drone, classes in Livermore and Atlanta). New: the homepage news section promotes a Nov 17 webinar, Introducing Reveal Cloud: Your Jobsite, Online (vendor announcement; not yet described in detail here). The customer-count figure is not used. Re-checked Oct 27, 2026: products unchanged in substance (Gradework, Materials, Underground, Highway, Reveal Clean for AI-assisted point cloud editing, Reveal Maps, Reveal Transform for AI-powered plan prep, Trackwork, SmartPlan, SmartDirt, SmartTrack, Matrice 4E drone; classes in Livermore and Atlanta). The homepage still promotes the Nov 17 webinar Introducing Reveal Cloud: Your Jobsite, Online (vendor announcement).
Who it's forCivil contractors.Heavy civil, earthwork, and site contractors.
Pricing (as publicly stated)Subscription. Starter listed at US$90/month, billed monthly, single user, 10 takeoffs/month; Professional US$270/month, billed monthly, single user, 30 takeoffs/month (adds revision requests from comments, learns your standards, priority support); Enterprise custom (volume pricing and annual contracts). (Pricing re-checked Oct 14, 2026.) Re-checked Oct 17, 2026: Starter US$90/month and Professional US$270/month unchanged. The page adds 2 GB (Starter) and 50 GB (Professional) project storage, unlimited AI searches and checks under fair use, and API and MCP integrations and SSO/SAML on Enterprise; its FAQ says takeoffs are counted per drawing sheet by scale (1 takeoff up to 1:365, 2 up to 1:505, 3 up to 1:720, 5 above) and that multi-step agent workflows beyond standard searches may be priced separately. Re-checked Oct 19, 2026: Starter US$90 and Professional US$270 per month unchanged; the pricing FAQ says both are month-to-month, cancellable from the dashboard with data export, and that Enterprise adds a custom DPA and security review with bank transfer or invoicing. Re-checked Oct 20, 2026: plan structure unchanged (Starter 10 and Professional 30 takeoffs a month, each billed monthly, cancel anytime, single user; Enterprise custom with volume pricing, annual contracts and a custom DPA and security review), but the dollar amounts did not render in our read, so the US$90 and US$270 figures were not re-confirmed today. Re-checked Oct 21, 2026: the dollar amounts rendered again and are unchanged (Starter US$90 a month with 10 takeoffs, Professional US$270 a month with 30 takeoffs, each billed monthly, cancel anytime, single user; Enterprise custom with volume pricing and annual contracts); takeoff counting by sheet scale is unchanged. Re-checked Oct 22, 2026: unchanged (Starter US$90 a month with 10 takeoffs and 2 GB storage; Professional US$270 a month with 30 takeoffs and 50 GB; each billed monthly, cancel anytime, single user; Enterprise custom with volume pricing, annual contracts, API and MCP integrations and SSO/SAML; takeoffs counted per sheet by scale). Re-checked Oct 23, 2026 (pricing rendered in a headless browser): unchanged (Starter US$90 a month with 10 takeoffs and 2 GB storage; Professional US$270 a month with 30 takeoffs and 50 GB; each billed monthly, cancel anytime, single user; Enterprise custom with volume pricing, annual contracts, API and MCP integrations and SSO and SAML). Re-checked Oct 24, 2026: unchanged (Starter US$90 a month with 10 takeoffs and 2 GB; Professional US$270 a month with 30 takeoffs and 50 GB; billed monthly, single user, cancel anytime; Enterprise custom with API and MCP integrations and SSO and SAML; takeoffs counted per drawing sheet). Re-checked Oct 25, 2026 (pricing rendered in a headless browser): unchanged (Starter US$90 a month with 10 takeoffs and 2 GB storage; Professional US$270 a month with 30 takeoffs and 50 GB; each billed monthly, cancel anytime, single user; Enterprise custom with volume pricing, annual contracts, API and MCP integrations and SSO/SAML; takeoffs counted per sheet by scale, 1 to 5 per sheet; AI searches and checks unlimited under fair use, with multi-step agent workflows possibly priced separately). Re-checked Oct 26, 2026: unchanged (Starter US$90 a month with 10 takeoffs and 2 GB; Professional US$270 a month with 30 takeoffs and 50 GB; billed monthly, cancel anytime, single user; Enterprise custom with volume pricing, annual contracts, API and MCP integrations and SSO/SAML; takeoffs counted per sheet by scale, 1 to 5 per sheet). Re-checked Oct 27, 2026: unchanged (Starter US$90 a month with 10 takeoffs; Professional US$270 a month with 30 takeoffs; billed monthly, cancel anytime, single user; Enterprise custom with volume pricing and annual contracts; takeoffs counted per drawing sheet per trade, 1 to 5 per sheet by scale). Re-checked Oct 28, 2026 (also read for a compare): unchanged (Starter US$90 a month with 10 takeoffs; Professional US$270 a month with 30 takeoffs; billed monthly, cancel anytime, single user; Enterprise custom with volume pricing, annual contracts and SSO/SAML; takeoffs counted per drawing sheet per trade).No public prices found (checked Oct 16, 2026; unchanged Oct 19, 2026): the vendor site has no pricing or plans link in its navigation or footer, and /pricing and /plans return a not-found page. The site's calls to action include "Contact us". Confirm current pricing with the vendor. Re-checked Oct 21, 2026: still no prices; the homepage and products page offer an Explain pricing options call to action with no dollar figures. Re-checked Oct 22, 2026: still no public prices; the contact form offers an explain-pricing-options request. Re-checked Oct 23, 2026: still no public prices; the homepage offers an Explain pricing options call to action. Re-checked Oct 24, 2026: still no public prices; the site offers an Explain pricing options call to action. Re-checked Oct 25, 2026: unchanged (no public prices; contact the vendor). Re-checked Oct 26, 2026: still no public prices; the contact form offers an explain-pricing-options request. Re-checked Oct 27, 2026: still no public prices. Re-checked Oct 28, 2026 (also read for a compare): still no public prices; the site offers an Explain pricing options request and connects you with a local sales representative for pricing and licensing.
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Facts last checked: Oct 28, 2026. Prices change; check the vendor page before relying on them.

Where the vendor descriptions differ

  • How quantities get made: Civils.ai says you drag and drop drawing PDFs (scanned, historic and multi-sheet drawings included), pick an AI agent, type the takeoff scope (for example paving and landscaping areas shown in a legend), and its QA team reviews the AI's measurements before you see results on an annotated drawing. AGTEK's Gradework is desktop takeoff software that works from PDF, CAD or manual entry, with 3D modeling, cut-and-fill analysis, quantities by phase and structure, and strata and sectional areas extracted by the estimator.
  • Where the AI sits: Civils.ai is built around AI agents (quantity takeoffs; groundworks, landscaping and geotechnical takeoffs; issue and discrepancy checks that cross-check sheets such as civil against landscape). AGTEK's AI is in Reveal Transform, which identifies, snaps, joins and aligns linework, classifies plan elements, extracts spot elevations, contour labels and notes as data, georeferences plan sets and exports to Gradework, and in Reveal Clean (AI-assisted point cloud editing) and Reveal Maps (photogrammetry with AI). Civils.ai is tagged AI-first; AGTEK is tagged AI features added to an established product.
  • Utilities: AGTEK's Underground, integrated with Gradework, takes off lengths and counts of pipes, laterals, joints, valves and fixtures, analyzes excavation volumes by depth bracket, models trench profiles, finds clashes between pipe classes and exports trench models for machine control. Civils.ai's homepage says its takeoffs cover groundworks, landscaping, utilities, concrete and more, and its agents include groundworks and boreholes.
  • Field and machine control: AGTEK lists machine control model export to Leica, Topcon and Trimble, drone data processing for earthwork and materials progress, Trackwork, SmartPlan, SmartDirt and SmartTrack for the field, and a Matrice 4E drone package. The Civils.ai pages read today stop at takeoff and checks, with output edited and downloaded as Excel and annotated PDF, an option to extract CAD data and free estimating and engineering calculators.
  • Turnaround and data: Civils.ai's FAQ says processing time varies with the data and it aims to return results within 24 hours, data is stored on servers in the United States and encrypted in transit and at rest, and uploads are never used to train models (vendor statements). AGTEK is installed desktop software with product downloads, hardware requirements, training classes in Livermore and Atlanta, web classes and a community support portal.
  • Pricing (checked Oct 28, 2026): Civils.ai Starter is US$90 a month with 10 takeoffs and Professional US$270 a month with 30 takeoffs, both billed monthly, cancel anytime and single user, with takeoffs counted per drawing sheet per trade; Enterprise is custom with volume pricing, annual contracts and SSO/SAML. AGTEK publishes no prices; its site offers an Explain pricing options request and says it connects you with a local sales representative for pricing and licensing. See each tool page for detail.
  • Not like-for-like: Civils.ai sells AI-run, human-checked takeoffs and drawing checks per sheet, while AGTEK is a takeoff, 3D modeling and machine-control suite that an estimator runs, with AI used to prepare plans and clean survey data. Which fits depends on whether you want quantities delivered or a modeling tool your team drives.
  • Not used here: Civils.ai's accuracy, effort-saved and firm-count figures, ROI slider and customer quotes, and AGTEK's customer stories (vendor material). Neither tool has been tested by Means & Methods Lab.

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