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Civils.ai vs Togal.AI

Two AI takeoff tools aimed at different sides of the drawing set. Civils.ai takes plain-English scope prompts to measure areas, lengths, volumes and counts on groundworks, landscaping, utilities and concrete, with QA-reviewed output and discrepancy checks across sheets, sold as monthly plans with a takeoff allowance. Togal.AI is an AI takeoff tool for building trades and general contractors that detects, measures and compares from drawings, with Togal.CHAT and drawing-set comparison, sold per user per year. Desk research from vendor pages read Oct 27, 2026; not tested, no winner.

DESK RESEARCH, NOT TESTED. Compiled from vendors' public websites (accessed Oct 27, 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 Togal.AI (Takeoff; vendor publishes prices). Facts last checked Oct 27, 2026. No winner declared; not tested.

Side by side

Civils.ai vs Togal.AI: vendor-published facts side by side
Sheet rowCivils.aiTogal.AI
CategoryTakeoff & document checksTakeoff
AI role (our label)AI-firstAI-first
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.AI-powered takeoff tool that the vendor says automatically detects, measures, and compares spaces and features on drawings. It adds cloud collaboration, drawing-set comparison, and a Togal.CHAT feature for querying plans. Vendor claims up to 98% accuracy on floor plans (vendor claim, not verified). Ediphi's blog announced a native Ediphi-Togal integration that brings Togal takeoff quantities into Ediphi estimates, ahead of its debut at Advancing Preconstruction in May 2026. Re-read Oct 20, 2026: homepage unchanged in substance (automatic detection, measurement and drawing-set comparison, cloud collaboration, Togal.CHAT, trade pages). The 98% accuracy and 5x-faster lines and the customer quotes are vendor claims not used here. Re-checked Oct 21, 2026: homepage unchanged in substance (automatic detection, measurement and drawing-set comparison, cloud collaboration, Togal.CHAT; trade pages for doors and hardware, drywall, electrical, flooring, framing and lumber, general contractors, glass and glazing, and painting); the footer links comparison pages against PlanSwift, Bluebeam, On-Screen Takeoff, Beam AI, STACK and Kreo (vendor framing, not used). Re-checked Oct 22, 2026: homepage unchanged in substance (automatic detection, measurement and drawing-set comparison, cloud collaboration, Togal.CHAT, the same trade pages and footer comparison links). The 98% accuracy and 5x-faster lines and the customer quotes remain vendor claims not used here. Re-checked Oct 23, 2026: homepage unchanged in substance (automatic detection, measurement and drawing-set comparison, cloud collaboration, Togal.CHAT, the same trade pages and footer comparison links). The 98% accuracy and 5x-faster lines and the customer quotes remain vendor claims not used here. Re-checked Oct 24, 2026: homepage unchanged in substance (AI takeoff that detects, measures and compares drawings, cloud collaboration, Togal.CHAT, self-guided tour); accuracy and speed figures and testimonials are vendor material and are not used. Re-checked Oct 25, 2026: homepage unchanged in substance (AI takeoff that automatically detects, measures and compares from drawings, cloud collaboration on the same takeoff, one-click drawing-set comparison, Togal.CHAT, trade pages and a self-guided tour). The 98% accuracy and 5x-faster lines and customer quotes remain vendor claims not used here. Re-checked Oct 26, 2026: homepage unchanged in substance (AI takeoff that detects, measures and compares from drawings, real-time cloud collaboration on the same takeoff, one-click drawing-set comparison, Togal.CHAT, trade pages and a self-guided tour). The 98% accuracy and 5x-faster lines and customer quotes remain vendor claims not used here. Re-checked Oct 27, 2026: homepage unchanged in substance (AI takeoff that detects, measures and compares from drawings, cloud collaboration on the same takeoff, one-click drawing-set comparison, Togal.CHAT, trade pages). Accuracy and speed lines and customer quotes remain vendor claims not used here.
Who it's forCivil contractors.Estimators (vendor describes it as "built by estimators, for estimators").
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).Per-user subscription. Growth plan listed at $299/mo per user, billed yearly. Business plan: custom pricing for teams with 4+ users. (Pricing re-checked Oct 14 and Oct 19, 2026; unchanged.) Re-checked Oct 20, 2026: unchanged (Growth $299/mo per user billed yearly, with unlimited automated takeoffs, chat prompts and image/symbol searches and unlimited external collaboration; Business custom for teams with 4+ users, adding onboarding and training, a dedicated support representative, a classification library template, quantity discounts, security compliance and SSO; the FAQ says all major credit cards are accepted and you cancel by contacting Togal before the next renewal period). Re-checked Oct 21, 2026: unchanged (Growth $299/mo per user billed yearly; Business custom for teams with 4+ users; multi-license discounts and enterprise solutions through sales). Re-checked Oct 22, 2026: unchanged (Growth $299/mo per user billed yearly with unlimited automated takeoffs, chat prompts and image/symbol searches; Business custom for teams with 4+ users; multi-license discounts and enterprise solutions through sales; cancel by contacting Togal before the next renewal period). Re-checked Oct 23, 2026 (pricing rendered in a headless browser): unchanged (Growth $299/mo per user billed yearly with unlimited automated takeoffs, chat prompts and image/symbol searches; Business custom for teams with 4+ users). Re-checked Oct 24, 2026: unchanged (Growth $299 a month per user billed yearly; Business custom for 4+ users with onboarding, SSO and quantity discounts). Re-checked Oct 25, 2026 (pricing rendered in a headless browser): unchanged (Growth $299/mo per user billed yearly with unlimited automated takeoffs, chat prompts and image/symbol searches and unlimited external collaboration; Business custom for teams with 4+ users with onboarding, a dedicated support rep, a classification library template, quantity discounts, security compliance and SSO; multi-license discounts and enterprise solutions through sales). Re-checked Oct 26, 2026: unchanged (Growth $299/mo per user billed yearly with unlimited automated takeoffs, chat prompts and image/symbol searches and unlimited external collaboration; Business custom for teams with 4+ users; multi-license discounts and enterprise solutions through sales). Re-checked Oct 27, 2026: unchanged (Growth $299/mo per user billed yearly with unlimited automated takeoffs, chat prompts and image/symbol searches; Business custom for teams with 4+ users).
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Facts last checked: Oct 27, 2026. Prices change; check the vendor page before relying on them.

Where the vendor descriptions differ

  • Scope: Civils.ai's agents are grouped as quantity takeoffs, groundworks and subsurface (landscaping and geotechnical, including borehole data), and issue and discrepancy checks. Togal's trade pages cover doors and hardware, drywall, electrical, flooring, framing and lumber, glass and glazing, painting and general contractors.
  • How you get quantities: on Civils.ai you type the scope in plain English and results go through rounds of semi-automated QA checking before you edit and download them as Excel and annotated PDF. Togal says it automatically detects, measures and compares from your drawings, with cloud collaboration on the same takeoff, one-click drawing-set comparison and Togal.CHAT for asking questions of the plans.
  • Checks: Civils.ai also runs automated drawing reviews that grade issues critical, high, medium or low risk and cross-check sheets against each other (for example civil vs landscape), with checks you can customize and save as templates. Togal's drawing-set comparison quantifies changes between versions; it does not describe a separate discrepancy-check product.
  • AI: both are tagged AI-first. Civils.ai's pricing page says uploads are never used to train models.
  • Pricing (checked Oct 27, 2026): Civils.ai lists Starter at US$90 a month with 10 takeoffs and Professional at US$270 a month with 30 takeoffs, each billed monthly for a single user and cancellable anytime, with Enterprise custom on volume pricing and annual contracts; takeoffs are counted per drawing sheet by its scale (1 to 5 per sheet), and multi-step agent workflows may be priced separately. Togal lists Growth at $299 a month per user billed yearly with unlimited automated takeoffs, chat prompts and image or symbol searches, and Business as custom for teams of 4 or more users. See each tool page for detail.
  • Not like-for-like: Civils.ai meters takeoffs per sheet and is pitched at civil and sitework scopes, with QA review in the loop; Togal is an unlimited-takeoff seat license pitched at building trades and estimators.
  • Not used here: both vendors' accuracy, speed and effort percentages, Civils.ai's project-value, firm-count, client-feedback rating and case-study figures, and customer quotes on both sites (vendor material). Neither tool has been tested by Means & Methods Lab.

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