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Exayard vs B2W Estimate

Two estimating tools built for different buyers. Exayard is an AI-first takeoff and estimating platform where you describe what to count or measure in plain language, review the detected quantities and price a bid, on published per-user plans of $99 and $249 a month. Trimble's B2W Estimate is established heavy construction estimating and bidding software with a cost database, crew and pay item templates and DOT bid file exports, sold through sales; the pages read describe no AI features for it. Desk research from vendor sites read Nov 3, 2026; no winner.

DESK RESEARCH FROM VENDOR SITES. Compiled from vendors' public websites (accessed Nov 3, 2026). Vendor claims are not verified by Means & Methods Lab. No scores or rankings.

In short: Exayard (Takeoff & estimating; vendor publishes prices) vs B2W Estimate (Trimble) (Heavy civil estimating; no public prices (quote / sales)). Facts last checked Nov 3, 2026. No winner declared; desk research from vendor sites.

Side by side

Exayard vs B2W Estimate: vendor-published facts side by side
Sheet rowExayardB2W Estimate (Trimble)
CategoryTakeoff & estimatingHeavy civil estimating
AI role (our label)AI-firstNot AI-first
What it doesAI takeoff and estimating platform: describe what to count or measure in plain language, review and approve the detected quantities on the plan, and price the estimate. It accepts PDF, image or CAD (DWG/DXF/DGN) plans with automatic scale detection and exports to Excel or PDF. Other features listed: the Exa assistant on web, email, WhatsApp and a customer's own website (including a website agent that captures leads, answers questions and gives estimates); bids with logo, e-signature and reminders; a price book with trade starter packs and QuickBooks; market prices from published cost books; and on Professional alternates, allowances, revision compare and live supplier prices. For developers it offers a REST API, MCP server, webhooks and a public CLI, plus Zapier, n8n, Make, Slack and Teams, and says it can be driven from assistants such as Claude, ChatGPT, Codex and Cursor. Time-savings claims are vendor material not used here.Heavy construction estimating and bidding software in Trimble's B2W suite (with B2W Schedule, Track, Employee App, Maintain and Field View). The product page lists a centralized, pre-populated cost database with task, crew and pay item templates; pay item and WBS bidding; bid and takeoff quantities; RFQ management with quote analysis and split RFQ groups; automated error checking for calculation errors and missing line items; automated DOT bidding with state-specific electronic bidding system (EBS) file downloads; change orders managed within the base estimate; offline mobile estimating that syncs later; Excel import; export to ERP/accounting and project management; and moving estimates to B2W Schedule and B2W Track to set targets from production actuals. The pages read describe no AI features for B2W Estimate. Costing-accuracy, bid-volume, change-order and efficiency figures and customer quotes are vendor claims not used here.
Who it's forContractors across trades (vendor lists concrete, electrical, roofing, framing, plumbing, drywall, and more).Civil contractors of all sizes, from civil infrastructure and utilities to earthwork and paving.
Pricing (as publicly stated)Per-user subscription plus metered AI usage. Starter $99/user/month (includes $100 of AI work per seat each month, about 20 drawing sheets); Professional $249/user/month ($250 of AI work, about 50 sheets); Enterprise custom, with AI usage per seat set to your volume. Yearly billing gives 2 months free; local prices are shown in 15 currencies. Developer docs say 1 credit is $1, Free gets 30 credits a month per company, credits are bought 100 to 10,000 at a time, and a plan sheet averages about 15 credits (stated as an average, not a price). The page lists unlimited seats while quoting prices per seat, so confirm how seats are billed with Exayard.No public prices. The B2W Estimate page has a Plans and pricing section with three tiers, each marked Talk to us: Basic (task and crew templates, bid and takeoff quantity, integrated change order management), Professional (adds unlimited tagging, integrated vendor management and mobile estimating) and Enterprise (adds work breakdown structure, audit trail and item history). /estimate/pricing returns not found. Calls to action include Contact sales, Request a demo and Talk to sales; the vendor references flexible license and subscription options. Confirm pricing with the vendor.
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Facts last checked: Nov 3, 2026. Prices change; check the vendor page before relying on them.

Where the vendor descriptions differ

  • Not like-for-like (our reading): Exayard centers on producing quantities from plans with AI and turning them into a priced bid. B2W Estimate centers on building a heavy civil estimate from crews, cost data and pay items, then handing it to scheduling and field tracking in Trimble's B2W suite. A civil estimator could use an AI takeoff tool alongside an estimating system.
  • Takeoff: Exayard accepts PDF, image or CAD (DWG/DXF/DGN) plans with automatic scale detection; you ask in plain language what to count or measure, then review and approve the results on the plan. B2W Estimate lists bid and takeoff quantities as part of its estimate and Excel import; its pages do not describe automated takeoff from plans.
  • Estimating and bidding: B2W Estimate lists a centralized, pre-populated cost database with task, crew and pay item templates, pay item and WBS bidding, RFQ management with quote analysis, automated error checking, automated DOT bidding with state-specific EBS file downloads, change orders within the base estimate and offline mobile estimating. Exayard lists bids with logo, e-signature and reminders, a price book with trade starter packs and QuickBooks, market prices from published cost books and, on Professional, alternates, allowances and revision compare.
  • Connections: Exayard offers a REST API, MCP server, webhooks and a public CLI, plus Zapier, n8n, Make, Slack and Teams, and says assistants such as Claude, ChatGPT, Codex and Cursor can drive it. B2W Estimate exports to ERP/accounting and project management and moves estimates to B2W Schedule and B2W Track to set targets from production actuals.
  • Who each names: Exayard lists trades such as concrete, electrical, roofing, framing, plumbing and drywall. B2W Estimate names civil contractors of all sizes, from civil infrastructure and utilities to earthwork and paving.
  • AI labels in our directory: Exayard is tagged AI-first; B2W Estimate is tagged Not AI-first.
  • Pricing (read Nov 3, 2026): Exayard Starter $99 and Professional $249 per user per month, including $100 and $250 of AI work per seat each month, two months free on yearly billing, Enterprise custom. B2W Estimate shows Basic, Professional and Enterprise tiers, each marked Talk to us, with no prices. See each tool page for detail.
  • Not used here: Exayard's time-savings claims and B2W's costing-accuracy, bid-volume, change-order and efficiency figures and customer quotes (vendor material). Facts for both tools come from vendor websites (desk research).

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What users say

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Questions to ask in your review

  • How Exayard's AI handles civil plan sets, profiles and cross sections
  • Whether Exayard quantities can move into B2W Estimate without retyping (neither vendor names an integration with the other)
  • What a B2W Estimate tier costs for your estimators
  • What did you use it for, on what kind of work and project size?
  • How long did setup and training take, and who on your team did it?
  • What does it cost you in practice, compared with what the sales call said?

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