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Foreman AI vs AGTEK

Two ways to get earthwork quantities. Foreman AI is an AI assistant for contractors whose Civil & Sitework module computes cut/fill from traced PDF contours and spot grades, alongside plan Q&A, takeoff, estimating and job admin. AGTEK, part of Hexagon, is dedicated estimating and takeoff software for heavy construction, with Gradework, Materials, Highway and Underground plus AI plan prep and point cloud tools. Foreman publishes plan prices; AGTEK is quote-only. Desk research from vendor sites read Nov 4, 2026; no winner.

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In short: Foreman AI (Estimating copilot; vendor publishes prices) vs AGTEK (Earthwork takeoff; no public prices (quote / sales)). Facts last checked Nov 4, 2026. No winner declared; desk research from vendor sites.

Side by side

Foreman AI vs AGTEK: vendor-published facts side by side
Sheet rowForeman AIAGTEK
CategoryEstimating copilotEarthwork takeoff
AI role (our label)AI-firstAI features added to established product
What it doesAI assistant for contractors that reads full plan sets and project manuals on upload and answers plain-English questions with sheet citations. The homepage pitches Foreman as running the whole job through eight stages, from leads, bids and sub bid packages (subs price from one link with no login) through COI and W-9 chasing, change orders, pay apps, lien waivers, closeout and warranty, with the user approving key steps. Features listed: Takeoff Studio (calibrated, correctable takeoff objects; the vendor says it uses Foreman's own model trained on permit-set floor plans to measure vector PDFs, and hands over manual tools on scanned sheets it cannot measure), Civil & Sitework earthwork takeoff (cut/fill from traced PDF contours and spot grades, with bank and loose yards; the vendor notes accuracy tracks the plan's contour interval), Plan Intelligence with cross-discipline conflict flags, Computer Control, Project Brain, Estimating & Docs (a budget builder priced from your cost catalog, company history, AI market estimates or web pricing; proposals, RFIs, reports and schedules of values), Email Intelligence, a Job Board & Subs area, and integrations with JobTread, Procore, QuickBooks and an API. The billing notes say Foreman asks for confirmation before writing to connected systems. Vendor says it was built by a licensed contractor and runs on US-based servers. Dollar-volume counters and customer logos are vendor content not used here.Estimating and takeoff software for heavy construction: dirt and material quantities, utility estimates, process modeling and progress measurement. Part of Hexagon. Takeoff products: Gradework (earthwork takeoff from PDF, CAD or manual data, with models that feed GPS machine control of any brand), Materials (lengths, areas and counts turned into quantities such as tons of asphalt or cubic yards of concrete), Highway (imports DOT survey and design files, partitions the 3D job for traffic-control phasing, interactive mass diagram, borrow, spoil and haul) and Underground (storm, sewer, water and other utility estimates with trench templates, depth brackets and strata, working with Gradework). AI-related products: Reveal Transform (AI-powered plan prep that converts PDF plan sheets to takeoff-ready data), Reveal Clean (AI-assisted point cloud editing that classifies and removes unnecessary elements) and Reveal Maps (photogrammetry with AI). Production tools include Trackwork, SmartPlan, SmartDirt and SmartTrack, plus a DJI Matrice 4E drone package for site mapping; training classes run in Livermore and Atlanta. The homepage promotes a November 17 webinar titled Introducing Reveal Cloud: Your Jobsite, Online; details beyond the title are not on the pages read. The customer-count figure is not used.
Who it's forSolo estimators, small crews, GCs, remodelers, and specialty contractors (vendor wording per plan).Heavy civil, earthwork, and site contractors.
Pricing (as publicly stated)Free $0 (starter AI credits, 10 voice minutes, no card). Starter $399/mo (1 seat, $399 of AI credits monthly, about 200 voice minutes at $2.00/min). Pro $799/mo (1 seat, $799 of AI credits, about 600 voice minutes at $1.33/min, priority processing). Elite: contact (3 seats, unlimited AI usage, shared Project Brain and Plan Vault, training on historical project data). Enterprise: custom (Procore, QuickBooks/accounting, JobTread, email, file storage, ERP and desktop workflow setup). Monthly plans; annual contracts for teams by contact; prepaid credits do not expire; Visa and Mastercard only. Flag: an upgrade dialog in the page markup shows a 3-day Starter trial with prompt limits and an Elite White Glove card at $1,499/mo, which does not match the credit-based plan cards; confirm current terms with the vendor.No public prices. The vendor site has no pricing or plans link and /pricing and /plans return not found. The site offers an Explain pricing options request and connects you with a local sales representative for pricing and licensing. Confirm pricing with the vendor.
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Facts last checked: Nov 4, 2026. Prices change; check the vendor page before relying on them.

Where the vendor descriptions differ

  • Partly like-for-like (our reading): both produce cut/fill and earthwork quantities from plans. Foreman AI's earthwork takeoff is one feature of a broad AI assistant for contractors; AGTEK is a family of heavy-civil takeoff, utility, highway and production tools that has added AI features. AI tags differ: Foreman AI is AI-first, AGTEK is AI features added to an established product.
  • Earthwork method (vendor statements): Foreman AI computes volumes from the PDF grading plan without CAD surfaces: you trace existing and proposed contours and drop spot grades, and it returns cut CY, fill CY, net import/export and a heat map, with bank and loose yards; the vendor notes accuracy tracks the plan's contour interval. AGTEK Gradework takes off earthwork from PDF, CAD or manual data and builds models that feed GPS machine control of any brand.
  • Beyond dirt: Foreman's earthwork page also lists area (stripping, clearing, paving) and linear (silt fence, curb, storm runs, utility trenches) measurements, and its wider product reads full plan sets with sheet citations, flags cross-discipline conflicts and prices quantities in a budget builder. AGTEK lists Materials (tons of asphalt, cubic yards of concrete), Highway (DOT survey and design files, traffic-control phasing, mass diagram, borrow, spoil and haul) and Underground (storm, sewer and water utility estimates with trench templates and strata).
  • AI features: Foreman AI says its Takeoff Studio uses its own model to measure vector PDFs and hands over manual tools on scanned sheets it cannot measure. AGTEK lists Reveal Transform (AI-powered plan prep that turns PDF plan sheets into takeoff-ready data), Reveal Clean (AI-assisted point cloud editing) and Reveal Maps (photogrammetry with AI).
  • Field and production: AGTEK lists production tools (Trackwork, SmartPlan, SmartDirt, SmartTrack), a DJI drone package for site mapping and training classes in Livermore and Atlanta. Foreman AI's pitch runs past takeoff into bids, sub packages, change orders, pay apps, lien waivers and closeout, with JobTread, Procore and QuickBooks integrations.
  • Pricing (read Nov 4, 2026): Foreman AI lists Free ($0 with starter AI credits), Starter $399/mo and Pro $799/mo with matching monthly AI credits, Elite by contact and Enterprise custom; an upgrade dialog in its page markup shows different terms, so confirm with the vendor. AGTEK publishes no prices and connects you with a local sales representative. See each tool page for detail.
  • Not used here: Foreman AI's dollar-volume counters and customer logos, and AGTEK's customer-count figure (vendor material). Facts for both tools come from vendor websites (desk research).

Paraphrased from the sources listed above. Vendor claims are reported as claims.

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  • Cut/fill difference between the two on the same grading plan, compared with your own takeoff or survey
  • Whether a PDF contour trace is enough for your jobs or you need models for machine control
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