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Kreo vs Civils.ai

Two AI takeoff tools with published prices and different models: per-user takeoff and estimating software with AI tools and an agent on the higher plans, and a monthly plan with a takeoff allowance where you type the scope and a QA team reviews the result. Desk research from vendor pages read Oct 25, 2026; not tested, no winner.

DESK RESEARCH, NOT TESTED. Compiled from vendors' public websites (accessed Oct 25, 2026). Vendor claims are not verified by Means & Methods Lab. No scores or rankings.

In short: Kreo (Takeoff; vendor publishes prices) vs Civils.ai (Takeoff & document checks; vendor publishes prices). Facts last checked Oct 25, 2026. No winner declared; not tested.

Side by side

Kreo vs Civils.ai: vendor-published facts side by side
Sheet rowKreoCivils.ai
CategoryTakeoffTakeoff & document checks
AI role (our label)AI-firstAI-first
What it doesCloud-based AI takeoff and estimating software for PDF, CAD and image plans, whose agentic AI detects elements and turns measurements into estimates. Vendor says its agentic AI detects elements, cross-references data across sheets, generates reports, and turns measurements into cost estimates. Re-checked Oct 19, 2026: the pricing page lists Pro AI features as one-click area and line measurements, auto symbol counting, AI takeoff of rooms, walls, doors and windows, custom AI takeoff requests, AI scale detection and drawing naming, batch AI takeoff across sheets, the Caddie AI assistant and Reusable Skills automation; Business adds API access for projects and AI, and Enterprise a custom AI allowance and AI fine-tuning. Re-checked Oct 20, 2026: the Pro AI feature list is unchanged. Re-checked Oct 21, 2026 (pricing rendered in a headless browser): the Pro AI feature list, Pilots and API add-ons are unchanged. Re-checked Oct 22, 2026: the homepage now leads with agentic AI takeoff and announces Auto Measure 3.0, which Kreo says adds a second review pass inside the model that checks and re-fits its outlines before returning results; it also describes the Caddie agent with a self-serve skill builder and ready-made skills, and an AI Scope Builder that breaks drawn assemblies into materials. The Auto Measure 3.0 accuracy percentages, review rating and customer logos are vendor material and are not used. Re-checked Oct 23, 2026: homepage unchanged in substance (agentic AI takeoff, Auto Measure 3.0 with a second review pass, the Caddie agent with a skill builder, AI Scope Builder). The accuracy percentages, review rating and customer logos remain vendor material not used here. Re-checked Oct 24, 2026: homepage unchanged in substance (Caddie AI assistant described as an autonomous agent inside Kreo, Auto Measure, takeoff and estimating). Re-checked Oct 25, 2026: homepage unchanged in substance (agentic AI takeoff; Auto Measure 3.0 with a second review pass inside the model; the Caddie agent with a self-serve skill builder, ready-made skills and voice questions; AI Scope Builder; AI scale detection; PDF, CAD and image support); the hero line now reads Hey, Spot: just point at the drawing and ask. Accuracy percentages, the review rating and customer logos remain vendor material not used here.AI 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.
Who it's forAEC professionals and estimating teams.Civil contractors.
Pricing (as publicly stated)Per-user subscription, billed annually. Essential $100/user/mo (listed as without AI); Pro $175/user/mo adds AI tools (Auto Measure, One-Click Area, Auto Count); Business $250/user/mo with 5 seats included (billed at $15,000 every 12 months); Enterprise custom. 7-day free trial on Essential, Pro and Business. (Pricing re-checked Oct 17, 2026; Lite and Plus tiers no longer listed.) Re-checked Oct 19, 2026: unchanged (Essential billed at $1,200 and Pro at $2,100 every 12 months; Business $15,000 every 12 months with 5 seats). Re-checked Oct 20, 2026: plan prices unchanged ($100, $175 and $250 per user per month billed annually; Business includes 5 seats and is billed at $15,000 every 12 months). The pricing page also says Pro covers up to 4 users and Business 5 to 20, and that guests who only view and comment are free. It lists paid Pilots (a 1-month Pro Pilot and a 1- to 3-month Business Pilot, with the fee credited to an annual plan if you move within 14 days; no Pilot fee shown) and API add-ons on Pro: Core Platform API $140 per user per year, Items and Assemblies API $160 per user per year, and Auto Measure API $840 a year plus per-launch usage. Business includes all three APIs and 200 Auto Measure API launches a month, with extra launches 25% cheaper than on Pro; an Excel Add-in is in early access and currently free. Re-checked Oct 21, 2026: unchanged ($100, $175 and $250 per user per month billed annually; Pro up to 4 users, Business 5 to 20 users with 5 seats included at $2,100 per user a year; Core Platform API $140 and Items and Assemblies API $160 per user per year, Auto Measure API $840 a year plus per-launch usage; guests free). Re-checked Oct 22, 2026: unchanged ($100, $175 and $250 per user per month billed annually; Business includes 5 seats and is billed at $15,000 every 12 months; Pro up to 4 users, Business 5 to 20; same Pilots and API add-ons; guests free). The pricing page also shows GBP (Essential £80, Pro £125, Business £210) and EUR (€90, €150, €220) per user per month billed annually; prices exclude VAT and sales tax. Re-checked Oct 23, 2026 (pricing rendered in a headless browser): unchanged ($100, $175 and $250 per user per month billed annually; Business includes 5 seats and is billed at $15,000 every 12 months; Core Platform API $140 and Items and Assemblies API $160 per user per year, Auto Measure API $840 a year plus per-launch usage). Re-checked Oct 24, 2026: unchanged ($100, $175 and $250 per user per month billed annually; Business with 5 seats and all APIs $15,000 a year; Core Platform API $140 and Items and Assemblies API $160 per user a year; Auto Measure API $840 a year plus per-launch billing; guests free). Re-checked Oct 25, 2026 (pricing rendered in a headless browser): unchanged ($100 Essential, listed as without AI, $175 Pro and $250 Business per user per month billed annually, billed at $1,200, $2,100 and $15,000 every 12 months; Business includes 5 seats; Enterprise custom; 7-day free trial on each paid plan; paid Pro and Business Pilots credited to an annual plan; guests who only view and comment are free; GBP and EUR prices also shown).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).
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Facts last checked: Oct 25, 2026. Prices change; check the vendor page before relying on them.

Where the vendor descriptions differ

  • How each works: Kreo is takeoff and estimating software you run yourself; its AI tools (Auto Measure for rooms, walls, doors and windows, One-click Area, Auto Count across all pages, AI scale detection and batch AI takeoff) sit on the Pro plan and up, alongside the Caddie agent that runs measurements and reusable skills under your control. Civils.ai has you upload PDFs and type the takeoff scope in plain English (for example measure all paving and landscaping areas), then says its QA team reviews the AI's measurements before you export to Excel and an annotated PDF.
  • Scope of work: Kreo's pages focus on building takeoff (rooms and areas, doors and windows, wall finishes, GIA, GEA and NIA) with live-linked estimates, a shared cost database and 3D views. Civils.ai lists groundworks, landscaping, utilities and concrete, plus reading borehole logs and geotechnical data, and a second product that checks drawings and documents for discrepancies graded critical to low risk, cross-checking sheets between disciplines.
  • Pricing: Kreo is per user per month billed annually: Essential $100 (listed as without AI), Pro $175 and Business $250 with 5 seats included (billed at $15,000 every 12 months), Enterprise custom; 7-day free trial on paid plans; guests who only view and comment are free. Civils.ai is billed monthly per single user: Starter US$90 with 10 takeoffs and Professional US$270 with 30 takeoffs a month, Enterprise custom; takeoffs are counted per drawing sheet by scale (1 to 5 per sheet), and AI searches and checks are unlimited under fair use.
  • Integrations and access: Kreo's Business plan lists API access for projects and AI, IFC export and enterprise SSO. Civils.ai lists API and MCP integrations and SSO/SAML on Enterprise.
  • Not used here: Kreo's Auto Measure accuracy percentages, review rating and customer logos; Civils.ai's accuracy, manual-effort, project-value and firm-count figures, client-feedback rating, case-study numbers and quotes.

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  • How either handles US heavy civil quantities such as earthwork volumes, linear utilities and roadway sections at bid-day speed
  • How long Civils.ai's QA review takes on a large set, and how the per-sheet takeoff count adds up on civil sheets
  • Whether Kreo's AI tools perform as well on site and civil drawings as on building floor plans
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