Less Manual Work
Implementation
Payback (labor savings)
Takeoff → Accounting
| Feature | DesignFlow Build | Togal.AI |
|---|---|---|
| AI Plan Takeoff (auto-detect & measure) | ||
| Conversational Plan Q&A | Takeoff assistant | Togal.CHAT |
| MEP-Specific Takeoff Vocabulary | 200+ term MEP library | General elements |
| Plan Revision Comparison | Re-extract & reconcile | Side-by-side compare |
| Feature | DesignFlow Build | Togal.AI |
|---|---|---|
| Estimating on the Same Quantities | Built-in, AI-accelerated | Export to other tools |
| Awarded Pricing Flows to Budget | Automatic | |
| AI Schedule Generation (CPM) | Monte Carlo + DCMA 14-point | |
| Native Accounting & Job Costing | GL, AR, AP, real WIP | |
| Mobile Field Operations | Takeoff collaboration only |
| Feature | DesignFlow Build | Togal.AI |
|---|---|---|
| Works With Your Existing Stack | Integrations | Procore, Bluebeam, PlanSwift |
| External Collaborator Invites | Client portals | Free takeoff collaborators |
| Tools Still Needed Alongside | None — one platform | Estimating, ERP, scheduling, field |
| Feature | DesignFlow Build | Togal.AI |
|---|---|---|
| Published, Transparent Pricing | ||
| Pricing Model | $100 office / $25 field per mo | Per-user takeoff subscription |
| Free Trial | 30 days | Short trial |
| AI Included at Every Tier | Takeoff AI only |
| Feature | DesignFlow Build | Togal.AI |
|---|---|---|
| Implementation Time | 2-4 weeks (full ERP) | Fast (single tool) |
| Manual Work Reduction | 70% across the workflow | Takeoff step only |
| Documented Payback | ≈2 months | Varies |
Both platforms measure plans with AI. In Togal.AI, the finished takeoff is the deliverable — you export it to whatever comes next. In DesignFlow Build, the same quantities become the estimate, the estimate becomes the budget, and the budget drives job costing without anyone re-keying a number.
Togal.AI buyers typically still run separate estimating software, an accounting package, scheduling software and a field app. DesignFlow Build replaces that stack: takeoff, estimating, CPM scheduling with Monte Carlo risk analysis, native accounting and a mobile field app in one system.
DesignFlow Build ships a 200+ term MEP takeoff vocabulary, spec-driven bid scope extraction and trade-specific workflows. Togal.AI detects general plan elements well, but pricing, scoping and executing MEP work happens in your other tools.
Togal.AI is a focused takeoff tool with a clean drop-in story: it plugs into Procore, Bluebeam and PlanSwift workflows, lets you invite outside collaborators onto a takeoff at no charge, and asks you to change nothing else about how you work.
An honest read: Togal.AI is a good tool, and for some firms it is the right one. Choose it over DesignFlow Build when:
If takeoff is the only step you want to automate, Togal.AI is a focused, well-regarded tool. DesignFlow Build is the better fit when you want the takeoff to keep working after the measurement is done: quantities flow into estimating, awarded pricing flows into budgets and job costing, and schedules and field operations run in the same system — no exports, no re-keying.
Both products read plan sets with AI to detect and measure elements, and both let you query plans conversationally. The overlap is the takeoff step itself. The difference is what happens next: Togal.AI exports quantities to your estimating tool of choice, while DesignFlow Build prices the same quantities in its own estimating module and carries them through accounting and the field.
Togal.AI is a takeoff point solution — most buyers pair it with separate estimating software, an ERP or accounting package, scheduling software and a field app. DesignFlow Build includes takeoff, estimating, CPM scheduling with risk analysis, native accounting (GL, AR, AP, real WIP) and a mobile field app in one subscription.
Both companies publish pricing. Togal.AI sells per-user takeoff subscriptions with a short free trial. DesignFlow Build is $100 per office user and $25 per field user per month, includes AI at every tier, and offers a 30-day free trial. The fair comparison is Togal.AI plus the rest of your stack versus DesignFlow Build alone.
When your estimating and ERP stack is settled and performing, and the only bottleneck is measurement. A firm that is happy in its current estimating tool and accounting system can drop Togal.AI into that workflow without changing anything else.