Paving Estimating Software, Compared
Paving estimating software measures the lot, turns the area into tons, milling, base and labor, and sends the owner a price to approve. For commercial work, check five things: satellite measuring with cutouts, a takeoff in tons, your own unit prices, every stage on its own line, and a quote the owner can accept.
Eight tools are compared side by side below, at the prices on their own sites.
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- Area
- 100,964 sq ft
- Stalls, approx.
- ~290
- Striping, approx.
- ~6,440 ft
Overlay, market range for this size
$100,964–$302,892
What to Look For in Paving Estimating Software
Six things separate the tools, and each one is a line on the bid. For the bid itself, priced from quantities and unit prices, use the asphalt paving cost calculator.
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Satellite measuring, in sections, with cutouts
A commercial lot is a parking field, an entrance apron and a drive lane, with islands and a building you do not pave. Software that takes one outline makes you add and subtract by hand, and every square foot of error becomes tons.
SurfaceMeasure takes up to 20 sections in one measurement with a running total, and cutouts for islands and buildings come off it.
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A takeoff in tons, not only square feet
Hot mix is bought by the ton. At 110 lb per square yard per inch of compacted thickness, the depth decides the order, the truckloads and most of the price.
SurfaceMeasure gives the area in square feet. Tons, truckloads and the plant order are on the asphalt calculator, from the same area, not in the tool.
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Your own unit prices
DOT bids put hot mix in place at $70-$163 a ton; yours depends on your plant, your crew and your haul. A preset price is someone else's.
SurfaceMeasure leaves the rate empty until you set it. Before you do, it shows the overlay market range for a lot that size; tap it to quote at the midpoint, or type your own.
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Every stage on its own line
Milling, base, grading and mobilization (10% is Washington DOT's starting point) are separate costs. Owners compare line by line, and a lump sum hides the stage they want to cut.
SurfaceMeasure gives an approximate stall count and striping footage, and you add milling, base, patching or restriping as your own line items.
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A quote the owner can approve
Property managers sign the bid that is easiest to approve. A branded quote with an accept button beats a number in an email.
SurfaceMeasure sends a branded PDF, or a link with your logo that the owner accepts online.
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Whether it runs the office too
Scheduling crews, job costing and invoicing are a different job from measuring and quoting. Some companies want one system for all of it; others already have one.
SurfaceMeasure does not schedule, cost jobs or invoice; it saves every job. If you need the office in the same app, look at Bitumio, PavementSoft or QuoteIQ.
The Tools Side by Side
Prices and features as each vendor publishes them, read off their own sites on 17 October 2026. Where a vendor does not say, the table says so. Three of the eight do not publish a price at all.
| Tool | Measures from satellite | Paving takeoff | Quote to the owner | Runs the office | Price, as published | Trial, as published |
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| SurfaceMeasureMeasuring and quoting | Measures from satelliteYes. Trace by address, up to 20 sections, cutouts | Paving takeoffArea in sq ft; overlay market range by size; approx. stalls and striping; your own line items | Quote to the ownerBranded PDF, or a link the owner accepts online | Runs the officeNo. Jobs saved | Price, as published$29.99/mo or $299/yr | Trial, as published7-day free trial, card required |
| QuoteIQField-service app with a paving page | Measures from satelliteYes. MapMeasure Pro, from the Beginner tier; lots, driveways, private roads | Paving takeoffMaterials section (you enter quantity and unit cost); AI line items from your own price book | Quote to the ownerLine-item estimates; Good, Better, Best options | Runs the officeYes. CRM, scheduling, invoicing | Price, as published$29.99/mo without MapMeasure Pro; MapMeasure Pro from $99.99/mo | Trial, as published14-day free trial, card required |
| BitumioBusiness software for paving and sealcoating | Measures from satelliteBuilt-in map; imagery not stated | Paving takeoffTransfer trucks, trucking cost and travel time from crew production, location and job size | Quote to the ownerProposals | Runs the officeYes. CRM, scheduling, work orders, job costing | Price, as publishedOne plan, $149/mo per user for admin, estimators, office managers and foremen; crew on the mobile app only at $0; yearly agreements on request | Trial, as publishedOffers a trial; length and card terms not published |
| PavementSoftBusiness software for paving and concrete | Measures from satelliteMeasures properties, with snapshots for proposals; imagery not stated | Paving takeoffEstimates; job setup and costing | Quote to the ownerProposals | Runs the officeYes. CRM, scheduling, work orders, invoicing | Price, as publishedNot published; "varies based on your needs" | Trial, as publishedNone published; you apply to join |
| STACKTakeoff and estimating from plans | Measures from satelliteAerial images (not satellite), bought per address; mainly takeoff on uploaded plans | Paving takeoffAsphalt estimating with tons of asphalt, overhead and waste | Quote to the ownerEstimates and proposals | Runs the officeFull platform adds field and project management | Price, as publishedTakeoff & Estimate from $299/mo per user · Full platform from $348/mo per user ("as low as") | Trial, as publishedA version of Takeoff & Estimate at $0 (scope not published); a two-week trial on Build & Operate; card terms not published |
| HCSS HeavyBidEstimating for heavy civil contractors | Measures from satelliteNot listed | Paving takeoffBids built from activities, crews and historical productivity | Quote to the ownerProposals that meet owner specifications | Runs the officeHeavyBid Desktop: native interfaces to 30+ back-office systems | Price, as publishedNot published; custom quote by request | Trial, as publishedNone published; a demo is offered |
| LotQuoteEstimating for parking-lot maintenance | Measures from satelliteYes. Polygon on a satellite map, with AI detection | Paving takeoffAsphalt work and overlays beside striping, sealcoating and crack filling; paving not named | Quote to the ownerBranded PDF proposal, e-signable | Runs the officeCRM, job pipeline, invoicing | Price, as publishedBasic $49 · Pro $99 · Ultimate $149 · Enterprise $300 a month, early-access pricing | Trial, as publishedNo trial published; a demo is offered |
| OneCrewBusiness software for paving | Measures from satelliteYes. AI takeoff on satellite and Nearmap aerial imagery, detects pavement and striping | Paving takeoffConfigurable estimates | Quote to the ownerProposals with interactive maps | Runs the officeYes. Scheduling, invoicing | Price, as publishedNot published | Trial, as publishedNone published; a demo is offered |
For sealcoating, striping and crack fill on the same lots, the tools are compared on sealcoating estimating software. The head-to-head with QuoteIQ is on SurfaceMeasure vs. QuoteIQ.
Which One Fits Your Work
Commercial lots, measured and quoted in one sitting
SurfaceMeasure
Sections and cutouts for the lot, a market range to check your rate against, and a branded quote the property manager accepts online. It sits alongside whatever runs your office.
The whole paving company in one system
Bitumio or PavementSoft
Both add CRM, crew scheduling and job costing. Bitumio is $149/mo per user; PavementSoft does not publish a price and takes applications.
Paving beside other trades
QuoteIQ
A field-service app with a paving page, MapMeasure Pro from $99.99/mo, and CRM, scheduling and invoicing.
Bids from engineered plans
STACK
Takeoff on the plan set, or on aerial images bought per address, from $299/mo per user.
Heavy civil and DOT work
HCSS HeavyBid
Bids built from crews, activities and your own production history, custom-quoted. It is built for heavy civil work rather than parking lots.
From Address to Quote in SurfaceMeasure
Search the address
Type the property's address; no drive to the site to price it.
Open the satellite view
The lot comes up from above in Parking Lot mode.
Trace the pavement
Tap or click around the asphalt in sections, and cut out islands and buildings.
Read the area
The total comes with the lot's approximate stalls and striping feet.
Set your rate
Before you set a rate, the overlay market range for that lot size shows; tap it to quote at the midpoint, or enter your own price per square foot.
Send the branded quote
Add milling, base or restriping as line items and send a PDF, or a link the owner accepts online.
The rate is yours. For the sample lot above, a 2-inch overlay is about 1,234 tons of hot mix laid, and a mill and overlay at the paving cost calculator's starting unit prices comes to $240,629, mobilization included. For tons, truckloads and the plant order from an area you already have, use the asphalt calculator.
Paving Software Questions
It depends on the work you bid. For commercial lots measured from satellite and quoted in one sitting, without changing the software you run the business on, SurfaceMeasure. For the whole paving business in one app (CRM, scheduling, job costing), Bitumio or PavementSoft, or QuoteIQ if you also run other trades. For takeoffs from engineered plans, STACK. For heavy civil bids built from crews and production rates, HCSS HeavyBid. Prices and features were read off each vendor's site on 17 October 2026.
SurfaceMeasure, QuoteIQ (MapMeasure Pro, from its Beginner tier at $99.99/mo), LotQuote and OneCrew trace or detect pavement on satellite imagery; OneCrew adds Nearmap aerials. Bitumio has a built-in map and PavementSoft says it measures properties; neither says what imagery it uses. STACK sells aerial images per address for takeoff; HCSS HeavyBid does not list imagery measuring. QuoteIQ's own paving page puts the limit plainly: field verification still matters for subgrade.
A few work it in. STACK counts tons of asphalt among an estimate's costs, Bitumio works out transfer trucks and trucking from crew production, and QuoteIQ has a Materials section where you enter the quantity yourself. SurfaceMeasure gives the area; the asphalt calculator turns it into tons at 110 lb per square yard per inch of compacted thickness, with truckloads and the plant order.
SurfaceMeasure is $29.99/mo or $299/yr. QuoteIQ starts at $29.99/mo, and MapMeasure Pro starts at $99.99/mo. Bitumio is $149/mo per user. STACK's takeoff and estimating starts at $299/mo per user. LotQuote starts at $49/mo on early-access pricing. HCSS HeavyBid, PavementSoft and OneCrew do not publish prices. New accounts start with a 7-day free trial of Pro: a card is required, nothing is charged today, and nothing at all if you cancel before the trial ends. After that it is $29.99 a month, or $299 a year (the yearly plan has no trial).
You can price it without one. Trace the lot on satellite imagery, take the area into tons and lines, and send the quote. Before you order material or sign a remove-and-replace, walk the lot: base failures, drainage and the depth of the old pavement do not show from above.
Measure the Next Lot. Send the Quote.
Trace the asphalt from the office, price it at your rate, and put a branded quote in the property manager's inbox. Card required, cancel anytime.
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Each vendor's own site, read on 17 October 2026. Vendors change plans; check before you buy. Paving figures are from the sources on the paving cost and asphalt calculators.
- QuoteIQ: pricingTiers, the tier MapMeasure Pro starts on, trial and card terms.
- QuoteIQ: asphalt paving softwareMapMeasure Pro on lots, Materials, line items, the subgrade caveat.
- Bitumio: pricingThe one plan, per-user price, mobile-only crew, yearly agreements.
- BitumioMap measurements, trucking and travel, CRM, scheduling, job costing, apps.
- PavementSoftMeasuring, estimates, proposals, scheduling, invoicing; pricing by application.
- STACK: pricingTakeoff & Estimate and Full platform starting prices.
- STACK: paving estimating softwareTakeoff on digital plans, asphalt estimating, proposals.
- STACK: aerial image takeoffAerial images bought per address for projects without plans.
- HCSS HeavyBidEstimating method, proposals, integrations, demo.
- LotQuoteServices estimated, satellite polygons, early-access prices.
- OneCrewProposals with interactive maps, scheduling, invoicing, demo.
- OneCrew: instant takeoffsAI takeoff on satellite and Nearmap imagery.