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# Purple Hammer

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> Desktop PDF takeoff \& estimating - mark up drawings, measure quantities, compare revisions and cost in live built in worksheets
> 
> Verdict: Rated \*\*\*\* by 0 users. Top-rated for **Overall Quality**.

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## Overview

### Who Uses Purple Hammer?

Construction estimators, quantity surveyors, and cost engineers at general and specialty contractors, QS firms, and design-build practices

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Purple Hammer

## Commercial Context

- **Starting Price**: US$12.99
- **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial)
- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise)
- **Supported Languages**: English
- **Available Countries**: Angola, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong SAR China, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya and 20 more

## Features

- Change Order Management
- Cost Tracking
- Takeoff

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk

## Category

- [Construction Estimating Software](https://www.capterra.ie/directory/30056/construction-estimating/software)

## Alternatives

1. [Procore](https://www.capterra.ie/software/56250/procore) — 4.5/5 (2671 reviews)
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3. [Autodesk Forma](https://www.capterra.ie/software/218046/autodesk-construction-cloud) — 4.3/5 (2208 reviews)
4. [QuickBooks Enterprise](https://www.capterra.ie/software/46497/quickbooks-enterprise) — 4.5/5 (20667 reviews)
5. [FreshBooks](https://www.capterra.ie/software/142390/freshbooks) — 4.5/5 (4521 reviews)

## Links

- [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.ie/software/1104485/Purple-Hammer)

## This page is available in the following languages

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| en | <https://www.capterra.com/p/10049107/Purple-Hammer/> |
| en-AE | <https://www.capterra.ae/software/1104485/Purple-Hammer> |
| en-AU | <https://www.capterra.com.au/software/1104485/Purple-Hammer> |
| en-CA | <https://www.capterra.ca/software/1104485/Purple-Hammer> |
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| en-IL | <https://www.capterra.co.il/software/1104485/Purple-Hammer> |
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| en-NZ | <https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/1104485/Purple-Hammer> |
| en-SG | <https://www.capterra.com.sg/software/1104485/Purple-Hammer> |
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