Bidwright

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About

Bidwright is ranked #3 of 26 in construction estimating software on Inferse. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is a free plan.

Compared on construction estimating software

Free plan: Yesbidwright.app
Digital takeoff: Yesbidwright.app
Assembly library: Yesbidwright.app
Labor and material costs: Yesbidwright.app
Bid management: Yesbidwright.app
Platform: hybridbidwright.app

Facts

Product: Bidwright is an open-source construction estimating workspace for managing bids from intake and takeoff through pricing, review, and quote delivery.bidwright.app · 30 Sept 2026
AI workflows: Users can estimate manually, have AI review an estimate, or let an agent draft line items for their review.bidwright.app · 30 Sept 2026
Takeoff: PDF takeoff supports count, linear, area, and region annotations, while 3D model takeoff extracts element quantities and supports filtered BOMs and revision diffs.bidwright.app · 30 Sept 2026
Document support: The workspace lists viewers for PDF, DOCX, XLSX, DWG/DXF, MSG/EML, Bluebeam markups, RTF, and ZIP files.bidwright.app · 30 Sept 2026
Estimator library: The library includes resources, ratebooks, assemblies, labor units, cost intelligence, estimator playbooks, knowledge, and datasets.bidwright.app · 30 Sept 2026
AI integrations: Bidwright supports bring-your-own keys for Anthropic, OpenAI, OpenRouter, and Gemini, with local LM Studio and Ollama options also described.bidwright.app · 30 Sept 2026
AI billing: AI usage is billed directly by the user's provider; Bidwright says it does not proxy or rebill tokens.bidwright.app · 30 Sept 2026
Offline use: Manual workflows can run without outbound AI calls, and the site says Docker deployments can run offline or air-gapped after setup.bidwright.app · 30 Sept 2026
Data and security: The desktop app stores data locally and does not require a cloud account; the site says organization AI keys are not visible to Bidwright.bidwright.app · 30 Sept 2026
Hosted controls: Hosted is coming soon; SSO, audit logs, and data residency are listed as planned capabilities.bidwright.app · 30 Sept 2026
Support: Docker self-host users are directed to community support through GitHub Issues.bidwright.app · 30 Sept 2026
Intended users: The desktop app is positioned for one estimator, an owner-operator, or an evaluator, while Docker is positioned for a small team or power user.bidwright.app · 30 Sept 2026
License limit: The pricing FAQ says embedding Bidwright in another SaaS under AGPL requires offering source to users, and directs users seeking another arrangement to ask about a commercial license.bidwright.app · 30 Sept 2026