Bluecost Features
Tools designed for construction professionals.
4 tools, 1 platform
Everything you need to estimate construction projects
Unit Cost Catalog
Generate unit price analysis with AI and keep your catalog always up to date.
Budget Generator (APU)
Professional structure: Project → Chapters → Items → APU with materials, labor and equipment.
AI Takeoff from Blueprints
Upload your PDF blueprint and AI detects walls, windows, areas and columns automatically.
Cost Analytics
Dashboard with cost per chapter, cost per sqft, materials vs. labor breakdown.
Update your catalog with a photo
Take a photo of your invoice or quote and AI extracts every item with OCR, classifies it automatically and updates your catalog prices instantly. No manual data entry.
- OCR + AI: reads invoices, quotes and delivery notes
- Classifies items by category (materials, steel, labor…)
- Loads prices to your catalog in seconds
Bluecost connects with OneMake.ai
Your estimate does not stay in a file: it flows natively into OneMake.ai, AI-powered construction project management and cost control software, as the baseline to run the job.
From estimate to jobsite
Line items, quantities, unit prices and resources arrive in OneMake as the baseline budget, with no export or re-typing.
AI budget vs. actual
OneMake compares actual work against your estimate in real time and flags cost and schedule deviations.
Purchasing and inventory
AI-centralized purchasing, warehouse and material usage aligned with estimated quantities.
Progress, Gantt and cash flow
Physical progress from the mobile app, Gantt scheduling and financial planning in one platform.
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