Comparison

BuildPlanGO vs spreadsheets

Why remodelers move from Excel and Google Sheets to scan-linked takeoffs and permit-prep exports.

Key differences

• Sheets hide scan geometry — BuildPlanGO links dims to takeoffs
• Version chaos on shared drives vs one project workspace
• Manual permit checklists vs Red-Line audit and trade pack PDFs
• Proposal PDFs from live scope, not copy-pasted cells

Verdict

Keep spreadsheets for accounting; use BuildPlanGO for field-to-scope workflow.