Free construction estimating software for insurance work: start with the trial
If you need to estimate insurance repairs and you are searching for something free, the fastest honest path is a full-featured trial of real estimating software. Here is how to make the most of it.
Make the trial count
- Create the account at iScope Cloud. There is nothing to install.
- Pick a real loss, ideally one you have already estimated another way.
- Sketch the rooms or import a CubiCasa, iGuide or EagleView file.
- Price it with the catalog, shortcut codes or a Macro.
- Add the photos and export the PDF.
- Compare quantities, total and time against your original.
What you are testing
Three things decide whether estimating software earns its keep: whether the quantities are right without hand-typing, whether the prices are current and local, and whether the output is something you would put your name on. The trial has every feature turned on so you can judge all three.
Why the pricing data is the paid part
Construction cost data is collected, licensed and updated every month. That is the one thing a free tool cannot give you for long. iScope Cloud includes the monthly catalog and the ZIP-code labor adjustment in the $85 license, with team members at $20 a month each.
For adjusters
Depreciation, actual cash value, overhead and profit and room-tied photo documentation are built in, so the trial estimate looks like a claim file, not a bid.
For contractors
Macros, EagleView roof imports and team logins mean the trial can run on a live job with your estimator and your project manager both in the project.
Try it on a real loss
Start the free trial, run one real loss through it, and decide with your own numbers.
Ready to write your next estimate in iScope Cloud?
Create your account in a couple of minutes. Nothing to install, and your first days are free.