Purple Hammer
Provides takeoff, measurement, comparison, and estimating with built-in spreadsheets, auto-alignment, and delta pricing.
A desktop takeoff and estimating application that integrates spreadsheets to eliminate the back-and-forth between takeoff tools and Excel. It targets construction estimators and quantity surveyors in mid-market and enterprise firms. The software is positioned as a fast, native Mac and Windows app that auto-aligns revisions and re-prices only the changed items, with a free trial and founding price.
Key features
- Blazing fast performance at scale
- Built-in spreadsheets for live pricing
- Auto-align and compare revisions
- Price only the difference (delta)
- Magic Measure for area takeoff
- Power Syntax for estimating formulas
- Document and revision control
- Native Mac and Windows support
- MCP integration with Claude Code
- Imperial and metric units
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- Blog
- Changelog
ICP
- Mid market companies
- Enterprises
- Operations teams