The short version
Beam AI is a takeoff service. You upload plans, define the scope, and a QA reviewed takeoff comes back in roughly 24 to 72 hours, covering many trades for general contractors, subcontractors and suppliers.
Monaro is a self serve platform built for HVAC and mechanical distributors. The takeoff is on your screen in under 20 minutes, under your control, and connected to the rest of the quote: supplier RFQs, branded quote generation, submittals and ERP sync.
Both remove the manual counting. The difference is what happens next, and how long you wait for it.
What it is
The category of tool
Takeoff service, send out and get back
Self serve takeoff and quoting platform
Who it is built for
The intended user
General contractors, subs and suppliers across many trades
HVAC and mechanical distributors
Turnaround
Time from upload to usable takeoff
24 to 72 hours, reviewed by their QA team
Under 20 minutes, reviewed by your team
Output
What you actually receive
A spreadsheet or PDF takeoff
A live takeoff you can edit, price and quote
Supplier RFQ management
Requesting supplier pricing
No
Yes
Quote generation
What comes out at the end
No
Branded quotes with submittals
ERP integration
Getting data into your system
No
Direct ERP sync
Data control
Where your drawings go
Plans are sent to an external QA team
Isolated to your organisation, drawings never used to train models
When Beam AI is the right choice
You bid across many trades and you are comfortable outsourcing the takeoff itself. Send the plans out, get a spreadsheet back, and run your estimate elsewhere. For overflow capacity across diverse trades, a service model genuinely works.
When Monaro is the right choice
Response speed is the game. When a contractor RFQ lands at 9am, a 24 to 72 hour turnaround means quoting tomorrow or Thursday. Monaro means quoting before lunch, from a platform your team controls, with the takeoff flowing straight into RFQs, pricing and a branded quote. Your drawings never leave your workspace.
