The short version
Bobyard is automated takeoff for the construction trades, covering landscaping, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, finishes and paving with a separate model behind each. It reads drawings, extracts quantities, groups them, and hands the result to an estimator to verify. It is built for trade contractors who need more bid capacity without hiring more estimators.
Monaro does one trade, on one side of the counter. It reads the engineer's equipment schedule, counts terminal equipment, and then carries those counts through supplier RFQs, branded quotes with submittals and ERP sync. The takeoff is the beginning of the workflow rather than the end of it.
Bobyard goes wide across trades. Monaro goes deep on one side of one trade.
What it is
The category of tool
Automated takeoff across trades
Automated takeoff and quoting platform
Who it is built for
The intended user
Trade contractors
HVAC and mechanical distributors
Takeoff method
How quantities get established
Automated, estimator verifies
Automated, estimator verifies
Trades covered
How wide the tool goes
Six, including mechanical
Mechanical equipment only
Schedule extraction
Reading the engineer's equipment tables
Not stated publicly
Yes, automatic
Supplier RFQ management
Pricing from your own suppliers
No
Yes, RFQs to your suppliers
Quote generation
What comes out at the end
Quantities for you to price
Branded quotes with submittals
ERP integration
Getting data into your system
Not stated publicly
Direct ERP sync
When Bobyard is the right choice
You are a trade contractor bidding installed work, and especially if you bid more than one trade. One tool covering landscaping through to finishes is worth far more to you than a deeper tool covering a single scope, and you already have your own way of turning quantities into a price.
When Monaro is the right choice
You are a distributor or branch team quoting mechanical equipment supply. You only ever bid one scope, the counts come off the engineer's schedule rather than off areas and lengths, and the work that follows the count is supplier RFQs, branded quotes and an order landing in your ERP.
