Togal AI review: pros, cons and the math.
Togal.AI is the name that comes up first whenever AI takeoff is mentioned, and for interior and architectural work it has earned that. This review sticks to what Togal publishes and what its users report, and it is written by a competitor, so read it with that in mind.
Togal AI review: is Togal AI worth it in 2026?
Togal.AI is worth it for general contractors and interior trades (drywall, paint, flooring, framing) whose estimators measure floor plans most days of the week. The public Growth plan costs $299 per user per month billed yearly, which is $3,588 per seat per year, with unlimited AI takeoffs. Togal.AI is harder to justify for occasional bidders, for civil and sitework, and for shops that need an estimating database, because it is takeoff only and sold per seat on an annual term.
A plain disclosure before anything else. Pilars publishes this page and Pilars sells AI takeoff, so we compete with Togal. This Togal AI review is built from Togal's own pricing and product pages as they stood in November 2026 and from user feedback reported on review sites. No hands-on scoring is claimed and no star ratings are given. The one measured number on this page comes from our own published benchmark and is labelled as ours.
Pricing reviewed 13 November 2026, based on public documentation as of Nov 2026. Togal.AI, Kreo, STACK, PlanSwift, eTakeoff and G2 are trademarks of their owners; this is an independent comparison written by a competitor.
Togal.AI at a glance
| Togal.AI | |
|---|---|
| What it is | AI-assisted takeoff: automatic detection, measuring and counting on plans, AI plan search and drawing comparison. Takeoff only, no estimating database. |
| Who reads the drawings | The software makes the first pass; the estimator checks and cleans up the result |
| Platform | Cloud, in a browser, so it runs on Windows and Mac |
| Pricing model | Per user, billed yearly |
| Public price | Growth: $299 per user per month billed yearly ($3,588 a year). Business: custom, for teams of four or more. |
| Free trial | None mentioned on the pricing page; "Try Now" leads to a demo booking |
| Review signal | Third-party listings report a G2 rating of 4.8 out of 5 from about 60 reviews |
| Best for | GCs and architectural or interior trades with a steady flow of floor plans |
Togal lists general contracting, painting, drywall, framing, flooring, glazing, doors and hardware, and electrical among the trades it serves.
Togal AI pros
Unlimited takeoffs on one flat seat price
The Growth plan includes unlimited automated takeoffs, chat prompts and image or symbol searches. There are no credits to ration. For an estimator who opens a new set most mornings, that is the right shape of pricing: the more you bid, the cheaper each takeoff gets.
Fast first pass on floor plans
Detecting rooms, measuring areas and walls, and labelling spaces on an architectural plan is the job Togal is known for. If your scope is square feet of board, paint or flooring and linear feet of partition, the software is aimed squarely at your daily work.
Browser based, with free outside collaborators
Nothing to install, and it runs on a Mac. Togal says external collaborators do not need an account, which matters when a project manager or a sub needs to look at the takeoff without anybody buying another seat.
Togal AI cons: what estimators complain about
These come from G2 reviewers as summarised on third-party listings, plus what the pricing page itself says.
- Clean-up after the AI. Reviewers mention manual clean-up of AI results. The first pass is quick; the checking is still yours.
- Export rework. Reviewers mention reworking exports to fit their Excel estimate.
- Slowdowns. Some reviewers report the app slowing at peak times.
- Civil and sitework. Reviewers describe weaker results on civil and sitework drawings than on floor plans.
- Per seat, annual only. The public plan is billed yearly per user. There is no month-to-month option on the pricing page and no free trial mentioned.
- No estimating side. Togal produces quantities. Pricing, labor units and proposals happen in another tool.
- No published accuracy figure. Togal's current homepage does not state a quantified accuracy percentage, so any single number you see quoted elsewhere is somebody else's claim.
On that last point, the only measured figure we can stand behind is from our own test. In the Pilars duplex receptacle benchmark, run on one real power plan, Togal counted 84% of the receptacles, against a range of 65 to 88% for the twelve other systems and 97.5% for the Pilars fine-tuned model. That is one task on one sheet, run by a competitor, and device counting is not the work Togal was built around.
The cost math: one seat, three seats, and a cheaper route in
One Growth seat is $3,588 a year. Three seats at the public rate come to $10,764 a year, and from four users up Togal moves you to a custom Business quote with single sign-on, onboarding and quantity discounts.
Whether that is worth it depends almost entirely on volume. An estimator doing three takeoffs a week pays roughly $23 a takeoff. An estimator bidding one job a month pays about $299 a takeoff for the same seat.
One thing worth knowing: eTakeoff sells Togal.ai as an add-on for $1,800 per user per year, on top of an eTakeoff Advanced ($795 a year) or Premier ($1,495 a year) licence. That puts the combined price at $2,595 a year with Advanced. eTakeoff is a desktop tool and the add-on may not match the standalone product feature for feature, so ask both vendors exactly what is included.
| If Togal is not the fit | Why you would look at it | Public price |
|---|---|---|
| Kreo Pro | AI takeoff plus estimating in one browser tool | $175 per user per month, annual billing |
| STACK | Cloud takeoff and estimating with a free version to start on | "As low as $299 per user per month" |
| PlanSwift Core | Windows desktop with assemblies and Takeoff BOOST AI | $3,000 per year for one seat |
| Pilars | Automated first pass you can edit, MEP as well as architectural, 19 trades to choose from | $300 per user per month, one trade per user, unlimited takeoffs |
The head-to-head pages go further: Togal vs Kreo, Togal vs STACK and Togal vs PlanSwift. For the full price breakdown see Togal AI pricing.
Verdict: who should buy Togal.AI
Togal is the better pick if
- You are a GC or an interior trade and floor-plan areas and walls are most of your takeoff
- Each estimator runs takeoffs several times a week, so a flat seat pays for itself
- You want to drive the takeoff yourself and see every measurement as it is made
- You already price in Excel or another estimating system and only need quantities
Look elsewhere if
- You bid a handful of jobs a month and an annual seat would sit idle
- Your work is civil, sitework or dense MEP device counting
- You need takeoff and estimating in one product
- You want to try the tool on your own drawings before talking to sales
Best for: general contractors and drywall, paint, flooring and framing subs with daily takeoff volume.
Where Pilars is different, since we wrote this
Pilars takes a different approach to the work, and the bill comes out about the same. Four differences matter, and each one has a limit worth stating.
- Control when you want it. Pilars runs the first pass automatically, but nothing is locked. The estimator can open any detection and change it: reclassify a wall type, add or remove a device, adjust a boundary or a quantity, and the totals update. The software does the first pass and the estimator has the final say.
- Faster to a first pass. You upload the plan set and the spec book and both are read in minutes, with schedules and cross-sheet references resolved. Nobody draws or clicks the first pass.
- Benchmark-backed counting. On the one test we have published, duplex receptacle counts on a real power plan, Pilars scored 97.5% and Togal 84%. That is a single task on a single sheet, not an overall accuracy claim.
- MEP and 19 trades. Togal is architectural-first, built around areas and spaces. Pilars covers electrical, plumbing, HVAC, fire protection and fifteen other trades, and each user picks the one trade they take off.
On price the two are level. Pilars is $300 per user per month with unlimited takeoffs, which is $3,600 a year against $3,588 for a Togal Growth seat, so nobody should pick Pilars to save money. Two things differ. Pilars can be billed monthly, where Togal's public plan is billed yearly. And a Pilars user covers one trade: an electrical estimator is one user, but a GC who wants electrical, plumbing and drywall taken off needs three users at $900 a month, whereas a Togal seat is not sold by trade. For a GC measuring architectural scope across the whole set, that favours Togal. You can run your own set in the live demo, and Pilars vs Togal lays the two side by side.
Questions estimators actually ask
Is Togal AI worth it?
Togal.AI is worth it for GCs and interior trades whose estimators run floor-plan takeoffs several times a week, because the $299 per user per month Growth plan (billed yearly) includes unlimited AI takeoffs. Togal.AI is hard to justify for a shop bidding one or two jobs a month, since the seat costs $3,588 a year whether it is used or not.
How much does Togal AI cost in 2026?
Togal.AI lists its Growth plan at $299 per user per month billed yearly, or $3,588 per seat per year, as of November 2026. Teams of four or more are quoted a custom Business plan.
What are the main Togal AI pros and cons?
Togal.AI pros are unlimited AI takeoffs on a flat seat price, a fast first pass on architectural floor plans, a browser app that runs on Mac, and free outside collaborators. Togal.AI cons reported by G2 reviewers are manual clean-up of AI results, export rework for Excel, slowdowns at peak times and weaker civil and sitework results, plus annual per-seat billing.
Does Togal AI have a free trial?
Togal.AI does not mention a free trial on its pricing page as of November 2026; the Try Now button leads to a demo booking. Directories disagree on trial length, so ask Togal sales for the current terms.
How accurate is Togal AI?
Togal.AI does not publish a quantified accuracy figure on its current homepage. In the Pilars duplex receptacle benchmark, a single test on one power plan run by a competitor, Togal counted 84% of the devices; results on floor-plan areas, which is Togal.AI's core use, were not part of that test.
I only bid three or four jobs a month. Is there a Togal AI alternative that does not need an annual seat?
Pilars is $300 per user per month with unlimited takeoffs and can be billed monthly, so there is no annual term, though it is not cheaper than a Togal.AI seat and each Pilars user covers one trade. Kreo Pro at $175 per user per month and the free version of STACK cost less, though Kreo also bills annually.