For Solar Contractors
Estimating Software for Solar Contractors
AI estimating built for solar contractors: upload the plans, get a measured takeoff and an itemized bid priced with your own markups — then send it as a branded proposal.
How solar contractors estimate in CMDBLD
Upload the plans. Watch the estimate build itself.
The estimator reads every sheet, extracts an itemized CSI estimate and a full material takeoff, and checks the design against the building code — citing the exact section.
- Itemized CSI estimate with material / labor / equipment
- Full takeoff with computed quantities
- Code-compliance check (CBC/IBC/UBC), section-cited
Built for how solar contractors bid
- ✓AI estimating that reads your plans and prices a code-compliant bid for solar contractors in minutes
- ✓Full job costing, invoicing, and a real general ledger — no separate QuickBooks
- ✓Change orders with legal e-signature so solar contractors stop losing money on verbal approvals
- ✓Scheduling, daily reports, a project-linked GPS time clock that feeds job costing, and a client portal in one login
- ✓Certified payroll (WH-347) and 1099 prep built in, plus recurring & autopay billing for maintenance work
- ✓All-in flat pricing from $1,400/mo — every feature and all 43 governed AI agents included
Win more workGrow without a bigger back office.
Win the right jobs and keep clients close
From the first lead to a signed contract to a happy referral — the pipeline, the proposal and the client portal all live in one place.
- +CRM with recorded calls & AI summaries
- +Branded, e-signed proposals
- +Client portal with online payments
Questions
Does the estimating software work for solar contractors?
Yes. CMDBLD's AI estimator reads your plan set, measures quantities on-screen against a calibrated scale, and builds an itemized estimate priced with your own labor rates, markups, and overhead — tuned to how solar contractors bid.
Does the takeoff feed the estimate?
Yes. Measured quantities flow straight into the itemized estimate — no separate takeoff tool and no re-keying — and each line can link back to the exact spot on the plan.
What does it cost?
CMDBLD is all-in from $1,400/mo, and specialty trades can start on the Command Trade plan from $899/mo — estimating, invoicing, and job costing included, no per-feature upsells.
Bid faster, protect your margin.
AI estimating for solar contractors — all-in from $1,400/mo.
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