Real-time material & labor costs for unbeatable construction bids.
Small construction business owners lose significant profits due to inaccurate job estimating and underbidding on projects.
EstimateEdge pulls live prices from supplier APIs and local labor data to build precise estimates. Adjust for your location and markups instantly. Avoid underbidding by always using current costs without manual research.
Small construction business owners
Live cost feeds auto-update daily, beating static databases.
supportive
Search 10k+ materials with real-time prices.
Drag-drop line items for fast estimates.
Auto-fetch rates by zip code.
Visual profit calculator with totals.
Reuse common job templates.
Notify on price drops.
Upload supplier quotes to override.
Send estimates to clients via link.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| zip_code | text | Yes |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| total | int | Yes |
| margin_percent | int | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| current_price | int | No |
| updated_at | timestamp | No |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| estimate_id | uuid | No |
| material_id | uuid | Yes |
| quantity | int | No |
Relationships:
/api/estimatesCreate estimate
/api/materials/searchSearch live prices
/api/estimates/:id/itemsUpdate line items
/api/templatesList user templates
No templates
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 60 | 6% | $72 | $864 |
| Month 6 | 450 | 13% | $1,170 | $14,040 |
Real-time material prices and labor rates keep your estimates profitable.
Target Reddit r/Construction and r/Contractors with free access posts. Email 50 local suppliers for partnerships. Attend one virtual contractor meetup to demo.
Enterprise suite
Too complex/expensive for small biz
Simple live costs focus
Lead gen
Weak estimating
Superior cost accuracy
Proprietary price aggregation from multiple sources.
Supply chain volatility requires daily cost updates.
API price feed failures
Fallback caches + multiples sources
Data maintenance
Automated cron jobs
Success: 80% confirm need
Success: 20 paid
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