KnightShift isn't a generic AI takeoff tool. It's purpose-built for commercial painting by founders who have run a commercial painting company for 15 years. Upload the PDFs, get a priced takeoff, the measurement analysis and your marked-up sheets back the same day. Your estimator reviews and confirms instead of counting.
Bid like a bigger shop without hiring one. Perfect for owner-operators and one-estimator firms ready to scale.
The sweet spot. Built for the firm that already has one or two estimators and is fighting for the next tier of work.
Custom-built for firms running four or more estimators and bidding daily across regions. We meet you where you operate.
Month-to-month or annual. Save two months with annual prepay on Growth and Scale. No setup fees. No per-seat upcharges within tier limits. Unlimited support during onboarding. All plans are governed by our Master Terms and Conditions.
We've seen the edge cases. We've priced the weird substrates. We know what your foreman actually quotes for cut-in versus roller.
| Generic AI takeoff | KnightShift | |
|---|---|---|
| Industry focus | Whatever pays | Commercial painting only |
| Service experience | Software-only | 15 years on the job |
| Where the numbers come from | A model’s best guess | Vector measurement of your sheets, source shown |
| Substrates and systems | "Wall surface area" | From the finish schedule and the Division 09 spec |
| Rates | Generic | Commercial rate card you can replace with your own |
| What you get back | A number | Estimate branded to your shop, analysis, marked-up sheets |
| Hire an estimator | KnightShift Scale | |
|---|---|---|
| Upfront cost | $5–10K recruiting | $0 |
| Time to productivity | 3–6 months | 1 week |
| Annual cost | $84–130K loaded | $54K base |
| Capacity | ~80 bids / month | 40 included + overage |
| Turnaround | 5–15 hrs per bid | Same day |
| Vacation, sick days, turnover | Yes | Never |
One construction project requiring a takeoff and proposal. Re-runs of the same project (revisions, addendums) don't count against your monthly limit.
You're billed for overages at your tier's rate at the end of the month. No surprise tier upgrades, no throttling.
Anytime. Upgrades are prorated; downgrades take effect at your next billing cycle.
Month-to-month or annual. Save two months with annual prepay on Growth and Scale.
A typical set comes back in about two hours; nine in ten inside 24 hours. Same queue on every tier.
Every estimate ships DRAFT with the open items and any unreadable sheets listed, and the marked-up drawings show exactly what was counted. Answer the open items and re-run free. Your estimator becomes a reviewer, not a calculator.
Yes. Enter your rate card on the Pricing tab and every estimate is priced off it. Otherwise KnightShift commercial defaults apply. The standard (non-prevailing) labor basis is disclosed on every estimate.
Yes. Project files are encrypted at rest, processed in isolated environments, and never used to train external models. See the Master Terms for the full commitment.
