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InstantTakeoff and Togal.AI
A factual comparison for electrical estimators, based on what each vendor publishes, as of November 2026.
At a glance
| InstantTakeoff | Togal.AI [1][2] | |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Lighting estimating: the lighting takeoff, wiring and the priced estimate in one tool | Electrical takeoff across the set; quantities go to the estimating system you price in [1] |
| Electrical items | Light fixtures by type, exit signs, lighting controls including wall switches; branch circuits and home runs | Receptacles and switches by type, dimmers and occupancy sensors, fixtures by type tag, exit signs and emergency units, exterior fixtures, panels, transformers and disconnects, switchgear, low-voltage devices, conduit runs as drawn, feeder and branch circuit home runs [1] |
| How counting starts | Upload the set; lighting plans are found and counted by type from tags and the fixture schedule | Box a symbol and Image Search runs it across every uploaded sheet; Text Search pulls fixture tags and panel designations [1] |
| Pricing | Your price list (Excel or CSV import), vendor quotes, labor units and rates, tax, overhead, contingency and profit, bid summary, proposal (PDF or Word) | Left to your estimating system: Togal describes pricing, labor units and bid assembly as that system's job [1] |
| Integrations and export | Excel and CSV export, an API, and an MCP connector for Claude, ChatGPT and other AI assistants. Need a connection to another tool? Ask us and we'll build it, often the same day. | Excel, plus integrations with ServiceTitan, Zebel and Ediphi [1] |
| Published price | $300 per seat per month billed monthly, or $3,000 per seat per year | Growth: $299 per user per month, billed yearly. Business: custom, for teams with 4+ users [2] |
| Trying it | Try a sheet free on the home page: counts on screen, no signup or card | Book a demo or take a self-guided tour [1][2] |
As published on 2026-11-13. Togal.AI's prices are taken from its pricing page [2]; check it for current terms.
What Togal.AI publishes about electrical takeoff
Togal.AI describes itself as "cloud-based electrical takeoff software that finds and counts fixtures, devices, and distribution equipment across a full set of digital plans, then hands the quantities to whatever you price in" [1]. Its electrical page describes Image Search, which runs a boxed symbol "across every sheet you uploaded", and Text Search for fixture tags and panel designations. It lists a wide electrical scope, from receptacles and switches to panels, transformers, low-voltage devices and conduit runs, and says scanned sets are accepted as well as vector PDFs. It also describes drawing comparison between issues, to see "which device counts moved before you reprice them" [1].
Togal is clear about where it stops: "Conductor sizing, voltage drop, labor requirements, and code review stay with you and your estimating system", and it describes itself as "built to feed your estimating system" [1].
Where InstantTakeoff differs
- The estimate is in the same tool. Togal hands quantities to your estimating system. InstantTakeoff prices the lighting itself: your vendor price list imported from Excel or CSV and matched by catalog number, vendor quotes per type, labor units and rates, sales tax, overhead, contingency and profit, then a bid summary and a proposal as PDF or Word.
- Built around the lighting package. Upload the set and the lighting plans are found and counted by type, with each fixture typed from its tag and matched to the fixture schedule; the review layer double-checks each sheet and flags a type whose tags have too few counted fixtures beside them for a closer look. More on fixture schedule reconciliation.
- Connects to what you already use. Counts, the priced estimate and the bid summary come out in Excel and CSV and through the API. Send a drawing set from an AI assistant or agent that supports MCP, such as Claude or ChatGPT, and get the counts, the review status and the estimate back. Working in estimating software or another tool we don't connect to yet? Ask us and we'll build the connection, often the same day. Togal lists Excel export and integrations with ServiceTitan, Zebel and Ediphi [1].
- Try it on your own sheet without a call. The free sheet tool on the home page shows the counts on screen, with no signup or card; Togal's "Try Now" leads to booking a demo.
Which may fit your work
Togal.AI's published electrical scope is wider than InstantTakeoff's. InstantTakeoff counts light fixtures, exit signs and lighting controls, and traces branch wiring and home runs; it does not count receptacles, power equipment or low-voltage devices. If you want one takeoff tool for every electrical system and you already price in another estimating system, Togal.AI describes that workflow.
If lighting is where your counting hours go, and you want the counts checked against the fixture schedule and priced into a proposal in the same place, InstantTakeoff is built for that. The fastest way to judge is on your own drawings: try a sheet free or book a demo.
Sources
- Togal.AI, Electrical Takeoff Software: togal.ai/trades/electrical (checked 2026-11-13)
- Togal.AI, Pricing: togal.ai/pricing (checked 2026-11-13)
Togal.AI is a trademark of its owner. InstantTakeoff is not affiliated with Togal.AI. This comparison uses each vendor's public pages; if something here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.