Civils.ai vs Togal.AI
Both use AI to speed up takeoffs from construction drawings. Here's where they actually differ — the review model, document search, and pricing.
Togal.AI and Civils.ai both automate quantity takeoffs from PDF drawings using AI, and both let you interact through chat-style prompts — Togal's own site confirms its Togal.CHAT feature genuinely searches across "drawings, specifications, and project documents," not just image/symbol search, so this isn't a thin claim. The clearest difference is what happens after the AI runs: Civils.ai runs every takeoff through a further quality-assurance step before delivery, while an independent review of Togal.AI found no equivalent review step and documented real accuracy variance on a single project (85% on residential floors vs. 60% on retail podium levels). Togal.AI holds a strong 4.8/5 on G2, and its own workflow is closer to auto-detect-everything-then-chat-to-verify than typing a specific scope and getting exactly that measurement back.
How each one frames itself.
Each product's own positioning, in its own terms — before the feature-by-feature detail below.
Civils.ai
Civils.ai positions itself as a QA-reviewed takeoff service with a document-intelligence layer on top — you get the automation and a further quality-assurance check on the numbers, plus the ability to search and cite across specs, contracts and civil engineering data — boreholes, reinforcement drawings, subsurface utilities and volumetric calculations.
Togal.AI
Togal.AI positions itself as the fastest self-service AI takeoff tool for general contractors — unlimited automated takeoffs and chat prompts on a flat per-seat subscription, with no usage cap.
Feature by feature.
Every claim below is sourced from Togal.AI's own public pages where possible — see the "source" link on any row.
| Feature | Civils.ai | Togal.AI |
|---|---|---|
| Reads & measures quantities directly from PDF drawings | Built-in Type your scope in plain English; AI measures the drawing, with a further quality-assurance step before delivery. | Built-in Core product — their FAQ describes automated takeoffs across standard drawing formats. source |
| Takeoff requests via plain-English prompts (not manual clicking) | Built-in Type a specific scope (e.g. "measure all asphalt paving") and get exactly that measurement back. | Partial Togal.CHAT genuinely accepts plain-English chat prompts, confirmed on their own features page — but their workflow auto-detects everything on the drawing first and uses chat to verify/query it, rather than measuring only the specific scope you typed. source |
| Every takeoff goes through a further quality-assurance step before delivery | Built-in Standard on every plan. | Partial Not documented on their pricing or FAQ pages. An independent review found the same gap — it notes the workflow implies users "themselves perform verification and correction work after auto-detection completes," and documented real accuracy swinging from 85% (residential floors) to 60% (retail podium) on the same project. source |
| AI search & Q&A across contract, spec & bid documents, with citations | Built-in Unlimited documents, always cites and opens the source. | Partial Confirmed real, not just image/symbol search: Togal's own blog states users can "search for information across different types of documents, such as plans, specifications, contracts, invoices, and more," and Togal.CHAT lets users "ask questions directly to their construction plans in plain English." Not confirmed: a click-through, cite-and-open-the-source mechanic the way Civils.ai has. source |
| Civil engineering data extraction (boreholes, reinforcement, subsurface utilities, volumetrics) | Built-in Extracts borehole logs from geotechnical reports, reinforcement/rebar schedules from structural drawings, buried/subsurface utilities, and volumetric takeoffs (concrete volumes today; earthworks cut-and-fill volumes coming soon). | Partial Not mentioned anywhere in their public materials; product appears scoped to above-ground drawing takeoffs, with no evidence of borehole, reinforcement, subsurface-utility or volumetric-calculation extraction. |
Pricing and feature claims about Togal.AI are drawn from its own public pricing and product pages, checked 28 Jul 2026. Civils.ai is not affiliated with or endorsed by Togal.AI. Software changes fast — if something here is out of date, tell us and we’ll fix it.
Who each one is for.
Pick Civils.ai if…
- You want every takeoff run through a further quality-assurance step before it lands in your bid
- You need to search and cite answers across specs, contracts and bid documents, not just measure drawings
- Your scope spans earthworks, civil engineering data (boreholes, reinforcement, subsurface utilities, volumes) alongside quantity takeoffs
Pick Togal.AI if…
- You want a flat monthly seat license with unlimited self-service takeoffs and no per-project review step
- Your team is comfortable running and checking AI takeoffs entirely in-house
- You need the multi-user Business tier's SSO and security-compliance features for a larger estimating team
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Every Civils.ai takeoff is measured by AI, checked by a person, and delivered as an annotated PDF plus a clean Excel export — not a self-service result you have to verify yourself.
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Togal.AI's Growth plan lists at $299.99/month per user, or $249.99/month billed annually, as of 28 Jul 2026 (togal.ai/en-au/pricing-licenses). Civils.ai's current plans are on our /pricing page — the right comparison depends on how many seats and how much QA-reviewed volume you need.
Togal.AI's public pricing and FAQ pages don't document a human QA review step, and an independent review found the same gap — accuracy on one real project ranged from 85% (residential floors) down to 60% (retail podium). Civils.ai runs every takeoff through a further quality-assurance step before delivery. If you use Togal.AI and this isn't accurate, let us know.
Yes — Togal's own blog confirms users can search across "plans, specifications, contracts, invoices, and more" via Togal.CHAT. What's not confirmed is whether it cites and opens the exact source the way Civils.ai does for every answer.
We found no mention of borehole, reinforcement, subsurface-utility or volumetric-calculation extraction in Togal.AI's public materials. Civils.ai reads borehole logs from geotechnical reports, extracts reinforcement schedules, and takes off subsurface utilities and volumes.
Yes — most teams run both in parallel on a project before committing. Neither tool locks you in beyond your existing subscription term.
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