Pricing
The app is free. The cloud is optional.
BidSheet is free forever, fully local, and open source: no account, no trial clock, no feature gates. Cloud sync costs real money to run, so it costs money to use, and it funds development.
Forever
BidSheet
$0
free forever · GPLv3 open source
The full estimating application. Everything runs on your computer; your data is a file on your disk.
- Every feature: bid proposals, takeoff, trench volumes, catalog, crews
- Works completely offline
- No account required
- Local-only mode: zero network traffic, verifiable
- Free updates
Optional add-on · Beta
Cloud Sync
$20 / month
first 30 days free · no card required to try
Online backup and multi-computer sync for your jobs and catalog, on top of the same local-first app.
- Encrypted whole-database backup, sealed with a passphrase only you know
- Sync jobs and catalog across all your computers
- Dead-laptop restore: sign in on a new machine, get everything back
- 100 GB storage (10 GB during the trial)
- Cancel anytime; your local data is never touched
Subscriptions start inside the app (Settings → Cloud Sync) and are billed in USD by Paddle, our merchant of record. Paddle handles checkout, sales tax/VAT, and appears on your card statement. See the refund policy and terms of service.
Common questions
Is my data still on my computer if I subscribe?
Yes, always. Cloud sync is a copy, not a move. The app reads and writes your local database first; sync uploads copies so your other computers (and a future fresh install) can pull them down. Cancel, go offline, or delete your account, and the local app and your local data keep working untouched.
Can you read my backups?
Encrypted backups: no. The whole-database backup is encrypted on your computer with a key derived from a passphrase only you know, before it's uploaded. We store the sealed file; we cannot open it. That also means we genuinely cannot recover it if you lose the passphrase, so write it down.
Synced jobs and catalog data are encrypted in transit and at rest on our infrastructure, but are not yet sealed with your passphrase. Full end-to-end encryption of synced data is on the roadmap.
What does "Beta" mean here?
Cloud sync is newer than the estimating app and still earning trust. It's tested, live, and backed up, but expect rough edges, and expect us to be honest about them. The local app does not depend on it in any way.
What happens when I cancel?
Your subscription runs to the end of the period you paid for, then uploads stop. Your local data is unaffected; the app keeps working in full. Your synced data stays available for download for a wind-down period after lapse so you can pull everything to your machines, after which it may be deleted from our servers. Details are in the terms of service.
How does the free trial work?
Creating a cloud account starts a 30-day trial with 10 GB of storage, with no payment details required. If you subscribe, storage grows to 100 GB. If you don't, uploads stop at day 30; your local data is untouched and anything synced remains downloadable during the wind-down period.
I need more than 100 GB.
100 GB is roughly tens of thousands of compressed plan pages and photos, and most shops never get near it. If you do, contact us and we'll sort out a larger tier.
Can I self-host the cloud?
The desktop app is GPLv3, and pointing it at your own infrastructure is possible if you're technical. It's unsupported, but we won't stand in your way. The hosted service exists for everyone who would rather pay $20 than run servers.