Xactimate is the industry leader in comprehensive and user-friendly software solutions for estimating property claims. It is a highly reliable, time- and money-saving software that helps users create professional estimates on costs of property construction or repair, home renovation.

Xactimate Professional Review March 27, 2015 Adrian Eskew I recently contacted Xactware and they were gracious enough to give me trial access to Xactimate Pro for a short period. Although I haven’t had the opportunity to fully evaluate the potential of this package, I have had the chance to develop some opinions from what I’ve seen so far. Based on comments on LinkedIn and other places, I thought a quick review might be helpful. If you’re not aware of what Xactimate Professional is, it is the latest version of Xactware’s best selling estimating software, Xactimate 28, accompanied with cloud storage, a mobile version and web-based iteration.

The idea is that wherever you may be, you will have access to all your estimate data. In theory, this is an extremely exciting prospect. However in reality, there are a few key things I think you should be aware of based on my recent usage that you will need to evaluate before adopting for yourself. Let’s dive in! Features - Online vs. Desktop How does Xactimate Professional stack up against whatever version you’re already using?

For starters, Xact Pro requires Xactimate 28, so if you haven’t yet made the switch, this will be the biggest change. Beyond that, the changes are boiled down to the differences based on the platform you’re using, whether it be desktop, online or mobile.

By and large, there are very few differences between the desktop version and online version of Xactimate. The interface is immediately familiar with everything exactly where you expect it to be. The biggest omission in the online version would have to be the ability to create valuations.

As of this writing, valuations can only be completed on the desktop version. So anyone wanting to ditch the desktop version altogether will face this hurdle. Perhaps the only other notable difference in the online version (that really matters) is that it is basically just Xactimate 28, online.

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That said, you will not be able to write estimates in any other version of Xactimate online if you pay for multiple licenses to accommodate different clients’ needs. This can only be done on the desktop version. Features - Mobile Xactimate available at your fingertips - anytime - sounds fantastic, right? There are enough differences here that I think will keep you coming back to the online or desktop version. Most notably, the way estimates are written on mobile. If you’re like me, you’ve committed all of those line item codes to heart and are just as fast writing an estimate using those as with the reference or keyword search. Therein lies the problem, you won’t be able to use that muscle memory in the mobile version at all.

As a matter of fact, unless you have a sketch, there is absolutely no method available to enter line items in the mobile version of Xactimate. This to me is a major drawback to the mobile version and one that ultimately kept me coming back to the online version and eventually, the desktop version (more on that in a minute).

Being able to sketch a floor plan or roof from your phone or tablet is amazingly powerful. However once the initial wow factor wears off, you’ll probably find yourself missing the familiarity of the desktop version. Being able to sketch a floor plan or roof from your phone or tablet is amazingly powerful.