FastDUCT

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HVAC estimating software for sheet metal contractors

About FastDUCT

FastDUCT is a comprehensive HVAC estimating software for commercial and industrial sheet metal contractors. With easy-to-read reports, the software provides calculations for pounds, square feet, material costs, and field labor hours. The software includes a complete HVAC estimating catalog with over 250,000 items and built-in job templates. It supports various digital plan formats, including PDFs, and specifications can be tailored to each job. Other FastDUCT features include an on-screen digitizer for takeoffs, industry-based labor rates, job-specific material pricing, and more.


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Overall rating

4.6 /5
(34)
Value for Money
4.8/5
Features
4.4/5
Ease of Use
4.6/5
Customer Support
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Jeffrey
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  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Excellent software

Reviewed on 01/11/2019

FastDUCT overall is an excellent choice to make if you want speed and detail. The price is also...

FastDUCT overall is an excellent choice to make if you want speed and detail. The price is also very reasonable

Pros

This product has all the bells and whistles you need, fast and easy to learn, on screen takeoff, and the ability to customize to suit your style of working. The people there are always ready to answer questions when the need arises. This product along with Fastpipe is used daily by me and I highly recommend you give it a try.

Cons

I can't think of any at the time of this review. This product has it all covered.

Alternatives Considered

QuoteSoft

Reasons for Choosing FastDUCT

The price and ease of use FastDUCT provided has been an easy choice

Reasons for Switching to FastDUCT

It made sense to buy my plumbing and hvac software from the same company.
Bruce
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  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

FastDuct is a quick and intuitive estimating tool

Reviewed on 27/10/2022

Pros

The ability to make a multitude of different takeoffs/sections for a project

Cons

The Quick Pick Menu could be better customizable

Response from FastEST

Bruce, thanks for the review. About the Quick Pick Menu -- the buttons can be customized within the fitting spec editor, but we realize that can be a tedious process across multiple specs and sizes. If you have any ideas for how it could be easier to use, give us a call at 800-828-7108. We are always looking for ideas of how to improve the software, and we get most of those ideas from users like you. Thanks again.

Thomas
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  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Sheet metal Commerical use.

Reviewed on 11/11/2019

The one biggest benefit of this program is the time it saves.

The one biggest benefit of this program is the time it saves.

Pros

This product is really easy to use. It save a lot of time and you can teek it to match most of your needs.

Cons

You are unable to create your own catalogs and pricing. Some of fast Duct prices are way out of line. An example would be to insert a metalbetsos catalog ,or a norfab. Also the workbook they provide is full of errors that take time to fix.

Mathew
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  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

PSM - FastDUCT Review

Reviewed on 31/10/2019

I'm our HVAC Estimator, I commonly put together estimates in the mid six figure range and I can't...

I'm our HVAC Estimator, I commonly put together estimates in the mid six figure range and I can't imagine trying to do this without FastDUCT. We had looked at other software solutions but this is the best one we found hands down.

Pros

The software is very easy to use and understand. Product support is excellent.

Cons

Wish there were keyboard shortcuts for common functions and the ability to click two end points to fill in duct.

Response from FastEST

Thank you very much for your review, Mat! We appreciate your feedback.

We added a larger, more customizable menu of keyboard shortcuts to our latest software version, which I believe your company is currently running. So please let us know if you have any questions about those.

And we don't currently have the AutoConnect feature in our FastDUCT program (like we do in our FastPIPE system), but we will definitely put it on our requested features list for prospective development down the road.

Thank you again for your review, Mat!

David
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  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Fastduct Review

Reviewed on 09/11/2019

Outstanding when you add up all the benefits. I'll never stop using it.

Outstanding when you add up all the benefits. I'll never stop using it.

Pros

I have used Fastduct and Pipe for several years . I not only am able to produce extremely accurate bids and take offs, But I use the recap sheet for quick change out bids for service and construction. Once I set my parameters, its remarkably fun and easy to produce bid after bid and be in the middle with all my competitors and be awarded 80% of my bids. Plus they keep updating with new features which I usually find some of the new features helpful depending what area I am focusing on at that time.

Cons

When setting up your export file to send to a vendor for pricing , it can get a bit overwhelming as the vendor doesn't want all the details as they have to input it into their computer and their computer adds all the little details. So you have to edit it then send it. But for that extra step I can accept it Fastduct and Pipe is awesome !

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FastDUCT FAQs

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FastDUCT offers the following pricing plans:

  • Starting from: US$4,995.00/one-time
  • Free Trial: Not Available

Lease- $225/month Any addtl systems are half-price 60-day money back

FastDUCT has the following typical customers:

Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000

FastDUCT supports the following languages:

English

FastDUCT supports the following devices:

We do not have any information about what integrations FastDUCT has

FastDUCT offers the following support options:

Email/Help Desk, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live rep)

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