The full comparison

Estimado AI vs. Handoff, SimplyWise, Xactimate, and Encircle.

Five tools. Five different workflows. The useful question is not who has more boxes—it is who owns the capture, what the capture produces, and which job the system is built to finish.

Book a demo See the breakdown

Estimado AIHomeowner or sales-team capture-to-close

HHandoffAI estimating + project operations

SSimplyWiseMobile photo-to-estimate

XXactimateProperty-claims estimating

EEncircleRestoration documentation

The capture-to-close rail

ScanMeasureVisualizeEstimateClose

The quick version

Five products, built around five different centers of gravity.

There is real overlap: several tools estimate, measure, render, approve, or invoice. The separation becomes clear when you ask who performs the capture and what the workflow is designed to complete.

Estimado AI

Homeowner or sales-team capture-to-close

Handoff

AI estimating + project operations

SimplyWise

Mobile photo-to-estimate

Xactimate

Property-claims estimating

Encircle

Restoration documentation

The full breakdown

Feature by feature. Workflow by workflow.

Current public product information checked August 29, 2026. Partial marks indicate a related capability with a materially different workflow or output.

Capability

Estimado AI

Handoff

SimplyWise

Xactimate

Encircle

Homeowner-operated capture link

✓Yes

×No public workflow

Contractor field capture

✓LiDAR scan

✓Photos + voice walkthrough

✓Photo or LiDAR Room Scan

✓Sketch + Sketch AR

✓Photos + 360 + floor plan

Measured room output

✓2D plan + navigable 3D

×No LiDAR spatial output found

•LiDAR measurements

✓Graphical Sketch

✓Floor plan + sketches

Proposed-remodel image render

✓Geometry-connected render

×No public workflow

✓Image Render

•Graphical property visualization

×No public workflow

Conversational remodel refinement

✓Iterative design changes

×No public workflow

•Renders, but no public connected refinement flow

×No public workflow

Detailed estimating

✓Capture + desired scope

✓AI estimate from descriptions and files

✓Photo-to-line-item estimate

✓Comprehensive repair estimate

•Estimate-ready mitigation scope

Company pricing

✓Configured Pricing Profile

✓Custom rates + markup

•Local data + user edits

•Regional price lists + estimate controls

×Not a pricing platform

Client approval / signature

✓Visual approval + e-sign

✓Proposal approval

✓Estimate signature

•Not a remodeling-sales core flow

✓Signed restoration documents

Automatic client follow-up

✓Text + email automation

✓AI client follow-up

×No recurring automation found

×No remodeling-sales automation found

Estimate-to-invoice

✓Connected pipeline

✓Proposal to invoice

✓Create invoice from estimate

•Claims-centered product

×No remodeling invoice flow found

Restoration moisture documentation

×Not the product job

×Not documented

•Mitigation estimating tools

✓Hydro, readings, maps, dry logs

Two-path homeowner or on-site workflow

✓Both paths

×Contractor-led

×Contractor-operated app

×Property professional-led

×Restoration field team-led

On-site sales session: scan → model → render → preliminary estimate

✓One homeowner-facing session

×No public connected workflow

•Related scan, render, and estimate features; no public connected session found

×No proposed-remodel sales workflow

Primary job

•Closing remodeling jobs

•Residential estimating + operations

•Fast mobile estimating

•Property-claims estimating

•Restoration loss documentation

Sources: Handoff, SimplyWise, Xactimate, and Encircle. “No public workflow” means it was not found in the reviewed current sources, not that an undisclosed capability cannot exist.

Two paths. One tool.

Work the lead from your office—or turn the site visit into the close.

Estimado gives remodeling contractors two ways to use the same measured capture, depending on the job and the homeowner.

Path 1 · The volume path

Send the link. Let the homeowner scan.

A lead comes in. You text one link. The homeowner scans the room and describes the remodel from their phone. Measurements, photos, a 3D model, a 2D plan, and the visual scope arrive in your dashboard.

Build and send the estimate from your office. Automatic follow-up takes it from there.

Best for high-volume lead flow

New lead

Here’s your Estimado room-scan link. It takes about five minutes.

estimado.com/capture/your-project

Homeowner scanning a kitchen and returning measured 2D and 3D outputs

Homeowner captureMeasured outputs ready

Path 2 · The sales-team path

Walk in. Scan. Show the vision. Price it.

A sales associate meets the homeowner at the property and runs the full capture from a phone or tablet. The LiDAR scan measures the space while Estimado captures photos and creates the measured 2D plan and 3D model.

Together, they tell the AI what the homeowner wants, generate and refine the proposed-remodel render, then review a preliminary estimate using your company pricing—all before the visit ends.

The sales-associate path

Meet the homeowner on site
LiDAR scan + room photos
Measured 2D plan + 3D model
Homeowner explains the vision to the AI
Generate the proposed-remodel render
Refine the vision together
Show a preliminary estimate with your pricing—in minutes

Best for closing in the room

AI visualization of a remodeled kitchen shown on a tablet

Existing kitchen

Proposed remodel

Estimado is centered on both a homeowner-operated capture path and a sales-associate-led on-site path. The other products serve different workflows without publicly documenting that exact remodeling sequence. Among the current public workflows reviewed for these comparisons, we did not find another product connecting measured capture, 2D and 3D outputs, homeowner-guided rendering, and preliminary pricing in one on-site sales session.

What each tool is for

Choose the workflow that matches the job.

This is a fit decision, not a claim that every competitor does only one thing.

Handoff

AI estimating and connected project operations for residential construction teams, including proposals, change orders, invoices, and client follow-up.

SimplyWise

Mobile contractor estimating with photo-to-estimate speed, LiDAR Room Scan, Image Renders, approvals, and invoices.

Xactimate

Structural property-claims estimating with Sketch, Sketch AR, detailed repair costs, and regional pricing.

Encircle

Restoration field documentation with photos, 360 media, floor plans, Hydro data, signed forms, and AI mitigation scope.

Estimado AI

Homeowner or sales-team room capture connected to measured 2D and 3D outputs, proposed-remodel visualization, company pricing, follow-up, and invoice.

The real question

Which workflow do you need to finish?

Start with the job, not the product category.

Choose a specialist when

The workflow is already defined by the field job.

Each competitor has a credible center of gravity.

Handoff for AI estimating and contractor operations
SimplyWise for fast mobile photo estimating
Xactimate for property-claims estimating
Encircle for restoration loss documentation

Choose Estimado AI when

The capture needs to become the remodeling sale.

Estimado is centered on reducing unnecessary visits while giving the homeowner a measured, visual way to commit to the project.

Let homeowners self-capture before you drive
Let a sales associate scan, model, render, and price the job with the homeowner
Use the same measured source for 2D, 3D, and the proposed render
Carry the scope into pricing, follow-up, signature, and invoice

Questions before choosing

Clear answers, without the sales fog.

Does SimplyWise also use LiDAR and create image renders?

Yes. SimplyWise publicly documents LiDAR Room Scan on supported Pro iPhones and an Image Render feature. The material difference is that its current public workflow centers the contractor-operated app, while Estimado also supports homeowner-operated capture.

Does Handoff estimate and invoice?

Yes. Handoff currently documents AI estimates, proposals, project operations, change orders, invoices, payments, and client follow-up. Estimado’s distinction is not “estimating versus documentation”; it is the measured homeowner-or-sales-team capture and visual remodeling workflow.

Does Xactimate have AR measurement and 3D sketching?

Yes. Xactimate Sketch AR supports direct-to-Sketch measurements and Sketch creates graphical property representations for repair estimating. That is different from Estimado’s homeowner capture and proposed-remodel visualization.

Does Encircle create floor plans and AI scopes?

Yes. Encircle creates floor plans, sketches, moisture maps, and AI-generated estimate-ready mitigation scopes for restoration work.

Which tool is built around homeowner self-capture?

Among the current public workflows reviewed for this comparison, Estimado is the one centered on sending a room-capture link directly to the homeowner and carrying that measured source into the remodeling sales flow.

Can a sales associate run the entire Estimado workflow on site?

Yes. A sales associate can scan the home, capture photos, generate measured 2D and 3D outputs, talk with the homeowner and AI about the desired remodel, generate and refine the render, and present a preliminary estimate using the company’s Pricing Profile during the same visit.

See the full workflow

Capture the lead. Show the vision. Price the job.

Let the homeowner scan before you drive—or let your sales associate run the entire capture-to-preliminary-estimate session on site.

Book a demo

See Estimado AI on a real remodeling job.