One job workspace vs scattered sheets
Spreadsheets are fine until handoffs break. EstiLumina keeps takeoff through payment on one job record — without naming other products.
Where sheets drift
PressureSeparate sheets / toolsEstiLumina
QuantitiesDigitizer export → retype into the estimateTakeoff pushes into the same job estimate
BuyoutEmail RFQs; nobody knows which docs trades sawFrozen RFQ packages + portal quotes + award once
Job costMonth-end reconcile across three filesBudget · committed · actual with source drill-down
FieldPaper notes that never rejoin the cost codeField PWA sync rejoins Job Home and vault
Getting paidProgress billing off a separate SOV copyPay apps seed from the job SOV and approved COs
Honest boundaries
- Not a full ERP or general ledger replacement
- Not BIM / CAD modeling
- Not automatic takeoff that draws for you — you still draw
Try the path on one live job