Bedrock vs Kubla Cubed: cut and fill software compared
Kubla Cubed is a dedicated earthwork takeoff program for cut and fill from drawings, popular with contractors who want a focused tool. Bedrock's Earthwork Pro does cut and fill too, in the browser, and reads contour labels and spot grades off civil PDFs for you to review. The difference is what happens next: in Bedrock the yards go onto the job's estimate and proposal. If you only need volumes, a focused earthwork program may be all you need. If you price the job in the same place, Bedrock saves the re-typing.
Kubla Cubed is built around one job: earthwork volumes from drawings. Bedrock's Earthwork Pro does that job inside an estimating app, so the volumes are priced on the same estimate as everything else.
Kubla Cubed is a focused earthwork takeoff program. Bedrock is a takeoff, estimating and proposal platform with earthwork included in Premier.
- Best for: Contractors who bid earthwork with concrete, paving or utilities
- Best for: Estimators who want contour labels read for them, then reviewed
- Best for: Teams that would rather not install software on every computer
- Why teams switch: Volumes in one program, the price in another
- Why teams switch: A desktop install on each estimating computer
- Kubla Cubed does this better: A focused earthwork program with nothing else to learn
- Kubla Cubed does this better: More CAD formats on import (Bedrock takes DXF, V7 DGN and point files today)
- Kubla Cubed does this better: A desktop program, so a dropped connection doesn't stop work
Questions
Is Bedrock a Kubla Cubed alternative?
Yes, if you want cut and fill in the same app as your estimate. Earthwork Pro reads contours and spot grades from civil PDFs, builds existing and proposed surfaces and gives bank cut, fill and net import or export.
Is Bedrock's earthwork in metric?
Yes. A metric job shows cubic and square metres; an imperial job shows cubic yards and square feet.
Does Bedrock work offline?
No. Bedrock runs in the browser and needs a connection. A save made during a short drop is retried when you're back online.
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