Bedrock vs InSite groundworks and Elevation: earthworks takeoff compared
InSite Software makes dedicated earthworks takeoff programs (groundworks and Elevation) that excavation contractors have used for years. Bedrock's Earthworks Pro is part of a full estimating app: it reads contours, elevation labels and spot grades from civil PDFs, builds the surfaces, and sends bank cut, fill and net to the job's estimate. Choose InSite for a dedicated, long-established earthworks program. Choose Bedrock if you want the earthworks and the rest of the proposal in one estimate.
InSite's software is built for earthworks takeoff and site work. Bedrock's Earthworks Pro brings earthworks into the same job, plan set and estimate as your other takeoff.
InSite is a dedicated earthworks program. Bedrock is a full estimating platform with earthworks takeoff built in.
- Best for: Contractors who proposal earthworks together with other scopes
- Best for: Estimators working from civil PDFs
- Best for: Teams that want the proposal and job budget from the same estimate
- Why teams switch: The yards still have to be typed into the proposal
- Why teams switch: A desktop install on each estimating computer
- InSite (groundworks, Elevation) does this better: Years of focus on earthworks and site takeoff
- InSite (groundworks, Elevation) does this better: More CAD and survey formats on import today
- InSite (groundworks, Elevation) does this better: Earthworks tools beyond a proposal-stage cut/fill (check what you need with InSite)
Questions
Is Bedrock an InSite SiteWork alternative?
For bid-stage earthwork takeoff priced on the same estimate as the rest of the job, yes. For a dedicated earthwork program with a long track record, InSite is the specialist.
How accurate is Bedrock's cut and fill?
On test shapes with known volumes, Earthwork Pro comes within 0.4% of the exact answer. On a real job the result follows the plan: the contours, the labels you confirm and the boundaries you draw.
Does Bedrock read contour labels drawn as CAD linework?
Yes. Civil PDFs often carry elevation labels as stroked lettering instead of text; the contour reader reads those, and fills a missing label from the contours on either side, flagged for your review.
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