Truecost:Plan with clarity, estimate with accuracy
Introducing TrueCost, our AI-assisted estimation tool for residential builders replacing hours of spreadsheet work with cost estimates in under an hour, off any level of plan.
Accurate and faster QS at your fingertips
How TrueCost works
Simply upload your plans to get accurate estimates in under an hour
Upload your Plans
Drag and drop plans. TrueCost works with any level of detail, with cost detail returned based on provided information. The more you upload the more detailed the estimate.
Get your itemised estimate
Using our intelligent QS model, TrueCost builds out rooms, trades, and allowances using Australian supplier rates. It's not just ranges or benchmarks – it's accurate, timely pricing for items and labour hours.
Client-ready outputs
Intuitive data visualisation allowing you to quickly understand costs and easily extract required information for your clients.
Proven results for Residential builders
TrueCost customers save time, protect their margins, and win more work. All thanks to fast and accurate AI-assisted cost plans trained on up-to-date Australian data.
50-minute Truecost turnaround
Replace 30-40 hours of manual estimating with an automated workflow that keeps your crews on site.
Source: early builder cohort17x more affordable than QS fees
Keep margins in your business by avoiding $2k-$5k external estimates for every tender.
Based on ANZ QS quotes3 extra jobs per quarter
Builders using Truecost submit tenders faster, validate variations, and convert more clients.
User-reportedExplore TrueCost estimates with trade breakdowns, elemental summaries, labour summaries and estimate comparisons.
What builders are saying about TrueCost
Beth Moresi, Beth Builds“Using TrueCost has been absolutely game-changing for qualifying inquiries.”
I get inundated with inquiries with very light documentation—sometimes just a simple floor plan. By uploading it to TrueCost, I can generate a quick, accurate cost breakdown. If someone comes to me with a $350k budget but the system returns an $850k estimate, I can immediately have an informed conversation and set expectations backed by real data and spreadsheets.
It's been a fantastic tool for cross-referencing subcontractor quotes and ensuring the full scope is covered. I particularly value the ability to adjust finishes and fixtures between standard, medium, or high.
To give you an idea of its accuracy, the team ran two of my live projects through the system. Their estimates came within $10–15k of my own detailed pricing. TrueCost has become an invaluable tool in my business for qualifying, cross-checking, and referencing project costs.
“This job would have taken me 40 hours to do — I would have worked after hours all week for that. We paid $2,800 for a QS to do that amount of work for a similar job and How Much To does it for such a low cost!”Damien Tobin, Tobin Building Group
Estimate with TrueCost and protect your margins
🎉 Demo attendees receive a 70% off coupon!