AI auto count and auto linear takeoff for MEP drawings.
Count every symbol and measure every run on vector PDFs, scanned PDFs and photographed plans. Built in the UK. £55 per licence per month.
Clean-up, auto count and auto linear, 42 seconds. Watch it with a scene-by-scene breakdown.
Drawing in. Estimate out.
Three steps, no spreadsheet gymnastics.
Drop your drawing in any format.
Vector PDFs, scans, phone photos of plans on a desk — we read them all. Drag, drop, and the file's ready in seconds.
AI marks every symbol it sees.
Our model finds and counts the things you'd count by hand. Eyeball anything it flagged as uncertain — a day's work takes minutes.
Counts become a priced estimate.
One click pushes counts into Ensign's estimating, with 300,000 UK prices and labour times already attached, ready to send.
Pick one symbol. Every match is counted.
Pick a fitting on the drawing and ZeroCount finds the rest on the sheet, each type in its own group, each match marked where it sits.
Whatever your client sends, we can read.
Most takeoff software needs a clean vector PDF. Reality is messier than that.
Vector PDFs
From AutoCAD, Revit, Bluebeam, or any clean CAD export. The standard case — we handle it, but it doesn’t impress anyone.
Scanned PDFs
Photocopies, archive prints, marked-up scans of scans — the drawings your clients actually email through on a Friday afternoon.
Photographed plans
A phone snap of a plan rolled out on the desk. We deal with the perspective, the shadow, and the bit of finger in the corner.
Counts mean nothing without prices next to them.
ZeroCount plugs straight into Ensign’s pricing library and project management. Same firm, same data, no re-keying.
300,000+
live UK prices in the library, refreshed weekly
One click
from finished takeoff to fully priced estimate
One spine
takeoff, estimating, and project management share data
British-built, government-funded, patent-protected.
Three specifics. No buzzwords.
The UK government’s competitive R&D programme for genuinely novel technology. The AI engine was built with this funding.
A granted UK patent for the takeoff method — the methodology is genuinely original, not a wrapper round an off-the-shelf model.
Sitting alongside the takeoff, estimating, and project management tools already used by UK contractors across the country.
- Innovate UK funded
- ICO registered
- CHAS accredited
- Constructionline
- Built in the UK
£55
per licence, per month
No tiers. No “enterprise” upsell. No “contact us”. The price is the price.
Different from Countfire.
Five things worth knowing if you’re comparing the two.
Public pricing
CountfireNot published
ZeroCount£55 per licence / month
Counting engine
CountfirePattern matching against a symbol library
ZeroCountTrained vision model (Innovate UK funded, UK patent)
Linear takeoff
CountfireDrawn by hand: you draw each pipe or duct route, and bends, tees and reducers are added as you go
ZeroCountAutomatic: pick the line patterns and every run is traced and sized from the drawing
Component database
CountfireYour own: you upload your price list before you can estimate (Countfire FAQ)
ZeroCount300,000+ UK components in Ensign's database, prices updated weekly, labour times attached
Pre-built assemblies
CountfireBuilt by you: you create kits before you can estimate (Countfire FAQ)
ZeroCountThousands of pre-built MEP assemblies, ready from day one
Or go straight to Countfire pricing or switching from Countfire.
See ZeroCount on your own drawings.
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Quick answers.
- What is ZeroCount?
- ZeroCount is AI takeoff software for UK construction estimators. It reads vector PDFs, scanned PDFs, and photos of plans, counts symbols and measures lengths, then pushes the result into Ensign estimating with 300,000+ live UK prices.
- How is this different from other takeoff tools?
- Most “automated” takeoff is symbol matching against a fixed library of shapes. ZeroCount uses a trained vision model that reads the drawing the way an estimator does — including scanned PDFs, photocopies, and phone photos that other tools choke on.
- What kinds of drawings do you support?
- Vector PDFs from CAD, scanned PDFs (including photocopies and marked-up scans), and phone photos of plans on a desk. Same engine, same accuracy expectations across all three.
- Which trades does it cover?
- Electrical, mechanical, MEP, ductwork, and insulation. One model across the lot — no separate product per discipline. Each trade has its own page with the conventions we read.
- How much does it cost?
- £55 per licence per month. No tiers, no enterprise upsell, no “contact us”. Multi-licence rates available from five seats — bring the team size to the demo call.
- What happens on the demo?
- 30 minutes. Bring a drawing — ideally one another tool got wrong. We run the takeoff live on the call so you see the engine on your work, not a polished sales asset.