ZeroCount vs Countfire — an honest comparison.
A clean side-by-side on the things buyers actually ask about — pricing, drawing formats, how the engine works. Public information only, no claims we can’t back up.
Public pricing
CountfireNot published
ZeroCount£55 per licence / month
Pricing model
CountfireTiered (third-party trackers cite ~$99–$999/month per seat)
ZeroCount£55 flat, per licence
Free trial
Countfire7 days, no card required
ZeroCountAvailable via demo, on real drawings
Drawing types handled
CountfireVector PDFs (per published documentation)
ZeroCountVector PDFs, scanned PDFs, photographed plans
Counting engine
CountfirePattern matching against a symbol library
ZeroCountTrained vision model (Innovate UK funded, UK patent)
Estimating
CountfireBuilt-in estimating module
ZeroCountPlugs into Ensign with 300,000+ live UK prices
Project management
CountfireNot stated publicly
ZeroCountYes, via the Ensign group
UK-built
CountfireYes
ZeroCountYes — Innovate UK funded, UK patent granted
Countfire claims sourced from countfire.com and third-party trackers (Capterra, ITQlick, G2). Where Countfire’s published material doesn’t answer a question, the row is marked “Not stated publicly” rather than asserting what they don’t do.
We’ll help you move across.
Bring your past takeoffs and your project library. We won’t pretend a five-year history of estimates is a click-and-import job, but we’ll do the heavy lifting and sit with you while we run a real project on both platforms in parallel. Mention it on the demo call.
Worth a 30-minute look.
ZeroCount handles drawings older tools struggle with at a transparent £55 per licence per month. If that fits the bill, book a demo and we’ll run a takeoff on a drawing of your choice.
See ZeroCount on your own drawings.
Tell us a bit about you and we'll be in touch within one working day to set up a 30-minute walkthrough.