Focus on contractor work
Drawboard is strong for broad PDF markup and design review. ContractorCounter narrows the experience around construction drawing markup, measurement, counts, and contractor handoff.
Drawboard alternative
Drawboard Alternative for Construction Teams
ContractorCounter is a contractor-focused drawing markup workspace for teams comparing modern PDF review tools with construction measurement, counts, comments, and exports.
- Construction-focused markup
- Measurement and counts
- Commented drawing review
- PDF exports
Saving, exporting, and bill-of-quantities persist once you sign up free
Keep quantities visible
Measurements and counts stay on the drawing with the comments and symbols that explain the decision.
Use browser-first review
Teams can review drawings and export marked-up PDFs from a web workspace built around construction documents.
Drawboard vs ContractorCounter
A practical comparison for contractors choosing a markup and drawing review workflow.
| Category | ContractorCounter | Drawboard |
|---|---|---|
| Best fit | Contractors who need markup, measurement, counts, and export-first review. | Teams that want broad cross-platform PDF markup and design-review collaboration. |
| Workflow | Construction drawing review with scale-aware measurement and count context. | General PDF markup plus broader document collaboration. |
| Positioning | Contractor-specific Bluebeam alternative. | Modern PDF markup and project review suite. |
Common questions
Short answers for contractors
How is ContractorCounter different from Drawboard?
ContractorCounter is positioned around contractor drawing markup, calibrated measurement, counts, comments, and export workflows rather than broad PDF markup for every document-heavy industry.
Is ContractorCounter only for estimating?
ContractorCounter is focused on drawing markup, PDF annotation, calibrated measurement, counts, stamps, comments, and clean exports. Estimating can happen after the markup work is clear.
Does it work in the browser?
Yes — ContractorCounter is fully browser-based, which means it runs on Windows, macOS, and iPad without an installer, a Windows-only desktop dependency, or a virtual-machine workaround for Mac users. Upload PDF or image drawings, calibrate the scale once per sheet, and the full markup, measurement, and counting workflow runs in the tab — at the desk or on site. Because the workspace lives in the browser, the same drawing opens identically on every machine, so the office and the field are always looking at the same markups without anyone syncing files or matching software versions. If your team has been locked out of desktop-first tools on Mac or iPad, this is the structural difference to test first.