McCormick Systems

At a glance

• Editor score
  Not yet scored
• Pricing
  Pricing on request
• Best for
  Trade contractors needing cloud takeoff and costing
• Founded
  1979 · Chandler, Arizona, United States
• Facts checked
  21 Sep 2026

• Where it wins

  • Digital PDF takeoff with automated material counting and measurement
  • Trade databases support electrical, plumbing, and mechanical estimating
  • Change orders, bid analysis, reporting, and collaboration in one platform

• Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Web access is the listed platform option
  • Integration coverage includes FOUNDATION

Our verdict on McCormick Systems

McCormick Systems is cloud-based construction estimating and digital takeoff software for electrical, plumbing, and mechanical contractors. It supports preconstruction work from digital plans through proposals, combining PDF takeoff, automated measurement, trade-specific databases, labor-unit calculations, material costing, supplier pricing updates, reporting, change orders, and multi-user collaboration. Contractors in the United States and Canada can use it through web access, with estimating data able to integrate with FOUNDATION construction accounting software.

Pricing follows a contact-sales model. Prospective customers can request a demo, while the published offering includes a hosted cloud subscription. The product’s value is centered on trade estimating rather than a broad general-purpose project platform: electrical, plumbing, and mechanical databases include prebuilt items and assemblies, and labor units can be combined with material costs and supplier pricing. Bid breakout analysis, recap reports, and budget reporting extend the workflow beyond takeoff into proposal preparation and cost review.

McCormick Systems is a strong fit for trade contractors that want specialized MEP estimating, cloud access, and a connected workflow for takeoff, costing, bids, and change orders. Its collaboration features support multiple users, while historical data and cost-estimation capabilities address repeatable estimating work. Contractors seeking a wider platform ecosystem or more integration options may prefer an alternative, since FOUNDATION is the listed integration and web is the listed platform. The product is best suited to businesses that prioritize trade-specific estimating depth over broad platform coverage.

McCormick Systems pricing

McCormick Systems fact sheet

McCormick Systems integrations

McCormick Systems lists 1 integrations on its own site.

• FOUNDATION

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Also listed in

• Construction Estimating Software
• Electrical Estimating Software
• HVAC Estimating Software
• Plumbing Estimating Software

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