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Ferra | AI Structural Steel Estimating & Takeoff SoftwareAI structural steel estimating software for fabricators and erectors. Automated steel takeoffs, drawing revision comparison, and bid risk analysis in minutes.Ferra | AI Structural Steel Estimating & Takeoff SoftwareBid IntelligenceSteel TakeoffRevision Control3D ModelCompany Start for freeBook a demoNewFerra 1.5 — our biggest release yetAI steel estimating software that knows which jobs to bidFerra reads complete structural drawing sets, runs the steel takeoff, and scores bid risk in minutes, so you commit estimator hours to jobs you can win.Book a demoWatch the walkthroughTrusted by leading structural steel fabricators, erectors, and engineersSteel estimating is where time and margin get lostMost steel fabricators still run takeoffs and bid decisions on manual counting and incomplete visibility.Bidding the wrong jobsCommitting estimator hours to jobs that were never a real fit — wasting capacity and margin on dead ends.Risk buried in documentsMissing critical risk signals buried across hundreds of drawing sheets, specs, and revision sets.Revisions eroding marginStructural changes accumulating silently across revisions — each one quietly eating into your estimated number.Primary capabilityKnow which jobs to bid before you commitUpload a drawing set and get a structured Bid Intelligence Summary in minutes.01Upload02Scan03Risk summary04Scope snapshotStructural scope inclusions and exclusionsRisk scoring across schedule, phasing, and constraintsProject metadata extracted directly from documentsFit assessment based on your company profileStop wasting estimator hours on the wrong jobs.Identify hidden risk early.Make better go / no-go decisions with confidence.See Ferra in actionA full takeoff on real structural drawings — inside Ferra 1.5.Core product featuresBid IntelligenceAI bid analysis with document-grounded answers directly from your plans and specs.Learn about Bid IntelligenceSteel TakeoffAI steel takeoff software that detects beams, columns, and structural scope across full drawing sets.Explore Steel TakeoffRevision ControlCompare drawing revisions and catch structural changes without redoing your takeoff.See revision workflow3D Model GenerationTurn validated steel takeoffs into exportable 3D models for review, coordination, and detailing.View 3D outputTestimonialsBuilt for real steel estimating workflows0:34Play video: Gridiron Steel structural takeoff in Ferra“This took me 10 to 15 minutes to get this project to this point — it took 5 seconds to add 314 columns. You guys have got something that no one else on the market does: a real working AI takeoff tool that doesn't require hours of manual work. Taking the main framing off on this one by hand would easily be 5 to 10 hours.”PKPeyton KlineSenior Estimator, Gridiron SteelRead Gridiron's story“Ferra gives us clarity on which jobs are worth bidding before we commit estimator time. Being able to quickly understand scope and risk upfront has changed how we evaluate opportunities and where we focus our effort.”THTrent HollisPresident, Holley Steel“Everything looks right. The way it stitched those sheets was insane how clean that was.”JHJakob HarkerPresident of InnovatechWhy FerraBuilt for structural steel. Not generic AI.Ferra is purpose-built for the complexity of structural steel estimating.Trained on real structural steel drawingsDesigned around actual bid workflowsBuilt by operators, not outsidersReady to see it in actionSee how Ferra fits into your steel estimating workflowBook a demoStart for freeLatest from the blogView all postsHow to read and take off steel joists and joist girdersJJosh FordOct 14, 2026 · 11 min readSteel tariffs in Canada: what the surtaxes mean for your next steel bidJJosh FordOct 6, 2026 · 13 min readSteel estimating services, and what happens when you ask an AI company to be oneMMichael GuSep 22, 2026 · 16 min readFERRAFERRAFERRAKnow which steel jobs to bid. Win more of the right ones.ProductBid IntelligenceSteel TakeoffRevision Control3D ModelCompareCompanyAboutBlogVideosKnowledge BaseBrandOur offices251 Little Falls DRWilmington, DEUSA 1980860 Colborne StToronto, ONCanada M5E0B7Our emailhello@bidferra.comBook a demo© 2026 FERRATerms of ServicePrivacy PolicySitemapRSS feedJFJosh Ford · Co-Founder, FerraSend a set we haven’t seen. We’ll run it.Send me a drawing set. We’ll run it and show you what Ferra found.BookBook a demoenen1794012961https://bidferra.com

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