Estimate only — not a licensed bid, appraisal, or tax advice. Numbers stay in your browser.
Bid worksheet
Estimate vs bid: the gap between what it costs and what you quote
Estimate is internal. Bid is external. Mixing them is how shops “win” jobs that lose money. Enter both — see dollars gap, markup, and margin.
Line-item workbenchLive calc
Bid stack
- Estimate
- $22,000.00
- Bid
- $27,500.00
- Gap
- $5,500.00
Markup 25.0% · Margin 20.0%
Common questions
Estimate is your cost forecast; bid is the price to the owner.
Only if you intend zero markup (rare and risky).
Label it; don’t hide it in the gap by accident.
No — planning comparison only.