FastPIPE review

FastPIPE is the most transparent commercial plumbing estimator on price: FastEST publishes a $4,995 one-time purchase or a $250 monthly lease for the first application, with the license owned after 36 payments and a 60-day money-back guarantee. The software was first released in 1995 and is built for commercial and industrial plumbing and mechanical work. Its catalog holds over 150,000 items from manufacturers such as Nibco, Viega and Anvil International, with pricing and MCAA and PHCC labor estimates. Takeoff happens on digital plans with an on-screen digitizer, and the Auto Connect feature detects a line between two fittings and adds the pipe automatically. Hundreds of built-in assemblies and reusable job templates speed up repeat work, and reports export to an Excel workbook for the final quote. The trade-offs are a Windows and Excel requirement, extra cost for PHCC and MCAA rate packs, and $1,250 a year in maintenance once the first year ends.

Who it is for

Commercial and industrial plumbing estimators who want to buy or lease

Price

Lease from $250 per month for the first application, or buy for $4,995 one time.

First Application $250 per month
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 11, 2026.

Key features

• Catalog of over 150,000 plumbing and mechanical items with MCAA and PHCC labor estimates
• On-screen digitizer takeoff on PDF and other digital plans
• Auto Connect adds the pipe length between two fittings during takeoff
• Hundreds of built-in assemblies for gas connections, boilers, pumps and VRF systems
• Reports by section, spec, area, zone and cost code, exported to Excel

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Lease is owned after 36 payments
• Strength: 60-day money-back guarantee
• Strength: Support for Ferguson, Harrison and Allpriser pricing services
• Weakness: Runs on Windows and needs Microsoft Excel
• Weakness: PHCC and MCAA labor rates cost extra
• Weakness: Maintenance after year one costs $1,250 a year for the first application

Key facts

• Purchase price: $4,995 one time for the first application
• Lease: $250 per month, owned after 36 payments
• Guarantee: 60-day money back
• Requirements: Windows 10 or 11 and Microsoft Excel 2016 or later

Where it ranks

FastPIPE is No. 2 in our Best Plumbing Estimating Software verdict.