Duranta’s Site Scanner vs SiteRecon: In-depth Review

• Choose Duranta’s Site Scanner if you need instant property insights, structured data outputs, and speed that supports high-volume quoting or automation.
• Choose SiteRecon if your workflow centers on traditional takeoff reports and you are comfortable waiting longer per property to get measurement deliverables.

Takeoff software helps contractors estimate a job by turning a property’s characteristics into measurable dimensions that you can price. Instead of walking the site with a contractor's wheel or manually tracing satellite images, takeoff tools help you calculate things like square footage of lawns, linear feet of buildings, bed area, dimensions of patios and other surfaces that drive labor, materials, and margin.

At a basic level, takeoff software does three things:

• Captures measurements: Pulls or generates areas, perimeters, and counts tied to the scope of work.
• Standardizes the estimate inputs: Ensures every estimator is working from the same measurement baseline, not gut feel.
• Speeds up quoting: Reduces time spent measuring so you can move faster from lead to proposal.

Why takeoff software matters for landscaping and outdoor services

Most mispriced jobs come from one of two issues: measurements are off, or production rates are wrong. Takeoff software addresses both.

It helps you:

• Capture accurate measurements
• Price consistently across your team
• Protect margins by tying pricing to real quantities

If you want a deeper breakdown and examples, you can see what is takeoff software.

Duranta's Site Scanner is an AI-powered property intelligence tool built to map sites and to generate instant property measurements and data across a range of features. Duranta has a fully interactive interface, so that you can make any adjustments you need without having to send it to someone to create it for you. Unlike manual measuring or work-intensive alternatives, it delivers results in 2-3 seconds, and it has standardized outputs designed for high-volume quoting and estimating workflows.

SiteRecon is a landscape takeoff and estimating platform for property measurements and estimating tools for landscaping and exterior maintenance companies. SiteRecon’s positioning is as a complete takeoff and estimation solution that spans measurements, proposals, and reporting.  

Duranta's Site Scanner returns property data in about 2 seconds for a residential address, and 3 seconds for a commercial address. That matters because speed changes your workflow, not just your experience.

When you can pull measurements instantly, you can:

• Respond to RFPs while your competitors are still waiting on site measurements
• Quote more properties with the same headcount
• Avoid emailing back and forth with customer support - everything can be done instantly

SiteRecon typically takes longer per property because it is built around a more traditional takeoff process. If you are producing full takeoff reports for each job, that can be fine. If you are trying to price fast and
follow up faster, the difference adds up quickly.

SiteRecon pricing is commonly positioned around a monthly subscription with tiered plans that include takeoff credits and user seats. It is a predictable approach, but it can get expensive as your team grows or as you increase property volume.

Duranta's Site Scanner is typically about one-third the cost of most alternatives, and it includes unlimited revisions. Where this really shows up is in high-volume workflows like:

• Sales teams quoting dozens of properties per day multi-branch operations
• Teams building semi-automated estimating pipelines

If you are measuring occasionally, cost is less of a lever. If you are measuring constantly, cost becomes a strategy decision.

Site Scanner detects 13+ property classes and outputs results as structured datasets designed for downstream use. That generally includes things like lawn area, planted beds area and perimeter, buildings, asphalt and concrete footprint, tree canopy square footage, and more.

This is useful when you want the data to plug into:

• Pricing models
• CRM workflows
• Estimating systems
• Internal dashboards
• Automated quote templates

SiteRecon is strong when you want measurement outputs packaged for estimating, often centered on lawn-and-bed takeoffs plus reporting. The outputs are more “estimating-ready” in a traditional sense, but less oriented toward structured data pipelines.

In practice:

• Duranta is better if you want data you can reuse, transform, and automate.
• SiteRecon is better if you want a packaged takeoff deliverable and your process already expects that format.

Site Scanner outputs structured data. That means your team can:

• Standardize how measurements feed pricing
• Reduce manual copy/paste work
• Build repeatable templates and SOPs
• Integrate into automation more easily

SiteRecon outputs tend to be more report-like. That is valuable if you want a visual and formatted takeoff document, but it can require more manual steps if you are trying to integrate outputs into other systems.

Site Scanner is a great fit for:

• Teams that need instant quoting or rapid lead response
• Companies bidding high volumes of properties
• Operations that want structured data feeding automation
• Sales teams that want measurement answers on the first call

If you are tightening margins as you scale, pairing faster takeoffs with a consistent pricing approach matters too. This guide on how to accurately price landscaping jobs is a solid companion piece for building repeatable pricing.  

SiteRecon is a great fit for:

• Teams who prefer takeoff reports as the main deliverable
• Workflows that center on lawn-and-bed takeoffs and reporting
• Organizations comfortable with a longer per-property turnaround
  

Both tools solve the same core problem: getting reliable property measurements without sending someone onsite.

The real choice is whether you want a tool optimized for instant insights and structured data (Duranta) or a tool optimized for takeoff reporting workflows (SiteRecon).

If your business wins by responding faster, quoting more often, and building a repeatable pipeline, Site Scanner is the better fit. Contact Duranta to learn more.