1.1 KiB
1.1 KiB
xactdiff
Compare two Xactimate estimates and identify missing line items.
Purpose
Construction contractors use this tool to compare:
- Their estimate vs. Insurance estimate
- Find missing line items that should be included
- Identify discrepancies in scope
Usage
xactdiff estimate1.pdf estimate2.pdf output.xlsx
The output Excel file contains:
- Estimate1 sheet: All line items from first PDF
- Estimate2 sheet: All line items from second PDF
- Diff sheet: Side-by-side comparison with fuzzy matching
- Highlighted rows show differences
- Missing items clearly marked
Features
- Fuzzy text matching (handles slight wording differences)
- Color-coded differences (green = match, red = missing/different)
- Organized by trade category
- Sortable and filterable in Excel
Requirements
python3 -m pip install --user pdfplumber pandas openpyxl rapidfuzz
Installation
chmod +x xactdiff.py
sudo ln -s $(pwd)/xactdiff.py /usr/local/bin/xactdiff
Related Tools
- xactparse: Extract and total line items from single estimate