Bare Bones Software vs Craft Quantities

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Bare Bones Software compared with Craft Quantities
Detail	Bare Bones Software	Craft Quantities
What it does	Professional software for Mac	Free JSON API for construction calculators with test vectors and building codes
Stage	Established	Not given
Founded	1993	Not given
Based in	US	Not given
Pricing model	Not given	Open source
Pricing	Not given	Free under CC BY 4.0 licence
Key features	Not given	1,173 construction calculators with full inputs and test vectors 3,485 published test vectors for validation No authentication key or rate limits required Citations to building standards with section numbers Executable API for running calculations on request MCP server integration for AI assistants 79 job takeoffs with calculator sequences Cross-market glossary in US, Canadian, UK and Australian usage Corrections ledger tracking confirmed errors Unit conversion with exact statutory factors
What makes it different	Professional text editor with 30+ years of refinement Fast performance	No API key required with no rate limits or quotas CC BY 4.0 licence allows commercial use and redistribution Every calculation cited to specific building code sections Pinned test cases prevent silent changes to published figures Complete accessibility with CORS support for browser use
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	78 −1 (down) since last check	Not checked yet
Trust Flow (Majestic)	71	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	54	26
Referring domains (Majestic)	8121	29

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