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Kivel vs Craft Quantities

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Kivel compared with Craft Quantities
DetailKivel logo KivelCraft Quantities logo Craft Quantities
What it doesCommand line interface for running utilities, creating webhooks, uploading and downloading files, and calling API endpoints Free JSON API for construction calculators with test vectors and building codes
StageMVP Not given
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Pricing modelFreemium Open source
PricingFree: $0 with 3 agents, 1,000 hosted runs/day, 64 MiB storage. Pro: $2/month with 25 agents, 20,000 hosted runs/day, 512 MiB storage. Team: $6/month per workspace with 100 agents, 100,000 hosted runs/day, 2 GiB storage. Free under CC BY 4.0 licence
Key features
  • Run utilities from pipes with JSON input and output
  • Create and manage webhook inboxes
  • Call any API endpoint with JSON body
  • Standard input limited to 10 MiB with 90 second timeout
  • Error reporting as JSON to standard error
  • 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
  • Built on TypeScript SDK for integration with Node.js projects
  • Works anonymously without API key
  • Supports self-hosted installations via KIVEL_URL
  • 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 planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)Not checked yet no change since last checkNot checked yet
Trust Flow (Majestic)00
Citation Flow (Majestic)026
Referring domains (Majestic)029

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