What Epic Estimates does

Epic Estimates is a privately held, bootstrapped US-based service company operating as a DBA of Paine Ventures, LLC, founded by Bobby and Shannon Paine in 2017 and headquartered in Ephrata, Washington (with associated references to Moses Lake, WA). The company delivers remote Xactimate and Cotality estimating services to restoration contractors across the United States, covering all major loss types including water damage, wind and storm, fire and smoke, mold remediation, asbestos abatement, contents, board-up, repair, and roof estimates. Estimates are written entirely by US-based, IICRC-certified professionals with construction field experience and are delivered in native Xactimate (ESX) or Cotality formats within 24-48 hours through an online intake portal.

The core technology stack centers on deep expertise in the Xactimate and Cotality estimating software platforms rather than proprietary IP, with native ESX file delivery and bidirectional platform conversion services that preserve scope, pricing logic, and line-item structure. Supporting infrastructure includes a self-serve web platform (admin.epicestimates.com) for contractor onboarding, integrations with Encircle and Matterport for visual documentation intake, and third-party payment processing via PayPal, Braintree, and FastSpring. The company holds no patents, trademarks, or AI/ML capabilities and positions its human-written service explicitly against AI-generated alternatives.

Epic Estimates operates a pure transaction-based revenue model with percentage fees ranging from 0.5% to 1.5% of estimate total value, subject to minimum deposits of $125 to $200 per project and automatic volume discounts above $100K. Additional revenue streams include per-line platform conversion services at $1.25/line and a hybrid third-party estimate review service at $150 plus 1% of any increase. Go-to-market is digital-first with self-serve onboarding, SEO-optimized content marketing, social media presence, and inside sales support, targeting SMB and mid-market restoration contractors nationwide with no disclosed enterprise accounts or institutional investment.

Name

Epic Estimates

Legal name

Paine Ventures, LLC

Website

https://epicestimates.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Epic Estimates is a US-based, founder-owned service company that delivers remote Xactimate and Cotality estimating services for restoration contractors across the United States, with human-written, carrier-ready estimates for all major loss types delivered within 24-48 hours on percentage-based transaction pricing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Insurance Claims Estimating Services

NAICS

Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (5419)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Insurance Claims Estimation, Documentation & Managed Repair (HSAPAOAL)

Keywords

• Restoration estimating services
• Xactimate estimate writing
• Insurance claims estimating
• Remote estimating services
• Cotality estimates

Headquarters

HQ city

Moses Lake

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Xactimate Estimate Services: Percentage-based transaction fees on estimate totals. For estimates with sketch provided in ESX format: 1.25% up to $100K, 0.75% between $100K-$200K, 0.5% above $200K (minimum $125). For estimates without sketch: 1.5% up to $100K, 0.75% between $100K-$200K, 0.5% above $200K (minimum $150). Balance invoiced at project end.
2. Cotality Estimate Services: Percentage-based transaction fees on Cotality estimates at 1.25% up to $20K with $200 minimum deposit.
3. Platform Conversion Services: Per-line pricing for converting estimates between platforms: Cotality PDF to Xactimate at $1.25/line (minimum $125); Xactimate to Cotality at $1.25/line (minimum $125); Line item rewrites at $1.25/line (minimum $125).
4. Estimate Review Services: Review of estimates prepared by third parties at $150 plus 1% of every dollar of estimate total increase.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Epic Estimates provides remote Xactimate and Cotality estimating services for restoration contractors, with every estimate written by experienced US-based human professionals rather than auto-generated. The service covers all major restoration loss types (water, wind/storm, fire/smoke, mold, asbestos, contents, board-up, repair, and roof) and delivers native-format ESX files within 24-48 hours. Additional offerings include platform conversion between Xactimate and Cotality and line-item rewrite services.

Product overview

Epic Estimates provides professional remote estimating services exclusively for restoration contractors and insurance professionals. The company operates as a unified service offering human-written estimates rather than a software platform, delivering estimates through two primary software platforms: Xactimate and Cotality. The core estimating services cover all major loss types including water damage, wind & storm, fire & smoke, mold remediation, asbestos, contents, board-up, repair, and roof estimates. Additional services include platform conversion between Xactimate and Cotality formats, and line item rewrite services. The company emphasizes accuracy, professional formatting, and quick turnaround times (1-3 business days).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water Damage Estimates

Quantifiable outcome

• Estimates delivered within 24-48 hours
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Xactimate (Verisk/Xactware)coreTechnology or IntegrationXactimate is the core estimating platform Epic Estimates uses to deliver estimates. Estimates are written in native Xactimate format (ESX files) that integrate seamlessly into contractors' existing Xactimate workflows. Xactimate's pricing database, item database, sketch functionality, and reporting tools are fundamental to the service delivery.
• Cotality (formerly Symbility)coreTechnology or IntegrationEpic Estimates provides Cotality estimating services as an alternative to Xactimate, and also offers platform conversion services between Xactimate and Cotality. Cotality estimates are delivered as standard Cotality deliverables at 1.25% up to $20K.
• IICRCcoreTechnology or IntegrationEpic Estimates is IICRC Certified and follows IICRC S500 (water damage) and S520 (mold remediation) standards. The company's service descriptions reference IICRC compliance for mold remediation scopes (containment, source removal, post-remediation verification) and water damage estimates scoped to IICRC S500 standards.
• Paine Ventures, LLCcoreOthersLegal operating entity for Epic Estimates. Paine Ventures, LLC d/b/a Epic Estimates is referenced in the User Agreement as the company providing services.
• Virtual Vision Computing, LLCminorOthersWebsite development and hosting provider for epicestimates.com. Contacted for accessibility issues and website support. Located in Wisconsin (715-803-6181).

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Verisk (Xactware): Verisk owns Xactware, maker of Xactimate — the core estimating platform Epic Estimates relies on for service delivery. While not a direct competitor, Verisk/Xactware is the dominant platform in restoration estimating and could in-house or change terms affecting Epic Estimates.
• Cotality (formerly CoreLogic Symbility): Cotality (the rebranded Symbility/CoreLogic property insights business) owns the Cotality estimating platform — Epic Estimates' secondary platform and the conversion counterpart for its platform-migration services. Cotality competes at the platform layer where Epic Estimates operates at the services layer.
• Paul Davis Restoration: One of the largest North American restoration franchise networks with in-house estimating capabilities. Paul Davis is both a potential customer and a competitor at the contractor level, illustrating the vertical Epic Estimates serves.
• SERVPRO: The largest US restoration franchise network, with thousands of franchisees performing water, fire, and mold remediation. SERVPRO is a representative large restoration contractor that buys estimating support and competes for the same downstream insurance claim work.
• BELFOR: BELFOR is the largest global property restoration services company, with in-house estimating teams and operations spanning commercial and residential restoration — comparable to the contractor base Epic Estimates serves and a benchmark for scale in the restoration industry.
• EagleView: EagleView provides aerial property measurements and roof/sketch data widely used by insurance carriers and restoration contractors in the Xactimate workflow. It is an upstream data provider that Epic Estimates' customers consume when generating estimates.

Emerging players

• Hover: Hover turns smartphone photos into accurate 3D property models and measurements used for insurance and restoration estimating. It is an emerging technology layer that increasingly competes with human measurement-and-scoping workflows in restoration claims.
• Encircle: Encircle is a documentation and job-site mobile platform that restoration contractors use to capture photos, moisture readings, and scope notes — Epic Estimates lists Encircle as an integration for visual documentation fed into its estimating workflow.
• Accurence: Accurence provides claims-scoring and scope-of-loss software for residential property insurance claims, intersecting with the line-item estimating workflow that Epic Estimates supports for restoration contractors.

Others

• Matterport: Matterport provides 3D spatial capture technology used by restoration contractors for documenting property damage — Epic Estimates lists Matterport as an integration its customers use. Matterport is an enabling technology rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/EpicEstimates
• Xx.com/EpicEstimates
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/epic-estimates

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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