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Verify current pricing with each vendor." } } ] } ] --- [![ItemStage logo](/itemstage-icon.png)ItemStage ](/) [Product](/product)[Features](/features)[Industries](/industries/restoration-processing)[Pricing](/pricing)[Compare](/compare)[Resources](/resources/chain-of-custody-item-tracking)[Blog](/blog) [Log in](https://app.itemstage.com)[Contact](/contact)[Start a Pilot](/signup) [Start a Pilot](/signup) Software Comparison # Best Packout Software in 2026: An Honest Comparison (Tested on a Real Contents Floor) July 9, 2026· 8 min read · [All posts](/blog) The best packout software depends on what you are measured on: Encircle for full-loss field documentation, Assured PackOut for iPad-first Salesforce shops, Verisk ContentsTrack for Xactimate-native carrier work, iCat for claims valuation, contents.team for per-item valuation forensics, and ItemStage for high-volume facility throughput. A disclosure before the list: we (TetraCore) make ItemStage, and it is in this roundup. ItemStage was built in cooperation with a working contents operation — [Millers Restoration](https://1800millers.com) — whose crew ran pack-outs with paper, spreadsheets, and competitors' software before we built ItemStage alongside them on their floor. This is the comparison that operation wishes had existed then: every tool below has a real strength, and we will tell you plainly when a competitor is the better choice. Competitor pricing is as published in July 2026 — verify with each vendor. ## The best pack-out software at a glance Product Best for Pricing (as published July 2026) Encircle Full-loss field documentation $270–$650/mo flat (per Capterra; not on vendor site) Assured PackOut iPad-first shops on Salesforce $35/user/mo Verisk ContentsTrack Xactimate-native carrier work Quote-only iCat Claims valuation Pay-as-you-go; enterprise AI plan not public contents.team Per-item valuation forensics $0 base + $0.80/item over 500 per seat ItemStage High-volume facility throughput $299–$699/mo per facility, unlimited users ## Encircle — best for full-loss field documentation Encircle is the field-documentation leader, and it earned that position. If your crews document entire losses — structure and contents, water and fire — its photo capture, floor-plan sketching, and reporting are fast and polished, and adjusters recognize its output. Contents and pack-out tracking is one module among many rather than the core of the product, and its flat pricing (reported at $270–$650/month per Capterra, not published on Encircle's own site) is a real budget line for a small contents crew. Choose Encircle if field documentation across the whole loss is your primary job. ## Assured PackOut — best for iPad shops on Salesforce Assured has owned "packout" brand language for years, and the product shows a deep understanding of the pack-out itself. It is iPad-first, room-by-room, and at $35/user/month it is the cheapest entry point for a small crew. It runs on Salesforce, which cuts both ways: excellent if your business already lives there, an extra platform to administer if it does not — and per-user pricing climbs quickly past about eight people. If that per-user math is what's driving your search, our [Assured PackOut alternative](/alternatives/assured-packout) page runs the numbers. ## Verisk ContentsTrack — best for Xactimate-native carrier work If your revenue flows through Xactimate and carrier programs, ContentsTrack (with XactContents for pricing) is the path of least resistance — it is the insurer-side default, and inventory data lands directly in the estimate. Pricing is quote-only and tied to your Verisk relationship. Its focus is the claim, not your warehouse floor, so shops that need configurable processing workflows tend to feel the ceiling. We compare the two directly in [ItemStage vs XactContents](/compare/itemstage-vs-xactcontents). ## iCat — best for claims valuation iCat has been at this since 2009 and centers on the valuation problem: turning a contents inventory into defensible replacement-cost numbers for the claim. Entry pricing is pay-as-you-go, with an AI-driven enterprise plan whose pricing is not public. If total-loss inventories and pricing disputes are your daily work, iCat deserves a look; if your bottleneck is physical processing speed, valuation-first tools solve a different problem. ## contents.team — best for per-item valuation forensics The newest entrant, with the most unusual pricing: $0 base plus $0.80/item over 500 per seat. Its strength is deep per-item valuation forensics, and credit where due — it publishes honest vendor comparisons, which is rare in this category. Per-item pricing is genuinely cheap for low volumes and compounds on high-volume operations, so run your monthly item counts first. ## ItemStage — best for high-volume facility throughput Ours, so judge accordingly — but the lane is specific. [ItemStage](/pack-out-software) was built inside a restoration facility for one metric: units per day through the building. Barcode intake with on-site label printing, configurable stage-gated workflows (Intake → In Chamber → Inspect → Pack-Back) with required photos and process questions that cannot be skipped, Green Tag / Red Tag / Red-M dispositions, offline-first mobile, and a one-click chain-of-custody PDF. Pricing is per facility with unlimited users ($299–$699/month), published openly. **Choose ItemStage if you are measured on units per day through a facility.** Choose something else if your core need is whole-loss field documentation (Encircle) or claims valuation (iCat, contents.team). ## How to choose - **Measured on documentation quality?** Encircle, or ContentsTrack if you are carrier-program bound. - **Measured on claim valuation accuracy?** iCat or contents.team. - **Small iPad crew on Salesforce?** Assured PackOut. - **Measured on facility throughput and chain of custody?** ItemStage — start with a paid 30-day workflow pilot. For the full pricing-model math at different crew sizes, see [what contents restoration software really costs in 2026](/blog/contents-restoration-software-cost). New to the process itself? Start with [what a pack-out is](/blog/what-is-a-packout) and the free [pack-out checklist](/resources/pack-out-checklist). ## Frequently asked questions ### What is the best packout software in 2026? There is no single best packout software — it depends on what you are measured on. Encircle leads for full-loss field documentation, Assured PackOut fits iPad-first Salesforce shops, Verisk ContentsTrack fits Xactimate-native carrier work, iCat and contents.team lead on claims valuation, and ItemStage is built for high-volume facility throughput with stage-gated workflows and per-facility pricing. ### What software do restoration companies use for pack-outs? Most restoration companies use one of six tools for pack-outs: Encircle, Assured PackOut, Verisk ContentsTrack, iCat, contents.team, or ItemStage. Smaller shops still run spreadsheets and paper inventories, which is where most lost-item disputes and chain-of-custody gaps originate. ### How much does packout software cost? As published in July 2026: Encircle is reported at $270–$650/month flat (per Capterra), Assured PackOut is $35/user/month, contents.team is $0 base plus $0.80/item over 500 per seat, iCat and Verisk are quote-based, and ItemStage is $299–$699 per facility per month with unlimited users. Verify current pricing with each vendor. ## See ItemStage in action Walk through a workflow tailored to your facility — mobile-first capture, gated chain-of-custody checkpoints, and audit-ready exports. [Facility-based pricing](/pricing) starts at $299/month, unlimited users. [Start a Pilot — From $299/mo](/signup)[Book a Workflow Demo](/contact) ![ItemStage logo](/itemstage-icon.png)ItemStage Mobile-first workflow and chain-of-custody platform for high-volume item-processing teams. 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