--- title: "Packout & Pack-Out Software With Photo Proof | ItemStage" description: "Packout software built for the floor. Serialized intake, stage-gated photo evidence, required checks, real-time throughput, and one-click chain-of-custody exports. 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Assured PackOut runs $35 per user per month (about $700/month for a 20-person crew); Encircle lists $270–650 per month flat via Capterra (as published, July 2026)." } } ] } ] --- [![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) Packout · Pack-Out Software # Packout software your floor team will actually use. Packout software tracks every item from pack-out to pack-back — who touched it, where it sits, and what condition it arrived in. ItemStage does this with barcode intake, stage-gated photos and checklists, and one-click chain-of-custody export, from $299/mo per facility with unlimited users. ItemStage is mobile-first pack-out software for restoration contents teams. Serialized intake at the loss site or in the warehouse, configurable processing stages, gated photo evidence, and a chain-of-custody record that assembles itself as the team works. New to the terminology? Start with our plain-English guide to [what a pack-out is](/blog/what-is-a-packout) — this page covers the software that runs one. [Start a Pilot — From $299/mo](/signup)[See the pack-out workflow live](/contact) Built by TetraCore inside [Millers Restoration](https://1800millers.com)'s contents operation · per-facility pricing, unlimited users ## What is pack-out software? Pack-out software is the system a restoration contents team uses to document, track, and prove the handling of a customer's belongings from the moment they leave the loss site until they are returned. At minimum it records what was taken, its condition on arrival, where it sits now, and who has handled it — with photographs attached to the item rather than scattered across crew phones. ItemStage approaches pack-out as a floor workflow, not a paperwork task: technicians register items by barcode or serial on their own phones, required photos and checklist answers gate every stage transition, and the chain-of-custody record assembles itself as the crew works. The approach is measurable. At Millers Restoration, the facility ItemStage was built inside, 10,059 items moved through this workflow between February 1 and July 9, 2026, with a 12-minute median from intake to completed processing and more than 118,000 photos captured. Good pack-out software is fast on a phone, captures evidence without slowing the crew, and produces a record that survives an adjuster or audit review months later. Bad pack-out software is built for a desktop estimator and treated as a chore by the field team. ItemStage is built so the second category never happens: serialized intake takes under 30 seconds, required photos can't be skipped, and every item carries its full history — who, where, when, what — into one export. The same record follows the item back out. At pack-back the crew scans the same barcode, and delivery condition lands on the same item history that started at the loss site — one continuous record from "we took custody" to "we returned it." Two things make a pack-out record defensible: the photos and the custody trail. Our guides to [photo documentation for restoration](/resources/photo-documentation-for-restoration) and [chain-of-custody item tracking](/resources/chain-of-custody-item-tracking) cover the standards adjusters expect, and the [Millers Restoration case study](/case-study) publishes the full production data behind the numbers above. Weighing ItemStage against the incumbent? The [ItemStage vs. Assured PackOut comparison](/compare/itemstage-vs-assured-software) is the honest place to start. Pack-out is also just the first leg of the contents job. The [contents inventory software](/contents-inventory-software) page covers cataloging items for the claim, and the [contents tracking software](/contents-tracking-software) page covers following each item's location and custody through processing and pack-back. ![ItemStage Register Item screen with barcode serial scan, model, location, and assignee fields used at pack-out intake](/screenshots/register-item.png) Pack-out intake Scan the serial, photograph condition, assign a location — under 30 seconds per item. ![ItemStage process questions checklist that gates a stage transition during pack-out processing](/screenshots/process-questions.png) Gated stages Required questions and photos — an item can't advance without them. ![ItemStage export screen producing a PDF export for insurance and a time-stamped image archive for a pack-out job](/screenshots/export.png) Custody export One click: PDF export for insurance or audit review plus a complete time-stamped image archive, per item or per job. Screens captured from the shipping product in use at Millers Restoration — not mockups. What ItemStage gives you ## The capabilities that matter. ### Mobile-first pack-out intake Built for phones on iOS and Android. Works offline. ### Room or container organization Group items by room, box, or pallet. Re-organize without losing history. ### Stage-gated photo evidence Required photos at intake, processing, and pack-back — enforced. ### Required process checks Stage checklists that cannot be bypassed under throughput pressure. ### Pack-back made simple Same item record on return — every step from loss to delivery in one place. ### Adjuster-ready export PDF export for insurance or audit review plus a complete time-stamped image archive per item or per job, one click. ## Packout software at a glance: ItemStage vs. Assured PackOut Assured PackOut ItemStage Pricing $35/user/mo — 20 crew ≈ $700/mo before JobCheck $299–699/mo per facility, unlimited users Devices iPad-first Any phone — iOS, Android, web; offline-first Platform Built on Salesforce Standalone; CSV + image archive portability Stage gating Barcode tags; linear pack-out flow Configurable multi-stage gates — required photos & checks per stage Chain-of-custody export Inventory reports One-click PDF + full time-stamped image archive Competitor details as published July 2026 — verify with the vendor. Full breakdown: ItemStage vs. Assured Software. ## Who uses it - Restoration contents pack-out and pack-back operations - Multi-facility operators standardizing pack-out workflow across sites - Operations frustrated by per-user pricing on legacy pack-out tools - Teams needing defensible chain-of-custody documentation for every pack-out ## Comparing tools? Honest side-by-side breakdowns of ItemStage against the platforms restoration teams evaluate most. - [ItemStage vs. Assured Software (PackOut) →](/compare/itemstage-vs-assured-software) - [ItemStage vs. iCat →](/compare/itemstage-vs-icat) - [ItemStage vs. ContentsManager (DASH) →](/compare/itemstage-vs-contentsmanager) - [ItemStage vs. Encircle →](/compare/itemstage-vs-encircle) - [ItemStage vs. XactContents →](/compare/itemstage-vs-xactcontents) FAQ ## Common questions. ### Is packout software the same as pack-out software? Same thing, two spellings — the industry writes it both ways. Either way it means software that tracks contents from the loss-site pack-out through processing to pack-back with photo documentation and chain of custody. ### How long does pack-out intake actually take per item? Registration — serial, photos, location, assignee — takes under 30 seconds. At Millers Restoration, the median item completes the entire four-stage workflow, intake through final completion, in 12 minutes. That's a median, not an average: a handful of items sit for weeks awaiting sign-off, which is exactly why we don't quote averages. ### Is this a replacement for Assured PackOut or iCat? For high-volume processing floors and operations where per-facility pricing scales better than per-user, often yes. See [ItemStage vs. Assured](/compare/itemstage-vs-assured-software) and [ItemStage vs. iCat](/compare/itemstage-vs-icat) for the honest breakdown, or the [Assured PackOut alternative](/alternatives/assured-packout) page. ### Does it produce adjuster-ready reports? Yes. The chain-of-custody export is a single PDF + image archive ready to send to adjusters or auditors. ### What does packout software cost? ItemStage is $299–699/month per facility with unlimited users. Assured PackOut runs $35/user/month (≈$700/mo for a 20-person crew); Encircle lists $270–650/mo flat via Capterra. Full math in the [2026 cost guide](/blog/contents-restoration-software-cost). ## Run it on your workflow. Start a self-serve pilot in minutes — your first month, billed at signup, cancel anytime — or book a 30-minute walkthrough with your real stages and item types first. [Start a Pilot](/signup)[Book a Demo](/contact)[See Pricing](/pricing) ![ItemStage logo](/itemstage-icon.png)ItemStage Mobile-first workflow and chain-of-custody platform for high-volume item-processing teams. [Start a Pilot](/signup)[Book a Demo](/contact) ## Product - [Overview](/product) - [Features](/features) - [Pricing](/pricing) - [Start a Pilot](/signup) - [Case Study](/case-study) - [Log in](/login) ## Industries - [ITAD & R2v3 Facilities](/itad) - [Restoration Processing](/industries/restoration-processing) - [Refurbishment & Certification](/industries/refurbishment-certification) - [Contents Restoration Software](/contents-restoration-software) - [Packout Software](/pack-out-software) ## Resources - [State of R2v3 (2026 Data)](/resources/state-of-r2v3-2026) - [Chain-of-Custody Tracking](/resources/chain-of-custody-item-tracking) - [Photo Documentation](/resources/photo-documentation-for-restoration) - [Pack-Out Checklist](/resources/pack-out-checklist) - [Blog](/blog) - [Compare Tools](/compare) ## Company - [Contact](/contact) - [Security](/security) - [Privacy](/privacy) - [Terms](/terms) © 2026 ItemStage — a [TetraCore](https://tetracorehq.com) product. All rights reserved. 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