Platform comparison

ARK Projex vs Monograph

Monograph runs the business side — time, fees, invoices. ARK does that too, and then manages the actual projects those hours go into: CA, drawings, bidding, and your client pipeline.

Pricing

Monograph

As of July 2026: Calculator-based, ≈$450–600/mo for a 10-person firm (≈$45–60/user/mo effective), annual plans, demo-first.

ARK Projex

Unlimited $149/user/mo list — $119/user/mo Founding Firm pricing, locked for life. Construction à la carte $49/project/mo. First project free forever. Pre-launch: join the launch list to lock Founding Firm pricing.

Feature comparison

FeatureMonographARK Projex
Submittals w/ consultant routing & revision cycles—✓
AI submittal review w/ spec citations—✓
RFIs w/ consultant workflow—✓
Field reports w/ PDF export—✓
Drawing release sets + title-block OCR + supersession—✓
Spec indexing + AI search—✓
Changes (ASI/PR/CCD/CO) w/ formatted PDFs—✓
Pay applications: AIA G702/G703-layout PDFs + e-signNo — invoices yes, not AIA pay-app cycle✓
In-browser PDF markup studio (ARK View) + Bluebeam Studio integration—✓
Meeting minutes w/ AI transcripts (Zoom/Teams/Fireflies/Read AI)—✓
Bidding management (first bid free)—✓
Design-phase management (milestones, phases & schedule, Gantt)Partial — phases/staffing/Gantt for planning, not deliverable workflows✓
CRM funnel (lead forms, speed-to-lead SMS/email, campaigns, booking pages)Partial — pipeline, no marketing automation✓
Time & invoicing (timesheets, invoices, 5 financial reports)Yes — excellent✓
Client portal w/ login—✓
QuickBooks + Microsoft 365 connectionsQuickBooks yes / M365 no✓
Free unlimited collaborator/participant seatsN/A — staff-seat pricing✓
Published pricing + self-serve trialPartial — calculator / self-serve no✓

Where Monograph is strong

  • ✓Mature time/fee forecasting and staffing views
  • ✓Wide adoption (2,000+ A&E firms)
  • ✓Polished invoicing

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