Monograph
As of July 2026: Calculator-based, ≈$450–600/mo for a 10-person firm (≈$45–60/user/mo effective), annual plans, demo-first.
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
ARK Projex
Unlimited $179/user/mo list — the Founding Forty lock $119/user/mo for three years, firms 41–100 lock $149/user/mo for three years. Staff seats $34/user/mo for people who log time and do assigned work. Construction à la carte $69/project/mo. First project free forever. Pre-launch: join the launch list to lock Founding Forty pricing.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Monograph | ARK 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-sign | No — 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 connections | QuickBooks yes / M365 no | ✓ |
| Free unlimited collaborator/participant seats | N/A — staff-seat pricing | ✓ |
| Published pricing + self-serve trial | Partial — calculator / self-serve no | ✓ |
Where Monograph is strong
- ✓Mature time/fee forecasting and staffing views
- ✓Wide adoption (2,000+ A&E firms)
- ✓Polished invoicing