Platform comparison · Construction administration tools
Newforma Konekt manages project information: e-mail, files, issues and, in its CA Track package, RFIs and submittals. ARK does the same CA work with AI submittal review, and then runs the rest of the project (design, bidding, your pipeline and invoicing) at one published price.
Pricing
Checked October 2026: Quote only, licensed per seat, in three packages: Info Track, BIM Track and CA Track.* The third-party figures we found are for other Newforma products, not Konekt, so we show none; estimates vary.
Third-party estimates; the vendor does not publish prices.
* Pricing not publicly posted. Estimated from online sources, checked October 2026; confirm with the vendor.
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.
| Feature | Newforma Konekt | ARK Projex |
|---|---|---|
| Submittals w/ consultant routing & revision cycles | Yes — CA Track package | ✓ |
| AI submittal review w/ spec citations | — | ✓ |
| RFIs w/ consultant workflow | Yes — CA Track package | ✓ |
| Field reports w/ PDF export | Listed as coming soon | ✓ |
| Drawing release sets + title-block OCR + supersession | Partial — file sets, versioning, 2D/3D viewer | ✓ |
| Spec indexing + AI search | Partial — deep search with content indexing | ✓ |
| Changes (ASI/PR/CCD/CO) w/ formatted PDFs | Partial — contract change management | ✓ |
| Pay applications: G703-style Schedule of Values + contractor e-signature | — | ✓ |
| In-browser PDF markup studio (ARK View) + Bluebeam Studio integration | Partial — markup and issues on sheets and models | ✓ |
| Meeting minutes w/ transcript import (Zoom, Fireflies AI) | Not listed | ✓ |
| Bidding management (first bid free) | — | ✓ |
| Design-phase management (milestones, phases & schedule, Gantt) | Partial — BIM coordination issues, not design phases | ✓ |
| CRM funnel (lead forms, speed-to-lead SMS/email, campaigns, booking pages) | — | ✓ |
| Time & invoicing (timesheets, invoices, financial reports) | — | ✓ |
| Client portal w/ login | No — a file Sharing Center | ✓ |
| QuickBooks + Microsoft 365 connections | Microsoft 365 yes (Outlook, Teams, SharePoint) / QuickBooks not listed | ✓ |
| Free unlimited collaborator/participant seats | Per-seat licensing | ✓ |
| Published pricing + self-serve trial | Published pricing no / sign-up "try and buy later" | ✓ |