Platform comparison

ARK Projex vs Part3

Part3 is a strong CA-only tool. ARK gives you the same CA workflows — including AI submittal review — plus the design phase, bidding, your CRM funnel, and invoicing, at a fraction of the entry price.

Pricing

Part3

As of July 2026: $150/user/mo (Core) or $200/user/mo (Complete), billed annually, 5-user minimum — entry ≈ $9,000/yr. Free collaborator seats. No self-serve trial (demo-first).

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

FeaturePart3ARK Projex
Submittals w/ consultant routing & revision cycles✓✓
AI submittal review w/ spec citations✓✓
RFIs w/ consultant workflow✓✓
Field reports w/ PDF exportYes — mobile, offline✓
Drawing release sets + title-block OCR + supersessionYes — auto version control✓
Spec indexing + AI search✓✓
Changes (ASI/PR/CCD/CO) w/ formatted PDFsYes — including allowances/contingencies✓
Pay applications: AIA G702/G703-layout PDFs + e-signYes — certificates; not AIA-layout PDFs w/ e-sign✓
In-browser PDF markup studio (ARK View) + Bluebeam Studio integrationNo — sign & stamp only✓
Meeting minutes w/ AI transcripts (Zoom/Teams/Fireflies/Read AI)—✓
Bidding management (first bid free)—✓
Design-phase management (milestones, phases & schedule, Gantt)—✓
CRM funnel (lead forms, speed-to-lead SMS/email, campaigns, booking pages)—✓
Time & invoicing (timesheets, invoices, 5 financial reports)—✓
Client portal w/ loginNo — collaborator access only✓
QuickBooks + Microsoft 365 connectionsNo — Procore/Deltek/Bluebeam adjacency✓
Free unlimited collaborator/participant seats✓✓
Published pricing + self-serve trialPublished pricing yes / self-serve no✓

Where Part3 is strong

  • ✓Offline mobile field reports
  • ✓CA ops analytics dashboards
  • ✓Procore submittal import

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