Best architecture software
With ever increasing demands on our time, new architecture software applications are emerging to help us manage the day-to-day tasks of running an architecture firm. Here’s a list of architecture software curated to help you run a modern and efficient firm.
CAD/BIM
Client files (FTP)
Management
A web and mobile application designed to help teams organize, track, and manage their work.
An application that provides components like notes, databases, kanban boards, wikis, and calendars.
Gain deep performance insights into your business from project planning, scheduling, invoicing and time tracking.
Communication
Internal communication and chat software. Integrations make this a powerful tool.
Business version of GMAIL which includes all the Drive products and user managment.
Manages all communication channels in one spot including email, SMS, voice, and social media.
Graphic Production
Both web based tools give you advanced editing of raster and vector graphics, all for free.
Award winning software for visual editing, this product is both affordable and beautiful.
As an industry standard, Photoshop and family are robust software packages for creative output.
Visualization
A commercial 3D computer graphics and computer-aided design application software.
A commercial real-time rendering and virtual reality plugin to add on to your visualization platforms.
A professional 3D computer graphics program for making 3D animations, models, games and images.
Collaboration
A recording tool to help you record and share video messages of your screen, cam, or both.
An online visual collaboration platform for teamwork with an an engaging, intuitive, in-person experience.
An architect favorite tool that let you mark up drawings and collaborate among teams.
Website
Accounting
Material Specification
Construction Admin
Highly-rated, in-the-field app for plans, punchlists, documents, and daily reporting.
A super powerful Autodesk cloud-based solution with data management and collobration functionality.
Collaboration software focusing on documents, contracts, RFIs, and schedules.
Proposals
To collaborate on proposals, a simple doc allows text, image and tablular data to show capabilities.
Build custom proposals with unique styling, collaborative editing, and advanced analytics.
With templates and online signatures, this product simplifies the entire proposal process.
Architecture software
To compare all the options, we simplified the pricing to monthly. For instance Sketchup costs $695 one-time but we amortize the price over 3 years which is $19.30/mo (rounded to $20/mo).
As advocates for software in architecture, we trial and experiment with a diverse spectrum of applications. If you found a new useful software or want to suggest a new category, feel free to send us a message.