The operating field for architecture, engineering & construction
Aecos is the AI-native operating system for AEC firms. Run projects, people, finances, timesheets, deadlines, CRM, contracts, and drawing review in one place — with Claude built into every surface as the firm's strategic brain.
- Projects & scheduling — live Gantt, phases, staff load, deadlines.
- Financial studio — bookkeeping, invoicing, multi-office accounting, multi-currency.
- Timesheets → billing → invoices → payments, fully integrated.
- CRM, proposals, and contracts with e-signature.
- Studio Review — PDF markup with AI building-code checking.
- Aecos Intelligence — a Claude-powered assistant that knows your firm.
Frequently asked questions
What is Aecos?
Aecos is an AI-native operating system for architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) firms. It brings projects, people, finances, timesheets, deadlines, CRM, contracts, and drawing review together in one platform, with an AI assistant (Claude) built into every surface.
Who is Aecos for?
Design and AEC firms — architecture studios, engineering practices, and construction design teams — from solo principals to multi-office firms. Owners, principals, project managers, and staff each get role-scoped access.
What can Aecos do?
Project management with Gantt scheduling, timesheets, invoicing, bookkeeping and multi-office accounting, CRM with leads and proposals, contracts with e-signature, deadlines, RFIs and submittals, and Studio Review — a PDF markup and drawing-review tool with AI building-code checking.
How is Aecos different from Monograph, BQE Core, or Procore?
Aecos is the single integrated operating layer for a design firm — it connects the whole chain (leads → proposals → contracts → projects → phases → staffing → timesheets → invoices → collections → drawings → RFIs/submittals → reporting) in one system with AI built in. Monograph focuses on design-firm finance and planning, BQE Core on billing/time/accounting, and Procore serves general contractors and owners — each covers one slice, so firms bolt several together. Aecos is built to be the whole stack for architecture and engineering firms.
Does Aecos replace my accounting software (QuickBooks, BQE, Deltek)?
For most design firms, yes. Aecos has built-in project accounting — bank feeds (via Plaid), AI transaction categorization, a real ledger, trial balance, P&L, and balance sheet — plus invoicing and online client payments (Stripe Connect), multi-office and multi-currency accounting, and jurisdiction-aware tax (US sales tax, India GST/TDS). It is project accounting, not just bookkeeping, so you do not need a separate QuickBooks, BQE, or Deltek layer for firm finances.
Does Aecos replace my project-management and document tools?
Yes. Aecos includes project management with Gantt scheduling, phases, budgets, staff load, and deadlines; RFIs and submittals; a document pipeline; and Studio Review for PDF markup and AI building-code checking — so you do not need a separate task tool plus a document-control tool plus a drawing-review tool.
Is Aecos an all-in-one platform for running an architecture firm?
Yes — that is the point. Instead of stitching together a practice-management tool, an accounting system, a time tracker, a CRM, a proposal/contract tool, a document-control system, and a drawing-review app, Aecos runs all of it on one authoritative data model (organizations → contacts → opportunities → contracts → projects → phases → deliverables → people → time → invoices → records), with a firm-aware AI on top. No incumbent connects that full chain in one product.
Does Aecos use AI?
Yes. Claude powers a firm-aware assistant across Aecos: strategic advice, drafting proposals and contracts, categorizing bookkeeping transactions, reconciling payments, and checking drawings against building codes.
How much does Aecos cost?
Aecos has a free tier plus simple per-seat monthly plans — Starter, Studio, and Studio Pro — and custom Enterprise pricing for larger firms.
Is Aecos secure?
Aecos runs on Postgres with row-level security and strict per-firm tenant isolation, TOTP multi-factor authentication, private document storage served via short-lived signed URLs, and SSO options for firms that need them.
Does Aecos support multiple offices and currencies?
Yes. Aecos is multi-office with per-office accounting and role-scoped access, and multi-currency with live exchange rates rolled up to a home currency.
What is Studio Review?
Studio Review is Aecos's drawing-review tool: upload PDF drawing sets, mark them up on a fast canvas, and run an AI building-code check that cites real regulations (for example UDCPR-2020 for Maharashtra, India).