Clear decision guides for Commercial Architecture & Design Studios
Straight comparisons of the tools you're choosing between, honest about where each one falls short. Where we quote a benchmark, we show its source.
16 guides for Commercial Architecture & Design Studios of 1,000
Phased Design Fees and a Facility-Support Retainer on One Account
A Q&A for architecture studios billing schematic design through construction administration alongside a monthly facility-support agreement.
Choosing 1099 Software When You Pay Structural Subconsultants
A decision guide for architecture and design studios weighing Tax1099 against Track1099 for filing 1099s on structural, MEP and rendering subconsultants.
Questions Before Granting Equity at a Design Studio
Answers to what architecture and design studio owners ask before setting up Pulley or Carta for equity, from licensing rules to project-based valuation.
Do Blueprints Change Your Firm's Sales Tax Answer
Architectural design fees are usually exempt, but printed plan sets can be taxed as tangible property. Here is how Anrok and Avalara fit a design studio.
Architecture Firms: Cube vs Mosaic for Phase Fee Planning
Weighing the tradeoffs between Cube and Mosaic for an architecture firm: modeling phase fees, scope creep, and staff allocation by project phase.
Pipe vs Capchase: Phase Billing for Architecture Firms
Architecture fees are billed by design phase, not on a recurring schedule. See the one client relationship that can still qualify for Pipe or Capchase.
BILL vs Tipalti for Commercial Architecture and Design Studios
Architecture studios run subconsultants, reimbursable client costs, and retainage on every project. Here's how BILL and Tipalti fit that payables pattern.
NetSuite vs Sage Intacct for an Architecture Firm's WIP
How architecture and design studios should compare NetSuite and Sage Intacct on phase billing, earned value, and reimbursable pass-throughs, not report counts.
Ramp vs Brex for a Studio's Phase-by-Phase Project Costs
Compare how Ramp and Brex handle phase-level project cost tracking, software seat approvals, and sample orders for an architecture studio.
Reimbursable Expenses Are the Real Procurement Problem for Architects
Commercial architecture firms rebill printing, renderings and site visits to clients. See how Airbase and Procurify handle reimbursable project costs.
Setting Up Multi-State Payroll for an Architecture Firm, Step by Step
A step-by-step runbook for a commercial architecture or design studio choosing between Gusto and Rippling as project work crosses state lines.
Phase Billing and the Close: FloQast or BlackLine for Architects
Architecture firms bill by design phase and pass through reimbursable expenses. Here's how that shapes a choice between FloQast and BlackLine.
Modern Treasury vs Trovata for Architecture & Design Studios
For architecture and design studios billing phased fees with reimbursable consultant costs, here's a worked comparison of Modern Treasury and Trovata.
409A Timing for Architecture Studios Funding a Partner Buyout
A partner's retirement can expose an unfunded buyout formula at an architecture studio. Here's how that changes the Carta vs Shareworks decision.
Matching Revenue to Design Phase Before Audit Tools
How commercial architecture firms should reconcile phase-based billing and reimbursables before comparing FloQast and AuditBoard for controls.
Paying Rendering Studios on Delivery: Your Questions Answered
Answers to the questions a design studio actually has about paying overseas rendering studios on delivery instead of on standard net terms.