Costifys vs Monograph
See why hundreds of A&E firms are moving from Monograph to Costifys. Better tools at half the cost.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
See where Costifys and Monograph stack up on the features A&E firms care about.
Pricing Comparison
Better tools should not cost more. Costifys gives you more for less.
- All tools in every plan
- AI Budget Builder, AI Staffing, AI Notes
- Built-in e-signatures
- No setup fees
- Free 14-day trial, no credit card
- No AI tools
- No built-in e-signatures
- Thin or no client portal
- May charge setup fees
Costifys gives you more for about half the price of Monograph. Every plan has AI tools, built-in e-signatures, and deeper integrations. Monograph charges extra or skips these.
Why Firms Switch from Monograph
Real reasons A&E firms are moving to Costifys.
Cut your software bill in half
Monograph costs $45-75 per user a month. Costifys starts at $15. Every plan has more tools. A 20-person firm can save over $7,000 a year.
AI tools that save real time
Costifys has an AI Budget Builder, AI Staffing, and AI Notes. It makes phase estimates, picks staff for projects, and writes meeting notes. Monograph has none of these.
Built-in e-signatures
Send proposals and contracts for e-signature right from Costifys. No outside tools. No extra fees. Monograph needs DocuSign or HelloSign.
A client portal your clients will use
Give clients a branded portal to see progress, approve invoices, and pay online. Monograph has no client portal.
Deeper finance integrations
Costifys syncs with QuickBooks Online and Xero both ways. Monograph only works with QuickBooks. Xero users get left out.
AI-Powered Budget Building
Monograph has solid budget tools. Costifys goes further. Our AI Budget Builder makes phase estimates from your scope and past data. Stop spending hours in spreadsheets. Let AI build accurate budgets in minutes.
- AI builds phase budgets from project type and scope.
- Past data makes it more accurate over time.
- MoneyGantt view shows budget health.
- Get auto alerts when budgets near limits.
Smarter Staffing and Resource Planning
Monograph has basic resource tools. Costifys adds AI staff picks. They match team members by skill, time open, and workload. Drag-and-drop makes it easy to rebalance.
- AI picks the best team members for each job.
- Drag-and-drop planner with weekly and monthly views.
- Live use dashboards.
- Forecast capacity for hires.
Full Pipeline to Payment Flow
Monograph runs projects well. But it lacks online payments and a client portal. Costifys gives you the full flow. Track leads, send proposals with e-signatures, run projects, make invoices, and take online payments in a branded portal.
- Pipeline with custom stages and win scores.
- Built-in e-signatures for proposals and contracts.
- One-click invoices from approved timesheets.
- Client portal with online payments.
“We used Monograph for two years and loved the budgeting tools, but the cost was adding up and we needed AI features and e-signatures. Costifys gave us everything Monograph had plus more, at nearly half the price. The switch took less than a week.”
Sarah Chen
Principal, Chen & Associates Architecture
22-person architecture firm
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about switching from Monograph to Costifys.
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