The Problem Drafting Firms Face

If you run a drafting or design firm, you know the chaos: client changes scattered across texts and emails, city comments lost between resubmittals, revisions eating your time without getting billed, consultants going dark, and no clear picture of which projects actually make money.

You didn't start a design business to manage spreadsheets, sticky notes, and email threads. Draft Suite gives you one tool built specifically for how drafting and design work actually flows.

Key Features

Track Every Revision, Permit, and Milestone

Every client change, city comment, and internal revision is logged with who requested it and whether it's billable. Permits move through a clear 5-stage workflow (Not Started → Submitted → Under Review → Comments Received → Approved) with a full audit trail.

Protect Your Margins with Budget Alerts

Real labor costs (per-person hourly rates × tracked hours) feed into a live profit-and-loss view. Set proposed budgets and get automatic alerts at 75%, 90%, and 100% — before the project starts losing money.

Plan Your Team's Capacity

A 4-week capacity planning heatmap shows planned vs actual hours across your entire team. Weekly timesheets get submitted, reviewed, and approved — no more chasing hours on Friday afternoons.

Quote, Sign, and Invoice Faster

Square-footage-based estimator calibrated to 2024–2026 drafting and design rates. Build proposals, convert to contracts in one click, and collect e-signatures in the browser. Invoice straight from approved timesheet hours.

Coordinate Consultants

Track plans sent out to Structural, MEP, Civil, and other consultants with overdue alerts so nothing falls through the cracks.

See What's Working

Tag every project by source — word of mouth, ads, contractor referrals, repeat clients. Pipeline analytics show which sources bring the highest-margin work. Compare estimated hours vs actual hours so your next bid is sharper.

Two Modes, One Product

Simple Mode strips the interface to just what a solo drafter needs (projects, time, invoices, files). Flip to Pro Mode when you grow and unlock pipeline kanban, timeline, consultant tracking, capacity planning, and team views — same data, more depth.

More Capabilities

• Floating Timer — Persistent 15-minute increment timer synced to project financials
• Project Templates — Phase-mapped checklists for Custom Home, Remodel, ADU, Commercial TI, and more
• Client Portal — Branded read-only portals for milestones, files, and revision approvals
• Proposals & Contracts — Build, convert, and e-sign in the browser with full audit log
• Global Search — Keyboard shortcut to jump to any project, client, or contact
• Pipeline Kanban — Drag-and-drop project board with collapsed inactive columns
• Gantt Timeline & Calendar — Multiple ways to see your schedule
• Job Source ROI — Tag every lead source and track which channels are profitable
• Estimate Accuracy — Compare quoted hours to logged hours for better future bids

Pricing

$39 per seat / month

Full access to every feature — no feature gates. Solo drafters pay for one seat; firms pay for as many as they have. Add or remove seats anytime; Stripe prorates automatically. Annual billing saves 17%.

14-day free trial on every new account. Card required to start; cancel anytime before the trial ends.

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Free Tools & Resources

Free Residential Drafting Cost Estimator — calculate project pricing instantly with no login required, calibrated to 2024–2026 industry rates.

Drafting Business Guides — long-form articles on pricing, permits, contracts, software, and growing a drafting firm.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Draft Suite built for?

Drafters, designers, and small design firms (1–20 people) doing residential, light commercial, ADU, remodel, or tenant improvement work — anyone who needs to track revisions, coordinate consultants, manage timesheets, invoice clients, and analyze project profitability.

Is there a free trial?

Yes — 14-day free trial of the full Draft Suite. No feature gates. Card required to start; cancel anytime before the trial ends.

How does revision tracking work?

Every client change, city comment, and internal revision is logged with who requested it and whether it counts as billable. You can set per-project revision limits to prevent scope creep — and the system flags overages automatically.

Can I send contracts and get them signed?

Yes. Build a proposal, convert it to a contract with one click, then send a signing link. The client e-signs in their browser — full audit log of when it was viewed and signed, plus PDF export.

What about my data?

Your data is encrypted at rest and in transit. Each organization is fully isolated with role-based access control. Automatic backups and point-in-time recovery are included.

How do budget alerts work?

Set a proposed budget for any project and Draft Suite automatically sends alerts when labor costs reach 75%, 90%, and 100% of that budget — so you can catch overruns before they happen.

Detailed Pricing (/pricing)

Draft Suite uses a simple per-seat model with no feature gates. Every seat unlocks the full product.

Monthly Plan

$39 per seat / month, billed monthly. Add or remove seats anytime — Stripe automatically prorates the change. Cancel anytime.

Annual Plan

$32.50 per seat / month when billed annually (save 17% — about 2 months free). Same features as monthly.

Free 14-Day Trial

Every new account starts with a 14-day free trial of the entire product. A card is required to start so the trial flips to paid automatically — cancel anytime before day 14 and you are not charged.

What's Included on Every Seat

• Unlimited projects, clients, contacts, and consultants
• Unlimited revisions, permits, time entries, and invoices
• Proposals, contracts, and e-signature collection
• Client portal links (read-only project sharing)
• Live profitability analytics and budget alerts
• 4-week capacity planning heatmap
• Free Drafting Cost Estimator (also available publicly without login)
• Email + in-app support

FAQ — Pricing

Can I change seat count mid-month? Yes — Stripe prorates additions and removals automatically.

Do I need to pay for clients or read-only viewers? No — client portal viewers are free. You only pay for active team members in the workspace.

Is there an enterprise plan? Not yet — we focus on solo drafters and firms up to ~20 seats. Contact support@draftsuite.app for larger teams.

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Help & User Guide (/help)

The in-app Help Guide is a searchable manual covering every feature in Draft Suite, organized by topic:

• Getting Started — workspace setup, inviting your team, importing your first projects
• Projects — creating projects, phases (SD, DD, CD, Permit, CA), statuses, templates
• Revisions & Permits — logging client/city/internal changes, billable flagging, permit workflow tracker
• Time Tracking — manual entries, the floating timer widget, weekly timesheet submission and approval
• Financial Tracking — project income/expenses, labor cost rates, live P&L
• Estimator & Proposals — square-foot pricing model, building proposals, converting to contracts
• Contracts & Invoicing — contract builder, e-signatures, generating invoices from approved time
• Team & Capacity — job titles, weekly capacity, the 4-week heatmap, weekly hour planning
• Client Portal — share-token security model, what clients can and can't see
• Settings — branding, contract templates, email templates, notification preferences
• Admin & Billing — managing seats, switching plans, viewing invoices, account deletion

For issues not covered, open a ticket at /support or email support@draftsuite.app.

Drafting Business Guides (/guides)

Long-form articles on running and pricing a residential drafting business. Free, no login required.

• How to Price Residential Drafting Projects (2026 Guide) — sqft-based pricing, hourly vs fixed fee, scope tiers
• Residential Drafting Contract Checklist — every clause your contract should include to protect your business
• Residential Permit Process: A Drafter's Checklist — submission, plan check comments, resubmittal, final approval
• Best Project Management Software for Residential Drafters (2026) — comparison of Draft Suite vs generic PM tools
• Time Tracking for Drafting Firms: A Practical Guide — why drafters lose money without tracking and how to start
• How to Stop Scope Creep on Residential Design Projects — revision limits, change orders, billing extras
• How to Charge for a Kitchen Remodel Drafting Job — typical pricing, deliverables, what's billable
• How to Quote an ADU Drafting Job (2026 Pricing) — square-foot ranges, jurisdiction variables, common scope
• How to Quote a Custom Home Drafting Job — phase-based pricing for full custom homes

Glossary of drafting and design terms — definitions for SD, DD, CD, ADU, TI, permit set, redlines, and more.