Draft Suite — Project Management for Residential Drafting Businesses
All-in-one platform for residential drafters and small design firms. Track revisions, manage permits, log time, and analyze profitability — no spreadsheets required.
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The Problem
If you run a residential drafting business, you know the chaos: client changes scattered across texts and emails, city comments lost between resubmittals, revisions eating your time without getting billed, and no clear picture of which projects actually make money.
You didn't start a drafting business to manage spreadsheets, sticky notes, and email threads. Draft Suite gives you one tool built specifically for how residential drafting actually works.
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. See per-project profit margin visualizations.
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. Set per-person weekly hour targets per project.
Quote and Close Faster
Square-footage-based estimator calibrated to 2024–2026 residential drafting rates. Generate branded contracts with auto-filled business information and built-in legal disclaimers. Share a read-only client portal so clients can see progress, approve revisions, and download files.
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.
Built for Daily Use
A floating timer in 15-minute increments follows you across every page. ⌘K global search jumps to any project, client, or contact instantly. Project templates with phase-mapped checklists for common project types (Custom Home, Remodel, ADU, Commercial, and more).
More Capabilities
- Floating Timer — Persistent 15-minute increment timer synced to project financials
- Project Templates — Phase-mapped checklists for Custom Home, Remodel, ADU, and more
- Client Portal — Branded read-only portals for milestones, files, and revision approvals
- Contract Generation — Auto-filled contracts with residential drafting disclaimers
- Global Search — ⌘K keyboard shortcut to jump to any project, client, or contact
- Pipeline Kanban — Drag-and-drop project board with collapsed inactive columns
- 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
Free — $0/month
3 projects, 1 team member, 500 MB storage. Full access to revision tracking, permit workflows, time tracking, and budget alerts.
Pro — $29/month (Most Popular)
Unlimited projects, 1 team member, 5 GB storage. Everything in Free plus client portal, contract templates, and analytics.
Team — $59/month
Unlimited projects, 10 team members, 25 GB storage. Everything in Pro plus capacity planning, timesheet approvals, and team workload management.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Draft Suite built for?
Residential drafters, architectural designers, and small design firms (1–5 people) who need to track revisions, manage permit submissions, log time, and analyze project profitability — without the overhead of generic project tools.
Is there a free plan?
Yes. The Free plan includes 3 projects, 500 MB storage, and full access to revision tracking, permit workflow, time tracking, and budget alerts. No credit card required.
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 import my existing projects?
You can create projects manually or use built-in templates for common project types (Custom Home, Remodel, ADU, Commercial, etc.). Each template comes with phase-mapped checklists.
What about my data?
Your data is encrypted at rest and in transit. Each organization is fully isolated with role-based access control (Owner, Admin, Drafter, Viewer). Automatic backups 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. Alerts appear as in-app notifications so you can catch overruns before they happen.