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Tech · The 2026 Survey

An architect’s stack.

What architecture firms work with right now. 170 tools across 33 stages of practice — capture to invoicing — including the 57 that just learned to draw.

170Tools
57AI-native
19Automation
94Traditional
33Stages

Section · The Stack

33 stages of practice. Capture to invoicing.

Where the new tools land first, and where the old stack still holds.

  1. 25 tools

    Capture, Surveying & Field

    Models can start with reality now — point clouds, drone scans, on-site capture.

    • LARKI - 3D surveys online
    • Luma AI
    • Metaroom by Amrax®
    • Sun Seeker Pro
    • +21 more
  2. 22 tools

    Planning, Feasibility & Analysis

    Feasibility in minutes, not weeks. Climate, code, capacity, all answerable up front.

    • ARCHITEChTURES
    • ARK
    • Aino
    • Autodesk AutoCAD
    • +18 more
  3. 24 tools

    3D Modeling & Spatial Design

    Rhino still rules. The new entrants speak parametric and prompt in the same breath.

    • ARCHITEChTURES
    • Coohom
    • Interior AI
    • Kaedim
    • +20 more
  4. 19 tools

    CAD, Drafting & Documentation

    The most automatable part of practice. A lot of the new tools are betting on it.

    • Autodesk AutoCAD
    • Blueprints AI
    • CodeZoning
    • BEAM
    • +15 more
  5. 27 tools

    BIM & Model Coordination

    Revit's monoculture is cracking — coordination is where the lighter tools land first.

    • BENTO | EvolveLAB
    • Foundry for Revit
    • Glyph | EvolveLAB
    • LEMOS - Cost Guidance System
    • +23 more
  6. 39 tools

    Rendering & Visualization

    Diffusion collapsed the render queue. The question is now what to render at all.

    • Adobe Illustrator
    • Adobe Photoshop
    • ArchRender
    • ArkoAI
    • +35 more
  7. 4 tools

    Specification Tools

    An LLM problem in product clothing. This category should move quickly.

    • MeltPlan
    • Royal Resource
    • Acelab
    • UpCodes
  8. 24 tools

    Practice & Project Operations

    The unsexy half of practice. Quietly the most useful software a firm can pay for.

    • Merlin Project
    • zipBoard
    • BQE Core
    • Deltek Ajera
    • +20 more
  9. 41 tools

    AI & Generative Design

    57 tools, growing. Less a stage than a layer running through the other eight.

    • AIRI lab, Complete AIGC platform for Designers
    • ARCHITEChTURES
    • ARK
    • Adobe Photoshop
    • +37 more
  10. 0 tools

    3D Modeling Software

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    • 0 tools

      3D Scanning

      Browse 3d scanning used by architects, designers, and built-environment teams.

      • 0 tools

        AI and Generative Design Software

        Browse ai and generative design software used by architects, designers, and built-environment teams.

        • 0 tools

          Accounting and Financial Software

          Browse accounting and financial software used by architects, designers, and built-environment teams.

          • 0 tools

            BIM Management Software

            Browse bim management software used by architects, designers, and built-environment teams.

            • 0 tools

              Building Information Modeling (BIM) Software

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              • 0 tools

                Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Software

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                • 0 tools

                  Documentation

                  Browse documentation used by architects, designers, and built-environment teams.

                  • 0 tools

                    Drafting Software

                    Browse drafting software used by architects, designers, and built-environment teams.

                    • 0 tools

                      Environmental Analysis

                      Browse environmental analysis used by architects, designers, and built-environment teams.

                      • 0 tools

                        File Conversion

                        Browse file conversion used by architects, designers, and built-environment teams.

                        • 0 tools

                          Geographic Information System (GIS) Software

                          Browse geographic information system (gis) software used by architects, designers, and built-environment teams.

                          • 0 tools

                            Interior Design

                            Browse interior design used by architects, designers, and built-environment teams.

                            • 0 tools

                              Mobile App

                              Browse mobile app used by architects, designers, and built-environment teams.

                              • 0 tools

                                Model Management

                                Browse model management used by architects, designers, and built-environment teams.

                                • 0 tools

                                  Model Viewer

                                  Browse model viewer used by architects, designers, and built-environment teams.

                                  • 0 tools

                                    Planning Software

                                    Browse planning software used by architects, designers, and built-environment teams.

                                    • 0 tools

                                      Presentation

                                      Browse presentation used by architects, designers, and built-environment teams.

                                      • 0 tools

                                        Project Management

                                        Browse project management used by architects, designers, and built-environment teams.

                                        • 0 tools

                                          Real-Time Rendering

                                          Browse real-time rendering used by architects, designers, and built-environment teams.

                                          • 0 tools

                                            Rendering and Visualization

                                            Browse rendering and visualization used by architects, designers, and built-environment teams.

                                            • 0 tools

                                              Sketching Software

                                              Browse sketching software used by architects, designers, and built-environment teams.

                                              • 0 tools

                                                Specification and Building Product Software

                                                Browse specification and building product software used by architects, designers, and built-environment teams.

                                                • 0 tools

                                                  Surveying

                                                  Browse surveying used by architects, designers, and built-environment teams.

                                                  Class of 2026 · AI-native

                                                  57 tools with AI in the loop.

                                                  Models in the loop from prompt to output. Some replace existing software, some sit on top, all are betting that the next generation of architects will work with intent, not commands.

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                                                  Section · The Index

                                                  Every tool, every stage.

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