PlansLive

What PlansLive does

PlansLive is a private, Auburn, Washington-based service company (founded 2017) that delivers AI-powered drawing change management to the US construction industry. Its core technology uses proprietary computer vision and anomaly detection to analyze successive versions of construction drawing sets, pinpoint the exact location of changes between versions, and produce text-based change reports that flag what requires team review. The product is delivered as a turnkey, white-labeled service — not software — integrated directly into the platforms customers already use (Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Bluebeam), so end users perceive PlansLive's deliverables as an internal product of their general contractor or construction manager employer.

The service portfolio comprises three components: Drawing Change Management (the core AI offering), Contractual Drawing Requirements Management, and Enhanced Drawing Navigation, all sold to general contractors, construction managers, and builders (primary segment) and subcontractors and vendors (secondary). PlansLive monetizes via usage-based, pay-per-drawing pricing with no software, subscriptions, or licenses required from customers, and backs delivery with a 100% money-back guarantee on the first project and $1 million in Errors and Omissions insurance.

The company is wholly owned by strategic operating parent Tapestry Partners LTD., which created PlansLive to solve its own internal construction project management challenge after finding third-party solutions too slow, costly, or imprecise. PlansLive operates with 1-10 employees, sells via custom webinars and inside phone-based sales, and discloses no external venture funding, named customer logos, or revenue figures.

Name

PlansLive

Legal name

PlansLive

Website

https://planslive.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

PlansLive is a private, Auburn, Washington-based service that uses proprietary AI to detect and pinpoint drawing changes for US construction companies, delivering white-labeled drawing change management, contractual drawing oversight, and navigation directly inside Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, and Bluebeam on a pay-per-drawing basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Document Management Services

NAICS

Drafting Services (541340)

SIC

Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services (BPAHAKAK)

Keywords

• Construction drawing management
• AI drawing change detection
• Contractual drawing oversight
• White-label construction services
• Drawing version comparison

Headquarters

HQ city

Auburn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Pay-per-Drawing Service: PlansLive charges on a per-drawing processing basis with no long-term commitments required. Customers pay only when their project needs drawing processing services. All deliverables are owned by the customer after processing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

PlansLive provides AI-powered drawing change management services to the construction industry, detecting, analyzing, and pinpointing changes between construction drawing sets. The offering is delivered as a fully turnkey, white-labeled service that integrates directly into customer platforms such as Procore, Bluebeam, and Autodesk Construction Cloud, with no software, licenses, or subscriptions required from buyers. Services are billed on a pay-per-drawing basis, and customers own all deliverables upon completion.

Product overview

PlansLive is a service-first solution (not software) offering a unified portfolio of AI-powered drawing management services for the construction industry. The core offering consists of Drawing Change Management (which detects and pinpoints changes between drawing sets using proprietary AI computer vision), Contractual Drawing Requirements Management, and Enhanced Drawing Navigation—all delivered as white-labeled, turnkey services with pay-per-drawing pricing. PlansLive integrates directly with existing platforms like Procore, Bluebeam, and Autodesk Construction Cloud, eliminating the need for software installation, subscriptions, or workflow changes on the client side.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PlansLive Drawing Change Management Service AI-powered service that detects, analyzes, and pinpoints changes between construction drawing sets, delivered as a white-labeled, pay-per-drawing service into customer platforms such as Procore, Bluebeam, and Autodesk Construction Cloud. Targeted at general contractors, construction managers, and builders managing drawing versions across active projects.
• Contractual Drawing Requirements Management Service capability that manages contractual drawing requirements, ensuring construction teams maintain proper documentation and compliance with drawing-based contractual obligations across projects.
• Enhanced Drawing Navigation AI-driven navigation capability that helps construction teams quickly locate and review specific areas of drawings, particularly those areas where changes have been identified between drawing sets.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces internal workload by processing drawings as a service
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• ProcorecoreTechnology or IntegrationProcore is a key integration platform for PlansLive. Services are delivered directly into Procore, maintaining project drawings with PlansLive deliverables embedded in the existing Procore workflow.
• Autodesk Construction CloudcoreTechnology or IntegrationAutodesk Construction Cloud is a primary integration platform. PlansLive integrates with Autodesk to deliver drawing change management services directly into the Autodesk ecosystem.
• BluebeamcoreTechnology or IntegrationBluebeam is an integration platform where PlansLive delivers services. The partnership allows PlansLive to process and deliver drawing change information within Bluebeam workflows.
• Tapestry Partners LTDflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerTapestry Partners LTD is the parent company that created PlansLive to solve internal construction project management challenges. PlansLive originated as an internal solution developed by Tapestry Partners to address drawing change identification needs.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Doxel: AI construction progress and quality monitoring platform that uses computer vision to compare as-built reality to planned drawings. Closely aligned with PlansLive's drawing change identification capability for general contractors.
• OpenSpace: AI-powered construction documentation platform using 360-degree capture and computer vision to track progress against plans. Comparable to PlansLive in applying computer vision to construction drawings and project documentation.
• Avvir: AI platform that compares BIM models to as-built conditions to detect deviations and track construction progress. Comparable to PlansLive in using AI to identify discrepancies in construction drawings.
• Buildots: AI-driven construction progress tracking platform that compares as-built site capture against design drawings to detect deviations. Highly comparable to PlansLive's drawing change detection use case, applied across the construction project lifecycle.
• Reconstruct: Digital twin and visual progress monitoring platform for construction that compares actual site conditions against BIM/design models. Directly comparable to PlansLive's core use case of detecting and pinpointing drawing changes.

Emerging players

• nPlan: AI platform for construction project planning and schedule risk analysis. Comparable to PlansLive as an AI-native construction technology company targeting general contractors, though focused on scheduling rather than drawing changes.
• Briq: AI-driven construction forecasting, analytics, and project intelligence platform. Adjacent to PlansLive in applying AI to construction workflows, with broader focus on financial and project analytics rather than drawing analysis.

Broad incumbents

• Autodesk Construction Cloud: Major construction platform from Autodesk that hosts BIM models, drawings, and project documents. PlansLive integrates directly into ACC; represents a broad incumbent with deep AI R&D capacity that could internalize PlansLive's functionality.
• Procore: Largest construction management platform and PlansLive's core integration partner. Operates broadly across project management, document control, and field operations; has the capability and incentive to build drawing change detection natively.
• Bluebeam: Leading PDF-based markup and drawing collaboration tool for construction, owned by Nemetschek Group. PlansLive integrates into Bluebeam workflows; represents a broad incumbent in the construction drawing ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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