Kobilabs

What Kobilabs does

Kobilabs is a private software company headquartered in Tenino, Washington (Seattle metro area), with a regional European office in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Founded in 2019, the company develops productivity plugins for the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry, targeting architects, civil engineers, structural engineers, transportation engineers, and CAD drafters who use Autodesk Revit, Civil 3D, AutoCAD, and BricsCAD. The team blends practicing AEC professionals with C++, .NET, JavaScript, MS SQL, and MongoDB developers to build domain-specific tools that fill gaps in native CAD/BIM software.

The product portfolio centers on three core toolkits—Kobi Toolkit for Revit, Kobi Toolkit for Civil 3D, and Kobi Toolkit for AutoCAD & BricsCAD—each delivering 40+ specialized productivity tools organized into functional categories such as BIM Manager, QA & QC, Analysis, Reinforcement, and Annotate. The portfolio is extended by three add-on modules (Kobi Signs & Stripes for traffic signage and road markings, Kobi Swept Path for vehicle swept path analysis, and Kobi Reporting for custom CAD reports with native Excel export) plus custom software development services. Kobilabs holds Autodesk Authorized Developer and BricsCAD Developer Elite Partner statuses, giving it platform-level integration and distribution rights.

The business model is primarily annual subscription licensing, with list prices of $245/year (Revit), $595/year (Civil 3D), and $895/year (AutoCAD & BricsCAD), supplemented by custom enterprise pricing for teams of more than 10 users and free student/educator licenses. Go-to-market combines a product-led growth motion (free 15-day trials with no credit card required, self-serve website purchase) with enterprise sales for larger teams, content marketing through blog and YouTube tutorials, and quarterly newsletters. Kobilabs serves over 30,000 engineers globally and counts named enterprise customers including Populous, Dewberry, KSP ENGEL, Manhard Consulting, CRB, England-Thims & Miller, and Pharmaplan GMBH. The company appears bootstrapped with no disclosed venture funding.

Name

Kobilabs

Legal name

Kobilabs

Website

https://kobilabs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kobilabs is a private AEC software company that develops productivity plugins for Autodesk Revit, Civil 3D, AutoCAD, and BricsCAD. It serves over 30,000 architects, civil engineers, and CAD professionals worldwide through annual subscription licenses and custom development services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

CAD/BIM Productivity Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Developer Experience (DevEx) Tooling & Productivity Engineering (BPAEAKAM)

Keywords

• CAD productivity plugins
• BIM management tools
• Revit plugin software
• Civil 3D automation
• AEC software solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Annual Software Licenses: Kobilabs generates revenue through annual subscription licensing of its Kobi Toolkit software products. Customers pay yearly license fees to access the plugins for Revit, Civil 3D, AutoCAD, and BricsCAD. The pricing is tiered by product with enterprise pricing available for larger teams.
2. Custom Software Development Services: Kobilabs offers custom plugin development services for Autodesk and BricsCAD platforms, developing tailored solutions to meet specific customer requirements. This professional services engagement complements the standard product offerings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Kobilabs develops and sells productivity plugins (Kobi Toolkits) that extend Autodesk Revit, Civil 3D, AutoCAD, and BricsCAD with 40+ specialized tools per product, addressing gaps in BIM management, civil engineering workflows, CAD drafting, traffic sign design, vehicle swept path analysis, and custom CAD reporting. The company also offers custom plugin development services for Autodesk and BricsCAD platforms.

Product overview

Kobilabs is an Autodesk Authorized Developer and BricsCAD Developer Elite Partner offering a portfolio of productivity plugins for the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry. The product line consists of three core Kobi Toolkit products—Kobi Toolkit for Revit, Kobi Toolkit for Civil 3D, and Kobi Toolkit for AutoCAD & BricsCAD—each providing 40+ specialized productivity tools organized into 9 functional categories for BIM management, pipe/corridor editing, and CAD workflows. Additionally, the portfolio includes three specialized add-on modules: Kobi Signs & Stripes for traffic sign and road marking design, Kobi Swept Path for vehicle swept path analysis, and Kobi Reporting for custom CAD reporting with Excel export. The company also offers Custom Software Development services for bespoke plugin creation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kobi Toolkit for Revit: A productivity plugin for Autodesk Revit with over 40 tools to improve BIM workflow, eliminate mistakes, and boost efficiency.
• Kobi Toolkit for Civil 3D
• Kobi Toolkit for AutoCAD and BricsCAD
• Kobi Signs & Stripes
• Kobi Swept Path
• Kobi Reporting

Products and services

• Kobi Toolkit for Revit Productivity plugin for Autodesk Revit offering 40+ tools across 9 categories (BIM Manager, QA & QC, Analysis, Reinforcement, Annotate, Modify, View, Selection, Content Admin Kit) to improve BIM workflows, eliminate mistakes, and boost efficiency for architects, structural engineers, and BIM professionals.
• Kobi Toolkit for Civil 3D Plugin for Autodesk Civil 3D with 40+ tools including Pipe Editor, Structure Editor, Corridor Section Editor, Grading Tools, and utility crossing analysis to simplify workflows for civil engineering design.
• Kobi Toolkit for AutoCAD & BricsCAD Productivity toolkit for AutoCAD and BricsCAD featuring Selection Filter, Spreadsheet Properties, Polyline Wipeout, Block Legend, Hatch Legend, Create Viewport, and multiple geometry tools designed to reduce repetitive CAD tasks.
• Kobi Signs & Stripes Specialized plugin for AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and BricsCAD for designing Traffic Signs, Guide Signs, and Road Markings. Includes MUTCD-compliant dynamic CAD blocks with editable attributes for efficient content updates and BIM-ready pavement markings with property sets.
• Kobi Swept Path Advanced vehicle swept path analysis tool with Simulation Assistant for interactive vehicle navigation, real-time parameter adjustment, and precise vehicle turning simulations for site and roadway design.
• Kobi Reporting Custom reporting tool for CAD that allows users to define datasets, manage columns, group data, add summary rows, and export reports directly to Microsoft Excel.

Quantifiable outcome

• Time saved by using the tools for just one day covers the cost of the Toolkit license for the year
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability2 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AutodeskcoreTechnology or IntegrationKobilabs is an Autodesk Authorized Developer, creating plugins that extend the functionality of Autodesk Revit, Civil 3D, and AutoCAD. This partnership enables deep integration with Autodesk platforms and access to the broad Autodesk user base.
• BricsyscoreTechnology or IntegrationKobilabs holds BricsCAD Developer Elite Partner status, developing and distributing Kobi Toolkit for BricsCAD. This partnership provides access to the BricsCAD user community and ensures compatibility with BricsCAD versions V20-V26.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Autodesk: Autodesk is the maker of Revit, Civil 3D, and AutoCAD - the host platforms on which Kobilabs builds. While not a direct plugin competitor, Autodesk's native features and App Store ecosystem represent both the foundational platform and the largest competitive threat to Kobilabs' plugin value proposition.
• Bricsys: Bricsys makes BricsCAD, one of the host platforms on which Kobilabs' AutoCAD/BricsCAD toolkit runs. As the platform owner, Bricsys is both a key partner (Elite Developer status) and a potential platform risk if it expands native tool capabilities.
• Nemetschek Group: Nemetschek Group owns Graphisoft (Archicad), Vectorworks, Solibri, and other AEC brands - representing a broad incumbent portfolio of AEC design and BIM tools that compete for the same enterprise software budgets as Kobilabs' customers.
• Trimble: Trimble's AEC division includes Tekla Structures, SketchUp, and other design and construction tools - a broad incumbent portfolio serving overlapping infrastructure and AEC customers where Kobilabs' Civil 3D tools compete.

Direct peers

• Ideate Software: Ideate Software builds Revit-specific productivity tools focused on BIM data management, model auditing, and content creation - serving the same Revit-using AEC customers as Kobi Toolkit for Revit.
• CADprofi: CADprofi produces CAD add-on applications for AutoCAD, BricsCAD, and other platforms with extensive symbol libraries and design tools - directly competing with Kobilabs' AutoCAD and BricsCAD toolkit in the same drafter/designer customer segment.
• AGACAD: AGACAD specializes in BIM productivity tools for Revit, with deep focus on framing, MEP, and structural detailing - targeting the same AEC professional segment as Kobilabs and competing for similar Revit productivity plugin budgets.
• CTC Software: CTC Software develops add-ins and applications for Autodesk Revit and BIM workflows, particularly around annotation, dimensioning, and project standards - directly competing for Revit productivity tooling spend.
• DiRoots: DiRoots develops productivity plugins and apps for Autodesk Revit, Civil 3D, and AutoCAD, including tools for batch processing, family management, and project setup - directly overlapping with Kobilabs' Kobi Toolkit product suite across the same host platforms.

Emerging players

• Proving Ground: Proving Ground develops constructibility analysis and BIM coordination tools for AEC professionals - overlapping with Kobilabs' workflow automation category but with a narrower constructibility focus and AI-native approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=NhnMTLM2_SY&index=1&list=PL4N7qKX4e2XaaUj5iDcCQcXOs1rop7Nmy
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kobilabs
• Xx.com/KobiLabsoftware

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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