Arc review
A specialized construction platform for production builders with broad project controls.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Arc is construction management software for custom home builders, remodelers, commercial general contractors, and production homebuilders. Its scope spans preconstruction CRM, estimating, proposals, selections, allowances, budgets, schedules, documents, drawings, change orders, portals, e-signing, and field workflows. Production builders get more specialized tools for communities, lots, plan libraries, purchasing, start releases, trade look-aheads, and warranty service. The platform is available on the web and iOS, making it suited to teams that need project controls alongside field access.
Pricing is straightforward for the published residential and commercial plans: Arc Residential and Arc Commercial each cost $699 per month. Both include financials, scheduling, documents, drawings, portals, e-signing, migration, onboarding, support, and unlimited projects and portals. Arc Commercial scales pricing to project volume, while Arc Production is structured as an enterprise annual agreement and adds communities, lots, plan libraries, price-book purchasing, auto-generated purchase orders, even-flow starts, and VPO tracking. A 7-day working sandbox gives prospective buyers a short evaluation period, but the product is positioned as a paid system rather than a free-plan tool.
Arc’s strongest fit is a production homebuilder that wants dedicated workflows alongside broader construction management features. Selections, client approvals, draw schedules, client payments, budgets, commitments, retainage, owner billing, scheduling, and document version history create a wide operational footprint. QuickBooks Online synchronization supports an accounting connection, while client and subcontractor portals keep external participants within the workflow. Teams seeking production-specific controls should consider Arc; smaller builders or organizations that prioritize a lower starting cost or a wider integration ecosystem may find its $699 monthly entry point and focused platform scope less suitable.
Arc pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Production workflows cover lots, purchasing, starts, and warranty.
- Combines budgets, schedules, documents, drawings, and approvals.
- Includes client and subcontractor portals with built-in e-signing.
- Where it doesn't
- The starting price is $699 per month.
- Production pricing uses an enterprise annual agreement.
- QuickBooks Online is the listed accounting integration.
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