ArchiBoard vs Studio Designer
Studio Designer is the veteran of the US market: full double-entry accounting, proposals with e-signature, Studio Pay and a mobile app. ArchiBoard is younger and narrower — it is built around procurement: a shared catalog, honest line economics and a timeline that sets order deadlines itself.
If your studio needs bookkeeping inside the tool and works with US clients, Studio Designer is the safer choice. If the pain is sourcing, estimates and purchase deadlines across several countries and languages, ArchiBoard covers that for a fraction of the price.
Feature by feature
| Feature | ArchiBoard | Studio Designer |
|---|---|---|
| Browser web clipper for product pages | Yes | Yes |
| Shared catalog across all users | Yes | No |
| Automatic crawl of supplier websites into the catalog | Yes | No |
| Search by photo and by meaning | Yes | No |
| Line economics: RRP → supplier discount → cost → markup → profit | Yes | Yes |
| Tiered split of the supplier discount with the client | Yes | Partly |
| Studio role: agent, reseller or consultant | Yes | Partly |
| Tax profile (VAT EU, sales tax US, RU regimes) | Yes | Yes |
| Gantt with dependencies and cascading shifts | Yes | Partly |
| Order deadlines derived from the timeline and lead times | Yes | No |
| Receiving and acceptance with discrepancies and photos | Yes | Yes |
| Client portal with approvals | Partly | Yes |
| Online payments from the client | No | Yes |
| Bookkeeping / QuickBooks integration | No | Yes |
| Mood boards and 3D | No | Yes |
| Time tracking | No | Yes |
| Mobile app | No | Yes |
| Interface in 8 languages | Yes | No |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Price from, per month | €0 · Pro €20 | ~$54 |
Yes — available out of the box. Partly — via a marketplace, integration or a limited version. No — not found on the vendor's site or help center at the time of review.
Data: public websites and help centers of the vendors, Studio Designer trial where available, May 2026. Spotted an error? Write to hello@archiboard.design and we will fix it. www.studiodesigner.com
Choose Studio Designer if
- You need a general ledger, bank reconciliation and QuickBooks-grade accounting in the same tool.
- Proposals with e-signature and online client payments are part of your daily process.
- Your team works from an iOS/Android app on site.
Choose ArchiBoard if
- You source across many supplier websites and want the products of every user in one shared catalog.
- You split the supplier discount with the client in tiers and need the tax picture in RU, EU and US regimes.
- You need a procurement timeline that computes order deadlines from installation stages and shipping time — in 8 languages, from €0.
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