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Adaptive vs Agave

Two AI-first construction finance platforms that both exhibit at Procore Groundbreak 2026: Adaptive (named AI agents for project accounting on top of your ERP) and Agave (AI financial operations built around ERP sync). Vendor-published facts only, as recorded on each tool page.

DESK RESEARCH, NOT TESTED. Compiled from vendors' public websites (accessed Oct 16, 2026). Vendor claims are not verified by Means & Methods Lab. No scores or rankings.

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Adaptive vs Agave: vendor-published facts side by side
Sheet rowAdaptiveAgave
CategoryAI project accounting agentsConstruction accounting automation
AI role (our label)AI-firstAI-first
What it doesAgentic project-accounting platform for construction. Vendor lists AI agents for WIP and forecasting, change orders, AP (invoice ingestion and cost coding, duplicate and fraud checks), billings (cost-plus, fixed-price, AIA), cards and bank reconciliation, lien waivers, insurance certificates and W-9s, and a field coordinator that collects updates from supers and PMs by voice, text, or email. Runs on top of the existing ERP (Sage, QuickBooks, Foundation, Acumatica) rather than replacing it, with a bidirectional Procore integration. Vendor says the AI never auto-posts to the general ledger and every action is reviewed by a human first, and that more than 750 builders use it (vendor claims, not verified). Re-read Oct 16, 2026: the homepage describes the Change Order Clerk as monitoring pending change requests, comparing them against contracts, job costs and field updates, drafting change orders, routing them for approval, following up with vendors and owners, and preventing sub payment until client approval is secured (vendor description). Homepage also says it is built for $5M-$1B builders with no ERP migration and links its $30M Series B announcement.AI financial operations platform for contractors: ERP sync connecting construction systems, AI-assisted accounting workflows, and real-time financial visibility for field and back office. Groundbreak listing mentions Procore ERP connectors, invoice automation, expense management and reporting. Homepage announces a $15M Series A (vendor statement).
Who it's forConstruction companies with $5M to $1B in revenue: general contractors, specialty trades, custom home builders, developers, and their accounting firms (vendor wording).General and trade contractors; vendor says customers range from $5M to $5B in revenue (vendor claim).
Pricing (as publicly stated)Not publicly listed (monthly base fee scaled to revenue band, covering the first agent; additional agents scoped up front). Pricing page lists month-to-month contracts, 30 to 90 days to go live, unlimited users, no per-seat or transaction fees, and SOC 2 Type 2. Re-checked Oct 16, 2026: pricing still scoped to revenue band and workflows; start with one agent and add more from the agent menu. (Checked Oct 16, 2026.)Custom quote / no public prices on pricing page (checked Oct 16, 2026). The page says each product (ERP Sync, AP Automation, Expense Management, AI Analytics, Agave MCP, Vendor Compliance, AI Agents) is sold standalone or bundled, priced on business size and the modules or seats used; AP Automation, Expense Management, Vendor Compliance and AI Agents list a one-time implementation fee; AI Analytics and Agave MCP list a platform fee plus seat-based pricing by seat type.
Test statusNot tested. No scores.Not tested. No scores.
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