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Datagrid vs Trunk Tools

Two AI platforms that read construction project documents and run agents for submittals, RFIs, specs and change. Datagrid, now a Procore company, sells pre-built and custom AI agents on a public credit-based plan with a free tier; Trunk Tools builds a project knowledge graph called Cortex and sells a set of named tools, quoted by construction volume. Vendor pages read Oct 23, 2026; desk research, not tested, no winner.

DESK RESEARCH, NOT TESTED. Compiled from vendors' public websites (accessed Oct 23, 2026). Vendor claims are not verified by Means & Methods Lab. No scores or rankings.

In short: Datagrid (AI agents for construction; vendor publishes prices) vs Trunk Tools (Document intelligence; no public prices (quote / sales)). Facts last checked Oct 23, 2026. No winner declared; not tested.

Side by side

Datagrid vs Trunk Tools: vendor-published facts side by side
Sheet rowDatagridTrunk Tools
CategoryAI agents for constructionDocument intelligence
AI role (our label)AI-firstAI-first
What it doesAI agents that connect systems, interpret project files and complete workflows such as submittals, RFIs and spec review. Voice questions are answered from Procore, Primavera and other connected systems. The site footer reads “Datagrid, a Procore company”; Groundbreak speaker pages list it as “Datagrid AI from Procore”. Vendor cites 3-10x more work (vendor claim). Re-read Oct 17, 2026: the agents page lists pre-built agents including Deep Search, Submittal Review, Document Comparison, Submittal-Builder, Scope Checker, RFI, Daily Log (raw field notes mapped to Procore daily log types), Change Order, Change Analysis, Audit, Contract Review, Pre-Qualification and Site Safety; the homepage says customer data is never used for model training and lists SOC 2 (vendor statements). Re-checked Oct 19, 2026: the agents page also lists an SOP Agent, a Mentor Agent, a Fast Search Agent and a Summary Spec Submittal Agent. Re-checked Oct 21, 2026: the agents page lists the same pre-built agents; the homepage footer still reads Datagrid, a Procore company, the security section still says customer data is never used for model training, and a resources card describes voice lookup that answers questions out loud from Procore, Primavera and other connected systems (vendor statements). Re-checked Oct 23, 2026: the agents page now also lists a Single Line Drawings Expert Agent, described as extracting and structuring electrical system data from single-line drawings into validated tables; the footer still reads Datagrid, a Procore company, and the homepage still says customer data is never used for model training and lists SOC 2 (vendor statements).AI platform that reads project documents and drawings into a knowledge graph and runs tools for bids, RFIs, submittals, bulletins and SMS Q&A. The platform ("Cortex") plugs into a project's tech stack, reads documents and drawings into a living knowledge graph, and runs tools on top: TrunkBid (maps subcontractor bids against scope and highlights gaps), TrunkRFI (catches RFIs documents already answer and drafts the rest), TrunkRegister (reads a spec book and builds the submittal register), TrunkSubmittal (reviews submittals against the specs and drafts responses), TrunkReview (highlights clouded and unclouded changes from new bulletins), and TrunkText (SMS Q&A with source checks). Vendor says custom AI models are trained on 5+ years of jobsite data, live on 1,000 U.S. projects handling $50B in construction volume, and that teams get in-person jobsite training plus head-office change management (vendor claims). Re-checked Oct 19, 2026: (rendered in headless Chrome) the tool list now adds TrunkBrowse, which identifies and classifies objects on each sheet and links each one to its schedule row, spec section, RFIs, submittals and other sheets, and TrunkChange, which detects a change event when a bulletin or RFI response lands, traces affected trades and drafts the change event and potential change order with a rough-order-of-magnitude estimate by discipline, writing them back to the system of record. TrunkText now answers by text, web or Teams. Headline figures (1,000 U.S. projects, $50B volume) are unchanged vendor claims; the TrunkBrowse page's door-detection comparison against a generic AI model is a vendor claim, not verified. Re-checked Oct 21, 2026: homepage unchanged in substance (Cortex knowledge graph across project documents and drawings, with tools including TrunkText, TrunkSubmittal, TrunkRFI, TrunkReview, TrunkBid, TrunkBrowse, TrunkChange and TrunkRegister; the 1,000-project and $50B figures are unchanged vendor claims). A banner says it is at Groundbreak this week. Re-checked Oct 22, 2026: unchanged in substance; Cortex plus TrunkText, TrunkRFI, TrunkSubmittal, TrunkRegister, TrunkReview, TrunkBid, TrunkBrowse and TrunkChange are still listed, and the Groundbreak banner is still up. Re-read Oct 23, 2026 for a compare: the TrunkBrowse page says it is in beta with general availability in Q4 2026 and recognizes around 400 construction-specific object types; the TrunkChange page says it is planned to launch in Q4 2026; TrunkSubmittal lists Procore and Autodesk integrations plus support for SharePoint, Egnyte, Box or Dropbox, and TrunkRegister pushes to Autodesk via API or exports a Procore-ready CSV.
Who it's forTeams managing large projects.Superintendents, project managers, project engineers, project executives, subcontractors, and owners.
Pricing (as publicly stated)Vendor-listed pricing (pricing page, checked Oct 16, 2026): Free $0/month; Pro $90/month with 1,000 credits; Enterprise custom pricing with premium credits via sales. Plans differ in sync frequency (daily, hourly, 15 minutes) and features; the page links separate credit usage and pricing terms. Confirm current terms with the vendor. Re-checked Oct 17, 2026: plans and prices unchanged; all three plans list unlimited users. Re-checked Oct 19, 2026: Free $0 and Pro $90/month unchanged; the comparison table lists file support up to 200 MB per file on Pro and 300 MB on Enterprise, Slack and Teams on Pro (SMS added on Enterprise), Core (50+ connectors) and Expanded (100+ connectors, including an ERPs and Financials pack) integration packs, and video or audio processing up to 2 GB per file, BI connections (Power BI, Tableau, Looker) and a credit usage dashboard on Enterprise only. Re-checked Oct 21, 2026: unchanged (Free $0, Pro $90/month with 1,000 credits, Enterprise custom with premium credits; sync daily, hourly or every 15 minutes by plan). Re-checked Oct 23, 2026: unchanged (Free $0; Pro $90/month with 1,000 credits; Enterprise custom with premium credits; sync daily, hourly or every 15 minutes by plan; unlimited users on all plans; 200 MB file limit on Pro and 300 MB on Enterprise, 2 GB video and BI connections on Enterprise).Not publicly listed. Pricing page lists Core and Enterprise, each "one clear price based off your construction volume" and each quoted on request. Both list unlimited seats, no token limits, site team training and dedicated customer success support; Enterprise adds change management training, a custom LMS, forward-deployed expert support for custom skills and tools, and early access to new products. The page says Trunk Tools avoids consumption pricing. No dollar amounts shown. (Checked Oct 16, 2026.) Earlier note (Oct 15, 2026): Not publicly listed. Pricing page lists Core and Enterprise plans, each described as "one clear price based off your construction volume," with unlimited seats and no token limits; both are quoted on request. Re-checked Oct 19, 2026: Core and Enterprise unchanged and still quoted by construction volume; the page now also says Trunk Tools does not train on your project data and that Enterprise includes an LMS with AI Foundations and role and product certifications. Re-checked Oct 21, 2026: the page is now headed Simple, transparent pricing but still shows no figures: Core and Enterprise are each one price based on construction volume, both Request a quote. Both list every user included, unlimited usage (the vendor absorbs model cost), site team training and dedicated customer success; Enterprise adds change management training, a custom LMS, forward deployed experts for custom skills and tools, and early access to new products. Re-checked Oct 22, 2026: unchanged (Core and Enterprise, one price based on construction volume, quote on request, unlimited users, no token limits); the page now invites starting on live projects and says results show within two weeks (vendor statement). Re-read Oct 23, 2026: unchanged (Core and Enterprise, each one price based on construction volume, Request a quote; unlimited seats, no token limits, does not train on your project data; SOC 2 Type II listed in the footer).
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Facts last checked: Oct 23, 2026. Prices change; check the vendor page before relying on them.

Where the vendor descriptions differ

  • Approach: Datagrid describes AI agents that connect to your systems, interpret project files and complete workflows, with a library of pre-built agents and voice questions answered from Procore, Primavera and other connected systems. Trunk Tools describes Cortex, which reads every document and drawing on a project and maps how they connect into a knowledge graph, with ready-to-deploy tools on top.
  • Document workflows: Datagrid's agents page lists Submittal Review, Submittal-Builder, RFI, Scope Checker, Document Comparison, Change Order, Change Analysis, Contract Review, Daily Log, Site Safety and, new on Oct 23, a Single Line Drawings Expert Agent for electrical single-line drawings. Trunk Tools lists TrunkSubmittal, TrunkRegister, TrunkRFI, TrunkReview (clouded and unclouded sheet changes), TrunkBid (bid leveling) and TrunkText (questions by text, web or Teams).
  • Change and drawings: Trunk Tools says TrunkChange (drafts change events and potential change orders with rough-order-of-magnitude estimates) is planned for Q4 2026 and TrunkBrowse (click an object on a sheet to see its schedule row, spec section, RFIs and submittals) is in beta with general availability in Q4 2026. Datagrid lists Change Order and Change Analysis agents among its current agents.
  • Systems: Datagrid's footer reads Datagrid, a Procore company, and its resources name Procore and Primavera. Trunk Tools lists Procore and Autodesk integrations plus support for SharePoint, Egnyte, Box or Dropbox, and TrunkRegister pushes registers to Autodesk via API or exports a Procore-ready CSV.
  • Data handling (vendor statements): Datagrid's homepage says customer data is never used for model training and lists SOC 2. Trunk Tools says it does not train on your project data and lists SOC 2 Type II.
  • Pricing (checked Oct 23, 2026): Datagrid publishes Free ($0), Pro ($90/month with 1,000 credits) and custom Enterprise, with unlimited users on all plans and sync frequency rising by plan. Trunk Tools lists Core and Enterprise, each one price based on construction volume and quoted on request, with unlimited seats and no token limits; Enterprise adds change management training, a custom LMS and forward-deployed experts.
  • Not used here: time-savings, accuracy, project-count and construction-volume figures and customer quotes (vendor material). Neither tool has been tested by Means & Methods Lab.

Paraphrased from the sources listed above. Vendor claims are reported as claims.

What users say

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  • How many Datagrid credits a typical submittal or spec review uses on a real project
  • What a Trunk Tools Core quote looks like for your annual construction volume
  • Whether TrunkChange and TrunkBrowse ship on the stated Q4 2026 timing
  • How each handles drawings and specs stored outside Procore or Autodesk
  • What did you use it for, on what kind of work and project size?
  • How long did setup and training take, and who on your team did it?

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