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Firmus vs Nomic

Two AI-first drawing-review tools sold in different ways. Firmus, now part of Bluebeam, runs computer-vision analysis of PDF drawing sets for incomplete design, scope gaps, missing information and discrepancies, sold as annual plans counted in analyses per year. Nomic's Drawing Review agent checks every page against your firm's QA/QC standards and returns cited findings, sold per seat with included AI usage. Vendor pages read Oct 22, 2026; desk research, not tested, no winner.

DESK RESEARCH, NOT TESTED. Compiled from vendors' public websites (accessed Oct 22, 2026). Vendor claims are not verified by Means & Methods Lab. No scores or rankings.

In short: Firmus (Drawing review & QA; no public prices (quote / sales)) vs Nomic (Drawing review & QA; vendor publishes prices). Facts last checked Oct 22, 2026. No winner declared; not tested.

Side by side

Firmus vs Nomic: vendor-published facts side by side
Sheet rowFirmusNomic
CategoryDrawing review & QADrawing review & QA
AI role (our label)AI-firstAI-first
What it doesAI design review for preconstruction that uses computer vision on PDF drawing sets to find incomplete design, scope gaps and discrepancies. It analyzes PDF construction drawings to find incomplete design, scope gaps, missing information, and discrepancies across hundreds of sheets, with a dashboard to filter, assign, and track issues. Analysis is iterative across design stages (100% DD, 50% CD, 90% CD, IFP, IFC). Firmus's site now says it is part of Bluebeam. Vendor says it complements, not replaces, human review. Re-checked Oct 19, 2026: the homepage still says Firmus is now part of Bluebeam and describes AI-REVIEW (computer-vision drawing analysis), AI-MATCH and a Procore integration; the FAQ still describes iterative analysis from 100% DD through IFC. Re-checked Oct 20, 2026: homepage and FAQ unchanged in substance (now part of Bluebeam; AI-REVIEW, AI-MATCH and Procore integration; iterative analysis from 100% DD through IFC). Re-checked Oct 22, 2026: homepage, FAQ and pricing page unchanged in substance (now part of Bluebeam, and the footer says Bluebeam is part of the Nemetschek Group; AI-REVIEW, AI-MATCH and Procore integration; iterative analysis from 100% DD through IFC).AI drawing-review agent that checks drawing sets against built-in discipline checklists or a firm's own QA/QC standards and returns cited findings. Built-in checklists cover architectural, structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical and civil, plus sheet-wide coordination and missing-information checks. Returns a cited findings table and Bluebeam-compatible PDF markups; findings can be exported to Excel/JSON or pushed to Autodesk Forma, Fieldwire, and Bentley ProjectWise. Review depths: Light, Thorough, Comprehensive. Homepage (re-read Oct 16, 2026) also lists out-of-the-box agents for submittal review, RFI research, code checks and project knowledge search: Automated Submittal Review cross-references each package against drawings and specs and generates a starting submittal log from the full project manual, and Nomic Parse is pitched at "800-page specs" as well as drawing sets (vendor descriptions). Re-checked Oct 19, 2026: the drawing-review page now also describes Drawing Standards Creation, which turns past markups and RFI logs into a reusable review-standards document, syncing drawings and standards from Autodesk Forma or ProjectWise or tagging files in SharePoint or Egnyte, revision comparison across 60%, 90%, IFC and construction sets, and findings pushed to Forma, Fieldwire or ProjectWise as native issues or RFIs with an open-to-resolved lifecycle. Nomic also lists Nomic University tutorials and monthly live office hours. Re-checked Oct 21, 2026: the drawing-review page is unchanged in substance (coordination issues, missing information, cross-sheet inconsistencies and drawing-specification conflicts returned as cited findings by discipline and severity; milestone and revision comparison including unclouded revisions). The pricing page's manual-versus-Nomic cost and savings table is vendor ROI material not used here. Re-checked Oct 22, 2026: drawing-review page unchanged in substance (checks every page against your QA/QC standards or the built-in set; each finding carries its drawing location, the standard section, a severity and a discipline tag; Drawing Standards Creation from past markups and RFI logs; exports to Bluebeam-ready PDF markups, Excel or JSON and pushes to Autodesk Forma, Fieldwire and ProjectWise as native issues). The pricing page's savings table is vendor material and not used.
Who it's forGeneral contractors, construction managers, architects, and owners/developers in preconstruction.Design firms and general contractors reviewing drawing packages before construction.
Pricing (as publicly stated)No public prices (checked Oct 16, 2026): the pricing page ("Firmus Plan Options") lists Basic (5 analyses/year), Advanced (20 analyses/year), Premium (100 analyses/year; adds an enterprise SLA, AI-MATCH Premium full set-to-set drawing comparison, white-label reporting and SSO/enterprise controls) and Enterprise (customized), all with unlimited users and unlimited exports, each with a "Get Started" button and no figures; it refers to annual subscription plan options. Unchanged Oct 19, 2026 (Basic and Advanced list Standard SLA and self-service AI-MATCH; AI-MATCH full set-to-set match is included with Premium and Enterprise). Confirm current pricing with the vendor. Re-checked Oct 20, 2026: unchanged (Basic 5, Advanced 20 and Premium 100 analyses a year, Enterprise customized, unlimited users and exports, no figures). Re-checked Oct 22, 2026: unchanged (Basic 5, Advanced 20 and Premium 100 analyses a year, Enterprise customized, unlimited users and exports, no figures; full set-to-set AI-MATCH included with Premium and Enterprise).Free tier (limited agent requests, no credit card). Individual $20/month including $20 of AI usage, with top-ups. Business $40/user/month with a 25-seat minimum ($20 AI usage per seat, file integrations, SSO, Agent API). Enterprise custom. (Pricing re-checked Oct 17, 2026; unchanged.) Re-checked Oct 19, 2026: unchanged; Enterprise lists pooled usage commits and SCIM seat management. Re-checked Oct 21, 2026: unchanged (Free; Individual $20/month; Business $40/user/month with a 25-seat minimum and $20 included AI usage per seat; Enterprise custom, which also lists audit logs and multi-region data hosting in the EU, Australia, US and UK). Re-checked Oct 22, 2026: unchanged (Free; Individual $20/month; Business $40/user/month with a 25-seat minimum and $20 included AI usage per seat; Enterprise custom).
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Facts last checked: Oct 22, 2026. Prices change; check the vendor page before relying on them.

Where the vendor descriptions differ

  • What each checks: Firmus says AI-REVIEW scans hundreds of sheets for incomplete design, scope gaps, missing information and discrepancies, aimed at general contractors, construction managers, architects and owners in preconstruction. Nomic says its agent checks every page against your firm's QA/QC standards, a standards document it generates from past markups and RFI logs, or its built-in QA/QC set, and that every finding is verified before it reaches the review table.
  • Findings and hand-off: Firmus describes cloud-based tools to filter, assign and track issues, white-label reporting on Premium, and a Procore integration. Nomic gives each finding its drawing location, a summary, the standard section, a severity and a discipline tag, exports Bluebeam-ready PDF markups, Excel or JSON, and pushes findings to Autodesk Forma, Fieldwire and Bentley ProjectWise as native issues that move from open to resolved.
  • Design stages and set comparison: Firmus describes re-uploading at 100% DD, 50% CD, 90% CD, IFP and IFC to track resolved and new issues, and AI-MATCH drawing set comparison (self-service on Basic and Advanced, full set-to-set on Premium and Enterprise). Nomic lists set comparison among its drawing-review workflows and syncs drawings from Autodesk Forma or ProjectWise, tagged SharePoint or Egnyte files, or PDF uploads.
  • Breadth: Firmus's pages describe drawing review only. Nomic sells a wider platform with agents for submittal review, RFI research, code checks and firm-wide search, and an Agent API on Business and Enterprise. Firmus's site says it is part of Bluebeam, which its footer says is part of the Nemetschek Group.
  • Pricing (checked Oct 22, 2026): Firmus publishes plan sizes but no figures: Basic 5, Advanced 20 and Premium 100 analyses a year, Enterprise customized, all with unlimited users and exports. Nomic publishes prices: Free (limited agent requests), Individual $20/month, Business $40/user/month with a 25-seat minimum and $20 of included AI usage per seat, Enterprise custom.
  • Not used here: Nomic's pricing-page savings table and customer quote, and Firmus's case-study claims and logo wall (vendor material). Neither tool has been tested by Means & Methods Lab.

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What users say

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Questions to ask in your review

  • Real issues found versus false flags on the same seeded drawing set
  • How each handles your firm's own review standards
  • Whether findings land in the issue tracker your project already uses
  • What Firmus costs per analysis plan, and what Nomic's AI usage adds beyond the included amount
  • 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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