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GRAITEC vs IMAGINiT
Two Autodesk Platinum Partners that also sell their own Revit automation, training and consulting, both on the STA Tech Expo 2026 list. Closest like-for-like (our reading): GRAITEC's Ideate Automation and IMAGINiT Clarity both run repetitive Revit tasks on a schedule; GRAITEC now describes an AI roadmap, while IMAGINiT's pages do not describe AI. Vendor pages re-read Oct 18, 2026; desk research, not tested, no winner.
In short: GRAITEC (AEC software & Autodesk reseller; no public prices (quote / sales)) vs IMAGINiT (Design technology & Autodesk reseller; vendor publishes prices). Facts last checked Oct 18, 2026. No winner declared; not tested.
DESK RESEARCH, NOT TESTED. Compiled from vendors' public websites (accessed Oct 18, 2026). Vendor claims are not verified by Means & Methods Lab. No scores or rankings.
Side by side
| Sheet row | GRAITEC | IMAGINiT |
|---|---|---|
| Category | AEC software & Autodesk reseller | Design technology & Autodesk reseller |
| AI role (our label) | AI features added to established product | Not AI-first |
| What it does | Software developer and Autodesk Platinum Partner for architecture, engineering, construction and manufacturing. Own products include Advance Design, GRAITEC File Sync, Ideate software and Ideate Automation, GRAITEC STEEL, Advance Workshop, Strucsoft and Revit/Advance Steel/Inventor add-ons (PowerPack); it also resells Autodesk products, Bluebeam and other partner software and offers training, support and consulting. Re-read Oct 18, 2026: its about page says Applied Software rebranded as GRAITEC North America in February 2025, and a Graitec page says Microsol Resources is now part of Graitec, with the Microsol website redirected to Graitec US. Its AI strategy post describes three horizons (AI that assists, automates and generates) embedded in existing tools, with its calculation and detailing engines producing auditable results and professionals keeping sign-off; a blog post describes reusable skills in the GRAITEC Assistant for Advance Design, and the 2027 release is described as bringing AI-powered capabilities. Ideate Automation runs Revit data exports, health checks, model maintenance and recurring IFC exports off-hours or on demand; File Sync migrates, syncs and backs up files between Autodesk Construction Cloud, Procore, SharePoint, Egnyte, Google Drive and local servers (vendor statements). | Autodesk Platinum Partner reselling Autodesk software, Bluebeam and Leica scanning, with its own utilities, training and consulting. It sells Autodesk software (Revit, Civil 3D, AutoCAD, Forma) plus Bluebeam, Leica scanning, and others, with its own utilities (IMAGINiT Clarity, Pulse, Utilities for Revit/Civil 3D/Vault), training, ProductivityNOW eLearning, and consulting such as BIM/CAD management, reality capture, and Procore-to-Forma migration. Re-read Oct 18, 2026: IMAGINiT Clarity automates Revit, Autodesk Forma and Forma Design Collaboration tasks on demand, on a schedule or on sync to central (batch exports, backups, model clean-up and transmittals, data sheets for 20+ Revit categories) and tracks 60+ model health metrics with alerts and a model health score, with exports to Power BI, SQL and Excel; it connects to ACC, Bentley ProjectWise, BIMTrack, Procore and Bluebeam Sessions. The homepage now promotes IMAGINiT GoCanvas (formerly IMAGINiT FormsConnected), digital forms for work orders, inspections and safety reports with validation, approvals and ACC and Fusion Manage integrations. IMAGINiT says it is a division of Rand Worldwide. The pages we read do not describe AI features of its own, so it keeps the Not AI-first label. |
| Who it's for | Architects, engineers, contractors, fabricators, and manufacturers using Autodesk tools. | AEC and manufacturing firms using Autodesk software. |
| Pricing (as publicly stated) | No public prices found (checked Oct 16, 2026): the vendor site has no pricing or plans link in its navigation or footer; /pricing returns a not-found page and /plans returned a server error (HTTP 503). Re-checked Oct 18, 2026: still no prices; the navigation lists free trials, downloads and promotions, and the Ideate Software page offers a free demo. Confirm current pricing with the vendor. | Vendor-listed pricing for IMAGINiT's own Clarity Cloud (pricing page, checked Oct 16, 2026; unchanged Oct 18, 2026): Standard $50 per project/month plus $8 per CPU hour of cloud task processing, or a fixed annual fee for hybrid/on-premise task processing; Enterprise via contact. Resold Autodesk and other products are sold through its online store and sales, not reviewed here. Confirm current pricing with the vendor. |
| Test status | Not tested. No scores. | Not tested. No scores. |
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Facts last checked: Oct 18, 2026. Prices change; check the vendor page before relying on them.
Where the vendor descriptions differ
- Who they are (vendor wording): GRAITEC is a software developer and Autodesk Platinum Partner for architecture, engineering, construction and manufacturing; its about page says Applied Software rebranded as GRAITEC North America in February 2025, and a Graitec page says Microsol Resources is now part of Graitec, with the Microsol website redirected to Graitec US. IMAGINiT Technologies, a division of Rand Worldwide, describes itself as an Autodesk reseller and design technology firm selling Autodesk software (Revit, Civil 3D, AutoCAD, Forma) plus Bluebeam, Leica scanning and other products, with its own utilities, training and consulting.
- Revit automation side by side: GRAITEC says Ideate Automation runs repetitive Revit tasks such as data exports, health checks, model maintenance and recurring IFC exports off-hours or on demand, next to a suite of 10 Ideate tools for renumbering, view placement, spelling checks and element management. IMAGINiT says Clarity runs Revit, Autodesk Forma and Forma Design Collaboration tasks on demand, on a schedule or on sync to central (batch exports, backups, model clean-up and transmittals, data sheets for 20+ Revit categories) and tracks 60+ model health metrics with alerts, a model health score and exports to Power BI, SQL and Excel.
- Moving data and field forms: GRAITEC File Sync migrates, syncs and backs up files and metadata between Autodesk Construction Cloud, BIM 360, Procore, SharePoint, OneDrive, Egnyte, Google Drive, Bluebeam and local servers; its FAQ says it runs as a Windows service and needs local admin rights to install. IMAGINiT offers a Procore-to-Autodesk Forma migration service and now promotes IMAGINiT GoCanvas (formerly IMAGINiT FormsConnected) for digital field forms with ACC and Fusion Manage integrations; Clarity connects to ACC, Bentley ProjectWise, BIMTrack, Procore and Bluebeam Sessions.
- AI: GRAITEC carries our AI features added label. Its AI strategy post describes three horizons (AI that assists, automates and generates) embedded in existing tools, with its calculation and detailing engines producing auditable results and engineers keeping sign-off; a blog post describes building reusable skills in the GRAITEC Assistant for Advance Design, and its 2027 release is described as bringing AI-powered capabilities. IMAGINiT's homepage, Clarity and GoCanvas pages do not describe AI features of its own, so it stays Not AI-first. AI inside the Autodesk products either one resells is Autodesk's, not the reseller's.
- Pricing: IMAGINiT publishes Clarity Cloud Standard at $50 per project per month plus $8 per CPU hour of cloud task processing, or a fixed annual fee for hybrid or on-premise task processing, with Enterprise by contact (re-checked Oct 18, 2026). GRAITEC publishes no prices; its navigation lists free trials, downloads and promotions, and the Ideate Software page offers a free demo. Not used here: GRAITEC's headcount and client counts, IMAGINiT's hours-saved figures, and both vendors' customer quotes.
Paraphrased from the sources listed above. Vendor claims are reported as claims.
What we can't tell you yet
Which tool is better for your work. That needs testing on the same package with a verified answer key. Planned measures for this comparison:
- Whether Ideate Automation or Clarity supports your Revit versions, model sizes and setup (ACC, Forma or on-premise servers)
- Which GRAITEC Assistant features ship in which products, and at what cost
- What Ideate Automation costs; GRAITEC does not publish prices
See the methodology and leaderboard status.
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