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Kantiv vs Unanet ProposalAI

Two AI tools for drafting AEC proposal responses from a firm's own past work: Kantiv (pursuit intelligence platform, joist.ai now serves its site) and Unanet ProposalAI (proposal drafting that can connect to Unanet CRM). Vendor-published facts only, as recorded on each tool page; not tested, no winner.

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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Kantiv vs Unanet ProposalAI: vendor-published facts side by side
Sheet rowKantivUnanet ProposalAI (AEC)
CategoryAEC pursuit intelligenceAI RFP response drafting
AI role (our label)AI-firstAI-first
What it does"Pursuit intelligence platform" for AEC firms that pulls firm knowledge (past proposals, project narratives, resumes, client history, images) from drives, inboxes and old proposals into an AEC data model of people, projects, clients and pursuits. Described features: upload an RFP for a structured first draft built from the firm's past wins, requirement tracking, addendum syncing and compliance checks before submission, SF-330 completion, contributor collaboration, win/loss visibility by client for go/no-go calls, and Image Hub, which auto-tags images by what is in the photo. Says it integrates with Deltek, SharePoint and Egnyte. The joist.ai domain now serves the Kantiv site (checked Oct 16, 2026). Vendor cites 200+ AEC teams, $2.4B+ in proposals submitted and 50% less prep time (vendor claims, not verified).AI proposal software for AEC firms. Unanet says it breaks a solicitation into actionable pieces, auto-generates prompts to answer each requirement, builds the outline in the required format with references, and maps every requirement to the response; a Champ assistant answers questions from business data and assesses opportunities before you pursue. Source material can include past proposals, project sheets, resumes, firm overviews and project descriptions, uploaded in batches, from supported content sources, or from documents attached to an opportunity in Unanet CRM. Unanet says it can be evaluated standalone, with the CRM connection adding opportunity, project and people context, and that connector behavior varies by environment. Its solution brief lists an RFP shredder and compliance matrix analyzer, natural-language search of the proposal library, a proposal chat bot, and hosting on a secure private cloud. Vendor claims 70% faster to first draft and responding to 30% more proposals (vendor claims, not verified).
Who it's forAEC marketing and pursuit teams.AEC marketing and proposal teams; Unanet CRM customers for the connected workflow.
Pricing (as publicly stated)Custom quote / no public prices on pricing page (checked Oct 16, 2026): the Pricing & ROI page is an ROI calculator (pursuits, hours and hourly cost inputs) with no plan prices.No public prices found (checked Oct 16, 2026): the ProposalAI page links no pricing or plans page, unanet.com/pricing returns a not-found page, and the calls to action are "Book a Demo" and a video tour. Confirm current pricing, and whether it is sold standalone or with Unanet CRM, with the vendor.
Test statusNot tested. No scores.Not tested. No scores.
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