Archistar
Fast-track building permits with AI plan review
By Archistar · 3.8/5 Value-Position score (estimate)
Positioning guardrails
Best for
- Local governments and municipalities that want to cut building permit review cycles with automated code and zoning compliance checks
- Planning and zoning departments facing high submission volumes with limited reviewer headcount
- Developers, architects and certifiers pre-checking designs for compliance before formal submission
- Property developers and buyers' agents in Australia researching site feasibility, zoning rules and development potential
- Teams that want generative 3D design concepts and due-diligence reports in one platform
Ideal size: 5-50 (planning or development teams) people · Municipal planning department or established development, design or advisory firm with a defined permit or feasibility…
Not for
- Agencies wanting a full end-to-end permitting workflow system of record rather than a compliance review layer
- Organisations outside Australia wanting the property research data set, which covers Australia and its eight states and territories
- Buyers who need published government contract pricing; AI PreCheck for councils is demo and quote only
- Teams unwilling to run a demo and procurement process, since the government product is not self-serve
Value metrics scorecard
Time-to-Value
About 1 month self-serve; longer for city rollouts
~30 days to first production value
Total Cost of Ownership
$3,450/yr
Starts at $950 · Per paid user, billed monthly or annually (listed prices include GST); free tier available; government AI PreCheck is priced via custom demo
Implementation Friction
2/5
Engineering + admin effort required
Value-Position score
out of 5 · model estimate
Full cost breakdown
Mandatory implementation fee
None
Seat tiers
1 paid user; unlimited free-tier users; no contract, cancel anytime
Add-on costs
- Third-party data add-ons: Cordell development listings and project details, Nearmap high-resolution aerial imagery
- Government AI PreCheck custom or white-labelled deployments with custom rule configuration, quoted on request
Company & support
Who is behind Archistar, and how your team gets help once it is live.
Company
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How you get support
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Pricing lists online, group and tailored training as package extras. No support hours, SLA or response time are published, and no support email, phone line or help centre is named on the pages reviewed.
“Not listed” means the vendor’s public pages don’t mention that channel, not that it is unavailable. Ask about it during evaluation.
Market position
Where Archistar sits against its closest alternatives. Pick any two of cost, speed, friction and buyer score, and up to 9 companies to compare.
Quadrant view
Typical annual cost × Time-to-value
The lines cross at the median of the solutions shown, so about half sit on each side of each line.
Companies on the chart 6 / 10
- Archistar
- Joblogic
- Fergus
- GPS Insight
- Wagepoint
- Automox
Add or change companies
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Stack fit signal
Compatibility with standard B2B ecosystems.
No supported MCP path today, so it cannot be driven from an AI client.
AI & MCP readiness
What Archistar ships in AI, and what it asks of your ecosystem.
AI features shipped
AI PreCheck (formerly eCheck) is built on generative AI, computer vision and machine learning to automatically check designs for code and zoning compliance; it accepts PDF, CAD and BIM submissions and returns pass/fail results. A separate generative 3D AI designer proposes duplex, townhouse, apartment and mixed-use massing.
Your data & models
- Trains on your data
- Not recorded — ask the vendor
- Runs on
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- AI pricing
- Included in the plan
In your ecosystem
- AI connection
- Not supported
- Model key
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- AI usage audit
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Compliance attestations
* IAPP AIGP certifies individuals, not products. It means named staff hold the credential — not that the platform does.
Bottom line
Archistar sells AI PreCheck, AI plan review software that lets local governments automate building code and zoning compliance checks on PDF, CAD and BIM submissions, with the vendor reporting up to 55% shorter permit review cycles across 30-plus cities. A separate self-serve platform gives Australian property professionals zoning rules, feasibility tools, due-diligence reports and a generative 3D design engine, from a free tier up to a National plan. Government deployments are demo- and quote-based.
Frequently asked questions
What does Archistar AI PreCheck actually do?
AI PreCheck (formerly eCheck) reviews building design submissions for code and zoning compliance. Submitters drag and drop PDF, CAD or BIM files, and Archistar's AI evaluates them against the city's local codes and regulations, returning instant pass or fail results plus standardized reports. The vendor says this cuts permit review cycles by up to 55% and raises first-submission quality to 90%.
Which regions and data does Archistar cover?
The commercial property research platform covers Australia and all eight states and territories, with planning and zoning data drawn from federal, state and local government documents and market data from partners including Domain, CoreLogic, Cordell and Nearmap. AI PreCheck is used by more than 30 cities and local governments worldwide; international coverage is discussed privately with the vendor.
How is Archistar priced?
The property platform has a free tier plus paid plans billed monthly or annually: Basic at $79.17 per month billed annually ($95 monthly), Professional at $287.50 ($345 monthly) and National at $495.83 ($595 monthly), with one paid user and unlimited free-tier users and no contract. Government AI PreCheck is scoped and quoted after a demo.
Does AI PreCheck replace human plan reviewers?
No source claims full replacement. Archistar positions the product as automating a significant portion of the permit assessment process, returning instant pass/fail results and standardized reports so applicants can fix issues and resubmit, with staff still making final decisions. Vendor material describes pre-checking compliance before plans reach final human review.
How does Archistar fit with our existing permitting system?
Archistar says its software integrates into a range of permit workflow solutions to keep the process seamless for applicants, and that government solutions can include personalized zoning and planning integration, custom rule configurations and advanced reporting. No specific permit systems, APIs or integration partners are named on the pages reviewed.
Is the AI included in the plan price?
Yes for the design side: Archistar states that its generative 3D AI designer is available on all package tiers including Free, with paid tiers getting unlimited usage and CAD export. Pricing for the government AI PreCheck plan review product is not published and is quoted after a demo.