Sonra is practice management software built for architecture firms - time tracking, budgets, resourcing and invoicing in one tool, with transparent pricing and a 30-day free trial. No sales call required.
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Monograph is a well-known project management tool for architecture firms, and it does a lot well. But as firms grow, many tell us they want something with simpler, more transparent pricing and less to configure - especially smaller practices still moving off spreadsheets.
Sonra was built by a former architect for exactly that audience: the essential practice management tools an architecture firm actually uses every day, without the complexity or the enterprise price tag. You can sign up, start a 30-day free trial, and have your team tracking time the same week.
How the two stack up on the things architecture firms ask about most.
| Feature | Sonra | Monograph |
|---|---|---|
| Built specifically for architecture firms | ✓ | ✓ |
| Time tracking by project & phase | ✓ | ✓ |
| Phase-based budgets & project health | ✓ | ✓ |
| Team resourcing & scheduling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Drag-and-drop invoice builder | ✓ | ✓ |
| Invoicing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Role-based access that hides financials from staff | ✓ | ✓ |
| Transparent self-serve pricing | ✓ | Tiered / sales-assisted |
| 30-day free trial | ✓ | Demo-led |
| Designed for small firms leaving spreadsheets | ✓ | Scales to larger firms |
Comparison based on publicly available information from monograph.com, current as of June 2026. Monograph is a trademark of its respective owner; Sonra is not affiliated with or endorsed by Monograph. Features and pricing change - please verify current details with each vendor.
The reasons architecture practices pick Sonra when they evaluate a Monograph alternative.
See the price, start a 30-day free trial, and onboard your team - no demo gate and no surprise quotes as you grow.
Timesheets, budgets, resourcing and invoices - the four things every practice runs on - with nothing extra to configure before you see value. Most teams are live the same week.
Sonra's founder worked in architecture practices in Ireland and New York before building workforce software, so the workflows match how firms actually run projects, bill clients and protect financial data.
Sonra isn't the right answer for every firm, and Monograph is a good product. You're probably better served staying put if:
If you're a small or mid-sized practice that mostly needs time tracking, project budgets, resourcing and invoicing - and you'd rather see the price and try the product than sit through a sales cycle - that's the firm Sonra is built for.
What firms ask when comparing the two.
Yes. Sonra is practice management software built specifically for architecture firms, covering time tracking, project budgets, resourcing and invoicing in one tool. It is a strong fit for small and mid-sized firms that want transparent, self-serve pricing and a simpler tool than Monograph.
Sonra offers transparent, self-serve pricing and a 30-day free trial, so you can sign up and start without a sales call. Monograph uses tiered plans (Track and Grow) whose cost typically rises as your firm grows.
Time tracking by project and phase, phase-based project budgets with health indicators, team resourcing, a drag-and-drop invoice builder, tasks, clients, and role-based access that keeps financials private from individual employees.
Sonra handles invoicing directly, so many firms run billing without a separate accounting integration. If a QuickBooks sync is essential to your workflow, get in touch and we'll talk through your setup before you commit.
Yes. Firms usually export their projects and time data from Monograph as CSV, and we'll help you map projects, phases and rates into Sonra during the 30-day trial. Moving from spreadsheets is even simpler - most firms are tracking time in Sonra the same week.
Start a 30-day free trial, or book a demo and we'll walk through your firm's workflow.
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