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Kantiv (formerly Joist)

AEC pursuit intelligence and proposal knowledge software formerly named Joist.

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At a glance

Best for
Architecture, engineering, and construction teams reusing project knowledge in proposals.
Market focus
Architecture, engineering, and construction in the U.S. and Canada
Pricing
Kantiv uses custom enterprise pricing that depends on company size, structure, and pursuit goals. Buyers can request a demo and use the Pricing and ROI calculator.

Overview

Kantiv is a pursuit-intelligence platform for architecture, engineering, and construction marketing and business-development teams. It launched as Joist AI in 2022, rebranded to Kantiv in 2026, and moved from joist.ai to kantiv.com.

Products and capabilities

Kantiv connects proposals, project history, staff expertise, client relationships, and images in one pursuit workspace. It reads RFP requirements, finds relevant past work, builds a storyboard and first draft, and tracks reviews, addenda, and compliance.

Integrations

Connections include SharePoint, Egnyte, Deltek, Unanet, Word, Teams, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Strengths and limitations

Strengths

  • Knowledge-graph construction.
  • Upload/ingestion of proposals, project profiles, resumes, projects, people, and images.
  • SharePoint/Egnyte/Deltek content connection.

Limitations

  • Focused on AEC pursuit workflows rather than general-purpose writing.

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Recent product and company changes

  • 08-11: Kantiv announced Workspaces and Image Intelligence to unite the pursuit workflow from first image to final submission.
  • 06-02: Joist AI rebranded to Kantiv and moved its domain to kantiv.com.
  • 05-28: Kantiv announced SOC 2 and ISO 27001/02/17/18 compliance.

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Last verified: 2026-09-06

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