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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    AutoCAD

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AAutoCAD is a CAD product from Autodesk. It allows designers to work in 2D and 3D, and is available on Windows and Mac, but with extensive online collaboration tools.

    $245

    per month

    FreeCAD

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AFreeCAD is an open-source CAD software that specialized in 3D design. New features are added to FreeCAD by an active community of developers.N/A
    Pricing
    AutoCADFreeCAD
    Editions & Modules
    Monthly Subscription
    $245
    per month per user
    Yearly Subscription
    $1975
    per year per user
    3-Year Subscription
    $5925
    3 years per user
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    Pricing Offerings
    AutoCADFreeCAD
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    AutoCADFreeCAD
    Considered Both Products
    Autodesk
    Chose AutoCAD
    All of the alternatives above work well if you are starting from scratch and are in the market for new software. DraftSight is no longer free. If you have any legacy AutoCAD drawings you are going to encounter problems as we did. Sometimes old files won't open or save …
    Incentivized
    Chose AutoCAD
    AutoCAD is the industry best and is well integrated with regular updates and fixes if required. Being very developer friendly and having a huge community of enthusiasts behind takes it miles ahead of the competition. Some might get an edge over price but due to this being an …
    Incentivized
    FreeCAD
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Features
    AutoCADFreeCAD
    Computer-Aided Design Software
    Comparison of Computer-Aided Design Software features of AutoCAD and FreeCAD
    Feature
    AutoCAD
    6.1
    3 Ratings
    FreeCAD
    7.4
    1 Ratings
    3D Modeling6.03 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    2D Drafting9.23 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Rendering and Visualization5.13 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Parametric Design4.83 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Collaboration and Sharing5.73 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Compatibility with other software and formats8.33 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Assembly Design5.33 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Simulation and Analysis1.02 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Documentation and Annotation7.83 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Customization and Extensions8.23 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    User Ratings
    AutoCADFreeCAD
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.3
    (84 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (5 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.9
    (13 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
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