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AutoCAD | Score7.9 out of 10 | N/A | AutoCAD 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 |
Revit | Score9.4 out of 10 | N/A | Autodesk’s Revit is a Building Information Modelling (BIM) tool. It enables architectural, MEP, structural, and engineering design, and provides analysis to support iterative workflows | $350 per month |
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| Considered Both Products | ![]() Senior VDC Manager in Engineering at Messer Construction Company (Construction, 1001-5000 employees) Chose AutoCAD Incentivized Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() Technology Design Engineer in Engineering at P2S Inc. (Construction, 51-200 employees) Chose AutoCAD AutoCAD is easy to operate for small to medium sized projects whereas Revit requires more knowledge to operate and design floor plans. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose AutoCAD Incentivized Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose AutoCAD Much easier to use then Revit, but much more simple. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose AutoCAD Incentivized Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() Information Technology Audit Manager in Corporate at Fire Sprinkler Service LLC (Construction, 11-50 employees) Chose AutoCAD The main difference is that AutoCAD is a general computer-aided design and drafting software used to create precise 2D and 3D drawings, and Revit is software for BIM with tools to create intelligent 3D models of buildings, which can then be used to produce construction … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose AutoCAD AutoCAD is the old industry standard that likely will disappear from use someday but somehow manages relevancy in certain isolated use-cases. It is incredibly likely that Revit (BIM) will supplant it entirely in the long run. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose AutoCAD AutoCAD was designed to model anything from the tiniest screw to an entire factory and everything in between. It worked great in its day but Revit is made for construction and has many advantages over AutoCAD because of this. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() BIM Specialist in Professional Services at Jacobsen Construction (Construction, 501-1000 employees) Chose AutoCAD Incentivized Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose AutoCAD From my experience, AutoCAD is the premier software for CAD services. If you are required to use BIM products in combination with CAD it is easily interfaced with Revit where some of the other software companies do not offer both CAS and BIM. As a CAD software alone it is the … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() Senior Associate in Information Technology at Stir Architecture (Architecture & Planning, 11-50 employees) Chose AutoCAD Incentivized Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose AutoCAD Revit is another (separate) AutoCAD (AutoDesk) product that we also use. It is not as widely-used as AutoCAD and has some capabilities and different uses. As a result, it's like starting over again and while its possible for an existing AutoCAD user to get up to speed with it … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() Administrative Assistant at Wexler Associates (Civil Engineering, 11-50 employees) Chose AutoCAD Revit is the 3D modeling portion of AutoCAD. AutoCAD is great for 2D drafting and designing. AutoCAD is great for 2D because it analyzes each floor thoroughly.I believe 2D gives more of a detailed idea of what the design of the building and each floor is supposed to look like. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() Design Engineer in Engineering at Indovance (Civil Engineering, 501-1000 employees) Chose AutoCAD As we all know that AutoCAD is a basic Drafting software used to drawing all of 2D object so all above softwares mentioned as as used as 2nd one after developing the plan on AutoCAD. So I do prepare plans on AutoCAD and develops them on above software. So basically my first … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose AutoCAD for the developing of 2d drawings AutoCAD is more suitable than other software due to its very easy and understandable user interface. besides that, due to the orientation of the software to 2d drawings, the library of commands is better structured and organized, making the … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() Senior Engineer in Information Technology at Pinnacle Infotech (Information Technology & Services, 5001-10,000 employees) Chose AutoCAD This is the most primitive application in the field of design and drafting hence it has the simplest workflow system. It is quite easy to comprehend the processes for any user hence they can access the mistakes easily. Man-to-machine interaction of this software is best among … Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. TR verified that a representative sample of customers was invited. More Info ![]() IT in Information Technology at Mitek (Construction, 1001-5000 employees) Chose AutoCAD It's the best solution for a 2D drawing. Much easier to create 2D plans when you [don't] need to create 3D components. Stable and Functional. Easy to use and remember. All commands are located where they make the best sense. Various access [to] commands is awesome!!! You can … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() Facility Designer II in Engineering at HDR (Design, 10,001+ employees) Chose AutoCAD AutoCAD is superior to the other two software in means of multi format compatibility and ability to save to previous versions. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() CX in Customer Service at Obra (Design, 1-10 employees) Chose AutoCAD AutoCAD is more complete and offers more resources in general besides the great majority of professionals in the market using it, which facilitates the transfer of files between teams without any problem and the learning of the software that remains very similar in years. It … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() Architectural Surveyor in Professional Services at HLM Group (Design, 1-10 employees) Chose AutoCAD We have always used AutoCAD for 2D drafting. AutoCAD LT is great for working on 2D projects, especially in the field. We do need full AutoCAD on the workstations to interface with point cloud and support 3D modeling programs. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose AutoCAD AutoCAD is honestly inferior to these products, given their ability to model complex geometries and generate automatic drawings. AutoCAD is the older generation of drafting software, and while still useful, is becoming less and less the go-to software to begin an architectural … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() EDMS Administrator in Engineering at Synertec (Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, 11-50 employees) Chose AutoCAD AutoCAD has a more user-friendly approach to drawing, and the interface is easy to use and is understandable. BricsCAD is an exact replica of AutoCAD in terms of user commands, however, it is cheaper to license. The industry that we work in, though, expects a certain file type … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose AutoCAD Modeling 2D structures in AutoCAD is more straight forward and easier to start with than other products above, and online tutorials of AutoCAD are everywhere. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() Mechanical Engineer in Engineering at McGuire Engineers (Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, 11-50 employees) Chose AutoCAD AutoCAD is one of the original go-to programs for construction documents. It is great when you're using it in the right application. Our company does a lot of smaller tenant renovations in our city so using AutoCAD allows us to produce a high volume of quality drawings to be … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info | ![]() Executive Engineer in Engineering at Pinnacle Infotech (Construction, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Revit Revit has more features in compare to another software like AutoCAD. The more features get you more flexibility in your work and impact your time management. The more you do in less time and the more your quality with this software. So I think Revit is going in a good direction. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() Senior Mechanical Engineer in Professional Services at Pinnacle Infotech Solutions (Information Technology & Services, 201-500 employees) Chose Revit Incentivized Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() Vice President of Engineering in Engineering at Setraconstructions (Architecture & Planning, 1-10 employees) Chose Revit Incentivized Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() Technology Design Engineer in Engineering at P2S Inc. (Construction, 51-200 employees) Chose Revit Revit is easy to operate and involves various families for different disciplines. It also involves one single model where different users can open, work, and synchronize at the same time, making collaboration easy. Also, users can view other disciplines in the same model making … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose Revit There are really no competitors to Revit for large complex building projects. It is essentially an industry standard, and we would not be able to complete our work or collaborate with our consultants effectively if we did not use Revit. AutoCAD is still used in the office for … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose Revit Revit, like AutoCAD, is the most straight forward, intuitive of the BIM software available in today's market. It is widely excepted at a norm and is the most universally used in the engineering trades that we work with. As our clients start to demand that their projects are … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose Revit Incentivized Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose Revit Revit brings collaboration to projects on a whole other level never seen in AutoCAD. Revit allows not only another live perspective of projects but also a huge advantage in simultaneous user production of drawings. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose Revit AutoCAD, MicroStation. These are both good programs but they are limited to two dimensions for the most part and I choose to use Revit for its ease in working in 3D, annotation, and organization. If you are looking to have a consistent good-looking set of drawings in 2D or 3D, … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() Architectural Designer at DP3 Architects (Architecture & Planning, 11-50 employees) Chose Revit Revit is the fancier version of AutoCAD. It has more features and is much better for fully integrated 3D modeling. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() Assistant Superintendent in Product Management at McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. (Construction, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Revit Revit is used primarily for creation of contract documents and documents that need to be used to build in the field. Sketch Up is great for a quick concept sketch, but lacks the details that Revit has which are needed to construct. AutoCAD is a great tool for details as well, … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() Facility Designer in Engineering at Maintenance Design Group (Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 11-50 employees) Chose Revit AutoCAD is great but it does not create sections and elevations while designing in 2D. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() Senior Associate in Information Technology at Stir Architecture (Architecture & Planning, 11-50 employees) Chose Revit Incentivized Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() IT Manager in Information Technology at Stoneleaf Construction LLC (Construction, 51-200 employees) Chose Revit Revit has become an essential part of any design project by facilitating smarter, faster, stronger designs that make economic sense while reducing environmental impact. BIM provides support every step of the way from design and visualization, to simulation and construction. The … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose Revit Revit is my number one program for design and construction and works well with Navisworks. I use Navisworks along with Revit to clash the different systems within the building to make sure ducts and beams are not conflicting in the field. Revit exports smoothly to various … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() Gerente de proyectos de Arquitectura ( Contrato fijo ) in Marketing at Stoneleaf Construction LLC (Construction, 51-200 employees) Chose Revit revit is an architecture designed software, previously (and some still do) architects and offices relied on the use of AutoCAD to create projects but that is a software for engineering \, and there is where revit has no other competitor. It has all the tools to make the … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() Senior Engineer in Engineering at Pinnacle Infotech (Construction, 501-1000 employees) Chose Revit Fabrication is slow and takes more manpower to work because it has more manual work compare to Revit. Fabrication and Revit can be used for the same work but Revit will do it faster and real-time syncing method make it easy to work for multiple people and in Fabrication, areas … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() React Developer in Engineering at Boxinall (Information Technology & Services, 51-200 employees) Chose Revit I'd say the advantages on the side of Revit is
Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() Senior Engineering Executive in Engineering at Pinnacle Infotech (Information Technology & Services, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Revit Autodesk Revit is more user-friendly than the mentioned software and is easy to create a custom family within the software. Multiple users can work at the same time in Revit, as with the other software mentioned, each user has to work on a separate file. Faster workflow and … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose Revit Revit is one of the most powerful tools in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction Field. It is outmatched by none. There is definitely a learning curve, and it cannot be picked up by an average employee and learned without formal training. Revit can do more on the … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() 3D Asset Artist / 3D Generalist in Professional Services at Main Road|Post (Motion Pictures and Film, 11-50 employees) Chose Revit The choice fell on Revit because as an artist, it was important for me to make a 3D design, without delving into the project documentation. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() Virtual Design and Construction Manager at Korsmo Construction, Inc. (Construction, 51-200 employees) Chose Revit As I stated previously, it's hard to come up with a competitor for Revit. Revit was developed by Charles River Software back in 1997 and was bought by Autodesk in 2002. It's only real competition is with Bentley Systems or Tekla. Bently is just not used by the industry and … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() Mechanical & Plumbing Engineer in Engineering at McGuire Engineers (Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, 11-50 employees) Chose Revit Revit provides much more coordination between trades and the architects. Provides a better picture of how the designs are actually going to be constructed. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() sr. BIM Manager in Research & Development at D-studio (Construction, 1-10 employees) Chose Revit We select Revit when required for projects. If ARCHICAD or other BIM software is needed, we use those. I personally prefer ARCHICAD for architectural design, but it depends on clients and projects which tools are being used. Revit is a decent product, although innovation has … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() Stagiaire en architecture in Research & Development at FABG architectes (Architecture & Planning, 11-50 employees) Chose Revit I think it is the future. I think Augmented reality will be a plus value in Revit when it will be used by architects (it is starting slowly). Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 7.3 (84 ratings) | 8.7 (49 ratings) |
| Likelihood to Renew | 8.0 (2 ratings) | 10.0 (1 ratings) |
| Usability | 8.5 (5 ratings) | 6.0 (2 ratings) |
| Availability | - (0 ratings) | 10.0 (1 ratings) |
| Performance | - (0 ratings) | 8.0 (1 ratings) |
| Support Rating | 6.9 (13 ratings) | 7.0 (8 ratings) |
| In-Person Training | - (0 ratings) | 9.0 (1 ratings) |
| Online Training | - (0 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Implementation Rating | 8.0 (2 ratings) | 8.0 (1 ratings) |
| Configurability | - (0 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Ease of integration | - (0 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Product Scalability | - (0 ratings) | 8.0 (1 ratings) |