AutoCAD LT vs. BricsCAD

AutoCAD LT

77 Reviews and Ratings

BricsCAD

11 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
AutoCAD LT	Score8.7 out of 10	N/A	AutoCAD LT computer-aided design (CAD) software that architects, engineers, construction professionals, and designers rely on to produce solely 2D drawings, drafts, and documentation. AutoCAD LT is a CAD software used for 2D drawing, drafting, and documentation whereas AutoCAD is a CAD software used to create 2D drawings and 3D models. While AutoDesk's AutoCAD includes industry-specific toolsets that can provide productivity gains, both AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT include the AutoCAD web and…	$58 per month
BricsCAD	Score10 out of 10	N/A	BricsCAD is a computer-aided design (CAD) toolkit, supporting 2D drawing, 3D modeling and visualizations, and is customizable as well as compatible with many 3rd party applications, developed by Belgian company Bricsys, a Hexagon company since late 2018.	$314 per year

Pricing

AutoCAD LT

BricsCAD

Monthly Subscription: $60
per month per user
Yearly Subscription: $490
per year per user
3-Year Subscription: $1470
3 years per user

BricsCAD Lite: $590
one-time fee
BricsCAD Pro: $1,265
one-time fee
BricsCAD Mechanical: $1,780
one-time fee
BricsCAD BIM: $1,890
one-time fee
BricsCAD Ultimate: $2,100
one-time fee

Pricing Offerings
AutoCAD LT	BricsCAD
Free Trial
Yes	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

No setup fee

No setup fee

—

—

Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	AutoCAD LT	BricsCAD
Considered Both Products	Autodesk Verified User Chose AutoCAD LT Although AutoCAD LT is the lite software when compared to standard AutoCAD, it does all the work when it comes to 2D modeling and issuing design drawings. When comparing it to BricsCAD, AutoCAD LT shines, as it works without freezing and is usually more responsive than BricsCAD,… Incentivized Helpful?	Hexagon AB Verified User Chose BricsCAD Very cost-effective solution, it even supports pointclouds natively and is something we will investigate further as time goes on and may in fact utilise it to replace AutoCAD with 3rd party add-ins at some point in the future, and we hope it can further reduce costs in the … Incentivized Helpful?
	Would buy again
	No answers on this topic	No answers on this topic
	Delivers good value for the price
	No answers on this topic	No answers on this topic
	Happy with the feature set
	No answers on this topic	No answers on this topic
	Lived up to sales and marketing promises
	No answers on this topic	No answers on this topic
	Implementation went as expected
No answers on this topic	No answers on this topic

Features

AutoCAD LT

BricsCAD

Comparison of Computer-Aided Design Software features of AutoCAD LT and BricsCAD
Feature	AutoCAD LT 7.5 3 Ratings	BricsCAD 8.4 1 Ratings
2D Drafting	10.03 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Parametric Design	8.01 Ratings	7.01 Ratings
Collaboration and Sharing	7.52 Ratings	00 Ratings
Compatibility with other software and formats	4.73 Ratings	9.01 Ratings
Assembly Design	8.52 Ratings	00 Ratings
Simulation and Analysis	7.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
Documentation and Annotation	6.03 Ratings	9.01 Ratings
Customization and Extensions	8.52 Ratings	7.01 Ratings
3D Modeling	00 Ratings	9.01 Ratings
Rendering and Visualization	00 Ratings	8.01 Ratings

User Ratings
	AutoCAD LT	BricsCAD
Likelihood to Recommend	8.6 (6 ratings)	10.0 (2 ratings)
Usability	8.6 (3 ratings)	9.0 (1 ratings)