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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    SOLIDWORKS

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ADassault Systemes offers SOLIDWORKS, a computer-aided design (CAD) system for education and manufacturing supporting 2D or 3D design, electrical design, simulations, and product development with collaboration tools.

    $1,295

    per year

    Pricing
    FreeCADSOLIDWORKS
    Editions & Modules
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    Solidworks Annual Subscription
    1,295
    per year
    Solidworks Standard
    3,996
    per standalone license
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FreeCADSOLIDWORKS
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    FreeCADSOLIDWORKS
    Considered Both Products
    FreeCAD
    Chose FreeCAD
    Free Cad is still behind the big guys of CAD systems, but it is understandable being a free product developed by the community, which is, in fact, awesome. As I said before, it's a powerful software that needs the user to be well-trained to produce good results in good time. …
    Incentivized
    Chose FreeCAD
    Freecad is used often when receiving files from multiple sources and the need to work with cad in various forms from meshes to solid cad. Often when receiving scans of 3d objects the format is easy to work with and convert to traditional cad later on. There is no other cad …
    Incentivized
    Dassault Systemes
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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
    FreeCADSOLIDWORKS
    Computer-Aided Design Software
    Comparison of Computer-Aided Design Software features of FreeCAD and SOLIDWORKS
    Feature
    FreeCAD
    7.4
    1 Ratings
    SOLIDWORKS
    7.6
    2 Ratings
    3D Modeling7.01 Ratings9.22 Ratings
    2D Drafting6.01 Ratings7.72 Ratings
    Rendering and Visualization5.01 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Parametric Design7.01 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Collaboration and Sharing5.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Compatibility with other software and formats9.01 Ratings9.22 Ratings
    Assembly Design7.01 Ratings6.92 Ratings
    Simulation and Analysis10.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Documentation and Annotation8.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Customization and Extensions10.01 Ratings7.72 Ratings
    User Ratings
    FreeCADSOLIDWORKS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (57 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.5
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.2
    (16 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)