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SketchUp vs. Vectorworks Fundamentals

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SketchUp

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/ASketchUp is 3D modeling software with an emphasis on usability. SketchUp is a Trimble product.

    $119

    per year

    Vectorworks Fundamentals

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/AVectorworks headquartered in Columbia offers Fundamentals, a computer-aided design (CAD) application supporting 2D and 3D design and drafting.

    $108

    per month

    Pricing
    SketchUpVectorworks Fundamentals
    Editions & Modules
    Free
    $0.00
    per year
    For Schools (free with G Suite or Microsoft education account)
    $0
    For Students
    $55.00
    per year
    For Educators
    $55.00
    per year
    Studio for Students / Educators (Desktop version)
    $55
    per year
    Shop
    $119.00
    per year
    Pro
    $299.00
    per year
    Professional
    $299.00
    per year
    Studio (Windows only)
    $699
    per year
    Studio
    $1199.00
    per year
    Subscription
    $108.00
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SketchUpVectorworks Fundamentals
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details$108/M: Pay only for what you need, 2 GB of cloud storage, Basic tech support, Immediate access to new versions $90/M: $1080 billed annually | Save $216, Pay only for what you need, 2 GB of cloud storage, Basic tech support, Immediate access to new versions
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    SketchUpVectorworks Fundamentals
    Considered Both Products
    Trimble
    Chose SketchUp
    SketchUp offers a more strings-free set up than its counterparts, such as Vectorworks, Revit, or AutoCAD. These other competing software also tend to be overshadowed by extraneous functions that may end up confusing you and distracting you more than they end up helping you. …
    Incentivized
    Chose SketchUp
    Sketchup is simply not a BIM platform, so if that is truly what you need, then it's not a good choice. Sketchup can provide energy studies, cost estimates, material take-offs, just as well as any other software. We had to look at our practice to analyze how frequently we were …
    Incentivized
    Vectorworks, Inc.
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    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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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    SketchUpVectorworks Fundamentals
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (47 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.5
    (14 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)