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Top AutoCAD Alternatives and Competitors

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AutoCAD is computer-aided design (CAD) software that is used for precise 2D and 3D drafting, design, and modeling with solids, surfaces, mesh objects, documentation features, and more. It includes features to automate tasks and increase productivity such as comparing drawings, counting, adding objects, and creating tables. It also comes with seven industry-specific toolsets for electrical design, plant design, architecture layout drawings, mechanical design, 3D mapping, adding scanned images, and converting raster images. AutoCAD enables users to create, edit, and annotate drawings via desktop, web, and mobile devices.

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Best Alternatives and Competitors to AutoCAD

Compare how AutoCAD stacks up to the competition in the areas that matter most to real users to short list options that will best fit your business needs.

Dassault Systems

SOLIDWORKS

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Compared to AutoCAD, SOLIDWORKS is:

More Innovative

More Transparent

More Respectful

Harder to Customize

Worse at Integrating

Worse at Training

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Dassault Systems

CATIA

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Compared to AutoCAD, CATIA is:

More Innovative

More Caring

More Efficient

More Inspiring

Better at Integrating

Easier to Use

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Trimble Navigation Limited

Trimble SketchUp Pro

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Compared to AutoCAD, Trimble SketchUp Pro is:

Easier to Implement

Better at Support

Easier to Customize

Less Reliable

Less Transparent

Less Inspiring

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AVEVA

AVEVA Engineering

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Compared to AutoCAD, AVEVA Engineering is:

More Transparent

More Innovative

More Caring

Easier to Customize

Better at Support

Worse at Training

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PTC

Creo

7.8

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Compared to AutoCAD, Creo is:

Harder to Implement

Harder to Use

Harder to Customize

Worse at Integrating

Worse at Support

Worse at Training

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ANSYS

Ansys SpaceClaim

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Compared to AutoCAD, Ansys SpaceClaim is:

More Transparent

More Inspiring

More Caring

Easier to Implement

Less Reliable

Less Respectful

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Autodesk

Autodesk Fusion

7.6

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+81

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Compared to AutoCAD, Autodesk Fusion is:

Less Transparent

Less Innovative

Less Efficient

Less Respectful

Less Reliable

Worse at Training

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Hexagon PPM

CADWorx Structure

7.4

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Compared to AutoCAD, CADWorx Structure is:

More Innovative

Worse at Training

Worse at Integrating

Less Caring

Less Reliable

Harder to Implement

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Bentley Systems

Bentley MicroStation

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Compared to AutoCAD, Bentley MicroStation is:

Better at Support

Less Respectful

Less Reliable

Less Inspiring

Less Innovative

Less Efficient

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IMSI Design

TurboCAD

6.9

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+73

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Compared to AutoCAD, TurboCAD is:

Less Efficient

Less Caring

Less Transparent

Worse at Training

Less Inspiring

Less Reliable

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