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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

Less Caring

Harder to Customize

Worse at Integrating

Less Inspiring

Worse at Training

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Dassault Systems

CATIA

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Compared to AutoCAD, CATIA is:

More Innovative

More Inspiring

Better at Integrating

More Transparent

More Caring

Easier to Implement

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PTC

Creo

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Compared to AutoCAD, Creo is:

More Innovative

More Caring

Harder to Use

Harder to Implement

Worse at Integrating

Harder to Customize

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Trimble

Trimble SketchUp Pro

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Compared to AutoCAD, Trimble SketchUp Pro is:

Easier to Customize

Easier to Use

Easier to Implement

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

Better at Integrating

Easier to Customize

Better at Support

More Innovative

More Caring

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Siemens Digital

Siemens NX

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Compared to AutoCAD, Siemens NX is:

More Innovative

Better at Support

More Transparent

More Inspiring

More Caring

Worse at Training

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Autodesk

Autodesk Inventor

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Compared to AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor is:

Better at Support

More Caring

More Efficient

More Respectful

More Reliable

More Innovative

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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 Customize

Easier to Implement

Less Reliable

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PTC

Onshape

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Compared to AutoCAD, Onshape is:

More Innovative

Easier to Use

More Efficient

More Respectful

Less Reliable

Less Transparent

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Robert McNeel & Associates

Rhino 8

7.8

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+92

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Compared to AutoCAD, Rhino 8 is:

Better at Support

More Transparent

More Innovative

Better at Integrating

Easier to Use

Less Reliable

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Autodesk

Autodesk Fusion

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Compared to AutoCAD, Autodesk Fusion is:

Easier to Implement

Less Efficient

Less Innovative

Less Transparent

Harder to Customize

Harder to Use

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Hexagon AB

CADWorx Structure

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Compared to AutoCAD, CADWorx Structure is:

More Innovative

Worse at Training

Less Caring

Worse at Integrating

Less Reliable

Harder to Implement

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Acca Software

Acca Software CAD/CAM

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Compared to AutoCAD, Acca Software CAD/CAM is:

More Innovative

More Inspiring

Worse at Training

Harder to Use

Worse at Integrating

Harder to Implement

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IMSI Design

TurboCAD

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+77

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Compared to AutoCAD, TurboCAD is:

Less Efficient

Less Caring

Less Transparent

Less Inspiring

Worse at Training

Less Reliable

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Bentley

Bentley MicroStation

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+84

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Compared to AutoCAD, Bentley MicroStation is:

Better at Support

Less Inspiring

Less Respectful

Less Reliable

Less Innovative

Less Efficient

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