Best CAD Software
CAD programs offer a wide range of tools to their users. CAD tools are used across various industries and can be used for a variety of purposes, including building design and other academic purposes.
Best CAD Software
Best CAD Software by type
G2 scores products inside each subcategory, against the products they actually compete with. Below are the three highest-scoring products in each type, in the same order as the navigation.
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| Rank | Products | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
Revit
Autodesk® Revit® software is built for Building Information Modeling (BIM), helping professionals design, build, and maintain higher-quality, more... |
4.6/5
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1,252 337 in last year |
| 2 | 
AutoCAD
Redefine how you create with Autodesk® AutoCAD®. Autodesk AI empowers you to reimagine your creative process in AutoCAD, delivering advanced... |
4.4/5
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2,010 197 in last year |
| 3 | 
Revizto
Revizto is revolutionizing collaboration across the AECO industry. Helping architects, engineers, contractors, and owners deliver projects on time... |
4.6/5
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330 205 in last year |
Showing top 3 of 252 Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM) Software products
| Rank | Products | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS is the industry-standard 3D CAD solution trusted by more than 8 million engineers and designers worldwide. For over 30 years, it has... |
4.5/5
|
706 91 in last year |
| 2 | 
Autodesk Fusion
Autodesk Fusion connects capabilities, data, and people across the entire product development lifecycle. Fusion provides you with CAD, CAM, CAE and... |
4.5/5
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519 16 in last year |
| 3 | 
CATIA Tutor
Find Easy to understand Training video lessons for CATIA V5. |
4.3/5
|
20 0 in last year |
Showing top 3 of 20 CAD Data Exchange Software products
| Rank | Products | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS is the industry-standard 3D CAD solution trusted by more than 8 million engineers and designers worldwide. For over 30 years, it has... |
4.5/5
|
706 91 in last year |
| 2 |
Autodesk Fusion
Autodesk Fusion connects capabilities, data, and people across the entire product development lifecycle. Fusion provides you with CAD, CAM, CAE and... |
4.5/5
|
519 16 in last year |
| 3 | 
GrabCAD Library
GrabCAD is the largest online community of professional engineers, designers, manufacturers, and STEM students on the planet. We help you create... |
4.6/5
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12 1 in last year |
Showing top 3 of 21 CAD Libraries products
| Rank | Products | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS is the industry-standard 3D CAD solution trusted by more than 8 million engineers and designers worldwide. For over 30 years, it has... |
4.5/5
|
706 91 in last year |
| 2 | 
Onshape
Onshape by PTC is the leading cloud-native CAD & PDM platform that runs on any device, anywhere-requiring zero IT. Onshape is for product... |
4.7/5
|
724 35 in last year |
| 3 | 
DraftSight
DraftSight is a professional 2D and 3D CAD solution for creating, editing, and sharing DWG, DXF, and DGN files. Built for engineers, architects,... |
4.2/5
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246 40 in last year |
Showing top 3 of 84 CAD Viewers products
| Rank | Products | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
Civil 3D
Autodesk® Civil 3D® is civil infrastructure design and documentation software that helps civil engineers design, analyze, and document... |
4.4/5
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390 90 in last year |
| 2 | 
MicroStation
MicroStation is a specialized computer-aided design (CAD) software solution tailored specifically for infrastructure design. It is designed to... |
4/5
|
416 91 in last year |
| 3 | 
GeoHECRAS
GeoHECRAS is an advanced hydraulic modeling software that simplifies HEC-RAS modeling as it accelerates river and floodplain analysis by reducing... |
4.7/5
|
358 32 in last year |
Showing top 3 of 135 Civil Engineering Design Software products
| Rank | Products | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AutoCAD
Redefine how you create with Autodesk® AutoCAD®. Autodesk AI empowers you to reimagine your creative process in AutoCAD, delivering advanced... |
4.4/5
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2,010 197 in last year |
| 2 | 
Designcenter Solid Edge
Designcenter Solid Edge is a portfolio of affordable, easy to deploy, maintain, and use software tools that advance all aspects of the product... |
4.3/5
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703 173 in last year |
| 3 |
SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS is the industry-standard 3D CAD solution trusted by more than 8 million engineers and designers worldwide. For over 30 years, it has... |
4.5/5
|
706 91 in last year |
Showing top 3 of 149 General-Purpose CAD Software products
| Rank | Products | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
Designcenter
Designcenter™ software (formerly NX™ software) is an integrated product design and engineering solution that helps users deliver high-quality... |
4.4/5
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678 159 in last year |
| 2 |
Designcenter Solid Edge
Designcenter Solid Edge is a portfolio of affordable, easy to deploy, maintain, and use software tools that advance all aspects of the product... |
4.3/5
|
703 173 in last year |
| 3 |
SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS is the industry-standard 3D CAD solution trusted by more than 8 million engineers and designers worldwide. For over 30 years, it has... |
4.5/5
|
706 91 in last year |
Showing top 3 of 66 Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD) Software products
| Rank | Products | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
h2x
h2x is an all-in-one design solution that brings every step of the mechanical, plumbing, and fire design process into one platform, including... |
4.8/5
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21 21 in last year |
| 2 | 
Revit MEP
Revit MEP is a specialized Building Information Modeling (BIM) software tailored for Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) engineers,... |
4.6/5
|
202 1 in last year |
| 3 | 
AutoCAD MEP
AutoCAD® MEP software helps you draft, design, and document building systems. |
4.3/5
|
203 1 in last year |
Showing top 3 of 44 MEP Software products
| Rank | Products | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
Ansys Meshing
Ansys Meshing is a general-purpose, intelligent, automated high-performance product. It produces the most appropriate mesh for accurate, efficient... |
4.5/5
|
21 0 in last year |
| 2 | 
Simplify3D
Simplify3D is a 3D slicing and printing solution. |
4.2/5
|
41 1 in last year |
| 3 | 
SolidWorks 3D Experience...
3DEXPERIENCE Social Collaboration Services empower your design and innovation process by connecting you with relevant content and services anytime,... |
4.2/5
|
11 0 in last year |
Showing top 3 of 227 Other CAD Software products
| Rank | Products | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
Altium Develop
Altium Develop is a collaborative platform for electronic product development that connects requirements management (via Requirements Portal), ECAD... |
4.5/5
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1,085 133 in last year |
| 2 | 
Sigrity X Platform
With Sigrity X, you're not just working with another tool; you're unlocking seamless in-design analysis synergy within the Allegro X PCB and IC... |
4.2/5
|
57 54 in last year |
| 3 |
SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS is the industry-standard 3D CAD solution trusted by more than 8 million engineers and designers worldwide. For over 30 years, it has... |
4.5/5
|
706 91 in last year |
Showing top 3 of 76 PCB Design Software products
| Rank | Products | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS is the industry-standard 3D CAD solution trusted by more than 8 million engineers and designers worldwide. For over 30 years, it has... |
4.5/5
|
706 91 in last year |
| 2 | 
SketchUp
Trimble is a global technology company founded in 1978 and headquartered in Westminster, Colorado. With over 11,000 employees worldwide, Trimble... |
4.5/5
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1,326 17 in last year |
| 3 |
Onshape
Onshape by PTC is the leading cloud-native CAD & PDM platform that runs on any device, anywhere-requiring zero IT. Onshape is for product... |
4.7/5
|
724 35 in last year |
Showing top 3 of 30 Sketching Software products
| Rank | Products | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
PVcase Ground Mount
PVcase Ground Mount is an innovative CAD-based software solution designed to assist users with ground-mount solar design. This software provides a... |
4.7/5
|
418 74 in last year |
| 2 | 
Artemis
Artemis is a unified platform for energy and roofing companies that brings design, sales, financing, and operations into a single system. Teams use... |
4.9/5
|
385 182 in last year |
| 3 | 
RatedPower
Most of the sites you look at won't get built. The problem is telling which ones, fast enough to matter. A week or two per site of hand-built... |
4.4/5
|
305 53 in last year |
Showing top 3 of 88 Solar Design Software products
| Rank | Products | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
Simcenter Amesim
Simcenter™ Amesim is a sophisticated mechatronic system simulation platform developed by Siemens Digital Industries Software, designed to assist... |
4.4/5
|
134 19 in last year |
| 2 | 
PathWave System Design
PathWave System Design (SystemVue) is a multi-domain modeling environment that accelerates design, verification, and test. Standards libraries for... |
4.8/5
|
35 0 in last year |
| 3 | 
Innoslate
Innoslate is a cloud-native software solution designed to assist organizations in developing complex systems and products through an integrated... |
4.5/5
|
65 12 in last year |
Showing top 3 of 58 Systems Engineering & MBSE Tools products
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Published: 2026-08-25