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How Many Civil Engineering Design Software Products Does G2 Track?

Total Products under this Category: 135

Category Stats (Oct 2026)

  • Average Rating: 4.41/5 The average rating of products in this category, based on all submitted ratings
  • Top Trending Product: Civil 3D (+0.85%) - Among all products in this category, Civil 3D recorded the largest rating increase compared to last month

Last updated: October 01, 2026

How Does G2 Rank Civil Engineering Design Software Products?

Why You Can Trust G2's Software Rankings:

  • 30 Analysts and Data Experts
  • 2,400+ Authentic Reviews
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G2's software rankings are built on verified user reviews, rigorous moderation, and a consistent research methodology maintained by a team of analysts and data experts. Each product is measured using the same transparent criteria, with no paid placement or vendor influence. While reviews reflect real user experiences, which can be subjective, they offer valuable insight into how software performs in the hands of professionals. Together, these inputs power the G2 Score, a standardized way to compare tools within every category.

G2 Grid® for Civil Engineering Design Software

G2 Grid® for Civil Engineering Design Software plotting products by satisfaction and market presence

Highlighted products: Civil 3D, MicroStation, GeoHECRAS, ZWCAD, GeoHECHMS, GeoSTORM, OpenRoads Designer, and Tekla Tedds.

Underlying data: [Grid® JSON](https://www.g2.com/categories/civil-engineering-design/grids.json?focus%5B%5D=civil-3d&focus%5B%5D=microstation&focus%5B%5D=geohecras&focus%5B%5D=zwcad&focus%5B%5D=geohechms&focus%5B%5D=geostorm&focus%5B%5D=openroads-designer&focus%5B%5D=tekla-tedds)

InfoSWMM

InfoSWMM is a GIS-centric hydraulic, hydrologic, and water quality simulation model for urban drainage and sewer networks. It provides analysis for the planning and management of stormwater, sanitary sewer, and combined sewer networks.

Who Is the Company Behind InfoSWMM?

  • Seller: Innovyze
  • Year Founded: 1996
  • HQ Location: Portland, Oregon
  • LinkedIn® Page: www.linkedin.com
    77 employees on LinkedIn®

IWLive Pro

IWLive Pro is an operational modeling tool for water supply networks. It offers both hydraulic and water quality simulations; predicts demand; and optimizes pump schedules.

Who Is the Company Behind IWLive Pro?

  • Seller: Innovyze
  • Year Founded: 1996
  • HQ Location: Portland, Oregon
  • LinkedIn® Page: www.linkedin.com
    77 employees on LinkedIn®

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LandMentor 2020

Other software solutions are created to expedite production - faster – not necessarily better. From Land Surveying, City Mapping, Land Planning, Civil Engineering, Landscape Design, Architecture, Financial Modeling, and more, there has never been a single product that empowers YOU to deliver a significant improvement in quality – until now: LandMentor.

Who Is the Company Behind LandMentor 2020?

Leapfrog Works

Visualise and communicate ground conditions with fast, dynamic 3D geological modelling for civil & environmental projects.

Who Is the Company Behind Leapfrog Works?

  • Seller: Seequent
  • Year Founded: 2003
  • HQ Location: Christchurch, NZ
  • Twitter: @Seequentglobal
    1,351 Twitter followers
  • LinkedIn® Page: www.linkedin.com
    794 employees on LinkedIn®

Midas Civil

Who Is the Company Behind Midas Civil?

  • Seller: midasoftware
  • Year Founded: 2000
  • HQ Location: New York, NY
  • Twitter: @MIDASoftware
    1,019 Twitter followers
  • LinkedIn® Page: www.linkedin.com
    18 employees on LinkedIn®

midas Gen

Who Is the Company Behind midas Gen?

  • Seller: midasoftware
  • Year Founded: 2000
  • HQ Location: New York, NY
  • Twitter: @MIDASoftware
    1,019 Twitter followers
  • LinkedIn® Page: www.linkedin.com
    18 employees on LinkedIn®

MSC Nastran

MSC Nastran is a multidisciplinary structural analysis application used by engineers to perform static, dynamic, and thermal analysis

Average Rating: 4.3/5.0

Total Reviews: 2

How Do G2 Users Rate MSC Nastran?

  • Quality of Support: 6.7/10 (Category avg: 8.6/10)

Who Is the Company Behind MSC Nastran?

  • Seller: Hexagon AB
  • HQ Location: Stockholm
  • Twitter: @HexagonAB
    13,376 Twitter followers
  • LinkedIn® Page: www.linkedin.com
    840 employees on LinkedIn®

Who Uses This Product?

  • Company Size: 33% Large, 33% Medium

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Neara

Neara (formerly Power Lines Pro) is a cloud based enterprise platform making the most complex analysis, design and application accessible at every level of the infrastructure industry.

Who Is the Company Behind Neara?

  • Seller: Neara
  • Year Founded: 2016
  • HQ Location: Sydney, AU
  • LinkedIn® Page: www.linkedin.com
    145 employees on LinkedIn®

OpenFlows Sewer

OpenFlows Sewer is a comprehensive hydraulic analysis application that enables engineers to design and analyze sanitary, stormwater, and combined sewer systems using built-in hydraulic and hydrologic capabilities. Now, they can meet increasing population demands, address aging infrastructure challenges, and decrease risks.

Who Is the Company Behind OpenFlows Sewer?

  • Seller: Bentley Systems
  • Year Founded: 1984
  • HQ Location: Exton, PA
  • Twitter: @BentleySystems
    17,564 Twitter followers
  • LinkedIn® Page: www.linkedin.com
    5,656 employees on LinkedIn®
  • Ownership: NASDAQ: BSY

OpenFlows Storm

OpenFlows Storm is a multiplatform hydraulic and hydrologic modeling solution developed for engineers to analyze complex stormwater systems, improve pond design, and gain workflow efficiency. Detect system bottlenecks, improve capacity, and limit stormwater flooding to comply with regulations.

Who Is the Company Behind OpenFlows Storm?

  • Seller: Bentley Systems
  • Year Founded: 1984
  • HQ Location: Exton, PA
  • Twitter: @BentleySystems
    17,564 Twitter followers
  • LinkedIn® Page: www.linkedin.com
    5,656 employees on LinkedIn®
  • Ownership: NASDAQ: BSY

OpenFlows Water

OpenFlows Water is a user-friendly hydraulic modeling application trusted by thousands of engineers every day to understand their water distribution systems and make better decisions. From planning, designing, and building sustainable water systems, to solving everyday challenges in operations and maintenance of your system, OpenFlows Water is the application of choice for superior interoperability and flexibility.

Who Is the Company Behind OpenFlows Water?

  • Seller: Bentley Systems
  • Year Founded: 1984
  • HQ Location: Exton, PA
  • Twitter: @BentleySystems
    17,564 Twitter followers
  • LinkedIn® Page: www.linkedin.com
    5,656 employees on LinkedIn®
  • Ownership: NASDAQ: BSY

OpenRail ConceptStation

OpenRail ConceptStation gives you rail, electrification, tunnel, and bridge conceptual design capabilities to help you create intelligent models in context. Evaluate conceptual design options with real-world data and cost analysis to rapidly determine optimal designs. Utilize data acquisition, reality modeling, and conceptual design to eliminate high-cost and high-risk items in the preliminary and planning design stages of your rail network projects. Using OpenRail ConceptStation, you can: Locate and download online, data-rich context from a variety of sources, such as point clouds, 3D reality meshes, terrain data, images, and geospatial information to bring real-world settings to your rail project. Use 3D modeling with easy-to-use engineering sketching capabilities to quickly conceptualize rail, electrification, tunnel, and bridge designs. Rapidly generate multiple design scenarios with associated project costs, and share with project teams and stakeholders to choose the best option. Share realistic visualizations with the public and stakeholders to gather feedback, improve public engagements, and speed project approvals.

Who Is the Company Behind OpenRail ConceptStation?

  • Seller: Bentley Systems
  • Year Founded: 1984
  • HQ Location: Exton, PA
  • Twitter: @BentleySystems
    17,564 Twitter followers
  • LinkedIn® Page: www.linkedin.com
    5,656 employees on LinkedIn®
  • Ownership: NASDAQ: BSY
Daniel Rivera
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Researched and written by Daniel Rivera
Updated March 5, 2025