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# 12d vs Civil 3D Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**12d** [

3.6/5(5)

](https://www.g2.com/products/12d/reviews#reviews)

**Civil 3D** [

4.4/5(390)

](https://www.g2.com/products/civil-3d/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**12d**
No pricing available

**Civil 3D**
Free Trial

**$275** per Month · Civil 3D Subscription (Monthly)

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**12d**
Not enough reviews yet

**Civil 3D**
4 months

Based on 5 responses

Return on Investment

**12d**
Not enough reviews yet

**Civil 3D**
12 months

Based on 5 responses

Perceived Cost

**12d**
Not enough reviews yet

**Civil 3D**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**12d**
Not enough reviews yet

**Civil 3D**
Not enough reviews yet

Pros & Cons

**12d**
Not enough data

**Civil 3D**
[
Design Development (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/civil-3d/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2029772&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Tools (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/civil-3d/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2052551&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Large File Handling (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/civil-3d/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1692807&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
App Stability (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/civil-3d/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1692561&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**12d**
Not enough data

**Civil 3D**
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ArcGIS Pro

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AutoCAD

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Autodesk Forma (formerly...

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Dynamo Software

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Screenshots

**12d**
No screenshot available

**Civil 3D**
 ![Civil 3D screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/12731/Picture1.png)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**12d**

9.0

9.05

**Civil 3D**

8.6

8.6250

Ease of Use

**12d**

6.7

6.75

**Civil 3D**

7.5

7.5317

Ease of Setup

**12d**
Not enough data

**Civil 3D**

7.0

7.0138

Ease of Admin

**12d**
Not enough data

**Civil 3D**

6.5

6.560

Quality of Support

**12d**

6.0

6.05

**Civil 3D**

7.4

7.4218

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**12d**
Not enough data

**Civil 3D**

7.5

7.558

Product Direction (% positive)

**12d**

5.3

5.35

**Civil 3D**

8.2

8.2248

Features

Civil Engineering Design[Hide 51 FeaturesShow 51 Features](javascript:void(0);)

7.7

5

8.6

197

Plan

Documentation 

6.7

5

8.7(won by 2.0)

124

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Annotate

6.3

5

8.3(won by 2.0)

119

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Collaborate 

6.0

5

7.7(won by 1.7)

112

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Sequence

6.3(won by default)

5

Feature Not Available

Design

3D Modeling

8.7(won by 0.2)

5

8.5

117

3D Rendering 

8.7(won by 1.4)

5

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

7.3

86

Drawing

9.0

5

9.1(won by 0.1)

121

Editing 

8.0

5

8.7(won by 0.7)

124

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Construction

Grading

8.0

5

8.8(won by 0.8)

62

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Earthwork

8.0

5

8.7(won by 0.7)

42

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Fabrication

8.3(won by default)

5

Feature Not Available

Reinforcement

8.0(won by default)

5

Feature Not Available

Clash Detection

8.0(won by default)

5

Feature Not Available

Engineering

Hydraulic engineering

7.3

5

7.8(won by 0.5)

62

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Hydrologic engineering

7.3

5

8.1(won by 0.8)

72

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Transportation engineering

8.7(won by 0.2)

5

8.5

74

Structural engineering

8.0(won by default)

5

Feature Not Available

Additional Functionality

Configurable Workflow

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

6

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

6

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

7.7(won by default)

14

Civil

Not enough data

9.8(won by default)

10

Data Capture and Transfer

Not enough data

9.5(won by default)

7

CAD Tools

Not enough data

9.8(won by default)

7

File Management

Not enough data

7.7(won by default)

5

Mechanical

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Process Control

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Product Data Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Manufacturing Design Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

3D Imaging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Fields

Not enough data

Not enough data

Design Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Version Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Presentation Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configuration Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Generation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Change Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Electrical

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Mechatronics

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Project Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Design Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Bills of Material

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Visual Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Project Templates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Library

Not enough data

Not enough data

Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM)[Hide 63 FeaturesShow 63 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.8

52

Design

Visualizing

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

41

Rendering

Not enough data

8.2(won by default)

35

Drawing

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

40

Editing

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

39

Dynamic Updating

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

15

Sequence Steps

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Collaboration

Multi User

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

37

File Import/Export

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

42

Annotating 

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

39

Document Storage

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Secure Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Construction

Grading

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

20

Earthwork

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

16

Fabrication

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Reinforcement Tools

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Clash Detection 

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

CAD Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

AI Text Generation

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Text Summarization

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Text-to-3D

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Generative AI

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Common Data Environment (CDE) - Building Design and Building Information Modeling

Role-Based Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Centralized Data Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Change Management

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Subcontractor Management

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Project Management

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Task Management

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Bid Management

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Offline Access

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Contract/License Management

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Cost Estimation - Building Design and Building Information Modeling

Lifecycle Cost Tracking

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Quantity Takeoff & Cost Estimation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Issue Tracking

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Conflict Tracking

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Project Tracking

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Electrical & Circuit Design - Building Design and Building Information Modeling

Clash Detection

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Electrical System Modeling

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

MEP Coordination

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Load Calculation & Analysis

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Interoperability with BIM & CAD

Not enough data

Not enough data

Circuit Design Integration

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Design Modeling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Scheduling

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Templates

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

For AEC Industry

Not enough data

Not enough data

Project Accounting

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Version Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Estimating

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Real-Time Updates

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

3D Imaging

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![12d](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_4f735a1236514ca66a1590c427962c3a/12d.jpg "12d")](https://www.g2.com/products/12d/reviews)

12d

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

40.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

40.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

20.0%

[![Civil 3D](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/6ecbb854fb2e62f14aa524f7f1d450a6/civil-3d%282%29.svg "Civil 3D")](https://www.g2.com/products/civil-3d/reviews)

Civil 3D

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

28.6%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

44.4%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

27.0%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

40.0%

28.6%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

40.0%

44.4%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

20.0%

27.0%

Reviewers' Industry

[![12d](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_4f735a1236514ca66a1590c427962c3a/12d.jpg "12d")](https://www.g2.com/products/12d/reviews)
12d

Retail

20.0%

Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

20.0%

Information Technology and Services

20.0%

Hospitality

20.0%

Airlines/Aviation

20.0%

Other

0.0%

[![Civil 3D](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/6ecbb854fb2e62f14aa524f7f1d450a6/civil-3d%282%29.svg "Civil 3D")](https://www.g2.com/products/civil-3d/reviews)
Civil 3D

Civil Engineering

63.5%

Construction

6.7%

Utilities

3.9%

Government Administration

3.4%

Architecture & Planning

3.1%

Other

19.4%

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ZWCAD
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**Civil 3D Alternatives**

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[
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[
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## 12d vs Civil 3D

- Reviewers felt that 12d meets the needs of their business better than Civil 3D.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Civil 3D is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Civil 3D over 12d.