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# Ansys Meshing vs FreeCAD Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Pricing

**Ansys Meshing**
No pricing available

**FreeCAD**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Ansys Meshing**
Not enough reviews yet

**FreeCAD**
Not enough reviews yet

Return on Investment

**Ansys Meshing**
Not enough reviews yet

**FreeCAD**
Not enough reviews yet

Perceived Cost

**Ansys Meshing**
$$$$$

**FreeCAD**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Ansys Meshing**
Not enough reviews yet

**FreeCAD**
Not enough reviews yet

**Pros & Cons**
from reviews

**Ansys Meshing**
Not enough data

**FreeCAD**
Not enough data

Integrations

**Ansys Meshing**
Not enough data

**FreeCAD**
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**Ratings**
from reviews

Meets Requirements

**Ansys Meshing**

8.8

8.819

**FreeCAD**

8.3

8.345

Ease of Use

**Ansys Meshing**

8.5

8.519

**FreeCAD**

7.6

7.646

Ease of Setup

**Ansys Meshing**
Not enough data

**FreeCAD**

7.9

7.97

Ease of Admin

**Ansys Meshing**
Not enough data

**FreeCAD**
Not enough data

Quality of Support

**Ansys Meshing**

8.9

8.919

**FreeCAD**

7.7

7.737

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Ansys Meshing**
Not enough data

**FreeCAD**
Not enough data

Product Direction (% positive)

**Ansys Meshing**

9.4

9.418

**FreeCAD**

8.2

8.245

**Features**
ratings from reviews

General-Purpose CAD

Not enough data

7.9

29

CAD Viewers

Not enough data

7.8

19

User Insights

**Reviewers' Company Size**

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
35.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
35.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
30.0%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
35.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
35.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
30.0%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
67.9%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
16.1%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
16.1%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
67.9%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
16.1%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
16.1%

**Reviewers' Industry**

[![Ansys Meshing](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/3261a131d87ca170498901f64060cd2c/ansys-meshing.svg "Ansys Meshing")](https://www.g2.com/products/ansys-meshing/reviews)
Ansys Meshing

Higher Education
15.0%

Aviation & Aerospace
15.0%

Automotive
15.0%

Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
10.0%

Machinery
10.0%

Other
35.0%

[![FreeCAD](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_265cf74c973e56c18ac70575c1e876a1/freecad.png "FreeCAD")](https://www.g2.com/products/freecad/reviews)
FreeCAD

Design
16.1%

Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
14.3%

Industrial Automation
8.9%

Information Technology and Services
7.1%

Automotive
5.4%

Other
48.2%

Alternatives

**Ansys Meshing Alternatives**

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**FreeCAD Alternatives**

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Onshape
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Autodesk Fusion
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## Ansys Meshing vs FreeCAD

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