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# ArcGIS CityEngine vs ArcGIS Urban Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Pricing

**ArcGIS CityEngine**
Free Trial

No pricing available

**ArcGIS Urban**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**ArcGIS CityEngine**
Not enough reviews yet

**ArcGIS Urban**
Not enough reviews yet

Return on Investment

**ArcGIS CityEngine**
Not enough reviews yet

**ArcGIS Urban**
Not enough reviews yet

Perceived Cost

**ArcGIS CityEngine**
$$$$$

**ArcGIS Urban**
Not enough reviews yet

Average Discount

**ArcGIS CityEngine**
Not enough reviews yet

**ArcGIS Urban**
Not enough reviews yet

**Pros & Cons**
from reviews

**ArcGIS CityEngine**
Not enough data

**ArcGIS Urban**
Not enough data

Screenshots

**ArcGIS CityEngine**
 ![ArcGIS CityEngine 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/80696/Layer-Editing.png)

**ArcGIS Urban**
No screenshot available

**Ratings**
from reviews

Meets Requirements

**ArcGIS CityEngine**

8.9

8.916

**ArcGIS Urban**
Not enough data

Ease of Use

**ArcGIS CityEngine**

8.8

8.816

**ArcGIS Urban**
Not enough data

Ease of Setup

**ArcGIS CityEngine**
Not enough data

**ArcGIS Urban**
Not enough data

Ease of Admin

**ArcGIS CityEngine**
Not enough data

**ArcGIS Urban**
Not enough data

Quality of Support

**ArcGIS CityEngine**

8.4

8.416

**ArcGIS Urban**
Not enough data

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**ArcGIS CityEngine**
Not enough data

**ArcGIS Urban**
Not enough data

Product Direction (% positive)

**ArcGIS CityEngine**

7.9

7.917

**ArcGIS Urban**
Not enough data

**Features**
ratings from reviews

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

8.8

50

Not enough data

Plan

Documentation 

8.9(won by default)

12

Not enough data

Sequence

8.6(won by default)

12

Not enough data

Annotate

8.8(won by default)

12

Not enough data

Collaborate 

8.3(won by default)

11

Not enough data

Design

3D Modeling

9.4(won by default)

12

Not enough data

3D Rendering 

9.4(won by default)

12

Not enough data

Drawing

9.7(won by default)

12

Not enough data

Editing 

8.6(won by default)

12

Not enough data

Construction

Fabrication

8.2(won by default)

12

Not enough data

Reinforcement

8.8(won by default)

11

Not enough data

Clash Detection

8.3(won by default)

11

Not enough data

Grading

Not enough data

Not enough data

Earthwork

Not enough data

Not enough data

Engineering

Hydraulic engineering

Not enough data

Not enough data

Hydrologic engineering

Not enough data

Not enough data

Transportation engineering

Not enough data

Not enough data

Structural engineering

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Mechanical

Not enough data

Not enough data

Process Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Product Data Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configurable Workflow

Not enough data

Not enough data

Manufacturing Design Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

3D Imaging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Civil

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Fields

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Capture and Transfer

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

Not enough data

Mechatronics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Project Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Design Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

CAD Tools

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

Not enough data

Visual Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

File Management

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

Show 3 feature categories with incomplete data

GIS[Hide 40 FeaturesShow 40 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Management

Data Capture

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Manipulation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Capture and Transfer

Not enough data

Not enough data

Map Creation

Geocoding

Not enough data

Not enough data

Buffer Zone Query

Not enough data

Not enough data

Overlaying

Not enough data

Not enough data

Publishing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Analysis

Spatial Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting 

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Streaming 

Not enough data

Not enough data

Trend Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Statistical Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Color Codes/Icons

Not enough data

Not enough data

Map Creation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Geographic Maps

Not enough data

Not enough data

Location Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Internet Mapping

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Map Sharing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Interoperability

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Image Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Geotargeting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Labeling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Collection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Route Optimization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Geolocation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Location

Not enough data

Not enough data

Census Data Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

3D Imaging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Mapping

Not enough data

Not enough data

3D Modeling[Hide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Design

Sculpting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Topology

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drawing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Brush Variety 

Not enough data

Not enough data

Effects

Not enough data

Not enough data

Move

Animate

Not enough data

Not enough data

Render

Not enough data

Not enough data

Views

Not enough data

Not enough data

Store & Manage

Pipeline 

Not enough data

Not enough data

Controls

Not enough data

Not enough data

Template library 

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

AI Text-to-Image

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Text-to-3D

Not enough data

Not enough data

Urban Planning and Design[Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Plan

Documentation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sequence

Not enough data

Not enough data

Annotate

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaborate

Not enough data

Not enough data

Design

3D Modeling

Not enough data

Not enough data

3D Rendering

Not enough data

Not enough data

2D Modeling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Editing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Analysis

Sustainability

Not enough data

Not enough data

Liveability

Not enough data

Not enough data

Movement

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![ArcGIS CityEngine](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_0f20ff1d278f28fed8972adbd12c22d0/arcgis-cityengine.png "ArcGIS CityEngine")](https://www.g2.com/products/arcgis-cityengine/reviews)

ArcGIS CityEngine

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

20.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

45.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

35.0%

[![ArcGIS Urban](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_a8e1954212272d0d6c29e2fd666266a4/arcgis-urban.jpg "ArcGIS Urban")](https://www.g2.com/products/arcgis-urban/reviews)

ArcGIS Urban

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

25.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

50.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

25.0%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

20.0%

25.0%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

45.0%

50.0%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

35.0%

25.0%

Reviewers' Industry

[![ArcGIS CityEngine](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_0f20ff1d278f28fed8972adbd12c22d0/arcgis-cityengine.png "ArcGIS CityEngine")](https://www.g2.com/products/arcgis-cityengine/reviews)
ArcGIS CityEngine

Information Technology and Services

15.0%

Higher Education

15.0%

Government Administration

15.0%

Architecture & Planning

15.0%

Construction

10.0%

Other

30.0%

[![ArcGIS Urban](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_a8e1954212272d0d6c29e2fd666266a4/arcgis-urban.jpg "ArcGIS Urban")](https://www.g2.com/products/arcgis-urban/reviews)
ArcGIS Urban

Consulting

25.0%

Telecommunications

25.0%

Higher Education

25.0%

Government Administration

25.0%

‐

Other

0.0%

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