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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (86.2% of reviews)
Mid-Market (49.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$2,810.00 1 Seat Per Year
No pricing available
Archicad
Star Rating
(289)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (86.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$2,810.00 1 Seat Per Year
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansNavisworks
Star Rating
(195)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (49.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about NavisworksArchicad vs Navisworks
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Navisworks easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Navisworks overall.
- Reviewers felt that Navisworks meets the needs of their business better than Archicad.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Navisworks is the preferred option.
- When assessing product direction, Archicad and Navisworks received similar ratings from our reviewers.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Archicad
3-Year Archicad Collaborate Subscription
$2,810.00
1 Seat Per Year
Three year subscription, billed annually. Prices are informational only. Final price depends on your billing country, and may differ from prices shown here.
- BIMx Pro
- Redshift rendering
- Surface catalog
Navisworks
No pricing availableFree Trial
Archicad
Free Trial is available
Navisworks
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
241
9.0
136
Ease of Use
8.4
243
8.7
135
Ease of Setup
8.3
87
8.7
45
Ease of Admin
8.0
41
8.3
27
Quality of Support
8.3
230
8.4
122
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
41
8.5
27
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
227
8.2
122
Features by Category
Design
9.2
141
8.9
95
7.4
134
8.3
88
9.1
141
6.7
78
8.8
139
6.8
76
7.5
117
8.0
80
8.7
110
8.2
65
Collaboration
8.7
121
8.2
81
8.5
139
8.8
92
8.2
138
7.5
82
8.4
136
7.8
82
Construction
7.3
103
7.4
67
6.4
97
7.6
65
7.3
109
9.3
91
6.5
100
7.2
47
6.2
96
7.1
47
Generative AI
6.1
27
4.8
20
6.0
27
4.6
20
5.9
27
4.4
20
Common Data Environment (CDE) - Building Design and Building Information Modeling
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cost Estimation - Building Design and Building Information Modeling
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Electrical & Circuit Design - Building Design and Building Information Modeling
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Plan
8.4
27
Not enough data
7.4
25
Not enough data
8.3
27
Not enough data
8.6
27
Not enough data
Design
9.2
27
Not enough data
7.6
27
Not enough data
8.6
27
Not enough data
8.8
27
Not enough data
Analysis
7.0
25
Not enough data
5.9
23
Not enough data
6.4
23
Not enough data
Library
7.6
131
Not enough data
7.6
131
Not enough data
Rendering
7.2
129
Not enough data
7.8
128
Not enough data
7.1
121
Not enough data
7.0
124
Not enough data
7.0
118
Not enough data
6.2
109
Not enough data
Integrations
8.5
123
Not enough data
8.1
126
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.5
38
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Archicad and Navisworks are categorized as Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Unique Categories
Archicad is categorized as Architectural Rendering and Urban Planning and Design
Navisworks has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Archicad
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Navisworks
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Architecture & Planning
83.6%
Construction
5.0%
Design
3.9%
Civil Engineering
1.4%
Marketing and Advertising
0.7%
Other
5.3%
Construction
36.0%
Civil Engineering
10.3%
Architecture & Planning
10.3%
Design
9.7%
Information Technology and Services
9.1%
Other
24.6%
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Discussions
How do other people make custom objects for their projects?
2 Comments
AE
you can model your own objects with native Arhicad elements such as Walls, Slabs or any other, and then save them as objects by selecting the entire elements...Read more
Why doesn't Archicad do 3D renderings?
2 Comments
AE
Archicad does 3d Rendering throughout Cinema Render, a rendering motor that comes within the software installation. Read more
What is the best way to stop it from overloading my computer?
2 Comments
MH
Close 3D windows that are not being used. Hide layers, especially ones with complex 3D geometries. Reduce the polygon count of imported objects. Turn...Read more
What is Navisworks used for?
2 Comments
RK
4D, 5D BIM. Project progress review, quantification Read more
duplicated IDS cannot be identified
1 Comment
JC
One option to change the Element IDs would be to bind the links (in the host model).Read more
VR Capability
1 Comment
JC
Revitzo does a great job at this and I am not too sure that Navisworks is not too far behind them. But there is not a good answer to your question that you...Read more
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