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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (50.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (71.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$350.00 1 user Per Year
€314.00 1 User Per Year
Ares Commander
Star Rating
(18)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (50.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$350.00 1 user Per Year
Browse all 8 pricing plansBricsCAD
Star Rating
(134)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (71.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
€314.00 1 User Per Year
Browse all 5 pricing plansAres Commander vs BricsCAD
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Ares Commander easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Ares Commander overall.
- Reviewers felt that Ares Commander meets the needs of their business better than BricsCAD.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Ares Commander is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Ares Commander over BricsCAD.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Ares Commander
Annual Plan for the ARES Trinity of CAD software
$350.00
1 user Per Year
ARES Commander + ARES Touch + ARES Kudo for 1 year and a same user, including all upgrades and email support during the term.
- ARES Commander for Windows, macOS and Linux - for 1 year
- ARES Kudo - Online CAD (runs in your Internet browser) - for 1 year
- ARES Touch - Mobile CAD for iOS and Android - for 1 year
BricsCAD
BricsCAD® Lite
€314.00
1 User Per Year
Familiar CAD drafting functionality
- All familiar CAD functions in .dwg
- Full LISP support (vl, vlr, vla and vlax)
- 2D Constraint Management
Free Trial
Ares Commander
Free Trial is available
BricsCAD
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
15
9.0
104
Ease of Use
9.6
15
8.9
106
Ease of Setup
9.3
12
9.0
33
Ease of Admin
9.2
12
8.8
27
Quality of Support
9.8
15
9.0
86
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
12
9.0
25
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
15
8.8
98
Features by Category
Design
9.3
15
9.3
79
7.9
12
8.8
55
8.5
12
8.8
55
7.4
12
7.9
39
Edit
8.4
15
8.5
74
8.8
13
8.6
54
9.2
14
8.7
67
8.9
14
8.5
68
Collaboration
8.9
15
8.8
62
8.6
14
8.3
54
7.7
13
8.2
44
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Ares Commander and BricsCAD are categorized as General-Purpose CAD
Unique Categories
Ares Commander has no unique categories
BricsCAD has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Ares Commander
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
BricsCAD
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
Consulting
16.7%
Architecture & Planning
16.7%
Design
11.1%
Manufacturing
5.6%
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
5.6%
Other
44.4%
Construction
20.2%
Civil Engineering
16.3%
Architecture & Planning
16.3%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
7.0%
Design
7.0%
Other
33.3%
Discussions
Ares Commander has no discussions with answers
What is BricsCAD used for?
2 Comments
JD
BricsCad replaces the drawing board and does every aspect of design process from an Architect's viewpoint using your computer.Read more
Is BricsCAD free?
2 Comments
JC
for the working version it is better to use a licensed versionRead more
BricsCAD seems to loose edges when taking flat shots. Is there a setting that needs to be adjusted to clean up the flat shot block?
1 Comment
KG
Hi there,
Thank you for your question!
We would advise creating a ticket on this matter. Be sure to add a scenario and sample file in order for our...Read more
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