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# AutoCAD MEP vs HEC-RAS Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Pricing

**AutoCAD MEP**
Free Trial

**$790** Quarterly · Quarterly

**$2,100** per year · Annually

**$265** per month · Monthly

**HEC-RAS**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Perceived Cost

**AutoCAD MEP**
$$$$$

**HEC-RAS**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**AutoCAD MEP**
Not enough reviews yet

**HEC-RAS**
Not enough reviews yet

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Time to Implement

**AutoCAD MEP** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**HEC-RAS** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

Return on Investment

**AutoCAD MEP** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**HEC-RAS** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**Pros & Cons**
from reviews

**AutoCAD MEP**

BIM Integration (1)

Drawing (1)

Difficult Modifications (1)

Inadequate Tools (1)

**HEC-RAS**
Not enough data

Screenshots

**AutoCAD MEP**
 ![AutoCAD MEP 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/11211/uploads_2Ff711e9f6-0992-4152-8bf3-22f57df4fff4_2Fmep_4.jpg)

**HEC-RAS**
No screenshot available

**Ratings**
from reviews

Meets Requirements

**AutoCAD MEP**

**8.5** /10

Based on 167 responses

**HEC-RAS**

**8.7** /10

Based on 29 responses

Ease of Use

**AutoCAD MEP**

**8.3** /10

Based on 168 responses

**HEC-RAS**

**7.9** /10

Based on 29 responses

Ease of Setup

**AutoCAD MEP**

**7.5** /10

Based on 36 responses

**HEC-RAS** Not enough data

Ease of Admin

**AutoCAD MEP**

**7.6** /10

Based on 33 responses

**HEC-RAS** Not enough data

Quality of Support

**AutoCAD MEP**

**8.3** /10

Based on 161 responses

**HEC-RAS**

**7.2** /10

Based on 21 responses

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**AutoCAD MEP**

**7.9** /10

Based on 32 responses

**HEC-RAS** Not enough data

Product Direction (% positive)

**AutoCAD MEP**

**7.5** /10

Based on 164 responses

**HEC-RAS**

**7.1** /10

Based on 28 responses

**Features**
ratings from reviews

MEP

**8.3** /10

Based on 111 responses

**8.0** /10

Based on 15 responses

Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM)

**8.2** /10

Based on 109 responses

Not enough data

User Insights

**Reviewers' Company Size**

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
24.5%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
48.9%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
26.6%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
24.5%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
48.9%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
26.6%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
34.3%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
37.1%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
28.6%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
34.3%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
37.1%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
28.6%

**Reviewers' Industry**

[![AutoCAD MEP](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/e6c54e6f8a6b461f79afa2011adaeb4d/autocad-mep.svg "AutoCAD MEP")](https://www.g2.com/products/autocad-mep/reviews)
AutoCAD MEP

Construction
21.4%

Design
17.6%

Architecture & Planning
11.8%

Information Technology and Services
11.8%

Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
9.6%

Other
27.8%

[![HEC-RAS](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_4e03088157c2e02872ec478300df8591/hec-ras.png "HEC-RAS")](https://www.g2.com/products/hec-ras/reviews)
HEC-RAS

Civil Engineering
62.9%

Environmental Services
5.7%

Design
5.7%

Utilities
2.9%

Renewables & Environment
2.9%

Other
20.0%

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## AutoCAD MEP vs HEC-RAS

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