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At a Glance
AutoCAD MEP
AutoCAD MEP
Star Rating
(202)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (49.2% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
$790 Quarterly
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Navisworks
Navisworks
Star Rating
(195)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (49.1% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AutoCAD MEP 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 AutoCAD MEP.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Navisworks is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Navisworks over AutoCAD MEP.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
AutoCAD MEP
Quarterly
$790
Quarterly
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Navisworks
No pricing available
Free Trial
AutoCAD MEP
Free Trial is available
Navisworks
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
166
9.0
136
Ease of Use
8.3
167
8.7
135
Ease of Setup
7.5
35
8.7
45
Ease of Admin
7.6
33
8.3
27
Quality of Support
8.3
160
8.4
122
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.9
32
8.5
27
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
163
8.2
122
Features by Category
Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM)Hide 28 FeaturesShow 28 Features
8.2
109
7.3
111
Design
8.4
94
8.9
95
8.0
91
8.3
88
8.9
95
6.7
78
8.6
94
6.8
76
8.4
92
8.0
80
7.9
26
8.2
65
Collaboration
7.9
91
8.2
81
8.7
93
8.8
92
8.6
93
7.5
82
8.7
93
7.8
82
Construction
8.6
92
7.4
67
8.3
87
7.6
65
7.7
84
9.3
91
7.9
24
7.2
47
7.6
23
7.1
47
Generative AI
8.1
13
4.8
20
8.2
13
4.6
20
7.8
13
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
8.3
110
Not enough data
Design
8.5
92
Not enough data
8.2
92
Not enough data
8.2
92
Not enough data
8.6
94
Not enough data
7.7
87
Not enough data
Work
8.5
94
Not enough data
9.0
95
Not enough data
7.9
88
Not enough data
7.8
87
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
AutoCAD MEP
AutoCAD MEP
Navisworks
Navisworks
AutoCAD MEP and Navisworks are categorized as Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Unique Categories
AutoCAD MEP
AutoCAD MEP is categorized as MEP
Navisworks
Navisworks has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
AutoCAD MEP
AutoCAD MEP
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
24.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
49.2%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
26.8%
Navisworks
Navisworks
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
23.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
49.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
27.4%
Reviewers' Industry
AutoCAD MEP
AutoCAD MEP
Construction
21.5%
Design
17.7%
Information Technology and Services
11.8%
Architecture & Planning
11.8%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
9.7%
Other
27.4%
Navisworks
Navisworks
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
AutoCAD MEP
AutoCAD MEP Discussions
How I can manage layout
1 Comment
Nasir K.
NK
Yes you can manage layout by views/view port/scale settings.Read more
What is MEP in AutoCAD?
1 Comment
Anshul C.
AC
Mechanical electrical plumbingRead more
What is the difference between AutoCAD and Autocad MEP?
1 Comment
Joel P.
JP
AutoCAD MEP add special custom toolbars and shortcuts that are useful for mechanical, electrical and plumbing designers/drafters. It's basically AutoCAD...Read more
Navisworks
Navisworks Discussions
What is Navisworks used for?
2 Comments
Rushikesh K.
RK
4D, 5D BIM. Project progress review, quantification Read more
duplicated IDS cannot be identified
1 Comment
Josh C.
JC
One option to change the Element IDs would be to bind the links (in the host model).Read more
VR Capability
1 Comment
Josh C.
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