Compare AutoCAD MEP and Navisworks 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.9% of reviews)
Mid-Market (48.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$790 Quarterly
No pricing available
AutoCAD MEP
Star Rating
(203)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$790 Quarterly
Browse all 3 pricing plansNavisworks
Star Rating
(200)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about NavisworksAutoCAD 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
Navisworks
No pricing availableFree Trial
AutoCAD MEP
Free Trial is available
Navisworks
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.5
167
9.0
141
Ease of Use
8.3
168
8.7
140
Ease of Setup
7.5
36
8.6
50
Ease of Admin
7.6
33
8.3
28
Quality of Support
8.3
161
8.5
126
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.9
32
8.5
28
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
164
8.2
126
Features by Category
Design
8.4
94
8.9
97
8.0
91
8.2
90
8.9
95
6.6
79
8.6
94
6.7
77
8.4
92
8.0
82
7.9
26
8.1
67
Collaboration
7.9
91
8.2
83
8.7
93
8.8
95
8.6
93
7.5
83
8.7
93
7.8
83
Construction
8.6
92
7.4
67
8.3
87
7.6
65
7.7
84
9.3
95
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
9.2
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
96
Not enough data
7.9
88
Not enough data
7.8
87
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
AutoCAD MEP and Navisworks are categorized as Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
AutoCAD MEP
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
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%
Construction
36.7%
Architecture & Planning
10.6%
Civil Engineering
10.0%
Design
9.4%
Information Technology and Services
8.9%
Other
24.4%
Discussions
How I can manage layout
1 Comment
NK
Yes you can manage layout by views/view port/scale settings.Read more
What is the difference between AutoCAD and Autocad MEP?
1 Comment
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
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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