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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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Revit
Revit
Star Rating
(929)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (43.0% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$290 per month
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AutoCAD MEP vs Revit

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found AutoCAD MEP easier to use and administer. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up, and doing business with Revit overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Revit 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 Revit over AutoCAD MEP.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
AutoCAD MEP
Quarterly
$790
Quarterly
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Revit
Revit Subscription (Monthly)
$290
per month
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Free Trial
AutoCAD MEP
Free Trial is available
Revit
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
166
8.8
733
Ease of Use
8.3
167
7.5
748
Ease of Setup
7.5
35
7.9
197
Ease of Admin
7.6
33
7.4
127
Quality of Support
8.3
160
7.8
683
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.9
32
8.1
121
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
163
9.1
709
Features by Category
Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM)Hide 28 FeaturesShow 28 Features
8.2
109
8.2
432
Design
8.4
94
8.9
394
8.0
91
7.7
378
8.9
95
8.9
398
8.6
94
8.6
367
8.4
92
8.1
337
7.9
26
8.8
189
Collaboration
7.9
91
8.9
374
8.7
93
8.5
391
8.6
93
8.5
391
8.7
93
8.3
367
Construction
8.6
92
8.1
298
8.3
87
7.9
274
7.7
84
7.9
329
7.9
24
8.0
163
7.6
23
7.6
156
Generative AI
8.1
13
6.2
60
8.2
13
6.0
60
7.8
13
6.0
61
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
8.3
6
Electrical & Circuit Design - Building Design and Building Information Modeling
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.7
5
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
Architectural RenderingHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
7.9
112
Library
Not enough data
8.2
104
Not enough data
8.1
104
Rendering
Not enough data
7.9
100
Not enough data
8.0
101
Not enough data
8.0
100
Not enough data
7.7
97
Not enough data
7.7
93
Not enough data
7.1
89
Integrations
Not enough data
9.2
101
Not enough data
8.6
100
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.4
22
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
AutoCAD MEP
AutoCAD MEP
Revit
Revit
AutoCAD MEP and Revit are categorized as Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Unique Categories
AutoCAD MEP
AutoCAD MEP is categorized as MEP
Revit
Revit is categorized as Architectural Rendering
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%
Revit
Revit
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
39.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
43.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
17.7%
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%
Revit
Revit
Architecture & Planning
46.4%
Construction
18.3%
Civil Engineering
9.8%
Design
7.5%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
5.6%
Other
12.6%
Alternatives
AutoCAD MEP
AutoCAD MEP Alternatives
SketchUp
SketchUp
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Vectorworks Architect
Vectorworks Arch
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Archicad
Archicad
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MagiCAD
MagiCAD
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Revit
Revit Alternatives
SketchUp
SketchUp
Add SketchUp
Archicad
Archicad
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Vectorworks Architect
Vectorworks Arch
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Blender
Blender
Add Blender
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
Revit
Revit Discussions
Can we export schedule into exel
3 Comments
Chirag G.
CG
From the schedule view: Big R > Export > Reports > Schedule. It creates a .txt file that can be opened in Excel. ThanksRead more
Which is better Sketchup or Revit?
3 Comments
Ibrahim b.
IB
Do you use Revit to finish all drafting as well?
2 Comments
Armando M.
AM
We complete from beginning to end Revit projects completely within Revit. It definitely takes effort getting plans to look the same as the Company Standard...Read more