Compare Autodesk Architecture, Engineering & Construction Collection Software and Octave BricsCAD 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (72.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$355 per month
€314.00 1 User Per Year
Autodesk Architecture, Engineering & Construction Collection
Star Rating
(25)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
$355 per month
Browse all 3 pricing plansOctave BricsCAD
Star Rating
(135)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
€314.00 1 User Per Year
Browse all 5 pricing plansAutodesk Architecture, Engineering & Construction Collection vs Octave BricsCAD
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Octave BricsCAD easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Octave BricsCAD overall.
- Reviewers felt that Octave BricsCAD meets the needs of their business better than Autodesk Architecture, Engineering & Construction Collection.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Octave BricsCAD is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Octave BricsCAD over Autodesk Architecture, Engineering & Construction Collection.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Autodesk Architecture, Engineering & Construction Collection
AEC Collection Subscription (Monthly)
$355
per month
Octave 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
Autodesk Architecture, Engineering & Construction Collection
Free Trial is available
Octave BricsCAD
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
15
9.0
105
Ease of Use
8.4
15
8.8
107
Ease of Setup
8.3
6
8.9
34
Ease of Admin
7.2
6
8.8
27
Quality of Support
8.3
14
9.0
87
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
5
9.0
25
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
14
8.8
99
Features by Category
Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM)Hide 28 FeaturesShow 28 Features
7.5
7
Not enough data
Design
8.1
7
Not enough data
6.4
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
6.4
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.3
6
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
Construction
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
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
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Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Design
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Move
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Store & Manage
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Plan
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Design
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Construction
Not enough data
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Engineering
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Design
Not enough data
9.3
78
Not enough data
8.8
55
Not enough data
8.8
55
Not enough data
7.8
38
Edit
Not enough data
8.5
75
Not enough data
8.6
53
Not enough data
8.6
66
Not enough data
8.5
67
Collaboration
Not enough data
8.8
61
Not enough data
8.3
53
Not enough data
8.2
44
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Animation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Autodesk Architecture, Engineering & Construction Collection and Octave BricsCAD are categorized as General-Purpose CAD
Unique Categories
Autodesk Architecture, Engineering & Construction Collection is categorized as Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM), Civil Engineering Design, VR Visualization, 3D Rendering, 3D Modeling, Animation, and VR Game Engine
Octave BricsCAD has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Autodesk Architecture, Engineering & Construction Collection
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Octave 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
Architecture & Planning
29.2%
Civil Engineering
16.7%
Construction
12.5%
Utilities
8.3%
Telecommunications
4.2%
Other
29.2%
Construction
20.0%
Architecture & Planning
16.2%
Civil Engineering
16.2%
Design
6.9%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
6.9%
Other
33.8%
Discussions
Autodesk Architecture, Engineering & Construction Collection has no discussions with answers
Is BricsCAD free?
2 Comments
JC
for the working version it is better to use a licensed versionRead more
What is BricsCAD used for?
2 Comments
LV
Mechanical design, Piping, P&ID's, Machines, food processingRead more
Are there any courses
1 Comment
JL
Hi Pedro, at the moment we have the BIM academy on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc7lZG3eA1E&list=PLONdQc9bizsfzuES9MrwxUEH9M4PPfyRm. We are also...Read more
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