Compare FreeCAD and Octave BricsCAD 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (68.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (72.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
€314.00 1 User Per Year
FreeCAD
Star Rating
(59)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (68.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about FreeCADOctave 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 plansFreeCAD vs Octave BricsCAD
- Reviewers felt that Octave BricsCAD meets the needs of their business better than FreeCAD.
- 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 FreeCAD.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
FreeCAD
No pricing availableOctave 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
FreeCAD
No trial information availableOctave BricsCAD
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
43
9.0
105
Ease of Use
7.7
44
8.8
107
Ease of Setup
8.3
5
8.9
34
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
8.8
27
Quality of Support
8.0
35
9.0
87
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
9.0
25
Product Direction (% positive)
8.1
43
8.8
99
Features by Category
Design
8.4
23
9.3
78
8.2
26
8.8
55
8.0
23
8.8
55
7.5
21
7.8
38
Edit
8.4
24
8.5
75
7.2
21
8.6
53
8.0
23
8.6
66
7.5
23
8.5
67
Collaboration
8.2
20
8.8
61
7.7
22
8.3
53
8.2
21
8.2
44
File Options
8.3
19
Not enough data
8.4
19
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
7.9
18
Not enough data
6.9
14
Not enough data
7.9
18
Not enough data
Tools
7.3
19
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
7.8
19
Not enough data
Design
8.0
19
Not enough data
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Tools - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
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File Options - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Not enough data
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Customization - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Not enough data
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Environment - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Not enough data
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
FreeCAD and Octave BricsCAD are categorized as General-Purpose CAD
Unique Categories
FreeCAD is categorized as Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD) and CAD Viewers
Octave BricsCAD has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
FreeCAD
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
Design
14.8%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
14.8%
Information Technology and Services
7.4%
Industrial Automation
7.4%
Automotive
5.6%
Other
50.0%
Construction
20.0%
Architecture & Planning
16.2%
Civil Engineering
16.2%
Design
6.9%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
6.9%
Other
33.8%
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Discussions
CAD Services That Will Bring You to the Future – Cadsourcing
1 Comment
WH
You can check here for more details!
https://cadsourcing.com/cad-services-that-will-bring-you-to-the-future/Read more
Does anybody have any experience with the FEA module in FreeCad?
1 Comment
JB
The FEA module is quite usable in its current state. You should be able to do the tasks you mentioned. Follow the wiki and tutorials first to get the hang of...Read more
FREECAD FOR PROFESSIONAL
1 Comment
AJ
hi.
i just want to know that can i use FreeCAD for professional uses for free or it is open for practice/student only
Read more
What is BricsCAD used for?
2 Comments
JD
BricsCad replaces the drawing board and does every aspect of design process from an Architect's viewpoint using your computer.Read more
Is BricsCAD free?
2 Comments
JC
for the working version it is better to use a licensed versionRead more
BricsCAD seems to loose edges when taking flat shots. Is there a setting that needs to be adjusted to clean up the flat shot block?
1 Comment
KG
Hi there,
Thank you for your question!
We would advise creating a ticket on this matter. Be sure to add a scenario and sample file in order for our...Read more
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