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At a Glance
Carlson Civil
Carlson Civil
Star Rating
(22)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (40.9% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
$3750
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OpenRoads Designer
OpenRoads Designer
Star Rating
(139)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (43.2% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
$6,057.00 1 practitioner Per Year
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Carlson Civil vs OpenRoads Designer

  • Reviewers felt that Carlson Civil meets the needs of their business better than OpenRoads Designer.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Carlson Civil is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Carlson Civil over OpenRoads Designer.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Carlson Civil
Carlson Civil
$3750
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OpenRoads Designer
OpenRoads Designer Virtuoso Subscription
$6,057.00
1 practitioner Per Year
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Free Trial
Carlson Civil
No trial information available
OpenRoads Designer
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
19
8.4
112
Ease of Use
9.0
20
6.9
112
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
6.4
29
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
7.3
23
Quality of Support
8.6
18
7.6
98
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
8.1
31
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
19
7.8
109
Features by Category
Civil Engineering DesignHide 17 FeaturesShow 17 Features
9.6
7
8.3
34
Plan
10.0
5
7.6
32
9.3
5
Feature Not Available
9.7
5
8.1
32
9.7
5
8.6
31
Design
9.7
5
8.8
32
9.7
5
8.0
31
9.7
5
8.5
31
9.7
5
8.1
32
Construction
9.3
5
Feature Not Available
9.3
5
Feature Not Available
9.7
5
Feature Not Available
10.0
5
8.6
19
Not enough data
9.1
20
Engineering
9.3
5
7.7
21
9.3
5
7.8
22
9.4
6
9.0
27
9.7
5
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Carlson Civil
Carlson Civil
OpenRoads Designer
OpenRoads Designer
Carlson Civil and OpenRoads Designer are categorized as Civil Engineering Design
Unique Categories
Carlson Civil
Carlson Civil has no unique categories
OpenRoads Designer
OpenRoads Designer has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Carlson Civil
Carlson Civil
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
31.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
40.9%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
27.3%
OpenRoads Designer
OpenRoads Designer
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
23.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
33.6%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
43.2%
Reviewers' Industry
Carlson Civil
Carlson Civil
Civil Engineering
31.8%
Construction
27.3%
Mining & Metals
9.1%
Renewables & Environment
4.5%
Oil & Energy
4.5%
Other
22.7%
OpenRoads Designer
OpenRoads Designer
Civil Engineering
73.6%
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
7.2%
Design
6.4%
Construction
5.6%
Architecture & Planning
4.0%
Other
3.2%
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Discussions
Carlson Civil
Carlson Civil Discussions
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OpenRoads Designer
OpenRoads Designer Discussions
How do I create a terrain in OpenRoads designer?
1 Comment
Don L.
DL
To create a terrain in OpenRoads Designer, you can use the Terrain Create tool group which contains tools to create a terrain model from graphical elements,...Read more
Which software is used for highway design?
1 Comment
Don L.
DL
The most commonly used highway design software is developed by Bentley and Autodesk. Bentley’s OpenRoads Designer is a comprehensive and fully functioned...Read more
What is OpenRoads?
1 Comment
Don L.
DL
OpenRoads Designer is a civil design application used for all types and sizes of civil projects around the world. It can be used for tasks such as...Read more