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Compare Civil 3D and HydroCAD 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (44.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (41.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$275 per Month
No pricing available
Civil 3D
Star Rating
(300)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (44.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$275 per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansHydroCAD
Star Rating
(13)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about HydroCADCivil 3D vs HydroCAD
- Reviewers felt that Civil 3D meets the needs of their business better than HydroCAD.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that HydroCAD is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Civil 3D over HydroCAD.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Civil 3D
Civil 3D Subscription (Monthly)
$275
per Month
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- Use software anywhere
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HydroCAD
No pricing availableFree Trial
Civil 3D
Free Trial is available
HydroCAD
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.6
246
8.5
12
Ease of Use
7.3
246
8.1
12
Ease of Setup
6.4
68
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
6.4
58
Not enough data
Quality of Support
7.4
214
9.0
7
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.4
56
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
245
6.8
11
Features by Category
Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM)Hide 28 FeaturesShow 28 Features
8.8
44
Not enough data
Design
8.6
39
Not enough data
8.2
35
Not enough data
9.2
38
Not enough data
8.8
38
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.4
35
Not enough data
9.1
39
Not enough data
8.9
38
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Construction
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
16
Not enough data
9.1
15
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
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
Plan
8.5
109
7.3
5
Feature Not Available
6.7
5
8.3
114
6.0
5
7.6
105
9.0
5
Design
8.5
98
7.7
5
7.4
84
Not enough data
9.1
118
9.0
5
8.8
118
8.3
5
Construction
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
38
Not enough data
8.5
36
Not enough data
Engineering
7.8
57
Not enough data
7.7
58
9.3
5
8.2
62
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Civil 3D and HydroCAD are categorized as Civil Engineering Design
Unique Categories
Civil 3D is categorized as Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM)
HydroCAD has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Civil 3D
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
HydroCAD
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
Civil Engineering
63.9%
Construction
6.0%
Government Administration
4.2%
Utilities
3.9%
Architecture & Planning
3.5%
Other
18.6%
Civil Engineering
91.7%
Environmental Services
8.3%
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Other
0.0%
Alternatives
Discussions
Is Civil 3d free for students?
2 Comments
CL
Civil 3d ofrece un año gratuito a los estudiantes que se puede refrendar presentando la documentaciòn que acredite que sigues estudiando.Read more
Filter the tiles of LiDAR
1 Comment
RB
Hey Dennis, If you want to filter your LIDAR tiles you can create your lidar surface. Once you create your surface you can highlight the surface in...Read more
HydroCAD has no discussions with answers
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