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At a Glance
Civil 3D
Civil 3D
Star Rating
(300)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (44.5% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$275 per Month
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Navisworks
Navisworks
Star Rating
(199)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.6% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Civil 3D vs Navisworks

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Navisworks easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Navisworks overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Navisworks meets the needs of their business better than Civil 3D.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Navisworks is the preferred option.
  • When assessing product direction, Civil 3D and Navisworks received similar ratings from our reviewers.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Civil 3D
Civil 3D Subscription (Monthly)
$275
per Month
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Navisworks
No pricing available
Free Trial
Civil 3D
Free Trial is available
Navisworks
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
246
9.0
140
Ease of Use
7.3
246
8.7
139
Ease of Setup
6.4
68
8.6
49
Ease of Admin
6.4
58
8.3
28
Quality of Support
7.4
214
8.5
125
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.4
56
8.5
28
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
245
8.2
126
Features by Category
Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM)Hide 28 FeaturesShow 28 Features
8.8
44
7.5
115
Design
8.6
39
8.9
96
8.2
35
8.3
89
9.2
38
6.7
78
8.8
38
6.8
76
Feature Not Available
8.0
81
8.8
15
8.2
66
Collaboration
8.4
35
8.2
82
9.1
39
8.8
94
8.9
38
7.5
82
Feature Not Available
7.8
82
Construction
Feature Not Available
7.4
67
Feature Not Available
7.6
65
Feature Not Available
9.3
94
8.9
16
7.2
47
9.1
15
7.1
47
Generative AI
Not enough data
4.8
20
Not enough data
4.6
20
Not enough data
4.4
20
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
9.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Civil Engineering DesignHide 17 FeaturesShow 17 Features
8.2
123
Not enough data
Plan
8.5
109
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
114
Not enough data
7.6
105
Not enough data
Design
8.5
98
Not enough data
7.4
84
Not enough data
9.1
118
Not enough data
8.8
118
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
8.2
62
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Civil 3D
Civil 3D
Navisworks
Navisworks
Civil 3D and Navisworks are categorized as Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Unique Categories
Civil 3D
Civil 3D is categorized as Civil Engineering Design
Navisworks
Navisworks has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Civil 3D
Civil 3D
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
29.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
44.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
26.1%
Navisworks
Navisworks
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
24.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
48.6%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
27.4%
Reviewers' Industry
Civil 3D
Civil 3D
Civil Engineering
63.9%
Construction
6.0%
Government Administration
4.2%
Utilities
3.9%
Architecture & Planning
3.5%
Other
18.6%
Navisworks
Navisworks
Construction
36.3%
Architecture & Planning
10.6%
Civil Engineering
10.1%
Design
9.5%
Information Technology and Services
8.9%
Other
24.6%
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Discussions
Civil 3D
Civil 3D Discussions
Is Civil 3d free for students?
2 Comments
carlos l.
CL
Civil 3d ofrece un año gratuito a los estudiantes que se puede refrendar presentando la documentaciòn que acredite que sigues estudiando.Read more
Is Civil 3d a BIM?
2 Comments
Rayda Inabel P.
RP
It can work with BIMRead more
Filter the tiles of LiDAR
1 Comment
R. David B.
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
Navisworks
Navisworks Discussions
What is Navisworks used for?
2 Comments
Rushikesh K.
RK
4D, 5D BIM. Project progress review, quantification Read more
duplicated IDS cannot be identified
1 Comment
Josh C.
JC
One option to change the Element IDs would be to bind the links (in the host model).Read more
VR Capability
1 Comment
Josh C.
JC
Revitzo does a great job at this and I am not too sure that Navisworks is not too far behind them. But there is not a good answer to your question that you...Read more