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Compare Civil 3D and STAAD.Pro 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (44.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (56.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$275 per Month
$3,210.00 1 License Per Year
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 plansSTAAD.Pro
Star Rating
(76)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$3,210.00 1 License Per Year
Learn more about STAAD.ProCivil 3D vs STAAD.Pro
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found STAAD.Pro easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with STAAD.Pro overall.
- Reviewers felt that Civil 3D meets the needs of their business better than STAAD.Pro.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that STAAD.Pro is the preferred option.
- When assessing product direction, Civil 3D and STAAD.Pro received similar ratings from our reviewers.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Civil 3D
Civil 3D Subscription (Monthly)
$275
per Month
Flexible options available, talk to sales at: (818) 797-9909
- Access to the latest version
- Use software anywhere
- Access previous versions
STAAD.Pro
STAAD.Pro 12-Month Subscription
$3,210.00
1 License Per Year
- Design and analyze concrete, steel, timber, or aluminum projects
- Reduce rework and eliminate errors
- Automatically convert your model into an analytical model
Free Trial
Civil 3D
Free Trial is available
STAAD.Pro
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.6
246
8.5
55
Ease of Use
7.3
246
8.2
56
Ease of Setup
6.4
68
8.4
23
Ease of Admin
6.4
58
8.4
21
Quality of Support
7.4
214
8.4
50
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.4
56
8.8
20
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
245
8.2
52
Features by Category
Design
8.6
39
7.8
44
8.2
35
7.0
42
9.2
38
8.0
41
8.8
38
8.0
41
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.8
15
7.8
41
Collaboration
8.4
35
7.4
37
9.1
39
7.9
42
8.9
38
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.4
39
Construction
Feature Not Available
8.7
35
Feature Not Available
7.9
40
Feature Not Available
7.5
33
8.9
16
Feature Not Available
9.1
15
Feature Not Available
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
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 and STAAD.Pro are categorized as Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Unique Categories
Civil 3D is categorized as Civil Engineering Design
STAAD.Pro has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Civil 3D
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
STAAD.Pro
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
38.9%
Construction
30.6%
Design
11.1%
Education Management
4.2%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
2.8%
Other
12.5%
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
What is the difference between pushover and seismic analysis in STAAD Pro?
1 Comment
SG
Here's a wiki on our Communities site to get you started....Read more
What is the best way to do programming in this?
1 Comment
SG
We have an API called OpenStaad. https://docs.bentley.com/LiveContent/web/STAAD.Pro%20Help-v9/en/OpenSTAAD_HELP_HOME.html Read more
why STAAD.PRO gives uneconomical Design For High Rise RCC buildings?
1 Comment
SG
There are many possibilities for that, but it depends on the design code, the user input, etc. You should probably post your request on the Bentley STAAD...Read more
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