Compare CMS IntelliCAD and Octave BricsCAD 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (85.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (72.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $159.95 1 user With One-Time Purchase
€314.00 1 User Per Year
CMS IntelliCAD
Star Rating
(97)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (85.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $159.95 1 user With One-Time Purchase
Free Trial is available
Browse all 2 pricing plansOctave 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 plansCMS IntelliCAD vs Octave BricsCAD
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found CMS IntelliCAD easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with CMS IntelliCAD overall.
- Reviewers felt that CMS IntelliCAD meets the needs of their business better than Octave BricsCAD.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that CMS IntelliCAD is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of CMS IntelliCAD over Octave BricsCAD.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
CMS IntelliCAD
CMS IntelliCAD Premium Edition (PE)
Starting at $159.95
1 user With One-Time Purchase
2D & 3D compatible CAD Software - Standalone perpetual license or Renewable Subscription license with maintenance included.
- .DWG Native Support
- Full 2D & 3D Surface Tools
- Raster image support
Octave 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
CMS IntelliCAD
Free Trial is available
Octave BricsCAD
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.4
77
9.0
105
Ease of Use
9.5
77
8.8
107
Ease of Setup
9.2
16
8.9
34
Ease of Admin
9.6
13
8.8
27
Quality of Support
9.3
73
9.0
87
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.5
13
9.0
25
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
70
8.8
99
Features by Category
Design
9.8
60
9.3
78
9.5
50
8.8
55
9.5
52
8.8
55
9.2
47
7.8
38
Edit
9.5
53
8.5
75
Feature Not Available
8.6
53
9.5
54
8.6
66
9.4
51
8.5
67
Collaboration
9.6
54
8.8
61
9.4
47
8.3
53
9.6
51
8.2
44
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
CMS IntelliCAD and Octave BricsCAD are categorized as General-Purpose CAD
Unique Categories
CMS IntelliCAD has no unique categories
Octave BricsCAD has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
CMS IntelliCAD
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
Architecture & Planning
22.8%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
18.5%
Civil Engineering
16.3%
Computer Software
6.5%
Construction
6.5%
Other
29.3%
Construction
20.0%
Architecture & Planning
16.2%
Civil Engineering
16.2%
Design
6.9%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
6.9%
Other
33.8%
Discussions
Is there a Japanese version of the software?
1 Comment
VN
Yes it does. Go to TOOLS > Options > Display > Set language as JapaneseRead more
What is CMS IntelliCAD?
1 Comment
Official Response from CMS IntelliCAD
CMS IntelliCAD® is a powerful and affordable full-featured CAD Software providing extended customization. offering a full suite of 2D and 3D AutoCAD®...Read more
Is BricsCAD free?
2 Comments
JC
for the working version it is better to use a licensed versionRead more
What is BricsCAD used for?
2 Comments
LV
Mechanical design, Piping, P&ID's, Machines, food processingRead more
Are there any courses
1 Comment
JL
Hi Pedro, at the moment we have the BIM academy on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc7lZG3eA1E&list=PLONdQc9bizsfzuES9MrwxUEH9M4PPfyRm. We are also...Read more
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