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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (67.9% of reviews)
Mid-Market (46.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
FreeCAD
Star Rating
(58)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (67.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about FreeCADQCAD
Star Rating
(13)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (46.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about QCADFreeCAD vs QCAD
- Reviewers felt that QCAD meets the needs of their business better than FreeCAD.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that FreeCAD is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of QCAD over FreeCAD.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
FreeCAD
No pricing availableQCAD
No pricing availableFree Trial
FreeCAD
No trial information availableQCAD
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.4
42
8.6
11
Ease of Use
7.8
43
8.5
12
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.0
35
7.7
10
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.1
42
9.0
12
Features by Category
Design
8.4
23
9.6
8
8.1
25
5.8
8
8.0
23
6.7
8
7.5
21
5.4
8
Edit
8.3
23
8.3
8
7.2
21
5.8
6
8.0
23
7.7
8
7.5
23
6.3
5
Collaboration
8.2
20
8.1
8
7.7
22
6.9
8
8.2
21
7.7
8
File Options
8.3
19
Not enough data
8.4
19
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
7.9
18
Not enough data
6.9
14
Not enough data
7.9
18
Not enough data
Tools
7.3
19
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
7.8
19
Not enough data
Design
8.0
19
Not enough data
Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)Hide 18 FeaturesShow 18 Features
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Tools - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
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File Options - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
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Customization - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
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Environment - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
FreeCAD and QCAD are categorized as CAD Viewers and General-Purpose CAD
Unique Categories
FreeCAD is categorized as Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
QCAD has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
FreeCAD
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
QCAD
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
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
15.1%
Design
15.1%
Information Technology and Services
7.5%
Industrial Automation
7.5%
Machinery
5.7%
Other
49.1%
Education Management
23.1%
Manufacturing
7.7%
Program Development
7.7%
Printing
7.7%
Primary/Secondary Education
7.7%
Other
46.2%
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Discussions
CAD Services That Will Bring You to the Future – Cadsourcing
1 Comment
WH
You can check here for more details!
https://cadsourcing.com/cad-services-that-will-bring-you-to-the-future/Read more
Does anybody have any experience with the FEA module in FreeCad?
1 Comment
JB
The FEA module is quite usable in its current state. You should be able to do the tasks you mentioned. Follow the wiki and tutorials first to get the hang of...Read more
FREECAD FOR PROFESSIONAL
1 Comment
AJ
hi.
i just want to know that can i use FreeCAD for professional uses for free or it is open for practice/student only
Read more
QCAD has no discussions with answers
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