Compare FreeCAD and Rhinoceros 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (67.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (56.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$495
FreeCAD
Star Rating
(61)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 FreeCADRhinoceros
Star Rating
(191)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$495
Browse all 2 pricing plansFreeCAD vs Rhinoceros
- Reviewers felt that Rhinoceros meets the needs of their business better than FreeCAD.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, FreeCAD and Rhinoceros provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Rhinoceros over FreeCAD.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
FreeCAD
No pricing availableFree Trial
FreeCAD
No trial information availableRhinoceros
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.3
45
8.6
169
Ease of Use
7.6
46
7.9
171
Ease of Setup
7.9
7
8.9
23
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
7.9
15
Quality of Support
7.7
37
7.7
139
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
8.3
12
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
45
8.5
167
Features by Category
Design
8.4
23
9.7
5
8.2
28
10.0
5
8.0
23
Not enough data
7.5
21
Not enough data
Edit
8.4
24
9.0
5
7.2
21
Not enough data
8.0
23
Not enough data
7.5
23
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.2
20
Not enough data
7.7
22
Not enough data
8.2
21
Not enough data
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 Rhinoceros are categorized as Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD) and General-Purpose CAD
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
FreeCAD
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Rhinoceros
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
Design
16.1%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
14.3%
Industrial Automation
8.9%
Information Technology and Services
7.1%
Automotive
5.4%
Other
48.2%
Architecture & Planning
37.3%
Design
25.4%
Higher Education
4.9%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
2.7%
Construction
2.2%
Other
27.6%
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Discussions
Is FreeCAD easy to learn?
1 Comment
G2
its easy, if you are familiar with other CAD softwareRead more
Is FreeCAD reliable?
1 Comment
MN
No, it has all kinds of silly errors that sometimes pop up when you change something that is unrelated to the error.
FreeCAD-pros admit this in their...Read more
new user
1 Comment
G2
Looks impressive. I look forward to getting involved. Interested in Vintage 1930s cars. i'm in AustraliaRead more
How do I change command line auto-fill shortcuts
1 Comment
PV
Select the setting in Options > Appearance > ‘Use fuzzy autocomplete’ checked
Read more
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