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# PLAXIS 2D vs PLAXIS 3D Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Pricing

**PLAXIS 2D**
Free Trial

**Starting at $3,681.00** 1 License Per Year · PLAXIS 2D 12-Month Subscription\*

**PLAXIS 3D**
Free Trial

**Starting at $9,663.00** 1 License Per Year · PLAXIS 3D 12-Month Subscription

**Pros & Cons**
from reviews

**PLAXIS 2D**
Not enough data

**PLAXIS 3D**
Not enough data

Screenshots

**PLAXIS 2D**
 ![PLAXIS 2D screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/140515/PLAXIS-2D--Embankment-settlements-consolidation-internal.png)

**PLAXIS 3D**
 ![PLAXIS 3D screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/140523/PLAXIS-3D-Excavation-affectations.png)

**Ratings**
from reviews

Meets Requirements

**PLAXIS 2D**

**8.2** /10

Based on 11 responses

**PLAXIS 3D**

**8.3** /10

Based on 8 responses

Ease of Use

**PLAXIS 2D**

**8.3** /10

Based on 11 responses

**PLAXIS 3D**

**9.2** /10

Based on 8 responses

Ease of Setup

**PLAXIS 2D**

**8.1** /10

Based on 6 responses

**PLAXIS 3D** Not enough data

Ease of Admin

**PLAXIS 2D**

**7.7** /10

Based on 5 responses

**PLAXIS 3D** Not enough data

Quality of Support

**PLAXIS 2D**

**8.2** /10

Based on 10 responses

**PLAXIS 3D**

**8.3** /10

Based on 8 responses

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**PLAXIS 2D**

**7.8** /10

Based on 6 responses

**PLAXIS 3D** Not enough data

Product Direction (% positive)

**PLAXIS 2D**

**6.5** /10

Based on 10 responses

**PLAXIS 3D**

**10.0** /10

Based on 8 responses

**Features**
ratings from reviews

User Insights

**Reviewers' Company Size**

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
58.3%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
25.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
16.7%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
58.3%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
25.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
16.7%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
33.3%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
44.4%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
22.2%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
33.3%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
44.4%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
22.2%

**Reviewers' Industry**

[![PLAXIS 2D](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/9672a3b94bea9d4d2f9c56a964467e02/plaxis-2d.svg "PLAXIS 2D")](https://www.g2.com/products/plaxis-2d/reviews)
PLAXIS 2D

Civil Engineering
83.3%

Oil & Energy
8.3%

Construction
8.3%

Other
0.0%

[![PLAXIS 3D](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/9672a3b94bea9d4d2f9c56a964467e02/plaxis-3d.svg "PLAXIS 3D")](https://www.g2.com/products/plaxis-3d/reviews)
PLAXIS 3D

Civil Engineering
44.4%

Consulting
11.1%

Research
11.1%

Oil & Energy
11.1%

Mining & Metals
11.1%

Other
11.1%

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## PLAXIS 2D vs PLAXIS 3D

- Reviewers felt that PLAXIS 3D meets the needs of their business better than PLAXIS 2D.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that PLAXIS 3D is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of PLAXIS 3D over PLAXIS 2D.