Compare STAAD.Pro and Tekla Structural Designer 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (57.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (41.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$3,210.00 1 License Per Year
No pricing available
STAAD.Pro
Star Rating
(75)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (57.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$3,210.00 1 License Per Year
Learn more about STAAD.ProTekla Structural Designer
Star Rating
(12)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Tekla Structural DesignerSTAAD.Pro vs Tekla Structural Designer
- Reviewers felt that STAAD.Pro meets the needs of their business better than Tekla Structural Designer.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that STAAD.Pro is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of STAAD.Pro over Tekla Structural Designer.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
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
Tekla Structural Designer
No pricing availableFree Trial
STAAD.Pro
No trial information availableTekla Structural Designer
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.5
54
8.3
11
Ease of Use
8.2
55
8.0
11
Ease of Setup
8.4
22
8.3
5
Ease of Admin
8.4
21
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.4
49
8.3
8
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
20
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
51
6.8
11
Features by Category
Design
7.9
43
8.6
11
7.1
41
8.0
9
8.0
41
8.1
8
8.0
40
7.7
8
Feature Not Available
8.6
7
7.8
40
7.7
8
Collaboration
7.4
37
8.0
9
8.0
41
8.0
10
Feature Not Available
7.8
9
8.4
39
7.4
9
Construction
8.7
35
7.8
9
7.9
40
8.7
5
7.5
33
8.0
9
Feature Not Available
7.3
5
Feature Not Available
7.3
5
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
STAAD.Pro and Tekla Structural Designer are categorized as Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Unique Categories
STAAD.Pro has no unique categories
Tekla Structural Designer has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
STAAD.Pro
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Tekla Structural Designer
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
39.4%
Construction
29.6%
Design
11.3%
Education Management
4.2%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
2.8%
Other
12.7%
Civil Engineering
58.3%
Construction
33.3%
Design
8.3%
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Other
0.0%
Discussions
Could you please incorporate design of concrete slab in Staadpro
1 Comment
CA
Design is a wide ranging topic. STAAD.Pro does support some codes internally on plate elements, however at the moment for a more comprehensive slab design we...Read more
why STAAD.PRO gives uneconomical Design For High Rise RCC buildings?
1 Comment
CA
I am puzzeled as to your comment. There are many reasons why a solution might report different rebar arrangements and much of that is down to important...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
Tekla Structural Designer has no discussions with answers
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