Archicad Reviews & Product Details

What I value most isn’t a feature. It’s that I can actually talk to Graphisoft. I’ve met Daniel Csillag (CEO), Richard Doll (CRO) and Márton Kiss (Chief Product Officer), and when they visit Melbourne, they make time to sit down with their users. As a beta tester, I know the feedback goes somewhere.

I really like that it runs on both Mac and Windows. Archicad was born on the Mac, and you can still feel that in how intuitive it is to use. At the same time, it runs just as well on Windows, which means the whole office can use it without any issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Archicad can suit volume builders well, but it wasn’t designed with their needs at the centre. A volume builder’s most valuable asset is its masters: the master house designs—with all their facades and options—that every home it sells is built from. Each master represents years of refined design, engineering, and costing, and it’s maintained and updated as a live project over many years, often across hundreds of homes. Archicad still doesn’t offer a workflow that’s clearly built around managing and maintaining masters at that scale. It also lacks a standard way to connect the model to the wider business ecosystem—ERP, Salesforce, suppliers, and trades—including call forwards. As a result, each builder is left to solve those integrations and processes on its own. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It’s a solid CAD program with a strong BIM component. It produces good 3D models that feel realistic and can actually be built, as long as you understand and follow your building codes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some changes feel tedious and end up requiring refinement across dozens of components that have little to do with the project’s actual requirements. For example, stairs are hard to create and build, and railing can be difficult to insert correctly. Cabinets also include several unnecessary features to toggle, which comes across as performative rather than genuinely useful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like most about Archicad is how intuitive and efficient it is. It makes creating and editing 3D models easy, and the BIM workflow helps keep everything organized. It saves time, improves collaboration, and allows me to focus more on the design process than on technical tasks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One thing I dislike about Archicad is the Stair Tool. It can be difficult to use for complex stair designs, and making small adjustments often takes more time than expected. I think it could be more intuitive and flexible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The way a project is structured is very close to how we think as architects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The support from product manufacturers is often more directed towards Revit, especially internationally. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

it is easy to use and has a simple, user-friendly interface. It makes designing and creating drawings faster, and the BIM workflow helps keep everything organized. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don't like the Stair Tool because it can be difficult to use and takes time to adjust. It is not always intuitive, especially for complex stair designs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I find Archicad to be an integral product for designing buildings as an architect. It is the primary tool I use to manage, coordinate, and develop project design information from concept to construction. Archicad consolidates drawings, schedules, and technical information within a single model, ensuring consistency across the drawing set and reducing the risk of coordination errors. I particularly like the efficiency of drawing production and the ability to implement changes centrally, which I find especially beneficial. The single model environment allows all project information to be developed and managed collectively, improving consistency across outputs, reducing duplication of work, and supporting a more efficient workflow, particularly at the technical and construction stages. While the initial setup required investment and a learning curve, establishing office templates, libraries, and drawing standards provided a strong foundation for consistent and coordinated project delivery and made the system intuitive and efficient to use. I also often export from Archicad into Twinmotion for visualizations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are some constraints in detailed modeling and documentation. Certain junctions or bespoke conditions can be difficult to represent accurately without workarounds. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

3D and renovation qualities make it very convenient for completing a full set of construction docs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The libraries can be very bulky, and take a long time to load. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that it is the perfect tool to design buildings. That it has exactly the features you need as an engineer or architect Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes the UX is not the most intuitive. Some custom settings that would make designing easier are hidden. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Archicad has a beautiful, intuitive interface and is great for fast, clean modeling — especially in early design phases. I appreciated its visual clarity, smoother rendering capabilities, and how user-friendly it felt at first. For smaller teams or design-driven workflows, it's a powerful tool with solid results. It also handles 2D and 3D in a fluid way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

While Archicad excels in design, it falls short in large-scale coordination and documentation. We struggled with standardization across teams, model scalability, and interoperability with consultants — especially MEP and structural teams working in Revit. Managing large healthcare or institutional projects in Archicad became inefficient due to limited collaboration features and automation capabilities compared to what Revit offers with tools like Dynamo or pyRevit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I use Archicad to create 2D plans, work with its broad library, and visualize 3D models. Its UI is very easy to understand, and I grasped it from the beginning as a self-learner. I like finding new functionalities, and my favorite feature is the templates, which I enjoy trying in different combinations. The initial setup of Archicad was very easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I find that creating organic shapes in Archicad requires a workaround Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.