Top 10 AutoCAD MEP Alternatives & Competitors

Top 10 Alternatives to AutoCAD MEP Recently Reviewed By G2 Community

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SketchUp
By Trimble
4.5/5
(1,324)
Product Description
SketchUp is intuitive, powerful 3D modeling software built for professionals and creatives of all kinds.
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Reviewers say compared to AutoCAD MEP, SketchUp is:
Easier to set up
Easier to admin
Easier to do business with
Categories in common with AutoCAD MEP:
Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Vectorworks Architect
By Vectorworks, Inc.
4.3/5
(235)
Product Description
Vectorworks, Inc. is an award-winning design and BIM software provider serving the architecture, landscape architecture and entertainment industries in 85 countries. Built with designers in mind since 1985, Vectorworks software offers you the freedom to follow your imagination wherever it leads you. Globally more than 685,000 users are creating, connecting and influencing the next generation of design with Vectorworks on Mac and Windows. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, with offices in the UK, Canada and Australia, Vectorworks is a part of the Nemetschek Group. Learn how you can design without limits at vectorworks.net or follow @Vectorworks.
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Reviewers say compared to AutoCAD MEP, Vectorworks Architect is:
Easier to set up
Easier to do business with
Easier to admin
Categories in common with AutoCAD MEP:
Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Archicad
By GRAPHISOFT
4.6/5
(291)
Product Description
Design and deliver projects of any size with Archicad’s powerful suite of built-in tools and user-friendly interface that make it the most efficient and intuitive BIM software on the market. Featuring out-of-the-box design documentation, one-click publishing, photo-realistic rendering, and best-in-class analysis. Archicad lets you focus on what you do best: design great buildings.
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Reviewers say compared to AutoCAD MEP, Archicad is:
Slower to reach roi
Easier to set up
Easier to do business with
Categories in common with AutoCAD MEP:
Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM)

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Tekla Structures
By Trimble
4.5/5
(64)
Product Description
Tekla Structures is the most constructible structural software for BIM. With it, you can create, combine, manage and share accurate multi-material 3D models full of construction information.
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Reviewers say compared to AutoCAD MEP, Tekla Structures is:
Slower to reach roi
Easier to do business with
Better at meeting requirements
Categories in common with AutoCAD MEP:
Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM)

DataCAD
By DataCAD
4.8/5
(64)
Product Description
DataCAD is a professional-level CADD program for architectural design, presentation, and construction document creation.
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Reviewers say compared to AutoCAD MEP, DataCAD is:
Easier to set up
Better at support
More usable
Categories in common with AutoCAD MEP:
Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Revizto
By Revizto
4.6/5
(208)
Product Description
Revizto is a real-time issue tracking software for Architecture, Engineering and Construction with a focus on collaboration and BIM project coordination. Revizto uses BIM intelligence and makes it immediately accessible and actionable for the entire project team.
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Reviewers say compared to AutoCAD MEP, Revizto is:
Easier to set up
Easier to do business with
Easier to admin
Categories in common with AutoCAD MEP:
Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Design Master Electrical
By Design Master Software
4.5/5
(10)
Product Description
Design Master Electrical is a MEP design software that allows you to do your calculations and drafting, organize your files, manage time with calculations, design, and drafting by automating those functions and more.
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Reviewers say compared to AutoCAD MEP, Design Master Electrical is:
More expensive
Better at meeting requirements
More usable
Categories in common with AutoCAD MEP:
MEP

HEC-RAS
By U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
4.3/5
(36)
Product Description
HEC-RAS is a computer program that models the hydraulics of water flow through natural rivers and other channels. The program is one-dimensional, meaning that there is no direct modeling of the hydraulic effect of cross section shape changes, bends, and other two- and three-dimensional aspects of flow.
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Reviewers say compared to AutoCAD MEP, HEC-RAS is:
Better at meeting requirements
Categories in common with AutoCAD MEP:
MEP

SolidWorks Flow Simulation
By Solidworks
4.1/5
(35)
Product Description
SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation is an intuitive Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) solution embedded within SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD that enables you to quickly and easily simulate liquid and gas flows through and around your designs to calculate product performance and capabilities.
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Reviewers say compared to AutoCAD MEP, SolidWorks Flow Simulation is:
Better at support
Better at meeting requirements
Categories in common with AutoCAD MEP:
MEP