FreeCAD Reviews & Product Details

FreeCAD is a free, open-source parametric 3D CAD modeling application for designing real-life objects of any size. It supports uses such as product design, mechanical engineering, and architecture, with parametric modeling that lets users revise a design by changing its history and parameters.

What company sizes and industries is FreeCAD the best fit for?

FreeCAD’s strongest fit is with smaller businesses and self-employed users working in design and engineering, with positive use also represented in larger organizations. The most represented segments include:

Company size: Small businesses and self-employed users.
Company size: Mid-market and enterprise organizations.
Industries: Mechanical and industrial engineering, and design.
Industries: Industrial automation and construction.

What customer support options does FreeCAD provide, and how do users find the overall support experience?

FreeCAD provides chat support. The support experience can depend on the kind of help needed: users find online documentation and community resources useful, while those seeking immediate technical assistance can find that harder to access.

What features or capabilities could make FreeCAD even more useful?

FreeCAD could be more useful with a clearer, more intuitive interface and better performance and reliability, especially when handling demanding projects. Users also point to opportunities to strengthen modeling tools and learning resources:

Interface and navigation: Make tools and workflows easier to find and understand, particularly for new users.
Performance and stability: Reduce slowdowns and crashes during large or complex modeling tasks.
Modeling capabilities: Expand and refine tools for areas such as assemblies, sketching, and model or mesh validation.
Learning materials: Provide clearer documentation and more step-by-step guidance for beginners and advanced workflows.

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Verified User in Design

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/21/2026

"FreeCAD: Feature-Rich, Customizable CAD at No Cost"

5/5

What do you like best about FreeCAD?

The best part about FreeCAD is the cost, but a close second is its feature set and the way it behaves exactly how I want CAD software to work. I also like that you can write Python scripts to interact with models, which lets you tailor the workflow to fit the way you work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about FreeCAD?

I dislike how the UI is laid out; it's not super user intuitive. I do believe I can do anything I want to, however sometimes it takes longer having to look up where a feature is rather than it being where I would expect it to be. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Andrea T.

R&D manager

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/12/2026

"Powerful File Format Support and Extensibility, but a Steeper Learning Curve"

3.5/5

What do you like best about FreeCAD?

I really love the fact that you can import/export a large number of free file formats, and also I like the workbench/expansibility feature. I also like the fact that (for advanced use cases) you can also add Macros to FreeCAD. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about FreeCAD?

Compared to "beginner-friendly" professional tools like Fusion 360, FreeCAD learning curve feels steeper. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Industrial Automation

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4/13/2026

"Free and Open-Source, but Too Slow and Not Industry-Ready"

1.5/5

What do you like best about FreeCAD?

The best part of FreeCAD is that it’s free to use and open-source. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about FreeCAD?

It doesn’t feel professional for the industry, and it’s also very slow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Higher Education

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5/10/2024

"FreeCAD: Review from University Student"

2/5

What do you like best about FreeCAD?

It offers basic functionality and converting options not available in other software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about FreeCAD?

It is too basic to do any meaningful CAD with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Luis Enrique T.

CAD Engineer

Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

Originally submitted 4/17/2023

"Good open source alternative for basic 3D parametric modeling"

2.5/5

What do you like best about FreeCAD?

I like that it is an open-source 3D parametric modeling software with good basic features and part modeling capabilities. I can recommend this software mainly for the maker's space, because it is free Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about FreeCAD?

I would recommend to the FreeCAD developers community to focus on the main features of what a robust and reliable 3D CAD parametric solid modeling tool must be capable of. Adding more robustness to the part modeling workspace and unifying the assembly workspace are, in my opinion, two ways to have a better user experience Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Syed Mohmmed M.

CADD Designer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

6/14/2023

Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.

"Best & Easy Designing software"

3.5/5

What do you like best about FreeCAD?

Easy to draw, modifications in existing drawings, plotting and converting as per required format. In simple, it's very useful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about FreeCAD?

Sometimes it gets stuck or hangs; the server needs improvement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pavel S.

electronics engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

Originally submitted 3/2/2022

"Great program for amateurs and professionals"

3.5/5

What do you like best about FreeCAD?

Free program with good features. Works under different OS. Flexibility of settings. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about FreeCAD?

Unintuitive interface, slowdowns, glitches. You constantly need to edit something yourself. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Alexander A.

electronics engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/27/2022

"Good for a hobby but nothing more"

3/5

What do you like best about FreeCAD?

I have a 3D printer, and sometimes I need to make a different simple 3D model. FreeCAD helps me to do this. It's free software, and it's wonderful. It's a cross-platform app. It's fine for me because I use Ubuntu. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about FreeCAD?

FreeCAD has slow performance. It's impossible to edit or view large models. At work, my colleagues give me STEP models to view. It's so hard to view these models using FreeCAD. Also, FreeCAD doesn't work well with B-splines in the Sketcher and PartDesign workbenches. Sometimes it's impossible to make a fillet if you use B-splines. It's hard to understand how to clone a sketch to another body, or how to move, clone, or rotate it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Francesco S.

Titolare, progettista

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/4/2022

"Open source and free CAD suite"

3/5

What do you like best about FreeCAD?

Free CAD is a rare bird because the number of open-source CAD applications is somewhat limited. The application appears a suite with modules for different CAD applications, called "workbenches". There are workbenches for Architecture, Draft, Reverse Engineering, Part Design, and much more.

Being open-source, we can expect more workbenches to be added as the community around FreeCAD grows.

FreeCAD can also import and export in a variety of formats. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about FreeCAD?

FreeCAD is still under development, and its learning curve is rather steep at the moment.

The interface needs some refinement, and could puzzle the new user.

Also some import filter do not work as expected. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering FreeCAD:

Please be aware that the software is still at its early stages. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is FreeCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?

FreeCAD can become a helpful CAD application that could fit different kinds of workflow. Being open-source and free, it has the potential to expand its capabilities and to become an invaluable asset in flexible design teams. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kelvin C.

Project Engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/9/2022

"FreeCAD Flexible CAD System and easy to use."

4.5/5

What do you like best about FreeCAD?

-Effective tool for Engineering and Construction drawings creation.

-Perfect for 3D modelling.

-Rendering of large 3D designs is quick.

-Architectural design management.

-Engineering drawings editing software.

-CAD capability is excellent. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about FreeCAD?

None for FreeCAD and all the features, and on getting started setting the 3D modelling tools was easy but the file export takes a lot of time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.