--- title: PLAXIS 2D Reviews meta\_title: 'PLAXIS 2D Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 12 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how PLAXIS 2D works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.5 review\_count: 12 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: Oil and Gas url: https://www.g2.com/categories/oil-and-gas --- # PLAXIS 2D Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by PLAXIS 2D but has limited features. Are you part of the PLAXIS 2D team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! PLAXIS 2D is a powerful and user-friendly finite-element package intended for 2D analysis of deformation and stability in geotechnical engineering and rock mechanics. PLAXIS is used worldwide by top engineering companies and institutions in the civil and geotechnical engineering industry. Applications range from excavations, embankments, and foundations to tunneling, mining, and reservoir geomechanics. PLAXIS is equipped with a broad range of advanced features to model a diverse range of geotechnical problems, all from within a single integrated software package. Simulate various soil and rock behaviour such as: dynamics for loading modeling, PlaxFlow for time-dependent groundwater analysis, and Thermal for analysis of heat flow on the hydraulic and mechanical behaviour of soil. Efficiently create models with a logical geotechnical workflow. Define everything from complex soil profiles or geological cross-sections to structural elements, such as piles, anchors, geotextiles, and prescribed loads and displacements. Import geometry and automatically mesh to create a finite element mesh almost immediately. Bentley’s geotechnical applications are backed by world-class expertise and used worldwide to support producing safer structures and environments for all. Strengthen your solutions with the digital workflows and trusted computation of PLAXIS. * * * Seller [Bentley Systems](https://www.g2.com/sellers/bentley-systems) Discussions [PLAXIS 2D Community](https://www.g2.com/products/plaxis-2d/discuss) Languages Supported English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified) Overview by Micha van der Sloot Show More ## Pricing Pricing provided by PLAXIS 2D. ### PLAXIS 2D 12-Month Subscription\* Starting at $3,681.00 1 License Per Year [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/plaxis-2d/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Surfer](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Surfer") Surfer 4.6/5(126) ](https://www.g2.com/products/surfer/reviews) [ ![Leapfrog Geo](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Leapfrog Geo") Leapfrog Geo 4.5/5(85) ](https://www.g2.com/products/leapfrog-geo/reviews) [ ![GEOVIA Surpac](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "GEOVIA Surpac") GEOVIA Surpac 4.5/5(23) ](https://www.g2.com/products/geovia-surpac/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/plaxis-2d/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 12 real user reviews. Typical contract price $0k - $0k [Sign in to view](/login) Per Year [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Verified User in Civil Engineering](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Civil Engineering") IC Verified User in Civil Engineering Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/22/2022 "It is helpful in most of Geotech problems, but not all of them" 4/5 What do you like best about PLAXIS 2D? For me, negative pore water pressure is very helpful. I like the template soil parameters, but you should be really careful about the numbers and units. In the design part, I like the engineering way of thinking in providing stress and strain curves. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PLAXIS 2D? I don't like the material properties by test results since it is not very clear about the test procedure and standards and units. I don't like the graphical interface. especially when you want to zoom into a specific region. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering PLAXIS 2D: Use the app very wisely. Read the documentation and consider the assumptions. Be careful with the units. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PLAXIS 2D solving and how is that benefiting you? Slope stability, sheet pile design anchor design tunnel design soil and rock excavation design piles and foundation design in unsaturated soils dam stability design and evaluation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![FUNG H.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "FUNG H.") FH FUNG H. Senior Engineer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/15/2021 "Plaxis 2D user review" 4/5 What do you like best about PLAXIS 2D? comprehensive and in depth uses for this program Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PLAXIS 2D? take a prolonged learning curve to master Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PLAXIS 2D solving and how is that benefiting you? consolidation, ground movement, seepage flow related Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 8/30/2021 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign ![Verified User in Civil Engineering](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Civil Engineering") CC Verified User in Civil Engineering Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/27/2021 "Drawbacks in drain modeling" 3.5/5 What do you like best about PLAXIS 2D? The software is very user-friendly. It has multiple options to assign the same command which is quite impressive Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PLAXIS 2D? It has limited options in vertical drain modeling as there is no such option to take into account the physical and hydraulic properties of the drain in the calculation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PLAXIS 2D solving and how is that benefiting you? Stability Analysis, Settlement Analysis, Pile Design, Site Response, and Liquefaction Analysis Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign ## Pricing Options Pricing provided by PLAXIS 2D. ### PLAXIS 2D 12-Month Subscription\* Starting at $3,681.00 1 License Per Year [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/plaxis-2d/pricing) PLAXIS 2D Comparisons ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_d463f498bd77292aa4bc1f1b57f42b10/plaxis-3d.png "Product Avatar Image") PLAXIS 3D 4.8/5(9) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/plaxis-2d-vs-plaxis-3d) ##### Categories on G2 [Geology and Seismic](https://www.g2.com/categories/geology-and-seismic) ##### Explore More [Top-rated customer success tools for mobile app businesses](https://www.g2.com/discussions/top-rated-customer-success-tools-for-mobile-app-businesses)[Best software for managing board documents efficiently](https://www.g2.com/discussions/best-software-for-managing-board-documents-efficiently)[Top platforms for managing CI pipelines at scale](https://www.g2.com/discussions/top-platforms-for-managing-ci-pipelines-at-scale) [What is the best email marketing software for small businesses?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-best-email-marketing-software-for-small-businesses)[Best performance management software for small tech startups](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-s-the-best-performance-management-software-for-small-tech-startups)[What are the most popular Salesforce document generation add-ons compared side by side for a RevOps team evaluating their options before committing?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-most-popular-salesforce-document-generation-add-ons-compared-side-by-side-for-a-revops-team-evaluating-their-options-before-committing) [Show MoreShow Less](javascript:void(0);)