--- title: TurboCAD Reviews meta\_title: 'TurboCAD Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 31 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how TurboCAD works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.3 review\_count: 31 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: CAD url: https://www.g2.com/categories/cad --- # TurboCAD Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by TurboCAD but has limited features. Are you part of the TurboCAD team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! TurboCAD Pro Platinum is a professional 2D/3D CAD application that offers a great collection of 2D/3D design tools to design, modify, present, and document in an integrated fashion. An optional AutoCAD®-like 2D drafting interface with command line and dynamic input cursor helps professionals already familiar with AutoCAD easily get up to speed. Advanced technology —a powerful drafting palette, D-Cubed constraints, and ACIS® engine—enhance productivity. Advanced architectural and mechanical design tools add even greater flexibility and control, while superior LightWorks® rendering controls produce powerful presentations. Plus TurboCAD Pro Platinum is programmable and supports over 40 file formats including .DWG, .DXF, .SKP, 3D .PDF, and .STL for 3D printing. • Time Saving Features – 64-Bit Compatible Version, GPU-accelerated Drawing Engine, Multi-threading Support, Progressive, Ray-traced Rendering, New Redsdk 3.3 Rendering Engine, AutoCAD 2D work-alike mode, and more! • Precision Drafting & Detailing – A large selection of 2D and 3D tools, snaps modification, and drawing aids, powerful drafting palette, history tree with editor, advanced layer controls, PDF underlay, a full range of dimension types and styles, tables, text, viewports and more! • Powerful Architectural Tools – House wizard, self-healing walls & self aligning blocks, AutoCAD® Architecture (ACA) compatible architectural objects (parametric), section, elevation, and terrain tools, styles & style manager! • Robust Mechanical Tools – New ACIS® R24 engine, 3D solid and surface design and modification tools, geometric and dimensional constraints, assembly tools, a powerful parametric parts manager, and more! • Rendering & Visualization – Choose from wireframe, hidden line, or high quality photorealistic rendering with material editor as well as artistic render styles. Both a Lightworks and Redsdk engines are available with a universal manager.  • Outstanding File Compatibility – Open, import, or embed up to 35 file formats and export up to 28, including newly updated AutoCAD® 2013 .DWG, Adobe 3D .PDF, and many others making it an excellent companion product. * * * Seller [TurboCAD](https://www.g2.com/sellers/turbocad) Discussions [TurboCAD Community](https://www.g2.com/products/turbocad/discuss) Languages Supported Czech, German, English, French, Japanese, Polish, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Bob Mayer (President and CEO at IMSI/Design and Encore Software) Show More ## Pricing Pricing provided by TurboCAD. ### TurboCAD Deluxe $149.99 ### TurboCAD Expert $499.99 [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/turbocad/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![AutoCAD](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "AutoCAD") AutoCAD 4.4/5(1,940) ](https://www.g2.com/products/autocad/reviews) [ ![SketchUp](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "SketchUp") SketchUp 4.5/5(1,327) ](https://www.g2.com/products/sketchup/reviews) [ ![SOLIDWORKS](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "SOLIDWORKS") SOLIDWORKS 4.5/5(646) ](https://www.g2.com/products/solidworks/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/turbocad/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 31 real user reviews. Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) RB Rahul B. Engineer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 11/9/2021 "Used to be powerful but now better alternatives available for cheaper" 3/5 What do you like best about TurboCAD? I like the simplicity and presence of basic features such as project, extrude, explode, and dimensions. It has all the CAD functionality that I need for my day to day work tasks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about TurboCAD? Over the last few updates, TurboCAD lost its simplicity in my opinion and got loaded with more and more features that I do not use, making it harder to find the ones I do use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is TurboCAD solving and how is that benefiting you? I am solving problems like creating basic drawings and floor plans for clients, updating these drawings, and sharing them with my clients and customers. The benefits I have realized are to be able to do this in a timely and relatively pain-free manner, and train others without much technical background to use this software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Jishnu G.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Jishnu G.") JG Jishnu G. Mechanical Engineer Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 10/28/2020 "Not for trial and error learners" 3.5/5 What do you like best about TurboCAD? It's extremely simple and easy to draw and scale, Drawing and 3D modelling is at finger tips and it's very affordable compared to other softwares Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about TurboCAD? Though the tools are very easy once you get familiar with it, It can't be learned by trial and error. It requires an expert guidance or atleast YouTube classes. And rendering takes a lot of time so you have to have the best workstation in market Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering TurboCAD: If you have lot of patience to master this, Then it's worth all the efforts Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is TurboCAD solving and how is that benefiting you? 2D drawing and modelling for CNC machine, I have designed various fixtures and tools with this software for direct manufacturing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Ricky R.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Ricky R.") RR Ricky R. OEM Product Designer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/13/2015 "cheaper cad software that gets the job done" 4/5 What do you like best about TurboCAD? If your main job is doing 2D drawings then you can't go wrong with this software. You don't need expensive hardware to run this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about TurboCAD? Does okay 3d simple drawings but there is better software out there that handles 3d imaging better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is TurboCAD solving and how is that benefiting you? Can do what autocad can do without breaking the bank. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 9/24/2019 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Betty k.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Betty k.") BK Betty k. Civil Engineer Construction Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 9/1/2019 "Very good and focus on helping the client in a possible ways." 5/5 What do you like best about TurboCAD? The services offered by this software are so wide varied that they cover everything thus the service offered are good and focus on helping the client in all possible ways. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about TurboCAD? This platform it's difficult to use before you learn how to do it. I recommend this tool to have few drawbacks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering TurboCAD: This software its very good and fucus on helping the clients. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is TurboCAD solving and how is that benefiting you? This software designs architectural plans and even designs custom electric guitar body thus enabling grat file compatibility and no troubles . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite RZ rob z. mr Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 5/31/2019 "turbocad 5 star review" 5/5 What do you like best about TurboCAD? TurboCad has been an important apparatus for me. I work with a constrained spending plan and don't invest much energy at the drafting board. TurboCad has been an entirely able program addressing the necessities that I have. I am not utilizing the most present rendition, however I am not utilizing every one of the capacities in the adaptation I am utilizing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about TurboCAD? It requires a long time to get great with it. It's a hard programming to adapt yet there is a great deal you can do with it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering TurboCAD: very good Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is TurboCAD solving and how is that benefiting you? I have generally utilized this bundle for Electrical/Electronics plan. The instruments make it simple to change over the illustrations to what ever design my clients need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite SE Steven E. Director (retired) Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/8/2019 "TurboCAD is way more capable than you might imagine." 5/5 What do you like best about TurboCAD? Ease of use. If you are new to 3D cad then you have a steep learning curve, but once you get to grip with the basics TurboCAD is very intuitive. The drawing tools are all icon driven and most are well designed, leaving you in no doubt what they are for. Once selected the prompts at the bottom of the screen guide you further. Modify tools allow you to create complex geometry and refine 3D models. You are only limited by your imagination, I have not come across a design that I could not draw. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about TurboCAD? TurboCAD can be extensively customised, but this is not easy to understand. Without a working knowledge of the underlying code some custom settings defy explanation and there is always this nagging doubt the adjusted parameter is actually optimised for you particular needs. Customisation is however a very powerful part of TurboCad Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is TurboCAD solving and how is that benefiting you? Produce tooling designs for subcontractors in an engineering environment were increasingly they require the 3D model data. Also 3D prints from model to .stl format and slicing (using Cura) ready to print, all of which works very well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Automotive](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Automotive") CA Verified User in Automotive Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 9/9/2019 "I have used of three years." 4/5 What do you like best about TurboCAD? It is simple machine to use hence not complicated . It save it hence it does not require much time to use . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about TurboCAD? it is expensive to buy and maintain . It require more experts people to use it . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering TurboCAD: It is very nice to use it . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is TurboCAD solving and how is that benefiting you? Raising money to buy and to maintain that machine . Employing more experience work to operate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![James A.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "James A.") JA James A. Factory Engineer, Design Engineer, Research and Development Engineer Health, Wellness and Fitness Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 12/9/2017 "After a year and two months I am very satisfied." 5/5 What do you like best about TurboCAD? The program has become an extension of my creative mind. When I would try to describe the why's and what's of an idea, you cannot project my 3D vision from my head in words. As a long time engineer, used to using 2D and "projections", this has become my standard. Once one gets past the learning curve and the quirks of this software, (all software has issues) this program has everything I need and more than I need. I am very satisfied with it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about TurboCAD? I wish there was better rendering. I can get it to look quite good, but not as "life like" as I want. I am looking into making my own rendering images to use in my drawings. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering TurboCAD: If you have intelligence and a good mathematical mind this is a breeze to use. If you don't understand coordinate systems and using math, maybe not. Most engineers have those skills. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is TurboCAD solving and how is that benefiting you? Communicating concepts to the factory. Factory workers do not understand 2D drawings any more. They are not trained in "blueprint" reading as they once were. So photos and 3D is the best way to go. The precision of the drawings is great for design work. TC has no limits that I have encountered for design work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Industrial Automation](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Industrial Automation") UI Verified User in Industrial Automation Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/29/2018 "Still a beginner but good support." 4/5 What do you like best about TurboCAD? There are so many different videos or programs to help a beginner go through and learn everything. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about TurboCAD? The different features can be very difficult to understand if you aren't familiar with CAD drawings. There aren't any explanations of different buttons without calling or finding a video. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering TurboCAD: Even if you don't know what exactly you are doing there are plenty of support options to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is TurboCAD solving and how is that benefiting you? I use this to help draw up building schematics that would otherwise take forever in another program. It saves a lot of time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Chemicals](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Chemicals") UC Verified User in Chemicals Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/20/2018 "A very good software" 4.5/5 What do you like best about TurboCAD? The wide range of functionalities that can be used to create the design and accomplish task. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about TurboCAD? I don't think there is anything specific that I disklike Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering TurboCAD: It's a very solid software that will meet your design needs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is TurboCAD solving and how is that benefiting you? Drawings and design. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about TurboCAD? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. [ Ask about TurboCAD ](https://www.g2.com/products/turbocad/discussions/new) GU Guest User What is TurboCAD used for? 0 Upvotes 0 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/turbocad-what-is-turbocad-used-for) ![Russell M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Russell M.") RM Russell Moncrieff • Last activity over 6 years ago Does the deluxe version read write dgn files. 1 Upvote 2 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/does-the-deluxe-version-read-write-dgn-files) [ View all Discussions ](https://www.g2.com/products/turbocad/discuss) ## Pricing Options Pricing provided by TurboCAD. ### TurboCAD Deluxe $149.99 ### TurboCAD Expert $499.99 ### TurboCAD Pro Platinum $1,499.99 [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/turbocad/pricing) TurboCAD Comparisons ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_269a752fb4baefda8b9e83f98c7646dc/autocad.png "Product Avatar Image") AutoCAD 4.4/5(1,940) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/autocad-vs-turbocad) ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_19c4c507ebba54cd623e1c0a704becd9/sketchup.png "Product Avatar Image") SketchUp 4.5/5(1,327) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/sketchup-vs-turbocad) ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_1f2104b1541129b29a0a526c1ed1907f/draftsight.jpg "Product Avatar Image") DraftSight 4.2/5(209) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/draftsight-vs-turbocad) ##### Categories on G2 [General-Purpose CAD](https://www.g2.com/categories/general-purpose-cad) ##### Explore More [What would you recommend as the best corporate password management tool?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-would-you-recommend-as-the-best-corporate-password-management-tool)[Which visual configuration platforms are rated highest for ecommerce and manufacturing customization by enterprise teams that have actually deployed them at scale?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-visual-configuration-platforms-are-rated-highest-for-ecommerce-and-manufacturing-customization-by-enterprise-teams-that-have-actually-deployed-them-at-scale)[Google Compute Engine reviews](https://www.g2.com/products/google-compute-engine/reviews) [Best tools for building personalized employee career paths](https://www.g2.com/discussions/best-tools-for-building-personalized-employee-career-paths)[Best software to manage audits efficiently](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-s-the-best-software-to-manage-audits-efficiently)[Which revenue management platforms are best suited for concert halls and performing arts venues?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-revenue-management-platforms-are-best-suited-for-concert-halls-and-performing-arts-venues) [Show MoreShow Less](javascript:void(0);)