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Josh P.
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Updated January 30, 2026
ARCHICAD vs AutoCAD: Which is best for you?
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Starting Price
$33.33
per month
$250.00
per month
Free Trial
Free Version
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Top Rated
Features
Features
2D Drawing
4.56
Drafting
4.52
Presentation Tools
4.52
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Floor Plans & Maps
4.88
2D Drawing
4.75
Civil
4.67
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Integrations
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Pros / Cons
- Also, the annual updates and features are great, but they need to focus on how to clean up, consolidate, and streamline a lot of these features which are often redundant.
- The problem with the program is that instead of cleaning up the extreme amount of mess they simply add useless new features constantly... which piles ontop of a thousand other useless things, making it less and less intuitive with every release.
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- As an architect, AutoCAD is an essential tool for creating all types of drawings (floor plans, elevations, electrical layouts, ceiling plans, etc.).
- AutoCAD licensing is very expensive and the limitations in which graphics cards they will work with is sometimes limited for enterprise support.
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Ease-of-Use
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.2/ 5in the comparison
4.1/ 5
Value for Money
4.1/ 5
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.2/ 5in the comparison
Customer Support
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.3/ 5in the comparison
4.2/ 5
Functionality
4.4/ 5
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.6/ 5in the comparison
Support Options
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Training Options
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
FrontRunners
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Ideal Customer Size
Small
Medium
Large
Small
Medium
Large
Deployment Options
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad