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ActCAD Professional vs. Autodesk AutoCAD
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The short version
Autodesk AutoCAD starts at $185 per seat, versus ActCAD Professional at $249. Autodesk AutoCAD carries the higher aggregate rating (9.6/5 vs 8.0/5).
Full comparison
ActCAD Professionalfrom $249 per month | Autodesk AutoCADfrom $185 per month | |
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| Audyense Score | 29AS*Low | 29AS*Low |
| Positioning | ActCAD is a robust 2D Drafting and 3D Modeling CAD solution that supports native DWG & DXF files, from R2 to the most recent version. | AutoCAD is a 3-dimensional computer-aided design software from Autodesk which is built and developed for product designing and manufacturing planning, building designing, civil inf |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud / SaaS | Cloud / SaaS |
| Best fit | Startup, SMB, Mid-market | Startup, SMB, Mid-market |
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| Create & Edit Tables | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. | — |
| Familiar Interface | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. | — |
| Commands & Icons | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. | — |
| Printing & Plotting | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. | — |
| Open PDF Drawing & Edit Entities | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. | — |
| 3D Models Based On ACIS Kernel | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. | — |
| P & ID Label Text Creator | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. | — |
| Drawings Audit In Batch Mode (Interactive Mode) | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. | — |
| ActCAD Drawings Converter In Batch Mode (Silent Mode) | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. | — |
| Units Converter | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. | — |
| Import Point Data From CSV File | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. | — |
| Capture CAD Points To CSV File | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. | — |
| Extract Block Attributes | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. | — |
| Ribbon Interface | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. | — |
| 3D Modeling and Visualization | — | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. |
| Solid | — | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. |
| Surface | — | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. |
| and Mesh Modeling | — | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. |
| Photorealistic Rendering | — | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. |
| Section Planes | — | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. |
| Visual Styles | — | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. |
| 3D Navigation | — | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. |
| 3D Scanning and Point Clouds | — | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. |
| Base | — | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. |
| Projected | — | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. |
| and Section Views | — | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. |
| Photo Studio | — | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. |
| 2D drafting | — | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. |
| Integrations verified | — | — |
| Aggregate rating | 8.0 · No reviews yet | 9.6 · No reviews yet |
| Integrations | — | — |
| Security & compliance | — | — |
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