Best CAD & PLM Software Products
2024
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G2 is proud to share our 2024 list of the Best CAD & PLM Software Products
We are proud to deliver our Best CAD & PLM Software list for 2024. This best software list features some of the top software sellers and service providers found on G2. Some of the top CAD and PLM Software Sellers include: Siemens, PTC, and Autodesk.
To qualify for the best CAD and PLM software list, products must be listed under on or more of the CAD & PLM categories. Industries across various disciplines such as manufacturing, engineering and design, simulation and more use CAD and PLM software to create, analyze and/or modify 2D or 3D models in a digital environment.
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Award-Winning Best CAD & PLM Software Product Categories Include:
Best Software by Function / CAD and PLM Products
Out of 1,519 total products in this category, and 85 that were eligible for the 2024 Best Software Awards, here are the 50 best software products. When looking at this year’s winners, 28 remained on the list from last year, while 22 are new entrants — representing a 44% change on this list since the 2023 Best Software Awards.
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Solid Edge
Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Solid Edge is a portfolio of affordable, easy-to-use software solutions for product development — 3D design, simulation, manufacturing, data management, cloud collaboration, and more. Solid Edge combines the speed and simplicity of direct modeling with the flexibility and control of parametric desig
Solid Edge is a portfolio of affordable, easy-to-use software solutions for product development — 3D design, simulation, manufacturing, data management, cloud collaboration, and more. Solid Edge combines the speed and simplicity of direct modeling with the flexibility and control of parametric desig
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Asia Leader General-Purpose CAD Winter 2025
Asia Pacific Leader 3D Printing Winter 2025
Asia Leader Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD) Winter 2025
Asia Leader 3D Printing Winter 2025
Latin America Leader CAD Winter 2025
Asia Leader CAD Winter 2025
2
Onshape
Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Onshape is a modern CAD system that eliminates design gridlock and helps engineers do their best work. Onshape unites advanced modeling tools and design data management in a secure cloud workspace that has rapidly become the primary CAD system for thousands of companies worldwide.
Onshape is a modern CAD system that eliminates design gridlock and helps engineers do their best work. Onshape unites advanced modeling tools and design data management in a secure cloud workspace that has rapidly become the primary CAD system for thousands of companies worldwide.
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Usability Leader Product Data Management (PDM) Winter 2025
Usability Leader Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD) Winter 2025
Europe Leader CAD Winter 2025
Results Leader General-Purpose CAD Winter 2025
Relationship Leader General-Purpose CAD Winter 2025
Implementation Leader CAD Viewers Winter 2025
Results Leader Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD) Winter 2025
3
Autodesk Fusion
Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM)
Autodesk Fusion is a comprehensive cloud software platform that integrates various tools for 3D design, manufacturing, electronics, simulation, and generative design. It serves as a collaborative, cloud-enabled CAD (Computer-Aided Design), CAM (Computer-Aided Manufacturing), CAE (Computer-Aided Engi
Autodesk Fusion is a comprehensive cloud software platform that integrates various tools for 3D design, manufacturing, electronics, simulation, and generative design. It serves as a collaborative, cloud-enabled CAD (Computer-Aided Design), CAM (Computer-Aided Manufacturing), CAE (Computer-Aided Engi
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Grid Leader 3D Printing Winter 2025
Europe Leader General-Purpose CAD Winter 2025
Europe Leader Sketching Winter 2025
EMEA Leader Sketching Winter 2025
Momentum Leader 3D Printing Winter 2025
Asia Pacific Leader Sketching Winter 2025
Asia Leader Sketching Winter 2025
4
SOLIDWORKS
Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
SOLIDWORKS offers complete 3D software tools that let you create, simulate, publish, and manage your data. SOLIDWORKS products are easy to learn and use, and help you design products better.
SOLIDWORKS offers complete 3D software tools that let you create, simulate, publish, and manage your data. SOLIDWORKS products are easy to learn and use, and help you design products better.
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Asia Pacific Leader Sketching Winter 2025
India Leader Sketching Winter 2025
Asia Leader Sketching Winter 2025
Asia High performer 3D Printing Winter 2025
Asia Pacific Leader CAD Viewers Winter 2025
Asia Leader CAD Viewers Winter 2025
5
SketchUp
3D Modeling
SketchUp is intuitive, powerful 3D modeling software built for professionals and creatives of all kinds.
SketchUp is intuitive, powerful 3D modeling software built for professionals and creatives of all kinds.
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Best Design Products 2024
Grid Leader Architectural Rendering Winter 2025
Momentum Leader Sketching Winter 2025
EMEA Leader Architectural Rendering Winter 2025
Grid Leader Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM) Winter 2025
Grid Leader Urban Planning and Design Winter 2025
6
Teamcenter
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
Teamcenter is a widely used PLM software. More than a just a PDM solution, Teamcenter is a comprehensive end-to-end PLM solution that optimizes processes throughout the product lifecycle.
Teamcenter is a widely used PLM software. More than a just a PDM solution, Teamcenter is a comprehensive end-to-end PLM solution that optimizes processes throughout the product lifecycle.
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Asia Pacific Leader Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Winter 2025
Grid Leader Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Winter 2025
Grid Leader Product Data Management (PDM) Winter 2025
India Leader Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Winter 2025
Asia Leader Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Winter 2025
7
NX CAD
Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Siemens NX is an integrated product design solution that streamlines and accelerates the product development process for engineers who need to deliver innovative products in a collaborative environment.
Siemens NX is an integrated product design solution that streamlines and accelerates the product development process for engineers who need to deliver innovative products in a collaborative environment.
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Grid Leader CAD Winter 2025
Grid Leader Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD) Winter 2025
Grid Leader 3D Printing Winter 2025
India Leader CAD Winter 2025
India Leader Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD) Winter 2025
Asia Leader CAD Winter 2025
Asia Pacific Leader Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD) Winter 2025
Asia Leader Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD) Winter 2025
8
AutoCAD
General-Purpose CAD
2D and 3D CAD design software tools.
2D and 3D CAD design software tools.
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
EMEA Leader CAD Winter 2025
India Leader General-Purpose CAD Winter 2025
Implementation Leader General-Purpose CAD Winter 2025
Europe Leader Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM) Winter 2025
Results Leader Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM) Winter 2025
Asia Leader General-Purpose CAD Winter 2025
EMEA Leader Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM) Winter 2025
Latin America Leader CAD Winter 2025
9
Inventor
Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Inventor® 3D CAD software offers an easy-to-use set of tools for 3D mechanical design, documentation, and product simulation.
Inventor® 3D CAD software offers an easy-to-use set of tools for 3D mechanical design, documentation, and product simulation.
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Implementation Leader Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD) Winter 2025
Implementation Leader Simulation & CAE Winter 2025
Results Leader Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD) Winter 2025
Results Leader Simulation & CAE Winter 2025
Grid Leader Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD) Winter 2025
Grid Leader General-Purpose CAD Winter 2025
Usability Leader CAD Winter 2025
10
Altium Designer
PCB Design
Altium Designer bridges all facets of the PCB design process to keep you seamlessly connected to every aspect of your design at all times.
Altium Designer bridges all facets of the PCB design process to keep you seamlessly connected to every aspect of your design at all times.
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Implementation Leader CAD Winter 2025
Grid Leader PCB Design Winter 2025
EMEA Leader PCB Design Winter 2025
Momentum Leader PCB Design Winter 2025
11
Altium 365
PCB Design
Altium 365 was designed to understand the details within every design - making the organization of your projects smarter and the searchability of your designs easy.
Altium 365 was designed to understand the details within every design - making the organization of your projects smarter and the searchability of your designs easy.
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Usability Leader Product Data Management (PDM) Winter 2025
Relationship Leader PCB Design Winter 2025
Implementation Leader Product Data Management (PDM) Winter 2025
Implementation Leader Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD) Winter 2025
Momentum Leader PCB Design Winter 2025
Grid Leader Product Data Management (PDM) Winter 2025
12
MicroStation
General-Purpose CAD
MicroStation is a modeling environment explicitly for the architecture, engineering, construction, and operation of all infrastructure types including utility systems, roads and rail, bridges, buildings, communications networks, water and wastewater networks, process plants, mining, and more. MicroS
MicroStation is a modeling environment explicitly for the architecture, engineering, construction, and operation of all infrastructure types including utility systems, roads and rail, bridges, buildings, communications networks, water and wastewater networks, process plants, mining, and more. MicroS
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Grid Leader Civil Engineering Design Winter 2025
Momentum Leader Civil Engineering Design Winter 2025
Europe High performer Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM) Winter 2025
Canada Leader General-Purpose CAD Winter 2025
Canada Leader CAD Winter 2025
Grid Leader Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM) Winter 2025
Momentum Leader Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM) Winter 2025
United Kingdom Leader CAD Winter 2025
13
Simcenter 3D
Connected Car
Simcenter 3D lets you predict performance of your 3D geometry based designs. In our Simcenter 3D CAE products, you can import geometry from any CAD source and prepare analysis models in a unified environment for a wide range of CAE methods including finite element, boundary element, computational fl
Simcenter 3D lets you predict performance of your 3D geometry based designs. In our Simcenter 3D CAE products, you can import geometry from any CAD source and prepare analysis models in a unified environment for a wide range of CAE methods including finite element, boundary element, computational fl
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
India Leader Simulation & CAE Winter 2025
Europe Leader Simulation & CAE Winter 2025
Asia Pacific Leader Simulation & CAE Winter 2025
EMEA Leader Simulation & CAE Winter 2025
Grid Leader Simulation & CAE Winter 2025
Asia Leader Simulation & CAE Winter 2025
14
ZWCAD
General-Purpose CAD
ZWCAD is a powerful, reliable, and DWG-compatible CAD solution that enables you to boost design efficiency without switching cost.
ZWCAD is a powerful, reliable, and DWG-compatible CAD solution that enables you to boost design efficiency without switching cost.
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Momentum Leader Civil Engineering Design Winter 2025
Asia Leader Civil Engineering Design Winter 2025
Grid Leader Civil Engineering Design Winter 2025
EMEA Leader Civil Engineering Design Winter 2025
Asia Pacific Leader Civil Engineering Design Winter 2025
Usability Leader General-Purpose CAD Winter 2025
15
OpenBOM
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
Deliver cloud multi-tenant BOM and inventory management technology to meet the demands of modern manufacturing and digital habits.
Deliver cloud multi-tenant BOM and inventory management technology to meet the demands of modern manufacturing and digital habits.
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Usability Leader Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Winter 2025
Results Leader Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Winter 2025
Implementation Leader Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Winter 2025
Relationship Leader Product Data Management (PDM) Winter 2025
Relationship Leader Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Winter 2025
16
AutoCAD MEP
Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM)
AutoCAD® MEP software helps you draft, design, and document building systems.
AutoCAD® MEP software helps you draft, design, and document building systems.
G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Asia Leader MEP Winter 2025
Grid Leader MEP Winter 2025
Asia Pacific Leader MEP Winter 2025
India Leader MEP Winter 2025
Momentum Leader MEP Winter 2025
Asia High performer Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM) Winter 2025
Asia Pacific High performer Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM) Winter 2025
17
Archicad
Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Design and deliver projects of any size with Archicad’s powerful suite of built-in tools and user-friendly interface that make it the most efficient and intuitive BIM software on the market. Featuring out-of-the-box design documentation, one-click publishing, photo-realistic rendering, and best-in-c
Design and deliver projects of any size with Archicad’s powerful suite of built-in tools and user-friendly interface that make it the most efficient and intuitive BIM software on the market. Featuring out-of-the-box design documentation, one-click publishing, photo-realistic rendering, and best-in-c
G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Europe Leader Architecture Winter 2025
Momentum Leader Urban Planning and Design Winter 2025
Implementation Leader Architectural Rendering Winter 2025
Grid Leader Urban Planning and Design Winter 2025
Canada High performer Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM) Winter 2025
18
Creo Parametric
Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Creo Parametric provides a broad range of powerful yet flexible 3D CAD capabilities to accelerate the product development process.
Creo Parametric provides a broad range of powerful yet flexible 3D CAD capabilities to accelerate the product development process.
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Grid Leader 3D Modeling Winter 2025
Asia Pacific Leader CAD Winter 2025
India Leader 3D Modeling Winter 2025
India Leader CAD Winter 2025
Asia Leader CAD Winter 2025
Grid Leader General-Purpose CAD Winter 2025
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Infor PLM Discrete
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
Infor PLM Discrete is a product lifecycle management (PLM) solution designed for discrete manufacturing companies that seamlessly integrates with your enterprise resource planning (ERP) and CAD systems to help you get your products to market quicker, improve design efficiency, and lower the cost of
Infor PLM Discrete is a product lifecycle management (PLM) solution designed for discrete manufacturing companies that seamlessly integrates with your enterprise resource planning (ERP) and CAD systems to help you get your products to market quicker, improve design efficiency, and lower the cost of
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
20
Civil 3D
Civil Engineering Design
Civil 3D civil engineering design software is a civil design and documentation solution that supports Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflows.
Civil 3D civil engineering design software is a civil design and documentation solution that supports Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflows.
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Asia Pacific Leader Civil Engineering Design Winter 2025
Asia Leader Civil Engineering Design Winter 2025
Grid Leader Civil Engineering Design Winter 2025
Asia Leader CAD Winter 2025
Asia Pacific Leader CAD Winter 2025
Grid Leader CAD Winter 2025
21
DraftSight
General-Purpose CAD
DraftSight lets professional CAD users, students and educators create, edit and view DWG files. DraftSight runs on Windows®, Mac® and Linux.
DraftSight lets professional CAD users, students and educators create, edit and view DWG files. DraftSight runs on Windows®, Mac® and Linux.
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Usability Leader CAD Viewers Winter 2025
Implementation Leader General-Purpose CAD Winter 2025
Europe Leader General-Purpose CAD Winter 2025
United Kingdom Leader General-Purpose CAD Winter 2025
United Kingdom Leader CAD Winter 2025
Momentum Leader CAD Viewers Winter 2025
Canada Leader General-Purpose CAD Winter 2025
22
Autodesk Fusion Manage
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
Autodesk PLM provides a central source of data that manages your processes and workflows. Connect your people, processes, and data with Autodesk PLM to get your products to market faster.
Autodesk PLM provides a central source of data that manages your processes and workflows. Connect your people, processes, and data with Autodesk PLM to get your products to market faster.
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Results Leader Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Winter 2025
Results Leader Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Fall 2024
Results Leader Product Data Management (PDM) Fall 2024
Results Leader Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Summer 2024
Results Leader Product Data Management (PDM) Summer 2024
23
NX CAM
Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM)
NX CAM provides comprehensive and integrated NC programming capabilities in a single system. This enables the use of consistent 3D models, data and processes to seamlessly connect planning and shop floor operations with a digital thread.
NX CAM provides comprehensive and integrated NC programming capabilities in a single system. This enables the use of consistent 3D models, data and processes to seamlessly connect planning and shop floor operations with a digital thread.
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Grid Leader Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) Winter 2025
Asia Pacific Leader Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) Winter 2025
Asia Leader Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) Winter 2025
Momentum Leader Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) Winter 2025
Asia Leader Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) Fall 2024
Grid Leader Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) Fall 2024
24
Simcenter STAR-CCM+
Simulation & CAE
Simcenter STAR-CCM+ is an all-in-one solution that delivers accurate and efficient multidisciplinary technologies in a single integrated user interface. Simcenter STAR-CCM+ is a complete multidisciplinary platform for the simulation of products and designs operating under real-world conditions.
Simcenter STAR-CCM+ is an all-in-one solution that delivers accurate and efficient multidisciplinary technologies in a single integrated user interface. Simcenter STAR-CCM+ is a complete multidisciplinary platform for the simulation of products and designs operating under real-world conditions.
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Grid Leader Simulation & CAE Winter 2025
Asia Leader Simulation & CAE Winter 2025
Asia Pacific Leader Simulation & CAE Winter 2025
India Leader Simulation & CAE Winter 2025
EMEA Leader Simulation & CAE Winter 2025
25
Autodesk Viewer
CAD Viewers
Autodesk Viewer supports most 2D and 3D formats including DWG, STEP, RVT, and Solidworks.
Autodesk Viewer supports most 2D and 3D formats including DWG, STEP, RVT, and Solidworks.
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Asia Pacific Leader CAD Viewers Winter 2025
Asia Leader CAD Viewers Winter 2025
India Leader CAD Viewers Winter 2025
Grid Leader CAD Viewers Winter 2025
Relationship Leader CAD Viewers Winter 2025
26
Google Earth Pro
GIS
Get advanced business tools in addition to all the easy-to-use features and imagery of Google Earth.
Get advanced business tools in addition to all the easy-to-use features and imagery of Google Earth.
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Grid Leader GIS Winter 2025
Asia Pacific Leader GIS Winter 2025
Asia Leader GIS Winter 2025
India Leader GIS Winter 2025
27
Esri ArcGIS
GIS
Esri ArcGIS connects maps, apps, data, and people so you can make smarter, faster decisions. It gives everyone in your organization the ability to discover, use, make, and share maps from any device, anywhere, anytime.
Esri ArcGIS connects maps, apps, data, and people so you can make smarter, faster decisions. It gives everyone in your organization the ability to discover, use, make, and share maps from any device, anywhere, anytime.
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Grid Leader GIS Winter 2025
EMEA Leader GIS Winter 2025
Grid Leader Location Intelligence Winter 2025
Asia Leader GIS Winter 2025
Asia Pacific Leader GIS Winter 2025
28
Revit
Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Revit® building design software is specifically built for Building Information Modeling (BIM), empowering design and construction professionals to bring ideas from concept to construction with a coordinated and consistent model-based approach.
Revit® building design software is specifically built for Building Information Modeling (BIM), empowering design and construction professionals to bring ideas from concept to construction with a coordinated and consistent model-based approach.
G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Grid Leader Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM) Winter 2025
Asia Pacific Leader Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM) Winter 2025
Results Leader CAD Winter 2025
Implementation Leader CAD Winter 2025
Asia Leader Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM) Winter 2025
Results Leader Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM) Winter 2025
29
Google Places
Location Intelligence
Help users discover the world with rich details for over 100 million points of interest
Help users discover the world with rich details for over 100 million points of interest
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Best Analytics Products 2024
EMEA Leader Location Intelligence Summer 2024
Implementation Leader GIS Summer 2024
Asia Leader GIS Summer 2024
Grid Leader Location Intelligence Summer 2024
India Leader GIS Summer 2024
30
Arena PLM & QMS
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
Arena by PTC helps companies design, produce, and deliver innovative products faster with our unified, cloud-native PLM (product lifecycle management) and QMS (quality management system) platform. Ideal for modern product companies, Arena helps reduce design errors and production delays by facilitat
Arena by PTC helps companies design, produce, and deliver innovative products faster with our unified, cloud-native PLM (product lifecycle management) and QMS (quality management system) platform. Ideal for modern product companies, Arena helps reduce design errors and production delays by facilitat
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Implementation Leader Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Winter 2025
Usability Leader Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Winter 2025
31
Autodesk Map 3D
GIS
Autodesk Map 3D software provides access to GIS and mapping data to support planning, design, and data management.
Autodesk Map 3D software provides access to GIS and mapping data to support planning, design, and data management.
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
32
GeoHECRAS
Civil Engineering Design
GeoHECRAS is an AutoCAD, MicroStation and ESRI ArcGIS compatible interactive 2D/3D graphical user interface data wrapper to the US Army Corps of Engineers HEC-RAS.
GeoHECRAS is an AutoCAD, MicroStation and ESRI ArcGIS compatible interactive 2D/3D graphical user interface data wrapper to the US Army Corps of Engineers HEC-RAS.
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Relationship Leader CAD Winter 2025
Relationship Leader Civil Engineering Design Winter 2025
33
MATLAB
Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
MATLAB is a programming, modeling and simulation tool developed by MathWorks.
MATLAB is a programming, modeling and simulation tool developed by MathWorks.
G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Grid Leader Simulation & CAE Winter 2025
India Leader Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms Winter 2025
Asia Pacific Leader Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms Winter 2025
Asia Leader Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms Winter 2025
India Leader Simulation & CAE Winter 2025
Asia Pacific Leader Simulation & CAE Winter 2025
Asia Leader Simulation & CAE Winter 2025
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Ansys Fluent
Simulation & CAE
ANSYS Fluent software is the most-powerful computational fluid dynamics (CFD) tool available, empowering you to go further and faster as you optimize your product's performance. Fluent includes well-validated physical modeling capabilities to deliver fast, accurate results across the widest range of
ANSYS Fluent software is the most-powerful computational fluid dynamics (CFD) tool available, empowering you to go further and faster as you optimize your product's performance. Fluent includes well-validated physical modeling capabilities to deliver fast, accurate results across the widest range of
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Asia Pacific Leader Simulation & CAE Winter 2025
India Leader Simulation & CAE Winter 2025
Asia Leader Simulation & CAE Winter 2025
Grid Leader Simulation & CAE Winter 2025
35
AutoCAD Mechanical
Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
AutoCAD® Mechanical design software is AutoCAD software built for manufacturing. Part of the Digital Prototyping solution, it includes all the functionality of AutoCAD, plus libraries of standards-based parts and tools to help automate common mechanical CAD tasks and accelerate the mechanical design
AutoCAD® Mechanical design software is AutoCAD software built for manufacturing. Part of the Digital Prototyping solution, it includes all the functionality of AutoCAD, plus libraries of standards-based parts and tools to help automate common mechanical CAD tasks and accelerate the mechanical design
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
India Leader Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD) Winter 2025
Asia Pacific Leader Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD) Winter 2025
Grid Leader Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD) Winter 2025
Asia Leader Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD) Winter 2025
Usability Leader Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD) Winter 2025
36
ArcGIS Pro
GIS
ArcGIS Pro provides professional 2D and 3D mapping in an intuitive user interface with visualization, analytics, image processing, data management, and integration..
ArcGIS Pro provides professional 2D and 3D mapping in an intuitive user interface with visualization, analytics, image processing, data management, and integration..
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Implementation Leader GIS Winter 2025
Grid Leader GIS Winter 2025
India Leader GIS Winter 2025
Asia Leader GIS Winter 2025
Asia Pacific Leader GIS Winter 2025
37
ArcGIS Online
GIS
ArcGIS Online is a complete, cloud-based mapping platform. Make and share beautiful maps, and do everything in between.
ArcGIS Online is a complete, cloud-based mapping platform. Make and share beautiful maps, and do everything in between.
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Usability Leader Location Intelligence Winter 2025
Grid Leader GIS Winter 2025
Relationship Leader Location Intelligence Winter 2025
Americas Leader Location Intelligence Winter 2025
Asia Leader GIS Winter 2025
Asia Pacific Leader GIS Winter 2025
India Leader GIS Winter 2025
38
Autodesk DWG TrueView
CAD Viewers
AutoCAD DWG Format Viewer
AutoCAD DWG Format Viewer
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Asia Leader CAD Viewers Winter 2025
India Leader CAD Viewers Winter 2025
Asia Pacific Leader CAD Viewers Winter 2025
Grid Leader CAD Viewers Winter 2025
Grid Leader CAD Winter 2025
Asia Leader CAD Viewers Fall 2024
India Leader CAD Viewers Fall 2024
Asia Pacific Leader CAD Viewers Fall 2024
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ArcGIS Enterprise
GIS
ArcGIS Enterprise is a full-featured mapping and analytics platform that includes a powerful GIS server plus dedicated web-based GIS infrastructure to organize and share your work.
ArcGIS Enterprise is a full-featured mapping and analytics platform that includes a powerful GIS server plus dedicated web-based GIS infrastructure to organize and share your work.
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Relationship Leader GIS Winter 2025
Asia Leader GIS Winter 2025
India Leader GIS Winter 2025
Asia Pacific Leader GIS Winter 2025
Grid High performer GIS Winter 2025
Grid Leader GIS Winter 2025
40
OpenRoads Designer
Civil Engineering Design
OpenRoads is a transportation, civil analysis and design software, designed to enable the project delivery of road networks through construction-driven engineering and deliver all the information needed to support operational workflows.
OpenRoads is a transportation, civil analysis and design software, designed to enable the project delivery of road networks through construction-driven engineering and deliver all the information needed to support operational workflows.
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Grid Leader Civil Engineering Design Winter 2025
Grid Leader CAD Winter 2025
Grid High performer CAD Winter 2025
Grid Leader Civil Engineering Design Fall 2024
Grid Leader CAD Fall 2024
41
PADS Professional
PCB Design
A complete PCB design platform that includes board design and analysis technologies, cloud-enabled collaboration, part research and creation, and real-time supply-chain insights.
A complete PCB design platform that includes board design and analysis technologies, cloud-enabled collaboration, part research and creation, and real-time supply-chain insights.
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
India Leader PCB Design Winter 2025
Asia Leader PCB Design Winter 2025
Asia Pacific Leader PCB Design Winter 2025
Relationship Leader PCB Design Winter 2025
Grid Leader PCB Design Winter 2025
42
Google Maps Platform
GIS
Google Maps API is a mapping platform that includes driving directions, Street View imagery and others.
Google Maps API is a mapping platform that includes driving directions, Street View imagery and others.
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Grid Leader Location Intelligence Winter 2025
Grid Leader GIS Winter 2025
Momentum Leader GIS Winter 2025
Grid Leader Business Intelligence Winter 2025
Momentum Leader GIS Fall 2024
Grid Leader Location Intelligence Fall 2024
Grid Leader GIS Fall 2024
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Ansys Meshing
Other CAD
ANSYS Meshing is a general-purpose, intelligent, automated high-performance product. It produces the most appropriate mesh for accurate, efficient multiphysics solutions. A mesh well suited for a specific analysis can be generated with a single mouse click for all parts in a model. Full controls ove
ANSYS Meshing is a general-purpose, intelligent, automated high-performance product. It produces the most appropriate mesh for accurate, efficient multiphysics solutions. A mesh well suited for a specific analysis can be generated with a single mouse click for all parts in a model. Full controls ove
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Grid Leader CAD Winter 2025
Grid High performer CAD Fall 2024
Grid High performer CAD Summer 2024
Grid High performer CAD Spring 2024
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GeoHECHMS
Civil Engineering Design
GeoHECHMS greatly speeds up the creation, analysis, and review of stormwater models. It automates subbasin delineation, curve number (CN) computation using land use and soils maps, and lag time (time of concentration) computation. GeoHECHMS is a data wrapper to the industry-standard US Army Corps of
GeoHECHMS greatly speeds up the creation, analysis, and review of stormwater models. It automates subbasin delineation, curve number (CN) computation using land use and soils maps, and lag time (time of concentration) computation. GeoHECHMS is a data wrapper to the industry-standard US Army Corps of
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Relationship Leader Civil Engineering Design Winter 2025
Grid High performer Civil Engineering Design Winter 2025
Momentum Leader Civil Engineering Design Winter 2025
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Ansys Materials
Simulation & CAE
Every product is made from materials. Managers, engineers, scientists and designers need to base decisions and analysis on the right information about those materials. And enterprises need to build and manage “material intelligence” as a key component of their digital transformation strategies. The
Every product is made from materials. Managers, engineers, scientists and designers need to base decisions and analysis on the right information about those materials. And enterprises need to build and manage “material intelligence” as a key component of their digital transformation strategies. The
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G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Asia Leader Simulation & CAE Winter 2025
India Leader Simulation & CAE Winter 2025
Asia Pacific Leader Simulation & CAE Winter 2025
Grid Leader Simulation & CAE Winter 2025
Asia Pacific Leader Simulation & CAE Fall 2024
Asia Leader Simulation & CAE Fall 2024
India Leader Simulation & CAE Fall 2024
Grid Leader Simulation & CAE Fall 2024
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SolidWorks eDrawings
Sketching
SOLIDWORKS eDrawings is the premiere toolset for 3D CAD markup and viewing. The standalone SOLIDWORKS eDrawings Viewer enables anyone to view, print, and review eDrawings. It is available for Windows, Mac, and mobile devices for true cross-platform design collaboration and communication.
SOLIDWORKS eDrawings is the premiere toolset for 3D CAD markup and viewing. The standalone SOLIDWORKS eDrawings Viewer enables anyone to view, print, and review eDrawings. It is available for Windows, Mac, and mobile devices for true cross-platform design collaboration and communication.
Categories
G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
India High performer Sketching Winter 2025
Asia Pacific High performer Sketching Winter 2025
Asia High performer Sketching Winter 2025
Grid Leader Sketching Winter 2025
India Leader CAD Winter 2025
Asia Leader CAD Winter 2025
Grid Leader CAD Winter 2025
Asia Pacific Leader CAD Winter 2025
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Oracle Spatial
GIS
Oracle Spatial and Graph supports a full range of geospatial data and analytics for land management and GIS, mobile location services, sales territory management, transportation, LiDAR analysis and location-enabled Business Intelligence.
Oracle Spatial and Graph supports a full range of geospatial data and analytics for land management and GIS, mobile location services, sales territory management, transportation, LiDAR analysis and location-enabled Business Intelligence.
Categories
G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Grid Leader GIS Fall 2024
Grid Leader GIS Summer 2024
48
Scribble Maps
GIS
Used by students, hobbyists, governments, and even the military. Easily create embeds, images, and map data for free.
Used by students, hobbyists, governments, and even the military. Easily create embeds, images, and map data for free.
Categories
G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Usability Leader GIS Winter 2025
Implementation Leader Location Intelligence Winter 2025
Usability Leader Location Intelligence Winter 2025
Relationship Leader GIS Winter 2025
Implementation Leader GIS Winter 2025
Results Leader GIS Winter 2025
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HEEDS
Simulation & CAE
HEEDS automates and accelerates the engineering design space exploration process. Whether you need to improve performance of a simple component or a complex multidisciplinary system, HEEDS is flexible enough to find the design configurations that best satisfy your requirements.
HEEDS automates and accelerates the engineering design space exploration process. Whether you need to improve performance of a simple component or a complex multidisciplinary system, HEEDS is flexible enough to find the design configurations that best satisfy your requirements.
Categories
G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Asia Leader Simulation & CAE Winter 2025
India Leader Simulation & CAE Winter 2025
Asia Pacific Leader Simulation & CAE Winter 2025
50
ArcGIS Desktop
GIS
Integrated collection of GIS software products; provides a standards-based platform for spatial analysis, data management, and mapping.
Integrated collection of GIS software products; provides a standards-based platform for spatial analysis, data management, and mapping.
Categories
G2 Awards
Best CAD & PLM Products 2024
Grid Leader GIS Winter 2025
Grid Leader GIS Fall 2024
Momentum Leader GIS Fall 2024
Grid Leader GIS Summer 2024
Grid Leader GIS Spring 2024
FAQs
What are the G2 Best Software Awards?
G2’s Annual Best Software Awards rank the world’s best software companies and products based on authentic, timely reviews from real users.
How are the winners determined?
More than 30 different lists are generated using G2’s proprietary algorithm based on G2’s verified user reviews and publicly available market presence data. The top 100 software companies are ranked based on a combination of Satisfaction and Market Presence scores. The top 100 products are ranked based on reviews across all categories in which they are a part. Satisfaction is an aggregate score based on a company’s products across their assigned categories. More tailored company and product lists (e.g., "India Software Companies" and "Products for Small Businesses") feature a smaller set of winners at 25 or 50 appearing on each list.
Read more about the methodology used to calculate G2’s Best Software Awards here.
How many reviews does a vendor need to be eligible?
To be included in one of G2’s Best Software Sellers or Best Software Products Lists, a software company must receive at least 50 approved reviews in aggregate across all of its G2-listed products during the 2023 calendar year. Reviews must have been submitted by Dec. 31, 2023 to impact Best Software eligibility and rankings. Scores reflect only data from reviews submitted during this evaluation period.
How are the Best Software Awards different from quarterly badge lists?
For G2’s annual Best Software Awards, the scores reflect reviews submitted in the evaluation period - in this case, the calendar year 2023. Other G2 reports might include more or less data which would potentially show different rankings for software companies and products.
Read more about G2’s research scoring methodologies.
Can software sellers and products win multiple awards?
Yes. A software seller and/or product has the potential to be named on multiple lists based on its eligibility and rankings.
How are reviews verified and vetted?
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Were G2’s 2024 Best Software Lists researched and published using the same methodology and criteria as past years? If not, what is new?
Eligibility criteria and methodology have remained unchanged from last year. Being eligible, of course, does not guarantee inclusion on a list.
We did, however, add net-new lists in 2024 for:
Companies:
APAC Software Companies
Products:
Rookies of the Year
Best Products for Professionals in Analytics (this was previously combined with AI)
Best Products for Professionals in AI (this was previously combined with Analytics)
Best Products for Professionals in Education
