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Alibre Design
Alibre Design
(12)
4.8 out of 5
Alibre Design
By Alibre
CMS IntelliCAD
CMS IntelliCAD
(94)
4.7 out of 5
CMS IntelliCAD
By CMS
At a Glance
Alibre Design
Alibre Design
Star Rating
(12)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (83.3% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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CMS IntelliCAD
CMS IntelliCAD
Star Rating
(94)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (85.4% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $149.95 1 user With One-Time Purchase
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Alibre Design vs CMS IntelliCAD

  • Reviewers felt that CMS IntelliCAD meets the needs of their business better than Alibre Design.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that CMS IntelliCAD is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Alibre Design over CMS IntelliCAD.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Alibre Design
No pricing available
CMS IntelliCAD
CMS IntelliCAD Premium Edition (PE)
Starting at $149.95
1 user With One-Time Purchase
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Free Trial
Alibre Design
No trial information available
CMS IntelliCAD
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
9
9.4
74
Ease of Use
9.4
9
9.6
74
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
9.6
13
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
9.6
13
Quality of Support
8.9
9
9.3
71
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
9.5
13
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
9
9.1
67
Features by Category
General-Purpose CADHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
9.6
506
Design
Not enough data
9.8
58
Not enough data
9.6
48
Not enough data
9.5
51
Not enough data
9.2
46
Edit
Not enough data
9.6
52
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.6
53
Not enough data
9.4
50
Collaboration
Not enough data
9.7
53
Not enough data
9.6
45
Not enough data
9.6
50
Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)Hide 18 FeaturesShow 18 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tools - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
File Options - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Environment - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Alibre Design
Alibre Design
CMS IntelliCAD
CMS IntelliCAD
Alibre Design and CMS IntelliCAD are categorized as General-Purpose CAD
Unique Categories
Alibre Design
Alibre Design is categorized as Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
CMS IntelliCAD
CMS IntelliCAD has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Alibre Design
Alibre Design
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
83.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
16.7%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
0%
CMS IntelliCAD
CMS IntelliCAD
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
85.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
11.2%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
3.4%
Reviewers' Industry
Alibre Design
Alibre Design
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
16.7%
Automotive
16.7%
Real Estate
8.3%
Oil & Energy
8.3%
Machinery
8.3%
Other
41.7%
CMS IntelliCAD
CMS IntelliCAD
Architecture & Planning
22.5%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
19.1%
Civil Engineering
16.9%
Construction
6.7%
Computer Software
6.7%
Other
28.1%
Most Helpful Reviews
Alibre Design
Alibre Design
Most Helpful Favorable Review
DS
Dwain S.
Verified User in Real Estate

Alibre offers a lot of help in written and video tutorials. I am so grateful for the quick responses to questions and even reviews of designs that engineers will study if you are having trouble.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Oil & Energy

With the version we were able to afford, the package lacked some features.

CMS IntelliCAD
CMS IntelliCAD
Most Helpful Favorable Review
HN
Heri N.
Verified User in Computer Software

This software works really well for 2D and 3D drafting projects. I have used it for planning shelving projects, furniture plans, and landscape plans. The touch inputs take a little getting used to. Overall for an inexpensive app this works really well.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Higher Education

Customer service won't let me activate the software on a new machine. When I emailed them, they claimed that I was told ahead of time to deactivate the previous installs in an email that I never recieved. Luckily I had one of the old machines around still,...

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Discussions
Alibre Design
Alibre Design Discussions
How much does Alibre Design cost?
1 comment
Tamas F.
TF
Regular price: $1,999 Sale price: $1,399Read more
Is alibre Parametric?
1 comment
DS
Yes, Alibre is fully parametric, an extended relational database design tool for professionals, if that power is required. Read more
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CMS IntelliCAD
CMS IntelliCAD Discussions
How can you import a BIM Revit file and filter categories?
1 comment
Vitor N.
VN
CMS IntelliCAD Premium Edition Plus supports BIM allows you to importing a BIM file (.ifc, .rvt or .rfa) as underlay. Run CMS IntelliCAD and open a new...Read more
Importing SHX files
1 comment
Official Response from CMS IntelliCAD
Comment deleted by user.Read more
Is there a Japanese version of the software?
1 comment
Vitor N.
VN
Yes, it does. Set the language to Japanese.Read more
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