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At a Glance
BricsCAD
BricsCAD
Star Rating
(131)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.8% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
€314.00 1 User Per Year
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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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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • Users report that BricsCAD excels in its drawing capabilities, scoring 9.3, while CMS IntelliCAD shines even brighter with a score of 9.8, indicating a more robust set of tools for creating detailed designs.
  • Reviewers mention that CMS IntelliCAD offers superior modeling features, achieving a score of 9.6 compared to BricsCAD's 8.8, which suggests that users find IntelliCAD's modeling tools more versatile and user-friendly.
  • G2 users highlight that CMS IntelliCAD's file import functionality is significantly better, scoring 9.6 against BricsCAD's 8.6, making it easier for users to integrate various file types into their projects.
  • Users on G2 report that CMS IntelliCAD's collaboration features, particularly in annotation and documentation, are more effective, with scores of 9.7 and 9.6 respectively, compared to BricsCAD's 8.9 and 8.5, indicating a smoother workflow for team projects.
  • Reviewers say that while BricsCAD has a solid rendering score of 8.0, CMS IntelliCAD outperforms it with a score of 9.2, suggesting that users appreciate the higher quality visual outputs available in IntelliCAD.
  • Users mention that CMS IntelliCAD's ease of use is a standout feature, scoring 9.6, which is notably higher than BricsCAD's 8.9, indicating that new users may find IntelliCAD more accessible and easier to navigate.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
BricsCAD
BricsCAD® Lite
€314.00
1 User Per Year
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CMS IntelliCAD
CMS IntelliCAD Premium Edition (PE)
Starting at $149.95
1 user With One-Time Purchase
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Free Trial
BricsCAD
Free Trial is available
CMS IntelliCAD
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
102
9.4
74
Ease of Use
8.9
103
9.6
74
Ease of Setup
9.1
30
9.6
13
Ease of Admin
8.8
27
9.6
13
Quality of Support
9.0
84
9.3
71
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
25
9.5
13
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
96
9.1
67
Features by Category
8.7
629
9.6
506
Design
9.3
77
9.8
58
8.8
53
9.6
48
8.8
53
9.5
51
8.0
37
9.2
46
Edit
8.6
72
9.6
52
8.8
52
Feature Not Available
8.7
65
9.6
53
8.6
66
9.4
50
Collaboration
8.9
60
9.7
53
8.5
52
9.6
45
8.3
42
9.6
50
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
BricsCAD
BricsCAD
CMS IntelliCAD
CMS IntelliCAD
BricsCAD and CMS IntelliCAD are categorized as General-Purpose CAD
Unique Categories
BricsCAD
BricsCAD has no unique categories
CMS IntelliCAD
CMS IntelliCAD has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
BricsCAD
BricsCAD
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
72.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
24.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
3.2%
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
BricsCAD
BricsCAD
Construction
20.6%
Civil Engineering
16.7%
Architecture & Planning
15.9%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
7.1%
Design
6.3%
Other
33.3%
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
BricsCAD
BricsCAD
Most Helpful Favorable Review
James M.
JM
James M.
Verified User in Construction

BricsCAD has improved over the years from a crude alternative to AutoCAD to a real contender. I have used it since V7 when a manager asked me to explore it as a replacement for our old AutoCAD licenses. At the time I had mixed feelings of it for business...

Most Helpful Critical Review
GR
Grace R.
Verified User in Design

I am not overly familiar with BricsCAD, however, some of the tings I dislike is that you can't print off/export more than one drawing at a time. It makes moving the drawings more tedious. Also, it can be hard to recenter on a certain area of the sheets,...

CMS IntelliCAD
CMS IntelliCAD
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Geetika C.
GC
Geetika C.
Verified User in Computer Software

Intellicad is a very trouble free, secure and powerful CAD software tool. It is a conglomerate of 2D and 3D compatible CAD tools which is suitable for architects engineers, consultants and also anyone who needs to evaluate CAD drawings.Installation is...

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
BricsCAD
BricsCAD Discussions
Is BricsCAD free?
2 comments
James C.
JC
for the working version it is better to use a licensed versionRead more
What is BricsCAD used for?
2 comments
JD
BricsCad replaces the drawing board and does every aspect of design process from an Architect's viewpoint using your computer.Read more
Is it possible to do simulation and animation using BricsCAD ?
1 comment
Eleanor-Rose B.
EB
You can indeed animate objects in BricsCAD. There is a dedicated animation panel. There is also an anipath command to control camera movement.Read more
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