Compare Civil 3D and Civil Designer 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (44.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (55.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$275 per Month
Starting at €1,440.00 1 Seat Per Year
Civil 3D
Star Rating
(302)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (44.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$275 per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansCivil Designer
Star Rating
(18)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (55.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at €1,440.00 1 Seat Per Year
Learn more about Civil DesignerCivil 3D vs Civil Designer
- Reviewers felt that Civil Designer meets the needs of their business better than Civil 3D.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Civil Designer is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Civil Designer over Civil 3D.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Civil 3D
Civil 3D Subscription (Monthly)
$275
per Month
Flexible options available, talk to sales at: (818) 797-9909
- Access to the latest version
- Use software anywhere
- Access previous versions
Civil Designer
Specialized Design Suite
Starting at €1,440.00
1 Seat Per Year
- Roads & Highway Design; Clean Water Distribution; Surface Runoff Design; Foul Water Networks
Free Trial
Civil 3D
Free Trial is available
Civil Designer
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.6
246
9.5
16
Ease of Use
7.3
247
9.0
16
Ease of Setup
6.4
69
9.4
8
Ease of Admin
6.4
58
Not enough data
Quality of Support
7.4
214
8.9
16
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.4
56
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
245
10.0
16
Features by Category
Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM)Hide 28 FeaturesShow 28 Features
8.8
44
Not enough data
Design
8.6
39
Not enough data
8.2
35
Not enough data
9.2
38
Not enough data
8.8
38
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.4
35
Not enough data
9.1
39
Not enough data
8.9
38
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Construction
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
16
Not enough data
9.1
15
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Common Data Environment (CDE) - Building Design and Building Information Modeling
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cost Estimation - Building Design and Building Information Modeling
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Electrical & Circuit Design - Building Design and Building Information Modeling
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Plan
8.5
109
8.5
12
Feature Not Available
8.3
10
8.3
114
8.0
11
7.6
105
7.7
11
Design
8.5
99
9.0
12
7.4
84
8.8
12
9.1
118
9.4
11
8.8
118
8.8
12
Construction
Feature Not Available
8.7
10
Feature Not Available
8.5
9
Feature Not Available
8.5
12
8.4
38
8.7
5
8.5
36
9.7
6
Engineering
7.8
57
8.5
11
7.7
58
8.9
12
8.2
63
9.7
12
Feature Not Available
9.0
8
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Civil 3D and Civil Designer are categorized as Civil Engineering Design
Unique Categories
Civil 3D is categorized as Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Civil Designer has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Civil 3D
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Civil Designer
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Civil Engineering
64.0%
Construction
5.9%
Government Administration
4.2%
Utilities
3.8%
Architecture & Planning
3.5%
Other
18.5%
Civil Engineering
88.9%
Construction
5.6%
Accounting
5.6%
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Other
0.0%
Discussions
Is Civil 3d free for students?
2 Comments
CL
Civil 3d ofrece un año gratuito a los estudiantes que se puede refrendar presentando la documentaciòn que acredite que sigues estudiando.Read more
Filter the tiles of LiDAR
1 Comment
RB
Hey Dennis, If you want to filter your LIDAR tiles you can create your lidar surface. Once you create your surface you can highlight the surface in...Read more
What are the features of civil engineering software?
1 Comment
VB
Civil Designer is the only truly integrated civil infrastructure design platform that offers you the following benefits:
1. Selectable design modules...Read more
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