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Compare Civil 3D and OpenRoads Designer 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (44.5% of reviews)
Enterprise (43.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$275 per Month
$6,057.00 1 practitioner Per Year
Civil 3D
Star Rating
(300)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (44.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$275 per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansOpenRoads Designer
Star Rating
(139)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (43.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
$6,057.00 1 practitioner Per Year
Browse all 2 pricing plansCivil 3D vs OpenRoads Designer
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Civil 3D easier to use. However, reviewers felt that OpenRoads Designer was easier to administer and do business with overall. Finally, reviewers felt that the products are equally easy to set up.
- Reviewers felt that Civil 3D meets the needs of their business better than OpenRoads Designer.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that OpenRoads Designer is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Civil 3D over OpenRoads Designer.
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
OpenRoads Designer
OpenRoads Designer Virtuoso Subscription
$6,057.00
1 practitioner Per Year
Includes 5 Keys for added incremental services, training, and onboarding.
- A 1-year named user license of Bentley software for lower upfront costs
- 5 keys to redeem for customizable training, mentoring, and consulting services
- Direct access to in-house industry experts who know the challenges your team faces and the strategies to solve them
Free Trial
Civil 3D
Free Trial is available
OpenRoads Designer
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
246
8.4
112
Ease of Use
7.3
246
6.9
112
Ease of Setup
6.4
68
6.4
29
Ease of Admin
6.4
58
7.3
23
Quality of Support
7.4
214
7.6
98
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.4
56
8.1
31
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
245
7.8
109
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
7.6
32
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.3
114
8.1
32
7.6
105
8.6
31
Design
8.5
98
8.8
32
7.4
84
8.0
31
9.1
118
8.5
31
8.8
118
8.1
32
Construction
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.4
38
8.6
19
8.5
36
9.1
20
Engineering
7.8
57
7.7
21
7.7
58
7.8
22
8.2
62
9.0
27
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Civil 3D and OpenRoads Designer are categorized as Civil Engineering Design
Unique Categories
Civil 3D is categorized as Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM)
OpenRoads 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.)
OpenRoads 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
63.9%
Construction
6.0%
Government Administration
4.2%
Utilities
3.9%
Architecture & Planning
3.5%
Other
18.6%
Civil Engineering
73.6%
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
7.2%
Design
6.4%
Construction
5.6%
Architecture & Planning
4.0%
Other
3.2%
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
Which software is used for highway design?
1 Comment
DL
The most commonly used highway design software is developed by Bentley and Autodesk.
Bentley’s OpenRoads Designer is a comprehensive and fully functioned...Read more
What is OpenRoads designer?
1 Comment
DL
OpenRoads Designer is a civil design application used for all types and sizes of civil projects around the world. It can be used for tasks such as...Read more
What is OpenRoads?
1 Comment
DL
OpenRoads Designer is a civil design application used for all types and sizes of civil projects around the world. It can be used for tasks such as...Read more
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