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Base Builders vs AutoCAD: Which is a better fit?

Updated on February 2nd, 2025
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Summary
Features in Architecture
12
50
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Contact Management
17
Best performer
50
  • 2D Drawing
  • API
  • Bills of Material
User satisfaction
4.2
User reviews22
Ease of use
3.8
Functionality
4.3
Value for money
3.0
Customer support
4.4
4.6
User reviews3,178
Ease of use
4.1
Functionality
4.6
Value for money
4.2
Customer support
4.2
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Free version
Free trial
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Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Best for

Architects and Engineers - if you don't draw blueprints, we are not your solution.

Designed for architects, designers, engineers, project managers, real estate developers, students, construction professionals who want to create precise 2D and 3D drawings.

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pros & cons
1 / 4
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Swapnil M
Architect & BIM Manager
5.0

Swapnil: My name is Swapnil. I'm an architect. And I give AutoCAD a score of five out of five. For more reviews, click down here. We use AutoCAD in our company, me personally for working on architectural projects, mainly creating drawings on large-scale projects as well as small-scale projects. The problems that we generally are solving with AutoCAD are to do with checking surveys, 3D surveys, as well as 2D surveys, and measuring distances on all of these drawing elements. I love AutoCAD because of the speed. Unlike other tools which offer 3D features, AutoCAD is fast, it is quick to load. It is very smooth, and the toolset is unique as well as powerful enough to get each and any job done every time. The only thing that I don't really like or would like Autodesk to improve upon is adding more 3D features into AutoCAD. There's already a toolset called AutoCAD Architecture, but I feel it needs to be a little bit more evolved to show a little bit more realistic elements because all the other softwares are moving to that stage.

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Base Builders

12/50
  • 2D Drawing
  • 3D Imaging
  • Activity Dashboard
  • API
  • Approval Process Control
  • Bills of Material
  • BIM Modeling
  • Communication Management
  • Contract/License Management
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Visualization
  • Design Management
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Drafting
  • Drag & Drop
  • For AEC Industry
  • Job Costing
  • Mobile Access
  • Multiple Projects
  • Planning Tools
  • Presentation Tools
  • Projections
  • Project Planning
  • Project Time Tracking
  • Project Tracking
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Status Tracking
  • Task Management
  • Task Progress Tracking
  • Task Scheduling
  • Template Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Timesheet Management
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Contact Management
  • Customizable Branding
  • Data Import/Export
  • Invoice Management
  • Project Management
  • Project Workflow
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Search/Filter
  • Summary Reports
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Base Builders
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
AutoCAD
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Base Builders
  • By Base Builders
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2002
AutoCAD
  • By Autodesk
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1982
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