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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/resources/how-we-ensure-transparency/) [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) IronCAD ## What is IronCAD? CAD Programs Designed for Collaboration. The IronCAD Design Collaboration Suite is a complete range of CAD products that provides seamless collaboration between 3D and 2D to optimize your engineering teams design process and simplify 3D and 2D CAD data management and communication throughout your organization. Create bidding proposals quickly, design more iterations in less time leading to better products, and simply design faster than any other CAD system available today. ## What is IronCAD used for? [3D CAD](https://www.capterra.com/3d-cad-software/)[Engineering CAD](https://www.capterra.com/engineering-cad-software/) Top alternative Featured Overall rating Based on 60 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive 90% Neutral 10% Negative 0% Starting price $1 Per Year Free trial available Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Do you work for IronCAD?[Manage this product listing](https://digitalmarkets.gartner.com/get-listed/claim-bx?url=http://www.ironcad.com/&name=IronCAD) ## Compare with a popular alternative Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status. ### IronCAD 4.3 (60) VS. [4.5 (342)](https://www.capterra.com/p/164681/Onshape/reviews/) Starting Price $1 Per Year Starting Price $1500 Per User, Per Year Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 4.5 (60) Ease Of Use 4.5 (3,203) Value For Money 4.4 (54) Value For Money 4.5 (2,483) Customer Service 4.5 (48) Customer Service 4.7 (2,362) ## IronCAD alternatives Highest Rated [AutoCAD](https://www.capterra.com/p/265024/AutoCAD/) [4.7 (3,207)](https://www.capterra.com/p/265024/AutoCAD/reviews/) Starting price $250.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 97% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/265024/AutoCAD/) [SolidWorks Premium](https://www.capterra.com/p/93121/SolidWorks-Premium/) [4.6 (756)](https://www.capterra.com/p/93121/SolidWorks-Premium/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 97% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/93121/SolidWorks-Premium/) [Alibre Design](https://www.capterra.com/p/172312/Alibre-Design/) [4.7 (182)](https://www.capterra.com/p/172312/Alibre-Design/reviews/) Starting price $10.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 96% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/172312/Alibre-Design/) [Inventor](https://www.capterra.com/p/236745/Inventor/) [4.5 (277)](https://www.capterra.com/p/236745/Inventor/reviews/) Starting price $310.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 95% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/236745/Inventor/) [View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/158181/IronCAD-Design-Collaboration-Suite/alternatives/) ## Features Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically. 2D Drawing 4.5 (2) 50.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Drawing and modeling designs within 2D flat dimensions 3D Imaging 4.5 (2) 100.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Representation of any object in 3D Annotations 5.0 (2) 100.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Highlight content and/or make notations about parts of content CAD Tools 5.0 (2) 100.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Computer aided design to create precision drawings or technical illustrations Data Import/Export 5.0 (2) 100.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Import and export data to and from software applications Collaboration Tools 5.0 (1) 0.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Provides a channel for team members to share media files, communicate, and work together IronCAD 20 features Drawing and modeling designs within 2D flat dimensions Representation of any object in 3D Ability to insert animations/transitions Highlight content and/or make notations about parts of content Computer aided design to create precision drawings or technical illustrations Provides a channel for team members to share media files, communicate, and work together Database of components and materials used in design templates Import and export data to and from software applications Simulate physical behavior for a design or structure Collaborate on creating a product by sharing and adjusting designs through a shared portal Store, manage, and track all electronic documents in a centralized location Assemble applications and processes by dragging over and arranging pre-built components Intended to be used by manufacturers Access to a library of manufacturing parts, models, and specs For mechanical engineering Integration of electrical and mechanical engineering to create hybrid systems Using physical, mathematical, or logical models as a basis for simulations to generate data for managerial or technical decision-making Share and present designs Plan and coordinate all the resources, costs and time needed to execute assignments View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data Get Advice We can help you find the software with the features you need. Features 4.2 (60) 4.2 Based on 60 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 4.4 (54) Free Trial Basic $1.00 Per Year Value for money 4.4 (54) 4.4 Based on 54 reviews Connect with a Capterra advisor for a free 15-minute consultation Get a personalized software list aligned to your business needs with guidance from our expert advisors. Our team has helped 1 million+ businesses like yours find options that fit their needs. ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 4.5 (48) Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos Deployment - Web - Android - iPhone/iPad Typical users - Freelancers - Small businesses - Mid size businesses - Enterprises Customer Service 4.5 (48) 4.5 Based on 48 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 4.3 Based on 60 reviews Filter by rating 5(21) 4(33) 3(6) 2(0) 1(0) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent Souleymane D. Training assistant Mining & Metals ### "For your plan designs or modeling, choose IronCAD." 3.0 Overall Rating 3.0 3.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 3.0 3.0 Likelihood to Recommend 6/10 August 26, 2023 IronCAD is still a design software used by engineers and designers for product modeling and documentation. Pros I really enjoyed the functionality based on the Dual Kernel design technology in IronCAD, which allows users to create 3D models using parametric modeling techniques. Additionally, it allows importing multiple file formats. Cons I didn't quite like the interface and some of the features in IronCAD. I only used it for a few months for a construction project, and it ultimately didn't help me much. Switched from [TurboCad](https://www.capterra.com/p/32368/TurboCAD-Professional/) [NX](https://www.capterra.com/p/232212/Siemens-NX/) Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. NV Nigel V. Managing Director Information Technology and Services ### "IronCAD from an insider" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 June 30, 2022 I can't speak on behalf of our business as we are resellers of the software, but I can categorically say we have a bunch of extremely happy clients that love to tell us how much they love the software and how much it has transformed their businesses. Very proud to be a part of that process. It makes selling the software very rewarding when we get that sort of feedback. Pros After many years of struggling against the giants of Autodesk Inventor and Dassault's SolidWorks we have now cracked the tipping point and find people are keenly embracing IronCAD over the other choices. As far as I can recall we have never had a former user of the competitor software ever return to those products and that is a testament to IronCAD's abilities and productivity increases for its users. Cons Simply the lack of proactive marketing by the developers who were very focused on the software and its abilities rather than getting involved in its awareness in the market. If they had been more marketing focused in the early years then they would have had the development funds earlier for product enhancements. Reasons for choosing IronCAD Unique features that set it apart from the mainstream offerings and the opportunity to be a part of what was clearly a product with huge potential. Additionally the channel manager was very pro active in support. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. PP Piotr P. QA Automation Engineer Computer Software ### "Cheap CAD alternative for top market players" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 May 23, 2022 I started to use IronCAD as an alternative for AutoCAD and Inventor because of the price increase. In the beginning, I was not satisfied. Its strange menu, less intuitive than Autodesk or SolidWorks, and some bugs interrupting the work put me off a bit. However, as I was using it more and more, I started to feel more comfortable with IronCAD. That is true, it is a bit different than market-leading tools, but it is not worse. TriBall functionality is pretty amazing, saving a lot of time during model creation. Functionalities are pretty the same as in other CAD tools, with minor differences. Import of a lot of different file types with the possibility of modification is great and does not that often exist in competing tools. The huge advantage is customer support. They respond quickly and try their best to help with problems. Also, IronCAD is being constantly developed and it is noticeable in a positive way. All in all, it is not an AutoCAD, nor SolidWorks, but it is worth a try, especially for a significantly lower cost. Pros Relatively cheap price. TriBall. Amount of functionalities. Customer support. Cons Little bugs make work annoying. Minor problems with preview views blending togehter Switched from [AutoCAD](https://www.capterra.com/p/265024/AutoCAD/) [Inventor](https://www.capterra.com/p/236745/Inventor/) High price Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Rob H. Designer / Owner Design ### "IronCAD bridges the crazy expensive CAD software world" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 December 21, 2021 I'm a small one-man studio. I can't afford the price that CAD developers get away with in their pricing. They seem to forget that there are many more small designers and engineers then there are large firms and we can't throw $10K or more at software anytime we need to. Ironcad provides all the functionality of software that costs 2 and 3 times more yet is as solid and reliable. It's as powerful and robust just fair on how it's priced. Pros First of all, because it doesn't cost $10K to deploy it. Secondly, because it is incredibly capable and I have not found anything I can't do with it. It has some fantastic tools that no other software has, one of them being what they call the "TriBall." It's a tool for manipulating objects and it's so fast and efficient. Cons It doesn't come with all the CAD format importers you need. If you share files with other more expensive software users, you may have to purchase additional importers. If you work alone like me, you rarely need that but occasionally I'll have a file I can't import and have to request an alternate format that I can. IronCAD can import a lot of formats by default, but a few exotic ones are not included. Reasons for choosing IronCAD Just search for CAD software and you'll find dozens of names with 'CAD' at the end. I tried the top 20 listed CAD programs. Nothing could outdo IronCAD for me. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Carol V. Nanotechnology Research Assistant Biotechnology ### "Pleasantly surprised!" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 May 12, 2021 It is a feature-rich, useful tool once you learn it! I found it to suit my needs, but warning: If you don't like the lack of a user manual, then maybe you should try another product. It's quite difficult sometimes to understand certain features, and you'll have to browse through some forum or watch a video because IronCAD doesn't do a good job of explaining much. Pros In my research field, I've had to try various different CAD softwares and I was impressed by this one. IronCAD has a list of catalogs which was informative and quite simple to use. There aren't too many bugs with this application that I ran into, and besides the learning curve, it had a lot of features that were much more useful. Cons There wasn't a user manual when I used this, which was a huge con for me. Additionally, the Help file feature isn't great either. A lot of the learning I did by myself and I watched videos on Youtube, but the actual software didn't do a great job of teaching me how to use it. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. ET Eric T. Gunsmith, Firearms Instructor, Inventor Sporting Goods ### "The only CAD I'll ever use" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 August 11, 2020 I purchased IronCAD Innovate as a package with my Tormach PCNC1100 CNC Mill 7-yrs ago. Prior to this, I was given a copy of Solid Works to try and was completely lost as to where to start. So technically, my first experience with creating a CAD model was with IronCAD. Innovate has allowed me to do everything I could imagine for rendering designs to do CNC work as well as making a newly patented product. In the 7-yrs of use, I saw online CNC bloggers advertise other CAD software, some of which are free, and the most popular one being we based. I looked at them out of curiosity and did not think they compared to versatility of solid modeling and none of them had the Tri-Ball. I was also working on a product that was patent pending so trusting them with my designs was not an option. The other great thing about IronCAD is the tech support. As a self taught machinist and inventor, putting thoughts to paper was easy but my experience with CAD got me stumped a few times. I could always rely on \[SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN\] to patiently walk me through things I just couldn't figure out on my own. I'm still a one-man shop and am too busy to even consider what else is out there. As far as I'm concerned, IronCAD is the only CAD software that will be installed on my computers. Both the tech support and software have never failed me so IronCAD is stuck with me as customer. Pros Ease of use, tech support, functionality. Cons There's nothing I dislike about IronCAD Innovate. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. MM Mark M. Design Engineer Sporting Goods ### "IronCAD DCS review" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 July 27, 2020 Used in a very varied environment, ranging from small detail parts to very large (yachts). For studies, preparing final geometry and for preparing simulation models. Pros Very straightforward to use and allows freedom of design from the start of a project, without getting tied down in setting up the model. Can be significantly faster than other software. Great especially for one off projects where a traditional parametric modelling tool can become cumbersome. Viewing, alignment tools are without equal in other software. Good linking with 2d / drawing package. Cons There are some inconsistencies with some of the features where it is not always simple or straightforward to edit items later. The graphics can be a little slower to display than some competing software. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. BB Brian B. Owner Architecture & Planning ### "Consider Both Sides Of The Product" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 July 27, 2020 Overall I am more productive within the IronCAD model environment due to the Tri-Ball and the fewer limitations on creating parts and assemblies. I am disappointed in the documentation environment but have been told that the development team is continually enhancing the software. Pros Building and working within the model. The Tri-Ball is at the top of the list. This adds a very flexible method for navigation and positioning in the model. The ability to work with fewer constraints or even none. The flexibility within the history tree is awesome. The catalogs are a nice touch. Ability to use both parasoilid and/or ACIS. Support is top notch. Compared to past experiences. My support contact is quick to respond and exhibits the drive and ability to get a resolution. This is enhanced due to the fact that my contact actually uses the product in his company. Cons Documenting in the drawing environment. The documentation environment needs to be more mature and current. Navigating in the sheets is cumbersome and clunky. Text and symbol features, placement and manipulation are inconsistent and lacking. Tools for adding additional line work on the sheets are cumbersome to add, manipulate and edit. Navigating with a 3D mouse control is sporadic. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. JK Joep K. owner Wholesale ### "Ironcad" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 July 27, 2020 I am very happy with Ironcad. The only thing is that there is no CAM functionality. Pros Ease of use with the triball. Cons I am not sure how to setup a modular build, the most easy way if parts are changing.. Reasons for choosing IronCAD The triball. That saves a lot of clics and thus allowing to work much faster. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. SA Stefan A. CEO Machinery ### "I can not understand" 3.0 Overall Rating 3.0 3.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 6/10 July 27, 2020 We have been using Ironcad since 1998 or 1999. We are designing our own machineries using Ironcad, but we are also working as consultants designing machineries for some of our customers using both Solidworks and Inventor, so we have a good experience of the differences. Pros It is very easy to design a new machinery in the 3D-scene. It is a great benefit that you can design a hole assy and afterwards select how you like to have your sumassy´s and details. Cons The 2D-interface and funconality making an ICD-file is a totalt disaster. It is depending on the grafic´s, time for update of scene´s is too long, sections is really bad, for example you have to fill in data for welding symbols each time you activate the function instead of getting last data as default, and so on. We have since 1998 reported a lot of ideas´s how to make it better, but unfortunatly we can not see aallmost no improvement Reasons for choosing IronCAD The 3D-environment Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. 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