# Page 5 | FreeCAD Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 5 - Is FreeCAD the right 3D CAD solution for you? Explore 142 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/167527/FreeCAD/reviews --- FreeCAD 4.3 (142) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/167527/FreeCAD/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated December 29th, 2025 # Page 5 - Reviews of FreeCAD ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 101-125 of 142 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Betzabe S. Co Founder Design Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "OPEN CAD, an enriching experience" August 7, 2018 5.0 I try this software as an alternative to others CAD and I really liked it. Pros Like the most of open source softwares, FreeCAD has a great community, is multi platform, and it becomes better and better. you can assemble complex mechanism, it's a trustworthy software. Cons You can face some trouble while you're working with this software but with the community it can be solve. Review Source SA Sharaz A. Student Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The best open source 3D parametric modelling software" July 26, 2019 5.0 Pros Open source and freely available with no strings attached! Cons Nothing at all! Everything works wonderfully and the FreeCAD team works tirelessly to deliver such a fantastic piece of software. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Docente Used the software for: ### "Is a very complete software efficient in the field of mechanical engineering and development of part" May 1, 2018 5.0 I am in a trial period to verify the ease of generating mechanical parts in comparison with the software that are CAD environment payments. Pros The ease of use, is also free software that is available to all, has good resolution capacity, is efficient in the design of mechanical devices. Cons What I do not like about the software is that it works in a parametric system, that is, it is necessary to define the location parameters in the space in order to carry out the development of the pieces. Review Source michiel M. Animation and VFX Animation Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Quick Fix " February 5, 2019 4.0 Pros We use maya and blender at our office, we needed to convert cad files to .obj files so that we can easily run it on our computers and Free Cad Worked like a charm. Cons For us it was a bit time consuming to figure out how the program worked and there a only a few tutorials online to help with that but after a while we got the hang of it. Review Source Ana Karina G. Dirección Técnica de Proyectos Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Excellent option for 3D modeling" March 14, 2018 5.0 Pros what I like most about this program is the ease with which it allows you to export results for your respective printing according to the quality and benefit. Cons what has cost me the most is to get a varied technical support or a community that I support in this sense with variety Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Project Engineer Civil Engineering Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "FreeCAD Review" December 20, 2018 2.0 Pros 1) Free to download and use 2) I don't recommend this product so not much else to say Cons 1) Not many features very basic CAD software 2) Autodesk is far far superior to this software 3) Crashes Occasionally 4) Can't use Autodesk features with it 5) Not worth the time to learn 6) It is rarely used in industry Review Source RP Rahul P. QC Technician Oil & Energy Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "My First CAD Software " February 16, 2021 4.0 This is the best Free CAD software for anyone who have enough free time to learn a new software if you learn how to use you don't need any other. My problem was I don't have enough time to spend on I was working in a company and my job was not related to CAD. My main purpose was to create a solid object and to get its 3d print for personal use. So I needed only the 3d part. Because of the steep learning curve I looked for an alternative. Then I found Design Sparks Mechanical through a Reddit thread and 3D was completely free I switched to DSM didn't regret till now. But remember the free version don't allow STEP file export you have to buy the plugin(one time buy). Pros I personally like this software Don't break your pocket (Completely free of charge) Open source. Available on mostly all platforms. Low resource PC I tested it on Intel N3350 it run pretty well. Good 3d and 2d support. Support for importing and exporting STEP files. Cons For me, it was a hard learning curve because of no previous CAD experience. Not so friendly user interface. Except the learning cure nothing bad in this software. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Mechanical Engineering Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Basic CAD Software" January 10, 2019 3.0 Pros Free CAD software. This one can be useful for all people who wants enter to the world of the structural design. Cons For my concept, i dont want say negative aspects due to this software is an Open source tool, but this one can be better. Review Source PM Palesa M. Account Manager Capital Markets Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "having used this software a few times, i thought it was good value for money and was easy to use" August 1, 2018 4.0 Learnt how to put together floorplans in a quick and easy way Pros once i got into it, it was easy to use. it made making floorplans so much easy to put together, and so quick too. Cons it took a while to get into the software. there were a number of glitches that we needed to get through first, but once sorted, all was good Review Source Giuseppe B. software developer analista programmatore Executive Office Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "command line" January 14, 2019 4.0 Pros I like that it id free and its compatibility with common file standards Cons I would like to have a command line in order to use the same commands like in the famous Autocad. So an Autocad operator has not to learn cad again. Review Source sP supun P. Undergraduate Civil Engineering Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Review for FreeCAD" September 22, 2020 5.0 For design works, this software is suitable Pros For industrial Design and research requirement, I use this software. Cons Rendering speed is very low. Also, graphic should be improved. Review Source JD Jérémy D. Trainer Industrial Automation Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "FreeCAD is not easy to use" June 10, 2023 2.0 Pros It’s free and a lot of information on internet Cons There is a lot of tool but to understand how they works is so Much time Switched from [Autodesk Fusion](https://www.capterra.com/p/178416/Fusion-360/) Easy to use Review Source Augusto P. Librero Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Desing in 3D and import and export from many formats" March 14, 2018 5.0 Pros Most of the software of design are so restricted, but that no happens with FreeCAD it supports and huge amount of files for you to work, it allows OBJ, STL, DXF, SVG, and so many others, and additionaly brings its on extension for you to save your work direct on the software. Cons The import process is not always perfect you can find some incompatiblities when you import some formats into the sofware, and sometimes it takes a long time to edit and modify that files, and that is very annoying. Review Source Bexy R. Analista de presupuestos Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "A software for design in 3D" March 14, 2018 5.0 Pros I can create and modelling anything I want with this software and the most important to me is the possibility to modify and edit all the geometric forms that are in my model, becuase I have the option to modify the properties of each element and constantly look how evolve my model into the software. Cons It brings so much tools, so I recommend you to focus in only want that matters for you, because you can get lost quickly or waste your time trying to use new tools that are not for you. Review Source SH Steve H. Amateur engineering designer Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great, Free, but . . ." March 17, 2018 4.0 Pros It costs nothing, and provides a good route to 3d CAD work. The work flow is quite different form Autocad or Rhinoceros, but is not difficult to get to grips with and there are some good tutorials on line. Cons It isn't complete (e.g. there is no dimensioning readily available), and suffers from ongoing development that results in occasional crashes. Review Source TH Teddy H. Analista de Organización y Sistemas Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Modelling in 3D with this free software" March 14, 2018 5.0 Pros I can do models with a very high level of detail and using complex processes like brep and nurb curves, which allows to do specific forms in a model with high precision and detail. and you can apply this processes to any geometric form to the best model for your work. Cons It is very difficult to get used to the terms and specifications of the software, because you have to know a lot about of design to use the tools that the software uses properly, because this is a very specilizaed one. Review Source DC David C. ceo Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I used it to design 3D printed tools and some design prototypes" April 27, 2018 4.0 Pros Free, and for the functionnalities that Freecad offers, it can't be beaten on this ! It's not as complet or stable as other "premium" 3D package, but for mechanical design and simple design it's great. Cons Curve of learning quite hard, because it's not as logicial as it seems on fisrt impressions, maybe because I'm a user of solidworks and thought it would work the same way. Review Source MH Mikelle H. Engineer Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Tough to get the hang of" December 29, 2018 3.0 I wanted to find a free 3D modeler for 3D printing projects. Pros It was the closet thing i could find to larger software packages that was free. Cons I may not have given it a fair chance, but i couldn't catch on too quickly. I am very familiar with Inventor and SolidWorks and was looking for a free modeling software. It was not as close to those programs as i had hoped. The fact that this is free may make up for that for most people and once the learning curve is conquered, it may work for many people. I couldn't get that far... Review Source RC Ryan C. Researcher Research Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Full of Potential" October 9, 2018 5.0 Pros Easy to use pickup and use with relatively little experience. I use this to create designs for 3D printing and have not been limited by its features. Cons There are multiple interfaces to perform different tasks. It is a little confusing to remember which of the options to select to achieve the particular goal. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Electrical engineer Semiconductors Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Freecad" May 26, 2019 5.0 Pros Best free cad software available on the market Cons Cost involved when buying the full program Review Source RS Rose S. Director Animation Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Good for free software." December 10, 2019 4.0 I’ve had a great experience with using it thus far. I just wish it had some more features. Pros I love that it’s free first of all! The projections from all angles is amazing and really helpful when designing for clients so they can really get a full picture of what you are designing. Cons Not really user friendly. If you haven’t already dabbled in similar programs you may have some problems or feel lost. Review Source JR Jim R. Director Construction Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "More use to programmers than architects" December 16, 2021 1.0 Awful. I've been an architect for 50 years and have never used cad because no one can explain how to get started. The people who make these videos and write the tutorials may be very good at what they do but I've not found one yet that can switch me from using a pencil! I don't think any of them are architects. I don't want whizzy pictures I want plans, sections and elevations. I've got as far as drawing a few lines but then they are not to scale, not straight and cant be changed. If anyone has a guide to change my view I would of course be most grateful to look at it but until then I'll stick to a drawing board. Pros Nothing yet, I haven't found a way to use it Cons Cant use it. Tutorials are written for cyborgs not architects. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Interior Designer Architecture & Planning Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Great Resource" February 20, 2019 4.0 Pros Easy tool for both simple push and pull modeling. If you group items together as you are modeling you can generate a pretty complex 3D object. Cons Not sure how different this really is from Sketchup. If you already have a similar software, I'm not sure that you'll gain anything. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Customer Service Representative Farming Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "CAD for woodworking" September 20, 2018 4.0 Pros Use this all the time for mock ups of furniture i'm going to make, fluid design makes it incredibly easy for me. Cons Missing some advanced feature but great overall Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Ingeniero electrónico Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Es gratis" November 14, 2022 5.0 Pros Que se trata de una herramienta libre con muchas funciones. Cons Es bastante complejo de aprender a utilizar. Review Source Similar Products Featured