# ClearCalcs Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra > With the help of Capterra, learn about ClearCalcs Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Engineering CAD products and more. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/173974/ClearCalcs --- # ClearCalcs Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on March 13, 2026 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. Independent research methodology Capterra’s researchers use a mix of verified reviews, independent research and objective methodologies to bring you selection and ranking information you can trust. While we may earn a referral fee when you visit a provider through our links or speak to an advisor, this has no influence on our research or methodology. 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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) ClearCalcs ## What is ClearCalcs? Easily design everything from the roof down to the foundations with intuitive online structural design software. With a wide range of calculations available in metric and imperial units, you can quickly design and analyse beams, columns, frames, retaining walls, all in one place. Impress your clients with professional calculation reports that follow an easy to understand traffic like system, and work from anywhere with instant online backup and cloud access. ## What is ClearCalcs used for? [Engineering CAD](https://www.capterra.com/engineering-cad-software/) Top alternative Featured Overall rating Based on 37 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive 95% Neutral 3% Negative 3% Starting price $79 Flat Rate, Per Month 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 ClearCalcs?[Manage this product listing](https://digitalmarkets.gartner.com/get-listed/claim-bx?url=https://clearcalcs.com&name=ClearCalcs) ## 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. ### ClearCalcs 4.6 (37) VS. [4.6 (181)](https://www.capterra.com/p/175058/Altium-Designer/reviews/) Starting Price $79 Flat Rate, Per Month Starting Price Contact vendor Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 4.4 (37) Ease Of Use 4.3 (181) Value For Money 4.6 (35) Value For Money 4.2 (157) Customer Service 4.7 (36) Customer Service 4.2 (142) ## ClearCalcs alternatives [4.5 (342)](https://www.capterra.com/p/164681/Onshape/reviews/) Starting price $1500.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 94% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars 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 (183)](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/) [View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/173974/ClearCalcs/alternatives/) ## Features Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically. Design Analysis 4.3 (23) 60.87% of 23 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Simulate physical behavior for a design or structure Data Import/Export 4.3 (19) 57.89% of 19 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Import and export data to and from software applications Project Management 4.1 (15) 40.00% of 15 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Plan and coordinate all the resources, costs and time needed to execute assignments Collaboration Tools 3.6 (12) 33.33% of 12 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Provides a channel for team members to share media files, communicate, and work together Document Generation 4.2 (6) 66.67% of 6 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Custom forms to streamline repetitious aspects of a document Content Library 4.0 (5) 80.00% of 5 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Centralized repository to store content and assets ClearCalcs 15 features Material list of manufacturing parts and associated costs For civil engineering Provides a channel for team members to share media files, communicate, and work together Track and manage adherence to policies for any service, product, process, or supplier Centralized repository to store content and assets Customize data fields to support various needs and use cases Import and export data to and from software applications Graphical representation of data Simulate physical behavior for a design or structure Collaborate on creating a product by sharing and adjusting designs through a shared portal Custom forms to streamline repetitious aspects of a document Store, manage, and track all electronic documents in a centralized location For mechanical engineering Plan and coordinate all the resources, costs and time needed to execute assignments Track revisions and updates made to files and navigate between different versions Get Advice We can help you find the software with the features you need. Features 4.3 (37) 4.3 Based on 37 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 4.6 (35) Free Trial Basic $79.00 Flat Rate,Per Month Value for money 4.6 (35) 4.6 Based on 35 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 4.7 (36) 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 4.7 (36) 4.7 Based on 36 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 4.6 Based on 37 reviews Filter by rating 5(25) 4(10) 3(1) 2(1) 1(0) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent KM Kamran M. Principal Civil Engineering ### "ClearCalcs Rocks!" 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 October 28, 2024 It has been a great time saver. I always spent about 50% of the time to design the framing but with ClearCalcs I can run through framing calculations in no time. Pros ClearCalcs has everything you need to design your project. Modules include lumber, steel, cold form steel, column design, Foundation design , etc. It has made my calculations effortless. The link function is especially helpful to track the loads. No more running through hand calculations to find the loads. Cons I cannot say that I dislike anything about ClearCalcs. Every so often I run into problems but the technical support is great. I usually resolve the issue quickly. 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. Response from Vendor October 30, 2024 Kamran, what a treat to hear how ClearCalcs has been helpful to your business. Here's to many more years of growing together! MB Mark B. Project Development Construction ### "Using ClearCalcs for structural framing members" 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 9/10 October 17, 2024 Excellent. It gives me what I'm looking for, and the interaction with the personnel has been helpful and professional. Pros I appreciate the detail that the program offers, and the flexibility to work with a variety of different materials. Thorough explanations of data fields are given, and the staff is committed to thoughtful answers to questions that I have. Cons Sometimes a program's greatest strength can be a weakness, and sorting through the details of the program can take some time, but that's a minor issue. 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. Response from Vendor October 28, 2024 Thank you for the kind words here, Mark. We are so glad you found ClearCalcs and our team helpful for your work! KV khoa v. Engineer Design ### "Product review " 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 October 25, 2023 positive Pros The beam computations and ease to check member capacities Cons there is not much to dislike about clear calcs. 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. SY Stephen Y. President Civil Engineering ### "Great Design and Analysis package for Structural Projects" 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 4, 2023 Had an engineering firm for 32 years with 14 employees in different disciplines and expensive software (AutoCAD, Revit, StruCalc, etc.) for special areas. ClearCalcs provides a great tool for foundation, framing, retaining walls, etc. of residential and light commercial buildings. It is a great tool to allow a small engineering firm to do projects that a large firm can't do cost effectively. With some more basic CAD capabilities it would be even better. I see ClearCalcs as a niche product for smaller (1 - 50 ) engineering firms; not really meant for high rise major commercial building projects. Please keep going the direction that I have experienced with you. Pros Ease of use is very good and learning curve is short. Support has been great, and webinars are also a great way to learn more and obtain Continuing Education credits. Cons Sometimes a little difficult to find the right input for a design - the info buttons are helpful. 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. Response from Vendor August 17, 2023 Hi Steve, thank you so much - we appreciate your feedback! We'll continue to use feedback from users like you to improve ClearCalcs, and we're glad to hear you've gotten value from us. We'd love to hear more from you about your need with respect to CAD capabilities. Our customer team success will be in touch with you to discuss this. Thank you! 🙏🏽 JK Jack K. Owner Architecture & Planning ### "New Customer" 2.0 Overall Rating 2.0 2.0 Ease of Use 2.0 2.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 1.0 1.0 Likelihood to Recommend 0/10 July 17, 2023 A nightmare!! \[sensitive content hidden\] was a complete failure !! and a waste of my time. I had to spend my weekend figuring out your software so I can get my report. Pros Nothing!! your cloud base software is bogus. Cons Your software support and your lack of 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. Response from Vendor July 24, 2023 We're very sorry to hear you didn't have a great experience with our Customer Support. Customer Support is one of our top values, so when we have a user that didn't have exceptional service, we take it seriously. From the email chain between you and ClearCalcs, it looks like he let you know on Friday morning that he was unavailable to connect that day due to previously scheduled ClearCalcs meetings, and offered his calendar to connect for a 1:1 session the following week. In the future, if you are unable to connect with an individual employee, we encourage you to take advantage of help@clearcalcs.com as we have our structural engineers standing by for questions 6-days/week. We've been unable to get ahold of you since that Friday, but we'd love to be able to offer a full refund of the price of your monthly license this past month. Give us a call at +1 303 309-9444 or email help@clearcalcs.com to confirm. Sorry again, Jack. Glad to hear you've gotten what you needed for your project! RB Reuben B. Director Construction ### "Great system" 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 June 14, 2023 So far it has been amazing Pros The assistance provided by Clear cals is like no other Cons We have only been using Clear calcs for a short time Reasons for choosing ClearCalcs Diagrammatical 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. Response from Vendor June 15, 2023 Thanks Reuben! Keep the requests and questions coming! AW Alford W. Owner Construction ### "Clearcalcs" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 April 24, 2023 Great customer care Pros It is relatively easy to use. There are layers to the program that allow you to transfer over for footings from ridge beams headers, pretty helpful. Cons The design engineering was real conservative 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. Response from Vendor May 19, 2023 Thanks for the feedback Alford - we're always evaluating our calculators against industry and academic examples to ensure their quality, as well as balancing feature improvements to allow for more customised and less conservative design which we can hopefully achieve for you here. KP Keaton p. Engineer Design ### "Good program for occasional user" 3.0 Overall Rating 3.0 3.0 Ease of Use 2.0 2.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 5/10 January 29, 2023 Cheap way to print calcs for a house project. Pros Not as good as enercalc in terms of easy use. Cons Some what complicated. Not very intuitive. 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. Response from Vendor May 19, 2023 Thanks for the feedback Keaton! We've got large numbers of users coming over from Enercalc as well as other software packages, so we're constantly seeking to improve ease of use here and at the same time help new users understand the different ways we tackle some problems. Looking forward to improving this further based on your feedback. AU Anonymous User Structural Engineer Civil Engineering ### "Ease of use and good presentation of detail calculation" 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 January 24, 2023 Pros ease to input the data. the presentation of calculation and output is good. Cons the envelope does not show the critical load case 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. Response from Vendor May 19, 2023 Thanks for the feedback and glad you liked the easy entry and output! Great note regarding envelopes in diagrams - the calculator will always check the worst case, but we're actively making updates to our diagrams (based on your feedback) so watch this space! CF Christian F. Architect, President Architecture & Planning ### "Project load setup" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 3.0 3.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 January 18, 2023 Pros Eas of use and readability, explanations and quick cust service response Cons It would be nice to be able to adjust location snow loads and wind loads so that we don’t have to reenter the data for each member 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. Response from Vendor May 19, 2023 Thanks for the feedback Christian! Would love to understand your requirements here around load adjustment further so I'll be in touch. 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