Alibre Design vs BRL-CAD
Alibre Design
alibre.com
BRL-CAD
brlcad.orgSide by side
| Figure | Alibre Design | BRL-CAD |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $999/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 2 |
| Spec score · 3D CAD Software | 8.8 (#5) | 8.1 (#29) |
| Spec score · 3D modeling software | 8.8 (#20) | 8.2 (#58) |
| Founded | 1997 | 1979 |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Modeling | The product provides 3D modeling tools for creating parts and assemblies. | It supports CSG and B-REP geometry, including primitives, NURBS, n-Manifold Geometry, and faceted meshes, combined with boolean union, intersection, and difference operations. |
| Parametric modeling | Yes | Yes |
| Platform access | desktop | desktop |
| 3D print export | Yes | Yes |
| Purpose | Alibre Design is a mechanical 3D CAD and 2D documentation suite for businesses, startups, and institutions. | BRL-CAD is an open source cross-platform solid modeling system with interactive geometry editing, ray tracing, a benchmark suite, and geometry libraries for application developers. |
| Render engine | built-in | built-in |
Plans
Alibre Design
- Design Pro$999 a month
- Design Expert$1,999 a month
- Alibre Design Pro$999, paid once
- Alibre Design Expert$1,999, paid once
BRL-CAD
- Free BRL-CAD distributionFree
- Full-service support distributionPriced on request
In their own words
Alibre Design
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