Autodesk Construction Cloud vs BIMserver
Autodesk Construction Cloud
construction.autodesk.comBIMserver
bimserver.orgSide by side
| Figure | Autodesk Construction Cloud | BIMserver |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 1 |
| Spec score · BIM Software | 8.1 (#12) | 8.9 (#3) |
| Purpose | Autodesk describes its construction portfolio as connecting workflows from design and planning through building and operations. | BIMserver stores and manages information for construction and other building related projects as IFC data. |
| Security controls | The security whitepaper describes role-based least-privilege access, regular security scans and penetration tests, and two-factor authentication. | The security documentation describes using Java’s Security Manager and lists permissions needed for files, sockets, plugins and Berkeley DB. |
| Support | The pricing page says its expert support team is available 24 hours a day Monday through Friday. | The maintainers direct users to the wiki, FAQ, issue tracker, and contributors, and provide [email protected] as a contact address. |
Plans
Autodesk Construction Cloud
- Construction OperationsPriced on request
- Model ManagementPriced on request
- PreconstructionPriced on request
In their own words
Autodesk Construction Cloud
Autodesk Construction Cloud has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
BIMserver
BIMserver stores and manages building-project information as IFC data, using structured model objects rather than treating the project as a collection of files. Users can check, version, merge, query, and filter models, arrange project structures, and generate IFC output on demand. Multi-user support lets people work on separate parts of a dataset, with notifications when a model or section changes. BIMserver is intended to serve as an IFC backend for other software, and developers can add plugins, services, and clients or embed it in their products. The listed service interfaces are SOAP, JSON, and Protocol Buffers. It is open-source and self-managed, with a free plan under the AGPL-3.0 license; some plugins and libraries use different licenses. It supports Linux, macOS, Windows, web, API, and self-hosted use. The project wiki points to GitHub Releases for downloads and includes an Ubuntu installation guide. For help, maintainers point users to the wiki, FAQ, issue tracker, and contributors, and list an email contact. The project says its open-source community has been active since 2013.