CAD Reader vs Glovius
CAD Reader
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| Figure | CAD Reader | Glovius |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $3.75/mo | $24.92/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 8 | 10 |
| Spec score · CAD Viewer Software | 9.1 (#2) | 8.6 (#8) |
| Company profile | LinkedIn describes FastCADReader as privately held in construction, headquartered in Beijing, with 51–200 employees. | LinkedIn’s HCL Glovius showcase lists Pune, Maharashtra as headquarters, 10,001+ employees, and 1991 as the founding year. |
| Integrations | The pages identify Excel export for measurement data, extracted tables, and search results; no other named integrations are stated. | The store FAQ names Dropbox syncing as a cloud capability but says Glovius does not support PLM or ERP integrations. |
| Licence | The product is presented as proprietary software under Beijing Honghu Yuntu Technology Co., Ltd. copyright notices; no open-source licence is stated. | The EULA identifies HCL Technologies Limited as the software licensor and governs installation and use, indicating proprietary licensing rather than open source. |
| Measurement | Measurement tools include length and area, arc length, perpendicular distance, continuous measurement, and radius, circular, and angle measurements. | Measurement tools cover linear, angular, and radial dimensions, with assistive selection for model entities. |
| Rating on G2 | 4.6 out of 5 from 7 reviews | 4.0 out of 5 from 1 review |
| Rating on Google Play | 4.2 out of 5 from 14.3K reviews | 2.4 out of 5 from 740 reviews |
| Support | Team customers receive technical support and product training by email or WhatsApp; the site also provides a Q&A community. | Glovius provides online help, release notes, licensing documentation, FAQs and support by email at [email protected]. |
| Supported formats | The help page says CAD Reader opens DWG and DXF files, including files detected inside ZIP or RAR archives. | The Windows viewer supports CATIA, NX, Creo, SolidWorks, Inventor, Solid Edge, Pro/ENGINEER, STEP, IGES, and JT files. |
| What it does | CAD Reader views, measures, annotates and edits DWG and DXF drawings for engineering, design, site and quantity-surveying work. | Glovius is a CAD viewer for inspecting, measuring, analyzing, comparing, reporting on, and exporting engineering models without a full CAD authoring license. |
Plans
CAD Reader
- FreeFree
- Professional (1 MONTH VIP)$7 a month
- iOS 1 Month VIP$9 a month
- Professional (6-MONTH VIP)$40 a month
- Professional (1 YEAR VIP)$45 a year
- iOS 1 Year VIP$50 a year
- EnterprisePriced on request
- ProfessionalPriced on request
Glovius
- Glovius Daily Pack$15, paid once
- Glovius Weekly Pack$45, paid once
- Glovius Monthly Pack$91, paid once
- Glovius Lite$299 a year
- Glovius$399 a year
- Glovius Plus$549 a year
- Glovius$995, paid once
- Glovius perpetual$995, paid once
- Glovius Plus$1,095, paid once
- Glovius Plus perpetual$1,095, paid once
In their own words
CAD Reader
CAD Reader has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Glovius
Glovius is a CAD viewer for opening, measuring, analyzing, comparing and exporting part, assembly and drawing files. It supports CATIA V5/V6, NX, Creo, SolidWorks, Inventor, Solid Edge, STEP, DWG, DXF, IGES and JT. Analysis tools include thickness, collision and draft analysis, plus projected-area and section-area tools. Glovius Cloud lets users view models in a browser without installation, share files by link and embed models in websites; it can also synchronize with Dropbox. Free mobile apps are available for iPhone, iPad and Android phones and tablets. Export options include STEP, IGES, Parasolid, 3MF, JT, PDF, HTML, STL, images and PowerPoint. The Windows viewer runs on Windows 10 or 11 and requires at least 4GB RAM. A free plan and 15-day trial are listed. Paid options include packs at $15, paid once, $45, paid once and $91, paid once, and annual plans at 299.00 USD, 399.00 USD and $549 a year.