Alternatives to ALLPLAN

A commercial BIM and CAD platform for architecture, structural and civil engineering, and construction. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

  • ALLPLAN

    A commercial BIM and CAD platform for architecture, structural and civil engineering, and construction.

    PaidProprietaryWindows

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as ALLPLAN.

  • Autodesk Revit

    Commercial BIM software for designing, documenting and coordinating architectural, structural and MEP building projects.

    PaidProprietaryWindows

    Autodesk Revit is commercial Windows BIM covering architectural, structural and MEP design, with drawings updating from the model, but it lacks ALLPLAN's precast and steel detailing modules.

  • Archicad

    Graphisoft's BIM software for architectural design, construction documentation and team collaboration.

    PaidProprietarymacOS

    Archicad is Graphisoft's BIM software focused on architecture, with OpenBIM collaboration, and it runs on macOS rather than Windows, with less emphasis on civil engineering.

  • Vectorworks

    Commercial CAD and BIM software for architecture, landscape design and entertainment lighting and stage design.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    Vectorworks is commercial CAD and BIM for Windows and macOS with dedicated products for architecture, landscape and entertainment design rather than structural and civil engineering.

  • Bonsai

    Free, open-source Blender add-on for authoring and analysing native IFC building models.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Bonsai is a free, open-source Blender add-on for native IFC authoring across Windows, macOS and Linux, but it requires Blender and is still pre-1.0.

  • BricsCAD

    Native-DWG CAD software with 2D drafting, 3D modeling, BIM, and mechanical variants.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    BricsCAD is native-DWG CAD with a BIM variant running on Windows, macOS and Linux, paid after a 30-day trial, with a smaller plugin ecosystem.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.

  • Enscape

    A real-time rendering and VR plugin that works inside architectural CAD and BIM tools.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOS

  • Lumion

    Real-time 3D rendering software that turns architectural CAD and BIM models into visuals.

    PaidProprietaryWindows

  • Twinmotion

    A real-time 3D visualization tool from Epic Games for architecture, products and design presentations.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOS

  • D5 Render

    Real-time ray-traced rendering and visualization software for architecture and spatial design.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

  • AutoCAD

    Autodesk's 2D drafting and 3D CAD application, available on the desktop and in the browser.

    PaidProprietaryWeb

  • FreeCAD

    A parametric 3D modeller for real objects: design by sketching constrained 2D shapes, then change the parameters later.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux