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ALCAD - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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ALCAD overview

What is ALCAD?

ALCAD is a powerful 2D & 3D CAD software with native DWG & DXF file support.

No data conversions, imports or exports. In ALCAD you work with drawings directly in DWG format. You are fully compatible with CAD users from various industries around the world.

All ALCADs plugins (MEP) included

All ALCADs plugins are included and can be used. Whether you are working with ventilation ducts, underfloor heating or sewage pipes, you can solve any challenge with our plugins.

ALCAD 3D architecture

The 3D architecture functions are also included in the price. Easily create walls, stairs, doors, windows and much more in 3D or for 2D use only.

BIM

ALCAD supports BIM. Various BIM formats are supported Rvt, Rfa, IFC, STEP, IGES, PDF, 3D PDF, DWF, 3DS, DAE, LWO, POV, Maya, OBJ, BMP, JPG, WMF, EMF, SVG

Key benefits of using ALCAD

ALCAD should be as similar as possible to AutoCAD so that the user does not notice the differences between the two programs. The aim is to significantly reduce the time and cost of retraining when switching to new software.

Starting price

199per user /
per year

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ALCAD's features

2D drawing
3D design & modeling
Animation
Annotations
Bill of Materials Management
CAD tools
Civil
Data import/export
Data visualization
Design management
Electrical
File management
For 3d printing
For architects
For manufacturers
Image editing
Mechanical
Modeling & simulation
Multiple projects
Sketching and annotation tools

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ALCAD pricing

Pricing plans

Pricing details:

Free plan
Free trial
Subscription

ALCAD Professional 2D/3D CAD Year License

199

/user

Per year

ALCAD Professional 2D/3D CAD Permanent License

349

/user

One-time payment

ALCAD MEP 2D

399

/user

Per year

ALCAD MEP 2D & 3D

499

/user

Per year

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ALCAD support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Email/Help Desk
Chat
FAQs/Forum
24/7 (Live rep)

Training options

Videos
Documentation
Webinars
Live Online

ALCAD FAQs

Q. What type of pricing plans does ALCAD offer?

ALCAD has the following pricing plans:
Starting from: €199.00/year
Pricing model: Subscription
Free Trial: Available | (No Credit Card required)

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Q. Who are the typical users of ALCAD?

ALCAD has the following typical customers:
Small Business


Q. What languages does ALCAD support?

ALCAD supports the following languages:
English, Arabic, Basque, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Norwegian (Bokmal), Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic), Serbian (Latin), Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese


Q. Does ALCAD offer an API?

No, ALCAD does not have an API available.


Q. What level of support does ALCAD offer?

ALCAD offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, Chat, FAQs/Forum, 24/7 (Live rep)

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