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Onshape vs FreeCAD Comparison (2026)

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Onshape

FreeCAD

Overview

Onshape is a cloud-based 3D CAD solution for agile design & engineering teams, with tools for version control, collaboration, analytics, reporting, and more

FreeCAD is an on-premise open-source paramedic 3D modeler, which helps businesses design objects of all sizes. Programmers can sketch constrained 2D shapes and utilize them as a base to create other objects. It supports several file formats such as IGES, SVG, DXF, DE, IFC, STL, STEP, OBJ, and more.

Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

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Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

view more detailsview details

Video & Screenshots

No videos yet

Pricing

Starting from

1500

/user

Per year

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

Starting from

Free

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

User reviews

4.5

357

215

121

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

88%

would recommend this app

4.3

143

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

65%

would recommend this app

Pros

“I would really like the same attention for creating electrical designs - wiring drawings in the mechanical design, single-line diagrams, wiring length 2D drawings and wiring size calculations.”

David T.

Managing Director

“The game changer for me is that working in the cloud mitigates so many issues we had with hardware computers - security, data backup systems, collaboration, and system updates.”

David T.

Managing Director

“Its cloud-based platform is a major advantage, providing convenient access across a wide range of devices, while the quality of customer support further enhances the experience.”

Zach A.

CDO

Pros

“It is a great exposure for them to using a parametric 3D modeler and with addons provides a simple way to develop rocket components (e.g., nosecone, fin-can, etc.)”

James G.

Library Tech

“The biggest pro of this software is the number of features implemented and totally free, which makes it the best unrestrained free option for who requires a CAD or a FEM software but cannot pay for it, but unlike another 3D software, Blender, that despite being open source got highly user friendly, FreeCAD feels still quite hard to use, due to a not so agile workflow and some bugs that are still to be fixed.”

Luca S.

Mechanical engineer

“I used the software to do some tests and to show 3D modeling to students”

Matteo G.

Ingegnere

Cons

“There are a lot of things missing such as mate option (in S.W. you can mate axis ) and threads , also the import option for surfaces is not good”

Yarin M.

Mechanical engineer

“The Standard Plan does not include Company managed data and release management to fundamental things for everybody using CAD seriously, although they are lonesome riders!-)”

Jörg K.

Freelancer

“It tends to get confused about what was most recently opened, and I wish there were a way to tag and catalog classifications of parts and search for them rather than just by the name.”

Stewart F.

I don’t give myself a title

Cons

“The possibility of creation are really like a CAD software are pretty bad.”

Steven R.

Project Responsible

“From my point of view, the bugs are its worst disadvantage and some of them are the next ones: the third-party components are sometimes not imported properly, that could be because the design is broken, but I experimented it several times, so I suppose there is some bug or incompatibility; the mesh-to-solid conversion sometimes fails; when you are designing a 3D part that has some features like chamfers or edge roundings, if you changes the previous steps and it makes the number of faces varies, the part will break down, so its important to keep this bug in mind and do those conflictive features in the last steps of the part design.”