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Modern 2D/3D CAD Software for DWG, leveraging cloud & mobile

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ARES Commander - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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Last updated: March 2026

ARES Commander overview

What is ARES Commander?

Experience the agility of the No. 1 alternative for CAD in DWG, trusted by millions of professionals in the World. ARES Commander is software used to make drawings on a computer. It also has plugins so that users can add features to ARES Commander.

From desktop to mobile and cloud, ARES Commander is a comprehensive CAD software solution for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Simple installation, quick learning curve, native support for DWG files. It helps users with accurate CAD drawings on the go or in a collaborative environment.

Starting price

375per user /
per year

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ARES Commander’s user interface

Ease of use rating:

ARES Commander pros, cons and reviews insights

To determine these pros and cons insights, we analyzed responses from 

Overall rating

Reviews sentiment

 
 
3-4(3)
5(18)

What do users say about ARES Commander?

The customer support has been excellent for the few questions I have had regarding the product.


Who uses ARES Commander?

Based on 21 verified user reviews.

Company size

Small Businesses

Midsize Businesses

Enterprises

Top industries

Architecture & Planning
Construction
Computer Software
Civil Engineering
Others

Use cases

Engineering CAD

ARES Commander's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from ARES Commander users:

2D drawing
Collaboration tools
Data import/export
Version control
3D imaging

All ARES Commander features

Features rating:

2D drawing
3D imaging
Bills of material
CAD tools
Collaboration tools
Content library
Customizable fields
Data import/export
Version control

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ARES Commander pricing

Value for money rating:

Pricing plans

Pricing details:

Free plan
Free trial
Subscription

Annual Plan - 1 year (with Trinity)

375

/user

Per year

Features included:

  • 2D CAD
  • 3D CAD with solid modeling and push/pull
  • DWG native support (read and save directly in DWG)
  • DGN Import/Export
  • PDF Import/Export
  • CorelDRAW (CDR) and Corel Designer (DES) Import/Export
  • Blocks & dynamic blocks
  • 2D Geometric and Dimensional Constraints
  • Trinity block library (online library of blocks)
  • Tool palettes
  • Data link with Excel
  • Tables and data extraction
  • Hatches & gradients
  • Associative patterns
  • Drawing compare
  • Revit (RVT) and IFC import
  • BIM data extraction
  • BIM drawings automation
  • Synchronize files with cloud storage (Google Drive, Box, Dropbox, OneDrive, SharePoint, AWS, WebDAV, NextCloud, Onshape, Trimble Connect)
  • Secure remote access with login/password
  • Version History
  • Comments & markups: Share feedback with text, images, voice or stamps
  • Email notifications
  • View-only link: Invite people to view and comment online for free
  • Maps: georeferenced satellite or street maps
  • Topopoints: Import/export points from/to total stations
  • Sheet set manager and support for sheet sets
  • Support for PCX, PC3 and CTB/STB print configuration files
  • Lisp and Lisp encryption + DCL support
  • C and C++ API
  • FxARX API for compatibility with ARX
  • Windows-specific API: COM, MFC, .NET, C#, ActiveX
  • AI - ARES AI Assist (A3)

3 Years Plan (with Trinity)

750

/user

Per year

Features included:

  • 2D CAD
  • 3D CAD with solid modeling and push/pull
  • DWG native support (read and save directly in DWG)
  • DGN Import/Export
  • PDF Import/Export
  • CorelDRAW (CDR) and Corel Designer (DES) Import/Export
  • Blocks & dynamic blocks
  • 2D Geometric and Dimensional Constraints
  • Trinity block library (online library of blocks)
  • Tool palettes
  • Data link with Excel
  • Tables and data extraction
  • Hatches & gradients
  • Associative patterns
  • Drawing compare
  • Revit (RVT) and IFC import
  • BIM data extraction
  • BIM drawings automation
  • Synchronize files with cloud storage (Google Drive, Box, Dropbox, OneDrive, SharePoint, AWS, WebDAV, NextCloud, Onshape, Trimble Connect)
  • Secure remote access with login/password
  • Version History
  • Comments & markups: Share feedback with text, images, voice or stamps
  • Email notifications
  • View-only link: Invite people to view and comment online for free
  • Maps: georeferenced satellite or street maps
  • Topopoints: Import/export points from/to total stations
  • Sheet set manager and support for sheet sets
  • Support for PCX, PC3 and CTB/STB print configuration files
  • Lisp and Lisp encryption + DCL support
  • C and C++ API
  • FxARX API for compatibility with ARX
  • Windows-specific API: COM, MFC, .NET, C#, ActiveX
  • AI - ARES AI Assist (A3)

Perpetual Standalone (without Trinity)

1,020

/user

One-time payment

Features included:

  • 2D CAD
  • 3D CAD with solid modeling and push/pull
  • DWG native support (read and save directly in DWG)
  • DGN Import/Export
  • PDF Import/Export
  • CorelDRAW (CDR) and Corel Designer (DES) Import/Export
  • Blocks & dynamic blocks
  • 2D Geometric and Dimensional Constraints
  • Tool palettes
  • Data link with Excel
  • Tables and data extraction
  • Hatches & gradients
  • Associative patterns
  • Drawing compare
  • Revit (RVT) and IFC import
  • BIM data extraction
  • BIM drawings automation
  • Maps: georeferenced satellite or street maps
  • Topopoints: Import/export points from/to total stations
  • Sheet set manager and support for sheet sets
  • Support for PCX, PC3 and CTB/STB print configuration files
  • Lisp and Lisp encryption + DCL support
  • C and C++ API
  • FxARX API for compatibility with ARX
  • Windows-specific API: COM, MFC, .NET, C#, ActiveX
  • AI - ARES AI Assist (A3)

Flex Network 1 year (without Trinity)

485

/user

Per year

Features included:

  • 2D CAD
  • 3D CAD with solid modeling and push/pull
  • DWG native support (read and save directly in DWG)
  • DGN Import/Export
  • PDF Import/Export
  • CorelDRAW (CDR) and Corel Designer (DES) Import/Export
  • Blocks & dynamic blocks
  • 2D Geometric and Dimensional Constraints
  • Tool palettes
  • Data link with Excel
  • Tables and data extraction
  • Hatches & gradients
  • Associative patterns
  • Drawing compare
  • Revit (RVT) and IFC import
  • BIM data extraction
  • BIM drawings automation
  • Maps: georeferenced satellite or street maps
  • Topopoints: Import/export points from/to total stations
  • Sheet set manager and support for sheet sets
  • Support for PCX, PC3 and CTB/STB print configuration files
  • Lisp and Lisp encryption + DCL support
  • C and C++ API
  • FxARX API for compatibility with ARX
  • Windows-specific API: COM, MFC, .NET, C#, ActiveX
  • AI - ARES AI Assist (A3)

Flex Network Perpetual

1,290

/user

One-time payment

Features included:

  • 2D CAD
  • 3D CAD with solid modeling and push/pull
  • DWG native support (read and save directly in DWG)
  • DGN Import/Export
  • PDF Import/Export
  • CorelDRAW (CDR) and Corel Designer (DES) Import/Export
  • Blocks & dynamic blocks
  • 2D Geometric and Dimensional Constraints
  • Tool palettes
  • Data link with Excel
  • Tables and data extraction
  • Hatches & gradients
  • Associative patterns
  • Drawing compare
  • Revit (RVT) and IFC import
  • BIM data extraction
  • BIM drawings automation
  • Maps: georeferenced satellite or street maps
  • Topopoints: Import/export points from/to total stations
  • Sheet set manager and support for sheet sets
  • Support for PCX, PC3 and CTB/STB print configuration files
  • Lisp and Lisp encryption + DCL support
  • C and C++ API
  • FxARX API for compatibility with ARX
  • Windows-specific API: COM, MFC, .NET, C#, ActiveX
  • AI - ARES AI Assist (A3)

Flex Cloud 1 year (with Trinity)

550

/user

Per year

Features included:

  • 2D CAD
  • 3D CAD with solid modeling and push/pull
  • DWG native support (read and save directly in DWG)
  • DGN Import/Export
  • PDF Import/Export
  • CorelDRAW (CDR) and Corel Designer (DES) Import/Export
  • Blocks & dynamic blocks
  • 2D Geometric and Dimensional Constraints
  • Trinity block library (online library of blocks)
  • Tool palettes
  • Data link with Excel
  • Tables and data extraction
  • Hatches & gradients
  • Associative patterns
  • Drawing compare
  • Revit (RVT) and IFC import
  • BIM data extraction
  • BIM drawings automation
  • Synchronize files with cloud storage (Google Drive, Box, Dropbox, OneDrive, SharePoint, AWS, WebDAV, NextCloud, Onshape, Trimble Connect)
  • Secure remote access with login/password
  • Version History
  • Comments & markups: Share feedback with text, images, voice or stamps
  • Email notifications
  • View-only link: Invite people to view and comment online for free
  • Maps: georeferenced satellite or street maps
  • Topopoints: Import/export points from/to total stations
  • Sheet set manager and support for sheet sets
  • Support for PCX, PC3 and CTB/STB print configuration files
  • Lisp and Lisp encryption + DCL support
  • C and C++ API
  • FxARX API for compatibility with ARX
  • Windows-specific API: COM, MFC, .NET, C#, ActiveX

User opinions about ARES Commander price and value

Value for money rating:

To see what individual users think of ARES Commander's price and value, check out the review snippets below.

“The customer support has been excellent for the few questions I have had regarding the product.”
EC

Edward C.

Sales Engineer

ARES Commander integrations (8)

Integrations rated by users

We looked at 21 user reviews to identify which products are mentioned as ARES Commander integrations and how users feel about them.

Integration rating: 5.0 (2)

By embedding OneDrive within Monday.com, documentation becomes part of the workflow rather than a separate activity. Files are uploaded, referenced, reviewed, and updated in real time as work progresses, supporting true end‑to‑end process management.

CH

Corey H.

Senior Manager

Integration rating: 4.0 (1)

Duro's Onshape integration is extraordinarily useful as a design engineer. The ability to pull and assign part numbers within the Onshape environment accelerates design workflows, and saves a lot of time for each component.

TB

Tyler B.

Product Design Engineer

Integration rating: 5.0 (1)

Needs to be able to import the ifc created in tekla as it is the most used software for steelwork

MH

Mike H.

VDC Planning Manager

ARES Commander support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Chat
Email/Help Desk
Knowledge Base

Training options

Webinars
Documentation
Videos

ARES Commander FAQs

Q. Who are the typical users of ARES Commander?

ARES Commander has the following typical customers:
Small Business, Large Enterprises, Freelancers, Mid-size Business

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Q. Does ARES Commander support mobile devices?

ARES Commander supports the following devices:
iPhone, iPad, Android


Q. What level of support does ARES Commander offer?

ARES Commander offers the following support options:
Chat, Email/Help Desk, Knowledge Base

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