Best BIM Software in 2026
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BIM software helps teams work with building models and project information across design, coordination, and review. Compared on discipline coverage and IFC support, the entries can be assessed for compatibility with the kinds of models and workflows your project requires. Cloud collaboration and mobile access matter to distributed work, while clash detection and quantity takeoff address model review and project data needs. Speckle, Trimble Quadri, and VisualARQ are among the options to examine. API access may be relevant to your connected stack; free-plan availability and paid-from pricing provide additional context for evaluating fit.
BIM Software, one module each.A lit port is something its maker publishes; 13 of 13 with a known API signal have a public API.
- 01 Hypar API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2$83.33/mo
- 02 Speckle API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 03 Trimble Quadri API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 04 VisualARQ API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2
- 05 BIMserver API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.1Free
- 06 BIMvision API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.1Free
- 07 Trimble Viewpoint Vista API yesDOCS 7.0
- 08 BIMcollab API yesDOCS 6.8€12.50/mo
- 09 Newforma Konekt API yesDOCS 6.7
- 10 BricsCAD BIM API yesFREE noDOCS 6.6€88.33/mo
- 11 Catenda Hub API yesFREE noDOCS 6.6€400/mo
- 12 Revizto API yesDOCS 6.6
- 13 Autodesk Construction Cloud API yesDOCS 6.5
- 14 Archicad FREE yesDOCS 5.8$201/mo
- 15 Snaptrude FREE yesDOCS 5.8$60/mo
- 16 usBIM.platform FREE yesDOCS 5.8Free
- 17 Bonsai FREE yesDOCS 5.7Free
- 18 Finch FREE yesDOCS 5.7€79/mo
- 19 Digital Project DOCS 5.3
- 20 Trimble ConnectTrimble DOCS 5.3$12.99/mo
- 21 Allplan FREE noDOCS 5.2€123/mo
- 22 Autodesk Navisworks DOCS 5.2
- 23 CYPE 3D FREE noDOCS 5.2€1,100/mo
- 24 datapine (now RIB BI+) DOCS 5.2
- 25 RAM Elements DOCS 5.2
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Discipline coverage | IFC support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hypar | 7.2 | Free plan | $83.33/mo | Yes | multi-discipline | ||
| 2 | Speckle | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | multi-discipline | Yes | |
| 3 | Trimble Quadri | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | multi-discipline | Yes | ||
| 4 | VisualARQ | 7.2 | No | |||||
| 5 | BIMserver | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 6 | BIMvision | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | multi-discipline | Yes | |
| 7 | Trimble Viewpoint Vista | 7.0 | No | 12.99 /user/mo | multi-discipline | Yes | ||
| 8 | BIMcollab | 6.8 | €12.50/mo | Yes | multi-discipline | Yes | ||
| 9 | Newforma Konekt | 6.7 | ||||||
| 10 | BricsCAD BIM | 6.6 | No | €88.33/mo | No | multi-discipline | Yes | |
| 11 | Catenda Hub | 6.6 | No | €400/mo | No | multi-discipline | Yes | |
| 12 | Revizto | 6.6 | No | multi-discipline | Yes | |||
| 13 | Autodesk Construction Cloud | 6.5 | ||||||
| 14 | Archicad | 5.8 | Free plan | $201/mo | No | 201 /user/mo | multi-discipline | Yes |
| 15 | Snaptrude | 5.8 | Free plan | $60/mo | Yes | 60 /user/mo | architecture | Yes |
| 16 | usBIM.platform | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | No | multi-discipline | Yes | |
| 17 | Bonsai | 5.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | multi-discipline | Yes | |
| 18 | Finch | 5.7 | Free plan | €79/mo | Yes | architecture | ||
| 19 | Digital Project | 5.3 | ||||||
| 20 | Trimble Connect | 5.3 | $12.99/mo | Yes | 12.99 /user/mo | multi-discipline | Yes | |
| 21 | Allplan | 5.2 | No | €123/mo | No | 140 /user/mo | multi-discipline | Yes |
| 22 | Autodesk Navisworks | 5.2 | Yes | multi-discipline | Yes | |||
| 23 | CYPE 3D | 5.2 | No | €1,100/mo | Yes | architecture | Yes | |
| 24 | datapine (now RIB BI+) | 5.2 | No | multi-discipline | Yes | |||
| 25 | RAM Elements | 5.2 | No | multi-discipline | Yes |
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