Best CAD Software in 2026
Updated
32 CAD software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
32ranked
0free plans on this page
5 Oct 2026last checked
CAD software, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 0 of the 7 on this page have a public API.
- 26 Plasticity API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 27 SolveSpace API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 28 OpenSCAD API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 29 ICEM Surf API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 30 IntelliCAD API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.8
- 31 QCAD Professional API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.8
- 32 VariCAD Viewer API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.6
Compare all 7 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | Free plan | Paid from | Modeling dimension | Parametric modeling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Plasticity | 5.0 | No | No | — | — | No |
| 27 | SolveSpace | 5.0 | No | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 28 | OpenSCAD | 5.0 | No | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 29 | ICEM Surf | 5.0 | No | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | IntelliCAD | 4.8 | No | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | QCAD Professional | 4.8 | No | No | — | — | — |
| 32 | VariCAD Viewer | 4.6 | No | No | — | — | — |
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