Autodesk Forma vs. Third Design

Autodesk Forma

8 Reviews and Ratings

Third Design

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Autodesk Forma	Score8.7 out of 10	N/A	Autodesk Forma (formerly Spacemaker) is an AI 3D modeling technology designed to help users discover smarter ways to maximize the potential of a building site. It was developed by Spacemaker in Oslo, and acquired by Autodesk November 2020.	$185 per month per user
Third Design	N/A	N/A	Third Design is a platform where companies and individuals can create immersive presentations for home design, architecture, for training manuals. Its immersive (3D) presentations help people understand concepts 85% faster than classical 2D presentations (PPT). The solution aims to offer everyone the ability to design these experiences without any prerequisite technical knowledge, and the ability to start from a plethora of starter templates on the Third Design website. The vendor states users…	$0 per editor

Pricing

Autodesk Forma

Third Design

Monthly: $185
per month per user
Yearly: $1,460
per year per user
3-Year: $4,380
3 year per user

Free: $0
per editor
Starter: $12.99
per editor per month
Professional: $49.99
per editor per month

Pricing Offerings
Autodesk Forma	Third Design
Free Trial
Yes	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

No setup fee

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User Ratings
	Autodesk Forma	Third Design
Likelihood to Recommend	8.7 (3 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Usability	7.7 (3 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Autodesk Forma	Third Design
Likelihood to Recommend	Autodesk It is well suited in helping the team analyze plan changes for change orders. It is good for plan file organization and keeping the entire team on the same page. It is not well suited for adding the client to the project as sometimes it can be too much information for them Incentivized Robert Brown Senior PM Read full review	Third Design No answers on this topic
Pros	Autodesk Cloud model access. Easy collaboration between users in different locations. Incentivized Verified User Read full review	Third Design No answers on this topic
Cons	Autodesk Stop renaming the product (BIM 360, BIM Collaborate Pro, Autodesk Construction Cloud). A desktop app would be nice. Verified User Read full review	Third Design No answers on this topic
Usability	Autodesk Because it is very user friendly and it also adapts the software to the device... For example , iPads are more Superintendent friendly and the desktop version is more useful for PM and Project Engineers. I also like that theres versions of the software that are on our desktop or ipad, so when we have a network failure we are still able to do the majority of our work Incentivized Robert Brown Senior PM Read full review	Third Design No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	Autodesk I didn't select Forma; we are forced to use what the Architects and General Contractors set up for a given project. There is really no alternative to the cloud model hosting aspect of what Forma does, but for documents, I would not use it if given the choice. Incentivized Verified User Read full review	Third Design No answers on this topic
Return on Investment	Autodesk It has allowed us to work with larger architectural firms. We have been able to coordinate earlier in the project life cycle and more often. Verified User Read full review	Third Design No answers on this topic
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