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BricsCAD vs. KiCad EDA

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BricsCAD
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
BricsCAD is a computer-aided design (CAD) toolkit, supporting 2D drawing, 3D modeling and visualizations, and is customizable as well as compatible with many 3rd party applications, developed by Belgian company Bricsys, a Hexagon company since late 2018.
$314
per year
KiCad EDA
Score 6.5 out of 10
N/A
KiCad EDA is a Cross Platform and Open Source Electronics Design Automation Suite. KiCad's PCB Editor is built to be approachable enough to make the first PCB design easy, and powerful enough for complex modern designs. Its interactive router and improved visualization and selection tools make layout tasks easier.N/A
Pricing
BricsCADKiCad EDA
Editions & Modules
BricsCAD Lite
$590
one-time fee
BricsCAD Pro
$1,265
one-time fee
BricsCAD Mechanical
$1,780
one-time fee
BricsCAD BIM
$1,890
one-time fee
BricsCAD Ultimate
$2,100
one-time fee
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BricsCADKiCad EDA
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
BricsCADKiCad EDA
Computer-Aided Design Software
Comparison of Computer-Aided Design Software features of Product A and Product B
BricsCAD
8.4
1 Ratings
13% above category average
KiCad EDA
-
Ratings
3D Modeling9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
2D Drafting10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Rendering and Visualization8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Parametric Design7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Compatibility with other software and formats9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Documentation and Annotation9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization and Extensions7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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BricsCADKiCad EDA
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User Ratings
BricsCADKiCad EDA
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(2 ratings)
6.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
6.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
BricsCADKiCad EDA
Likelihood to Recommend
Hexagon AB
SMBs who do want to minimse their involvement with expensinve, inconvenient and bloated Autodesk products will find lots to love. The only hinderence is the market share of Autodesk means some 3rd party developers will not support it unfortunately, but it has it's own solutions to many things users of the AutoCAD ecosystem currenrtly rely on.
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Open Source
KiCad is great for learning and getting started with Hardware design because its open source and easy to work with. Besides this its interface is simple and easy to understand. I have used KiCad personally for simple projects as more complex projects are harder to do in KiCad. The simplicity allows to me to do my work quick
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Pros
Hexagon AB
  • 3D Modeling
  • Machine learning / A.I.-assisted feature named PROPAGATE.
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Open Source
  • User Interface
  • Open source
  • Component import
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Cons
Hexagon AB
  • there is not full compatibility with dynamic blocks but it isn't so bad -we can create them in AutoCAD and use them to some extent anyway
  • it doesn't look as "sexy" and the interface looks kinda orimitive in some screens but the functionality is all there and the some
  • there is the hurdle of users thinking they are getting a lesser product so more marketing pozazz is needed to get the message over it is a very capable product
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Open Source
  • Design rules
  • Limited libraries
  • Large custom libraries
  • Version control
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Usability
Hexagon AB
it's exteremly useable. AutoCAD users will carry over many eisting skills and learn some new ones on the cross over. It's fast adn lightweight meaning ot can be run on just about any PC. The help and support are realy good and problems are usually responded to within a day by experts.
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Open Source
KiCad is great for learning and getting started with Hardware design because its open source and easy to work with. Besides this its interface is simple and easy to understand. I have used KiCad personally for simple projects as more complex projects are harder to do in KiCad. The simplicity allows to me to do my work quick.
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Alternatives Considered
Hexagon AB
Very cost-effective solution, it even supports pointclouds natively and is something we will investigate further as time goes on and may in fact utilise it to replace AutoCAD with 3rd party add-ins at some point in the future, and we hope it can further reduce costs in the long-run as it continues to develop and mature.
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Open Source
I use nowadays mainly ALTIUM because of its advanced features for complex projects. Altium has many more benefits but on the other hand it depends on the complexity. For simple project I recommend KiCad because its open-source, easy to learn and work with. Therefore I would recommend KiCad is more then sufficient for easy less complex projects
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Return on Investment
Hexagon AB
  • Evaluation and budget management
  • Better monitoring of projects
  • Respect of execution deadlines
Laurel Lewing Tchuembou | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Open Source
  • PCB Client Projects
  • More Electronic designers
  • Open source
  • Missing advanced features for complex projects
Verified User
Anonymous
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