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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SketchUp

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ASketchUp is 3D modeling software with an emphasis on usability. SketchUp is a Trimble product.

    $119

    per year

    Visme

    Score6.3 out of 10
    N/AVisme is an online platform with a mission to allow anyone to visualize their ideas into engaging presentations, infographics, animations, and product demonstrations.

    $29

    per month

    Pricing
    SketchUpVisme
    Editions & Modules
    Free
    $0.00
    per year
    For Schools (free with G Suite or Microsoft education account)
    $0
    For Students
    $55.00
    per year
    For Educators
    $55.00
    per year
    Studio for Students / Educators (Desktop version)
    $55
    per year
    Shop
    $119.00
    per year
    Pro
    $299.00
    per year
    Professional
    $299.00
    per year
    Studio (Windows only)
    $699
    per year
    Studio
    $1199.00
    per year
    Basic
    $0
    Starter - Yearly
    $12.25
    per month billed yearly
    Pro - Yearly
    $24.75
    per month billed yearly
    Starter
    $29
    per month
    Pro
    $59
    per month
    Pro - Team of 3 - Yearly
    $72
    per month billed yearly
    Pro - Team of 5 - Yearly
    $120
    per month billed yearly
    Pro - Team of 5
    $159
    per month
    Pro - Team of 3
    $199
    per month
    Pro - Team of 6+
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SketchUpVisme
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    SketchUpVisme
    Considered Both Products
    Trimble
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    92%
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    100%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    89%
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    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
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    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    SketchUpVisme
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (47 ratings)
    8.0
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Usability
    7.0
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    Support Rating
    8.5
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    User Testimonials
    SketchUpVisme
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Trimble
    SketchUp is great for individually studying options for building design. It is an awesome conceptual tool to be able to quickly model and manipulate a building to study different designs. It is not good for complex geometries, especially curves. Surfaces have a hard time registering and cutting into one another. It also eventually needs to go into Revit to be more realistic as it is not good as a documentation tool
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    Easy WebContent, Inc. (DBA Visme)
    As a tourism business, it is fundamental for us to produce more engaging and vibrant promotional materials for the clients as they can easily perceive the actual offering of the project/ product. Visme exactly does the same as expected by the organization. It saves time and bring more efficiency in the process or operations. It doesn't require any technical expertise for making the designs. It just requires a command with information and background designs.
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    Pros
    Trimble
    • Quickly exploring solutions in 3D: We get a lot of "what if" and "what would that look like" questions. While hand-sketching and hand-drafting can be fairly quick, SketchUp allows me to quickly create 3D and 2D views of a detail or solution, change dimensions and materials in a flash, and show a client or installer the plan in minutes.
    • Creating professional design documents in LayOut: Projects of any scale need good documentation. Using a combination of SketchUp and LayOut, I can create a Design Intent Set, plans for permitting, a set for mechanical trades to mark-up, etc. Having clear, appropriately-scaled drawings with dimensions or notations is a must, and we don't always have the time or budget to get an architect involved!
    • Using live files to guide discussions: Not all clients are "visual" people, so opening their model and orbiting around their space in real time has been extremely helpful. Clients and trades enjoy the perspective views so much that we often include them in the full-sized drawing sets to give a good "overall" view of the project intent. For complex or tight spaces, sometimes un-rendered plans and elevations just aren't enough!
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    Easy WebContent, Inc. (DBA Visme)
    • Perfect for creating social media infographics and posts in no time
    • Ideal for creating powerful business presentations as well
    • Seamless way of sharing infographics and presentations with customers and the public
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    Cons
    Trimble
    • Ability to import Revit files and libraries.
    • Ability to export true curved vector linework. There are some workarounds, needs to be refined.
    • Create an OPEN MAPS connection. Since the split from Google, the source for high-quality aerials is limited.
    • Ability to dock all menus to the master window on a Mac
    • Ability to develop dockable menu trays on a Mac
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    Easy WebContent, Inc. (DBA Visme)
    • It can be hard for new team members to master the tool
    • Sometimes the functionality can be almost too advanced
    • Regular updates means things change pretty quickly.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Trimble
    We typically wait a few years in between renewing, as even older versions are powerful tools for modeling, and we make sure the amount of feature changes are worth the re-investment.
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    Easy WebContent, Inc. (DBA Visme)
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Trimble
    It is very user friendly and easy to learn. It's simplicity allows for a low learning curve so more people can learn it faster. The downside is that most schools are no longer teaching it, so many younger professionals come out of school not knowing it and knowing more complex software and they have a hard time "dumbing down" their skillsets
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    Easy WebContent, Inc. (DBA Visme)
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Trimble
    Sketchup is so intuitive; I can't recall ever looking for official support. However, there are many user forums online that can answer more questions. The usefulness of the online forums is, however, tempered by the fact that there have been many versions of the software under different ownership and support regimes, and thus finding the right information for the right version of the software can be a challenge.
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    Easy WebContent, Inc. (DBA Visme)
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    Alternatives Considered
    Trimble
    We have not evaluated any other competing software to this one. I heard about this software from a friend who teaches how to use it. She showed me in just a few minutes and I was HOOKED. I saw immediately the possible help it would be to my business. Thank you.
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    Easy WebContent, Inc. (DBA Visme)
    PowerPoint has fewer templates when compared to Visme, PowerPoint has limited editor options, and both offer transitions and animations. Visme has the ability to share files and folders privately, while PowerPoint can only share files privately. Visme helps format the statistics and performance analytics for your company and helps in lead generation. Visme helps in graphics, presentations, charts, and infographics, while PowerPoint is only used for presentations.
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    Return on Investment
    Trimble
    • It's good in the sense that you can quickly make a drawing and speeds up the design process. Not sure how to quantify that from a ROI perspective.
    • Also, good for editing an image after the fact. We can easily add a dimension that was forgotten in the original image.
    • Allows team members to understand a design easier than on other software platforms.
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    Easy WebContent, Inc. (DBA Visme)
    • Save a lot of time.
    • Rich analytics can be done via Visme.
    • Visme presentations look amazing, and help you conveying your idea easily.
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