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Pricing Models of Autodcad's competitors
Hi there! Thanks for asking about the pricing models of AutoCAD's competitors, focusing on the top 10 dominant CAD software makers which target the aerospace and electronics verticals. The short answer is that a list of the top 10 companies which meet your criteria have been provided in the attached spreadsheet, as full as detail details for the top five competitors, including company name, website, competitive software, pricing model, and source links. The top five competitors detailed within the spreadsheet include Dassault Systemes, PTC, Siemens PLM, 3D Systems, and BobCAD-CAM. As detailed within the spreadsheet, the pricing models used by these companies include perpetual licenses, annual subscriptions, and a blend of licensing plus annual maintenance costs. A deep dive of my methodology is presented below.
METHODOLOGY
I first identified the top 10 dominant CAD vendors by selecting the top 10 companies identified within two industry reports: 1. a report on the CAD market in the U.S., which allowed me to confirm that the dominant players are indeed dominant within the U.S. across all verticals , and 2. an industry report on the CAD market in the aerospace and defense sector, which allowed me to confirm that all of these dominant players are indeed targeting the aerospace vertical. I then used software comparison websites, such as GraphIQ's Software Insider, to confirm that the electronics vertical is also served by these companies.
As you probably know, precise pricing is rarely publicly available for these software packages, as each company (or its resellers) prefers to provide pricing via custom quotes only. However, I was able to gather basic information on the pricing model for each company, which will allow you to compare the offerings of perpetual license pricing models vs. subscription pricing models. In addition, I have provided anecdotal figures, where available, which I gathered from public comments made on online discussion sites. Note that where these dollar figures are provided, they are likely highly dependent on individual configuration, so should be taken as merely a rough estimate only. I have included only pricing information published within the last two years, and have conducted further research to establish that the pricing information provided is reflective of each company's most recent pricing changes.
Unfortunately, it was not possible to gather all of these details for all of the top 10 AutoCAD competitors within the scope of a single Wonder request. Instead, I have been able to provide the names of all 10 companies, as well as the full details for the top 5 companies. If you'd like us to gather the details for the remaining 5 companies, just let us know!
Row 1: Company name
Row 2: Link to the company's website
Row 3: The name of the company's software which appears to be a direct competitor to AutoCAD for the aerospace and/or electronics verticals
Row 4: Description of pricing model(s) on offer, as well as any anecdotal dollar figures that are publicly available.
Row 5: Links to additional sources used. These include both information on the applicable software products as well as price lists or otherwise-reported pricing information.
CONCLUSION
To wrap it up, the attached spreadsheet includes pricing model details on the top five competitors to Autodesk's AutoCAD: Dassault Systemes, PTC, Siemens PLM, 3D Systems, and BobCAD-CAM. If you would like us to continue researching on the remaining 5 competitors listed in the spreadsheet, just let us know!
I hope this helps. Thanks for asking Wonder!