--- description: Learn more about HighDesign pricing, benefits, and disadvantages for your business in Canada. Read verified software reviews and find tools that fit your business needs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: HighDesign Pricing, Reviews & Features - Capterra Canada 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Architecture Software](/directory/20002/architecture/software) > [HighDesign](/software/151784/highdesign) # HighDesign Canonical: https://www.capterra.ca/software/151784/highdesign > Full-featured CAD software for architects, engineers and consultants to create precise drawings, projects, layouts and illustrations. > > Verdict: Rated **4.5/5** by 4 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses HighDesign? Architecture, Engineering and Construction; Landscape design; Product and mechanical design; facilities management; event planning. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.5/5** | 4 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support Software | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: ILEXSOFT - **Founded**: 2003 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$149.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Permanent license, one year of updates and support included-Yearly renewals - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: English, French, German, Italian - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 208 more ## Features - 2D Drawing - Data Import/Export - Document Management Software - Drafting - Drag & Drop - Presentation Tools ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base Software ## Category - [Architecture Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/20002/architecture/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Among its many areas, HighDesign gives the beneficiary the possibility to opt for easy and intuitive processes ranging from vectorization processes, to systematic graphics, thus taking care of cumbersome details such as limits in planes, angles, lines, shapes and points, all for a best procedure when designing. HighDesign is that App dedicated to a versatile audience, created for the creation of projects in various branches of graphic design to achieve optimal functionality for anyone who chooses an effective bar of work, either for experienced designers as beginners with the desire to strengthen and Take advantage of your graphic skills, whatever your level. > > **Cons**: I have no complaints about the site, everything has seemed excellent to me so far, I will continue to use the service for a long time. ----- ### "Amazing Soft" — 5.0/5 > **Merlin** | *March 28, 2018* | Internet | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: We obtained great quality in our design department when acquiring this service, a large number of satisfied customers and we will continue using this software as far as we are allowed. ----- ### "A safe and reliable 2d cad platform for mac with a great GUI." — 5.0/5 > **Pedro** | *February 10, 2023* | Architecture & Planning | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Very simple and straight forward 2d cad platform for mac.Great GUI.If your are cad user specially coming from archicad or vectorworks you can start with no learning curve.Just turn it on and you are ready to go. > > **Cons**: Bugs and general stability. There are still parts of the drawings that disappear out of the blue sometimes.Probably a better autosave would also help.Hatches could be more stable and configurable and input and subtract zones with ease.Faster and more stable dwg import.Dwf support - it is the public format for submission in Portugal. > > I am with you since version 5. Bugs and general stability have always been the issue.But I must say it is getting better each version and it has been a pleasure to see it grow bigger and better.And customer support is very helpful and human.Congratulations on the new 7 version. ----- ### "Je suis déçu" — 3.0/5 > **Eric** | *May 5, 2024* | Farming | Recommendation rating: 2.0/10 > > **Pros**: Sans objet . > > **Cons**: La complexité de cette Version R8 et surtout la vacuité de la documentation trouvé sur internet. L'absence d'humain pour débloquer une situation > > J'utilise Highdesign depuis 10 ans. Le changement d'ordinateur m'a contraint à cette mise à jour. Du logiciel sympa précédent vous en avez fait une usine a gaz pour copier les grands. Modification sans intér^t. "Avez-vous adopté ce produit après en avoir testé un autre ?" Non mais je vais le faire ... ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.ca/software/151784/highdesign) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | ----- ## Structured Data