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Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses Alibre Design? From SMBs, startups, labs, educational institutions, and machine shops all the way to Sandia National Laboratories. Organizations of 1 to 1000 choose Alibre for economical, powerful 3D engineering. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 182 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support Software | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Alibre - **Founded**: 1997 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$10.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial) - **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**: Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise) - **Supported Languages**: Czech, Danish, English, French, German, Greek, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish - **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 - 3D Design & Modeling - 3D Imaging - Animation - Annotations - CAD Tools - Component Library - Data Import/Export - Design Analysis - Design Management - Manufacturing Design Data - Sketching and Annotation Tools - Third-Party Integrations ## Integrations (4 total) - KeyShot - SimLab - SimWise 4D - SprutCAM ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base Software - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Engineering CAD Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/30556/engineering-cad/software) ## Related Categories - [Engineering CAD Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/30556/engineering-cad/software) - [3D CAD Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/31236/3d-cad/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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The tutorials are very helpful > > **Cons**: cost of maintenance upgrades and the moving of the license from my desktop to my laptop requires that you release the software which you can't do remotely. > > very good software for 3D printing and many other CAD functions ----- ### "Gingerbread Homes Review" — 5.0/5 > **David** | *June 17, 2024* | Construction | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Easy to use.. > > **Cons**: Trying to keep up with upgrades. > > Great. ----- ### "alibra is worth the money" — 4.0/5 > **paul** | *December 1, 2025* | Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: i like the fact its a software purchase, not subscription based. also its very customizable with most functions being able to be assigned to any buttons or keys > > **Cons**: cant open a step/stl file for modification. have to find software to convert into a usable file type > > im a hobby designer and was new to 3d design. the initial learning curve, as with any high end design program is steep. after you get past that it is much better than other software. it has many automated features that make life easy such as automatic constraints that help keep models square/true ----- ### "Best software for the price? Yeah\!" — 4.0/5 > **Sebastien** | *November 9, 2025* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It's a simple software without subscription, one of the few software you still own. Do everything you need\! > > **Cons**: Some of the simple tasks in Alibre can be hard, but you can do most very effectively and each update bring more QoL stuff \! > > I really love it, sometimes it doesn't work like I'm used to, but I always ended with what I needed, plus there's some great free tutorials\! ----- ### "Ease of use" — 5.0/5 > **LaVerne** | *July 15, 2024* | Machinery | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I moved from TurboCAD 2D and had a very little Solidworks experience, the switch was very easy, Alibre is intuitive, after a couple of easily available tutorials I was making useful 3D models and drawings. > > **Cons**: That I haven't had the time to learn all of Alibre's functions. > > There are a few 2D sketching functions I'd like, but have always found a way to do what I needed. ----- Page: 1 / 9\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ca/software/172312/alibre-design?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.ca/software/172312/alibre-design) ## 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 | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | ko | | ----- ## Structured Data