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# Alibre Design

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> Alibre Design is a computer-aided design (CAD) solution designed to help businesses streamline 3D modeling, scripting, rendering, surfacing, 2D documentation, and publication operations. The application allows mechanical engineers to create manufacturing drawings and 3D designs for product development.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **4.7/5** by 182 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 182 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support | 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 & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 208 more

## Features

- 2D Drawing
- 3D Design & Modeling
- 3D Imaging
- API
- Animation
- Annotations
- Bill of Materials Management
- Bills of Material
- CAD Tools
- Component Library
- Configuration Management
- Content Library
- Customizable Fields
- Customizable Templates
- Data Import/Export
- Data Synchronization
- Data Visualization
- Design Analysis
- Design Management
- For 3D Printing

## Integrations (4 total)

- KeyShot
- SimLab
- SimWise 4D
- SprutCAM

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- FAQs/Forum
- Knowledge Base
- Phone Support
- Chat

## Category

- [Engineering CAD Software](https://www.getapp.za.com/directory/1207/engineering-cad/software)

## Related Categories

- [Engineering CAD Software](https://www.getapp.za.com/directory/1207/engineering-cad/software)
- [3D CAD Software](https://www.getapp.za.com/directory/1433/3d-cad/software)

## Alternatives

1. [AutoCAD](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/112399/autocad) — 4.7/5 (3205 reviews)
2. [SolidWorks Premium](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/2061953/solidworks-premium) — 4.6/5 (756 reviews)
3. [Inventor](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/2053952/inventor) — 4.5/5 (277 reviews)
4. [Autodesk Fusion](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/9530/fusion-360) — 4.5/5 (268 reviews)
5. [SketchUp](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/125039/sketchup) — 4.5/5 (1046 reviews)

## Reviews

### "Easy for a CAD noob" — 5.0/5

> **Adrian** | *07 November 2023* | Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: -easy
-software is yours no saas 
-good tutorials
-good forum 
-nice people
> 
> **Cons**: -no real hobbyist license 
-bad cam there are better choices
> 
> Absolutely easy to work with lots good tutorials good forum.
Mature software\!

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### "When you can't afford SW, get Alibre\!" — 5.0/5

> **Jason** | *25 March 2025* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: The support is excellent. Always available within moments of asking for support help. That alone is priceless.
> 
> **Cons**: I haven't checked the latest version, but it would be very convenient to add bolt circle patterns at the blueprint creation stage instead of modifying the part model. I use Alibre for making blueprints quite often and this is a constant headache.
> 
> Awesome\! I have MeshCam also which I use with my Carbide 3D Nomad cnc machine. Even though I teach SolidWorks to students, I pitch this software to them when they graduate because it is affordable, effective, the support is top notch with same day(sometimes hour) response.

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### "Not Even For Free" — 1.0/5

> **Robert** | *01 September 2024* | Design | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: It's free. The price. Forty characters for "free".
> 
> **Cons**: The UI is slow, heavy, convoluted and "sticky". The draft-based editing is clumsy, limited, and assigns correlations and confinements seemingly at random. Parametric entry is borderline impossible; there are four or five types of lines and whichever one you're defining a shape with is the wrong one. Any promise of defining complicated shapes depends on whether or not you are the giving the sales pitch.
> 
> Spent four hours trying to do a 15 minute OpenSCAD job.

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### "Alibre 3D CAD.  The unknown Gem" — 5.0/5

> **Jim** | *09 December 2024* | Design | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Ease of use, Efficiency of software, Price,  Value for money,  Lifetime license.
> 
> **Cons**: Can't think of anything really. I used Inventor for 14 years and there are differences but it's just a case of becoming familiar with the tools.
> 
> I started with Atom in early 2023 but very soon upgraded to to Alibre Design Expert for all of the extra features. It is a superb piece of software.
I've just taken out 12 months maintenance so I can upgrade and now have Alibre PDM.  You only need maintenance if you require the latest features and top level support (which is superb).  If not then carry on without maintenance.
There's also a user forum which is great for sharing ideas, tips \& tricks etc.

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### "Highly reccomended software" — 5.0/5

> **E** | *13 January 2025* | Maritime | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Alibre Design is a fully capable parametric modeling application and I can complete a product design from idea to model to production ready drawings all in the same program. The learning curve is not steep and the price is quite reasonable. In addition, the developers are responsive to customer feedback and are continuously improving the software.
> 
> **Cons**: It has some idiosyncrasies that can take getting used to, especially with the 2D drawing section. However there have been improvements in this area in the last few years especially.
> 
> I have been using it professionally for over ten years. I mainly use it to produce drawings for manufacturing for parts that are produced in various ways including sheet metal, CNC machining, 3D printed parts, and custom aluminum extrusions. I also use it extensively for modeling complex assemblies to determine whether parts will fit in a customer's application before they have the parts in hand.

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