--- description: Learn more about FreeCAD price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in Ireland. Read verified software reviews and discover 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: FreeCAD Pricing, Cost & Reviews - Capterra Ireland 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Engineering CAD Software](/directory/30556/engineering-cad/software) > [FreeCAD](/software/167527/freecad) # FreeCAD Canonical: https://www.capterra.ie/software/167527/freecad Page: 1 / 7\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ie/software/167527/freecad?page=2) > Open-source parametric 3D modeler with modular architecture for designing machine tools and architectural designs in 2D and 3D. > > Verdict: Rated **4.3/5** by 142 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses FreeCAD? On-premise 3D parametric modeler platform that enables architects, programmers, and teachers to make machine tools and architectural designs in 2D and 3D thereby creating production-ready drawings. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.3/5** | 142 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 3.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 3.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: FreeCAD ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: Other (Free version available) - **Pricing Details**: Contact FreeCAD for pricing details. - **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 (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - 2D Drawing - 3D Design & Modeling - 3D Imaging - Annotations - CAD Tools - Collaboration Tools - Data Import/Export - Document Management ## Support Options - Chat ## Category - [Engineering CAD Software](https://www.capterra.ie/directory/30556/engineering-cad/software) ## Related Categories - [Engineering CAD Software](https://www.capterra.ie/directory/30556/engineering-cad/software) - [3D CAD Software](https://www.capterra.ie/directory/31236/3d-cad/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[Alibre Design](https://www.capterra.ie/software/172312/alibre-design) — 4.7/5 (182 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Review FreeCAD" — 4.0/5 > **Steven** | *24 January 2025* | Automotive | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: Claerly It's a simply and easy Viewer software, and you can read a lot of different cad file type. > > **Cons**: The possibility of creation are really like a CAD software are pretty bad. ----- ### "Great open source program" — 5.0/5 > **Gregory** | *19 July 2024* | Consumer Electronics | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: -Open source -Easy to use -Many different workbenches -Many file formats supported -Preferred to Solidworks > > **Cons**: -Near no customer service and sometimes sub-par tutorials -Getting the right install location can be difficult -Some operations fail unexpectedly -Hard to use with sheet metal fabricated parts ----- ### "CAD software provides a good opportunity for rendering different models of houses and buildings." — 5.0/5 > **James** | *18 July 2018* > > **Pros**: In comparison with other AutoCad softwares,it is one of the different version software. We can make 3 D drawing through this software at different angles of projection which is is indeed the most fantastic feature. This software is used by everyone whether students or professionals but proved to be helpful to everyone. > > **Cons**: Sometimes when we are updating modules, at that time some of the modules are not updated. So we feel that they will update in next versions of software. The learning curve of this software is quite difficult for the new users. For this sometimes some users have to take CAD classes in order to have good command on the usage of this particular software. ----- ### "Great Service to Learn CAD" — 5.0/5 > **Matthew** | *17 July 2020* | Retail | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: FREE Opensource and well documented for those who like to tinker stl file generation for 3d printing powerful for a free software and not limited to simply the basics abundance of learning material between youtube and forums many users to bounce questions of off > > **Cons**: Very steep learning curve for a beginner UI is clunky, but once you get used to it its not so bad Users need to watch tutorials on how to use it for about the same amount of time they work on a project to use the software > > I've only been using FreeCAD for a short time, so I'm by no means an expert, but I've seen that this is a great software and I donated to its development because of that. The community that uses FreeCAD is always helpful and the resources available for learning are plentiful. I feel like more was available for this than some other professional products simply because of the wide community adopment. ----- ### "Cumbersome" — 3.0/5 > **Jan** | *26 January 2024* | Consumer Goods | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10 > > **Pros**: That it is free. In theory it is easy to use. > > **Cons**: Snap function work very bad, dimensioning won't work and things go into error what ever you try to do. > > I have spent three days making a simple profile that would take two minutes in an ordinary cad software. There are no snap functions and for example putting in a simple dimension could take 20 attempts. I have wasted enough time with Freecad. ----- Page: 1 / 7\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ie/software/167527/freecad?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.ie/software/167527/freecad) ## 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 | | | it | | | ja | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data