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Head-to-head · BIM Software

Archicad vs Autodesk Navisworks

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score Archicad #2 in BIM Software 9.2/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Archicad
Autodesk Navisworks #7 in BIM Software 8.7/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Autodesk

Archicad leads on 0 checks, Autodesk Navisworks on 1, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreArchicad · 9.2/10
  • Free planonly Autodesk Navisworks
  • Free trialboth

Archicad scores higher on our rubric for bim software: 9.2 against 8.7 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #7.

Autodesk Navisworks offers free plan; Archicad doesn't. On mobile access, Archicad gives you Viewer where Autodesk Navisworks offers None.

Archicad is the better fit for architectural teams using openBIM. Autodesk Navisworks is the better fit for construction teams aggregating and checking models.

  • Archicad fits best

    Architectural teams using openBIM

  • Autodesk Navisworks fits best

    Construction teams aggregating and checking models

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Side by side

Feature Archicad 9.2/10 Visit ↗ Autodesk Navisworks 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.2 8.7
Ranking #2 in BIM Software #7 in BIM Software
Best for Architectural teams using openBIM Construction teams aggregating and checking models
Pricing model Paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $201/user/mo —
Free plan — ✓ (best)
Free trial 30 days 30 days
Free trial length 30 days 30 days
Deployment Cloud, Desktop Desktop
Platforms Windows, macOS Windows
Support Email, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs Community, Docs · 24/7
Integrations 7 integrations 7 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Archicad 5/5 · Autodesk Navisworks 5/5
IFC support ✓ ✓
Cloud collaboration ✓ ✓
Clash detection ✓ ✓
Quantity takeoff ✓ ✓
API access ✓ ✓
Specs
Discipline coverage Multi-discipline Multi-discipline
Mobile access Viewer None
Our review
Pros
  • Supports IFC, BCF, and IDS openBIM workflows
  • Combines modeling, documentation, takeoffs, and clash detection
  • BIMcloud enables real-time teamwork across Windows and macOS
  • Combines multidisciplinary models for coordinated review and measurement
  • Supports clash detection, interference reporting, and issue coordination
  • Includes IFC support, quantity takeoff, 5D scheduling, and API workflows
Cons
  • No free commercial plan
  • Commercial pricing starts at $201 per user per month annually
  • Mobile access is limited to model viewing through BIMx
  • Primarily targets Windows workstations
  • No dedicated iPhone or iPad app
  • Focused on coordination and review rather than BIM authoring
Our verdict

Archicad is a building information modeling platform for architects, designers, engineers, and other AEC professionals. It brings together parametric architectural modeling, coordinated construction documentation, quantity takeoffs,…

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Autodesk Navisworks is desktop project-review software for architecture, engineering, and construction teams working across multiple disciplines. It combines design and construction data into coordinated models for review, measurement,…

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  1. ArchicadBIM Software 9.230-day trial
  2. Autodesk NavisworksBIM Software 8.7Free plan · 30-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Archicad — where it wins

    • Supports IFC, BCF, and IDS openBIM workflows
    • Combines modeling, documentation, takeoffs, and clash detection
    • BIMcloud enables real-time teamwork across Windows and macOS

    Where it doesn't

    • No free commercial plan
    • Commercial pricing starts at $201 per user per month annually
    • Mobile access is limited to model viewing through BIMx

  • Autodesk Navisworks — where it wins

    • Combines multidisciplinary models for coordinated review and measurement
    • Supports clash detection, interference reporting, and issue coordination
    • Includes IFC support, quantity takeoff, 5D scheduling, and API workflows

    Where it doesn't

    • Primarily targets Windows workstations
    • No dedicated iPhone or iPad app
    • Focused on coordination and review rather than BIM authoring
  • Archicad9.2/10 · 30-day trial

    A broad architectural BIM platform with strong openBIM and teamwork capabilities.

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  • Autodesk Navisworks8.7/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

    A mature Windows tool for aggregating, reviewing, and coordinating multidisciplinary BIM models.

    Visit AutodeskFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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