AVEVA Unified Engineering (including E3D Design) vs Engineering Base

AVEVA Unified Engineering (including E3D Design)9.4Visit Engineering Base7.6Visit

Higher score AVEVA Unified Engineering (including E3D Design) #1 in Plant Design Management Systems Software 9.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit AVEVA

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Engineering Base #8 in Plant Design Management Systems Software 7.6/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 5 features Visit AUCOTEC

• AVEVA Unified Engineering (including E3D Design) fits best

  Enterprise multidisciplinary plant engineering

• Engineering Base fits best

  Engineering data-centric project teams

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Side by side

Feature	AVEVA Unified Engineering (including E3D Design) 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Engineering Base 7.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	7.6
Ranking	#1 in Plant Design Management Systems Software	#8 in Plant Design Management Systems Software
Best for	Enterprise multidisciplinary plant engineering	Engineering data-centric project teams
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop	Cloud, Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	Web, Windows	Web, Windows
Support	Email, Live chat, Docs	Tickets, Docs, Community
Integrations	10 integrations	8 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features AVEVA Unified Engineering (including E3D Design) 5/5 · Engineering Base 3/5
3D model coordination	✓	✓
P&ID authoring	✓	✓
Isometric drawings	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Clash detection	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Document control	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment	Hybrid	Hybrid
Our review
Pros	Centralizes 1D, 2D and 3D project data across disciplines Combines E3D design, P&ID authoring and clash identification Controls deliverable approvals, mark-ups, versions and changes	Central digital-twin model shared across engineering disciplines Bidirectional 2D/3D synchronization with live updates and delta tracking Rule-based P&ID authoring with automatic lists and reports
Cons	Requires a sales conversation to determine pricing E3D Design is no longer sold as a standalone product Its broad project scope may exceed narrower design needs	Pricing requires contacting AUCOTEC No free plan is listed May be more than needed for teams seeking only P&ID authoring
Our verdict	For process-heavy capital projects, AVEVA Unified Engineering brings multidisciplinary design and project information into a shared environment. It centralizes 1D, 2D and 3D data, with AVEVA E3D Design for 3D plant design and intelligent… Read the review →	Engineering Base brings FEED, process and detailed engineering into one platform for technical plant projects. Its central data model gives multidisciplinary teams a shared basis for P&IDs, data sheets, lists and reports, while… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• AVEVA Unified Engineering (including E3D Design) — where it wins

  • Centralizes 1D, 2D and 3D project data across disciplines
  • Combines E3D design, P&ID authoring and clash identification
  • Controls deliverable approvals, mark-ups, versions and changes

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires a sales conversation to determine pricing
  • E3D Design is no longer sold as a standalone product
  • Its broad project scope may exceed narrower design needs

• Engineering Base — where it wins

  • Central digital-twin model shared across engineering disciplines
  • Bidirectional 2D/3D synchronization with live updates and delta tracking
  • Rule-based P&ID authoring with automatic lists and reports

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting AUCOTEC
  • No free plan is listed
  • May be more than needed for teams seeking only P&ID authoring

• AVEVA Unified Engineering (including E3D Design)9.4/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad plant engineering environment for coordinating design data, deliverables and teams.

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• Engineering Base7.6/10 · Pricing on request

  A data-centric plant engineering platform linking P&ID work, shared models and 2D/3D tools.

  Visit AUCOTECFull verdict →