Open-source alternatives to AutoCAD
3 open-source projects are offered as replacements for AutoCAD. FreeCAD is the most starred. Running one yourself trades the subscription for your own hosting and upkeep, so the table below leads with what decides that trade: whether the project is alive, what its licence lets a business do, and whether there is a container command to start from.
Side by side
| Project | Stars | Activity | Licence | Self-host | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 FreeCAD | 34,506 | Active | Weak copyleft | ○ | C++ |
 OpenSCAD | 10,472 | Active | Not identified | ○ | C++ |
 Solvespace | 4,201 | Active | Copyleft | ○ | C++ |
Each one, briefly
- FreeCAD34,506 stars · weak copyleft · active
Official source code of FreeCAD, a free and opensource multiplatform 3D parametric modeler.
Also replaces Autodesk, Fusion360, Onshape, SketchUp
- OpenSCAD10,472 stars · not identified · active
OpenSCAD - The Programmers Solid 3D CAD Modeller
Also replaces Autodesk
- Solvespace4,201 stars · copyleft · active
Parametric 2d/3d CAD
Also replaces Autodesk, Onshape, SketchUp
Where this comes from
Which projects are offered against AutoCAD comes from opensourcealternative.to, re-read weekly. Every figure in the table is read from the project’s own repository. We have not run these projects, and we hold no price for AutoCAD. Browse every open-source alternative.