progeCAD vs AutoCAD – Feature Comparison
AutoCAD vs progeCAD - CADglobal Recommends
Features
progeCAD 2026
AutoCAD LT
AutoCAD FULL
Perpetual License
Country
Made in EU
Made in US
Made in US
Trial length
30 days
15 days
15 days
Cost in 5 years
390,00 €
2.445,00 €
9.950,00 €
Full compatibility with AutoCAD® DWG files
Support for DWG from 2.5 to 2024
DWT, DXF, DGN import/export
IFC and BIM file support
PDF import/export
Raster Image management
DWF, DGN, DGN Underlay
Point Cloud support
AutoCAD CUI import
AutoLISP support
DIESEL expression support
Express Tools
Tool Palettes
Sheet Set Manager
PDF to DWG converter
DGN to DWG converter
3D PDF export
Google Earth KML/KMZ Export
STL import/export
IGES/STEP support
SHP file support
Import BIM IFC and Revit
Advanced hatches and gradients
Associative Dimensions
Multileaders
Revision Clouds
Tables and Fields
Tool palettes and blocks manager
Annotative Objects
Dynamic Input
Layers and Layer Filters
Fields
Drawing Recovery
Native DWG/DXF
Hatch Editing
Solid Modeling
3D PDF
3D Rendering
3D navigation tools
3D navigation tools
Visual Styles
Material Editor
Advanced blocks (Dynamic/Parametric)
Express tools
Tool Palettes
PDF Underlay
Raster to Vector conversion
EasyArch plugin (2D/3D architectural tools)
Smart Voice Notes
iCADLib Blocks Manager
Tables with formulas
Edit multiple drawings
AutoLISP
Block Libraries
Batch Plot
IFC import
BIM IFC Entity Properties
BIM .rvt (Revit) file underlay
AEC objects visualization
progeCAD 2D/3D – The Best AutoCAD Alternative Since 1999
Developed by a European company in 1999, progeCAD is today The Best All-in-one AutoCAD Alternative since 1999. It offers AutoCAD look and feel at a fraction of the cost and with a Lifetime License.
DWG is the primary format used by progeCAD and is fully compatible with AutoCAD — in both directions. With the latest version of progeCAD, it’s hard to find a format that can’t be opened. Notable supported formats include: BIM (IFC and Revit), SolidWorks (part and assembly – .sldprt and .sldasm), STL, Rvt/Rfa (Revit®), PDF to DWG, STEP, IGES, ESRI-SHAPE SHP, 3DS, DGN (MicroStation), LWO, OBJ (Wavefront), STL, RGT, KMZ, DXF, DWF, DWFx, IFC, POINT CLOUDS (imports: ReCap .rcp, .rcs, .pcg, .isd, .xyz, .ply, .las, .laz), DAE (Collada), POV, MA (Maya), BMP, JPG, WMF, EMF, and SVG.
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progeCAD 2026 2D/3D Professional, Perpetual Lifetime. One-Time Payment
All-in-one AutoCAD alternative No.1 ☑️ Best CAD DWG Permanent Lifetime License. No annual fees. BIM compatibility
☑️ AutoCAD feel-and-look.