--- description: Learn more about Alibre Design price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in Australia. Read reviews from verified users and discover similar 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: Alibre Design Cost & Reviews - Capterra Australia 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Engineering CAD Software](/directory/30556/engineering-cad/software) > [Alibre Design](/software/172312/alibre-design) # Alibre Design Canonical: https://www.capterra.com.au/software/172312/alibre-design Page: 1 / 9\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/172312/alibre-design?page=2) > Comprehensive mechanical CAD including modeling, sheet metal, drawings, rendering, scripting, automation, design libraries, API \& more. > > Verdict: Rated **4.7/5** by 182 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses Alibre Design? From SMBs, startups, labs, educational institutions, and machine shops all the way to Sandia National Laboratories. Organizations of 1 to 1000 choose Alibre for economical, powerful 3D engineering. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 182 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Alibre - **Founded**: 1997 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: USD 10.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial) - **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**: Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise) - **Supported Languages**: Czech, Danish, English, French, German, Greek, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 208 more ## Features - 2D Drawing - 3D Design & Modeling - 3D Imaging - Animation - Annotations - CAD Tools - Component Library - Data Import/Export - Design Analysis - Design Management - Manufacturing Design Data - Sketching and Annotation Tools - Third-Party Integrations ## Integrations (4 total) - KeyShot - SimLab - SimWise 4D - SprutCAM ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Engineering CAD Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/30556/engineering-cad/software) ## Related Categories - [Engineering CAD Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/30556/engineering-cad/software) - [3D CAD Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/31236/3d-cad/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[Autodesk Fusion](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/178416/fusion-360) — 4.5/5 (268 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Long term User" — 5.0/5 > **Dennis** | *12 October 2024* | Industrial Automation | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: ease of use and lack of temperamental issues > > **Cons**: Has difficulty handling medium to large sketches > > It has enabled entry into world of 3D engineering design ----- ### "Powerful easy to use CAD with flexible licensing" — 5.0/5 > **Gareth** | *5 September 2024* | Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Powerful and easy to use software / not subscription based. > > **Cons**: N/A - my experience has been entirely positive. ----- ### "Review title goes here" — 4.0/5 > **Geoff** | *5 June 2024* | Transportation/Trucking/Railroad | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: It's reasonably easy to learn, it must be because I taught myself to use it with zero tuition and only minor levels of profanity. > > **Cons**: It glitches occasionally, mainly when drawing a geometry line where many already exist, suddenly making all the geometry look like a toddler crawled through the middle of it. It also has issues where, in an assembly, it substitutes one item for another and the only solution is to completely redraw the offending item. Also I can't puzzle out the sheetmetal function, mainly because it's easier to just draw a solid and flatten it out than to sort through the menus for bend allowances. > > Moderately painless, with occasional "throw the monitor out of the window" moments. ----- ### "My favorite 3D design tool" — 5.0/5 > **Craig** | *16 February 2026* | Industrial Automation | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I've used many CAD systems over the past 30 years. Alibre is by far one of the best mechanical design packages out there. It's ease of use, features, and value are unmatched. I use other CAD systems as well but given the choice of tool to work with I always pick Alibre. > > **Cons**: It would be nice to have mesh editing tools to drive scan data in a design file. I'd love to have an integrated CAM plugin live Visualmill in Alibre. > > Overall it's a rocksolid design tool you can count on. Everything you need to get the job done and make it a joy while doing it. ----- ### "Alibre Design Expert - 3D CAD, CAM and PDM" — 5.0/5 > **Reg** | *28 January 2026* | Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Alibre Design Expert provides great features in a competitive value for money package. The addition of PDM has provided a central location for the storage of all design files and part libraries. The continuous development and release of new features (as well as bug fixes) again offered in a value for money annual maintenance package. Meshcam Pro for Alibre provides an entry level CAM capability which is suitable for my hobbyist workshop without costing a fortune. The Import of PCB step files form my PCB Design Package allows verification of fitment and interfaces well with mechanical design. the ability to colour components now makes this even more realistic. The ability to produce 2D Drawings for system assembly which can be included together in the PDM with the 3D Design files. > > **Cons**: On occasion integrated packages get dropped or no-longer work with new versions (This happened with the integrated CAM Package). The made me nervous about purchasing the Meshcam Pro for Alibre, however it continues to work with the latest releases. > > My overall experience has been very good, I especially look forward to new releases which offer new features. The provision of the PDM to Design Expert Users (on Maintenance) also helps to justify continuing to pay annual maintenance. ----- Page: 1 / 9\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/172312/alibre-design?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/172312/alibre-design) ## 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 | | | ko | | ----- ## Structured Data