Compare CHEMCAD and IronCAD - May 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / May 13, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - CHEMCAD or IronCAD?

IronCAD is more expensive to implement (TCO) than CHEMCAD, and CHEMCAD is rated higher (89/100) than IronCAD (68/100). CHEMCAD offers users more features (3) than IronCAD (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is CHEMCAD!

Looking for the right Architecture and CAD solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Chemstations Vs. IronCAD

Chemstations: Chemstations and its chemical process simulation software CHEMCAD have been evolving with the highly dynamic chemical engineering industry. We believe in the value that chemical engineers bring to our world and we are dedicated to providing tools that help advance the field.

IronCAD: The IronCAD Design Collaboration Suite is a complete range of CAD products that provides seamless collaboration between 3D and 2D to optimize your engineering teams design process and simplify 3D and 2D CAD data management and communication throughout your organization.

Who is more expensive? CHEMCAD or IronCAD?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Architecture and CAD software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for CHEMCAD and IronCAD.

CHEMCAD accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 CHEMCAD is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Architecture and CAD software. IronCAD price starts at $4,000 per license , When comparing IronCAD to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average Architecture and CAD software cost.

Bottom line: IronCAD is more expensive than CHEMCAD.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared CHEMCAD Vs. IronCAD based on some of the most important and required Architecture and CAD features.

CHEMCAD: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

IronCAD: We are still working to collect the list of features for IronCAD.

Target customer size

CHEMCAD's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, and IronCAD's target customer size include: SMBs.

CHEMCAD

ITQlick rating
(3.6/5)

CHEMCAD is a fast growing cloud-based Business performance management software, it is designed to support small, medium and large size business. CHEMCAD received a rating of 3.6 from ITQlick team. The software ...

Categories: Chemical.

IronCAD

ITQlick rating
(4.6/5)

starts at $4,000 per license

IronCAD is a cloud-based construction software that enables construction designers to create design iterations and production drawings, as well as modeling regardless of the status of history-dependency.

Categories: Construction, Document Management, 2D, 3D Modeling, Architecture and CAD.

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CHEMCAD: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

IronCAD: 0 Features

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ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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CHEMCAD
ITQlick rating
3.6/5
Score
89/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
4
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IronCAD
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
68/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
$4,000 per license
Functionality
5
CMAP
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
88/100
Pricing
6.2/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
5
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ElectroPlan
ITQlick rating
2.8/5
Score
82/100
Pricing
2.6/10
License pricing
$40 per month
Functionality
8
ArcSite
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
80/100
Pricing
5/10
License pricing
$15 per license/month
Functionality
5

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.