Compare CHEMCAD and Onshape - Mar 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - CHEMCAD or Onshape?

Onshape is more expensive to implement (TCO) than CHEMCAD, and CHEMCAD is rated higher (89/100) than Onshape (78/100). CHEMCAD offers users more features (3) than Onshape (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. Onshape

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.

Onshape: Onshape is the first and only full cloud 3D CAD system that lets everyone on a design team work together using any web browser, phone, or tablet.

Who is more expensive? CHEMCAD or Onshape?

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 Onshape.

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. Onshape price starts at $1,500 per user/year , When comparing Onshape to its competitors, the software is rated 8 - higher than the average Architecture and CAD software cost.

Bottom line: Onshape is more expensive than CHEMCAD.

Which software includes more/better features?

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

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

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

Target customer size

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