Compare ICE and ZWCAD - Jan 2023

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - ICE or ZWCAD?

ICE is more expensive to implement (TCO) than ZWCAD, and ZWCAD is rated higher (79/100) than ICE (75/100). ZWCAD offers users more features (3) than ICE (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is ZWCAD!

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:

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Who is more expensive? ICE or ZWCAD?

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 ICE and ZWCAD.

ICE price starts at $45 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 ICE is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Architecture and CAD software. ZWCAD price starts at $899.00 per license , When comparing ZWCAD to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Architecture and CAD software cost.

Bottom line: ICE is more expensive than ZWCAD.

Which software includes more/better features?

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

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

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

Target customer size

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