Compare Onshape and CHEMCAD - Mar 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Onshape or CHEMCAD?

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:

Onshape Vs. Chemstations

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.

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.

Who is more expensive? Onshape or CHEMCAD?

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 Onshape and CHEMCAD.

Onshape price starts at $1,500 per user/year , On a scale between 1 to 10 Onshape is rated 8, which is higher than the average cost of Architecture and CAD software. CHEMCAD accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Onshape is rated 8, which is higher than the average cost of Architecture and CAD software.

Bottom line: Onshape is more expensive than CHEMCAD.

Which software includes more/better features?

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

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

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

Target customer size

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