Engineering · paid tool
AutoCAD LT alternatives
2D drafting and documentation software for CAD drawings.
Free alternatives
Highest score first. The score weighs licence openness, repository activity, traction, feature coverage, and cost; factors without data are left out and the rest are reweighted.
FreeCAD
Ranking score 90.2/100
Parametric 3D CAD for product design and mechanical parts.
- Licence
- LGPL-2.1
- Platforms
- macos, windows, linux
- Self-hostable
- No
- Repo activity
- Last release September 28, 2026
- GitHub stars
- 34,806
- Last verified
- October 24, 2026
Why this rank
Score breakdown for FreeCAD Factor Points Weight Licence opennessLGPL-2.1 licence (open); not self-hostable 17.5 25% Repository activityLast activity 0 day(s) before 2026-10-26 25 25% Popularity34806 GitHub stars 19.3 20% Feature coverage11 of 12 curated capability tags covered 18.3 20% Costfree pricing model 10 10% Points add up to the score. Factors without data are left out and the remaining weights are renormalised.
LibreCAD
Ranking score 85.4/100
2D CAD drawing tool for technical plans and schematics.
- Licence
- GPL-2.0
- Platforms
- macos, windows, linux
- Self-hostable
- No
- Repo activity
- Last release October 17, 2026
- GitHub stars
- 6,512
- Last verified
- October 24, 2026
Why this rank
Score breakdown for LibreCAD Factor Points Weight Licence opennessGPL-2.0 licence (open); not self-hostable 17.5 25% Repository activityLast activity 0 day(s) before 2026-10-26 25 25% Popularity6512 GitHub stars 16.2 20% Feature coverage5 of 6 curated capability tags covered 16.7 20% Costfree pricing model 10 10% Points add up to the score. Factors without data are left out and the remaining weights are renormalised.
QCAD
Ranking score 78.3/100
2D CAD application for drafting with layers and blocks.
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
- Platforms
- macos, windows, linux
- Self-hostable
- No
- Repo activity
- Last commit October 26, 2026
- GitHub stars
- 1,913
- Last verified
- October 24, 2026
Why this rank
Score breakdown for QCAD Factor Points Weight Licence opennessGPL-3.0 licence (open); not self-hostable 17.5 25% Repository activityLast activity 0 day(s) before 2026-10-26 25 25% Popularity1913 GitHub stars 14 20% Feature coverage4 of 6 curated capability tags covered 13.3 20% Costopen-core pricing model 8.5 10% Points add up to the score. Factors without data are left out and the remaining weights are renormalised.