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Q: How many companies use CAD Software software these days?

Around the world in 2026, over 222,993 companies are currently using one or more CAD Software software. Out of these, there are 157,238 companies using CAD Software tools that are originally from the United States.

Q: Which company has the most significant market share in the CAD Software software space?

The top few companies that have the most significant market share in the CAD Software space are AutoCAD with 38.91% of market share, Solidworks with 13.71% of market share, Autodesk with 9.11% of market share. Check for other CAD Software technologies market share here.

Q: What are the top industries that usually use CAD Software softwares?

The top industries that use CAD Software software are Engineering (12,836), Project Management (11,215), Architecture (9,944).

Gain market share and customer base information about the top CAD Software software. Check out our list of CAD Software Software, analyze them by marketshare, region, company size along with information about competitors, prospects, tech stacks, funding information, contract renewal dates and more.

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Top 5 CAD Software technologies in 2026

Over 404973 companies are using CAD Software tools. AutoCAD with 38.91% market share (157585 customers), Solidworks with 13.71% market share (55521 customers), Autodesk with 9.11% market share (36880 customers).

Technology

Market Share (Est.)

Customers

AutoCAD

38.91%

157585

Solidworks

13.71%

55521

Autodesk

9.11%

36880

AutoCAD Mechanical

5.31%

21514

Autodesk Revit

5.02%

20314

Others

27.94%

113159

CAD Software Customers by Employee Size

The majority of CAD Software category falls in the company size of 100 - 249 employees (94296 companies), 20 - 49 employees (93171 companies), 0 - 9 employees (50829 companies).

Employee Size

CAD Software Customers by Geography

Companies using CAD Software technology software are majorly from the United States with 157238 (51.44%), India with 25941 (8.49%), United Kingdom with 24646 (8.06%) customers respectively.

Customers

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CAD Software Customers by Industry

Top industries that use CAD Software for Engineering (12836), Project Management (11215), Architecture (9944).

Customers

Market Share for Top CAD Software Technologies

Analyze the market share of popular CAD Software technologies along with information about competitors, prospects, tech stacks, funding information, contract renewal dates and more

Ranking	Technology	Customers	Market share(Est.)(%)
1	AutoCAD	157585	38.91
2	Solidworks	55521	13.71
3	Autodesk	36880	9.11
4	AutoCAD Mechanical	21514	5.31
5	Autodesk Revit	20314	5.02
6	CATIA	14434	3.56
7	Autodesk Inventor	10515	2.60
8	SolidWorks Premium	9847	2.43
9	AutoCAD Architecture	9828	2.43
10	Altium	8280	2.04
11	Mastercam	5441	1.34
12	Oracle Designer	5418	1.34
13	AutoCAD MEP	5218	1.29
14	ANSYS Mechanical	4449	1.10
15	Archicad	4215	1.04
16	Siemens NX	3768	0.93
17	ANSYS Fluent	2591	0.64
18	VectorWorks	2475	0.61
19	Creo Parametric	2249	0.56
20	ANSYS Workbench	1783	0.44
21	Dassault DraftSight	1637	0.40
22	Mentor Graphic	1619	0.40
23	Altair HyperMesh	1486	0.37
24	Bentley MicroStation	1409	0.35
25	AutoCAD LT	1376	0.34
26	Rhinoceros	1321	0.33
27	3ds Max Design	1178	0.29
28	Autodesk 3dcad	1144	0.28
29	Abaqus Unified FEA	1136	0.28
30	ANSYS CFX	802	0.20
31	Cadence Virtuoso	792	0.20
32	3DEXPERIENCE Platform	735	0.18
33	ANSYS SpaceClaim	699	0.17
34	SAP 2000	662	0.16
35	ANSYS HFSS	644	0.16
36	BricsCAD	593	0.15
37	SOLIDWORKS Visualize	568	0.14
38	HydroCAD	545	0.13
39	Siemens Solid Edge	538	0.13
40	Bentley StormCAD	459	0.11
41	AutoTURN	458	0.11
42	Autodesk Eagle	392	0.10
43	Autodesk Alias	312	0.08
44	ANSYS Icepak	261	0.06
45	IMSI TurboCAD	214	0.05
46	Cadence Innovus	185	0.05
47	Creo Elements/Pro	160	0.04
48	Vectorworks Architect	121	0.03
49	Cadence Palladium	105	0.03
50	Bentley STAAD	100	0.02
51	DataCAD	89	0.02
52	IMSI DesignCAD	89	0.02
53	Dassault 3DVIA	80	0.02
54	ANSYS SPEOS	74	0.02
55	Crea Solution	69	0.02
56	Autodesk PowerShape	57	0.01
57	ANSYS EnSight	50	0.01
58	Gemini CAD System	50	0.01
59	EFI Optitex	48	0.01
60	Siemens I-DEAS	43	0.01
61	FreeCAD	43	0.01
62	PRO Landscape Design Software	40	0.01
63	ArborGold	33	0.01
64	ANSYS RedHawk	30	0.01
65	Bentley SewerCAD	30	0.01
66	Trimble Field Points	28	0.01
67	iScape	21	0.01
68	RealTime Landscaping	21	0.01
69	Style Cad	19	0.00
70	Richpeace	19	0.00
71	Dassault ICEM Surf	16	0.00
72	Dassault 3DSwYm	12	0.00
73	CA Telon	9	0.00
74	KeyCreator	8	0.00
75	Include	6	0.00
76	Dynascape Manage360	5	0.00
77	Autodesk AutoSketch	4	0.00
78	Bentley SITEOPS	2	0.00
79	Trimble EC-CAD	2	0.00

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Who are the top CAD Software software market leaders?

Top leaders in the category for CAD Software software are AutoCAD, Solidworks, Autodesk. Here, you can view a full list of CAD Software tools in the market.