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Alibre Design vs Bevy

Alibre Design logo

Alibre Design

3D & CAD

Affordable professional CAD

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Bevy logo

Bevy

Game Development

A refreshingly simple data-driven game engine built in Rust

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Bevy has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Alibre Design perpetual licences do not include updates; maintenance is a separate yearly plan starting at $50 per year for CAD support and updates; Bevy rust only, so it assumes a language most game teams do not already use
  • They diverge on capability: Alibre Design covers Parametric modeling, Bevy covers Entity Component System.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Alibre Design and Bevy actually diverge.

Attributes where Alibre Design and Bevy differ
AttributeAlibre DesignBevy
Starting price$29/monthFree
Pricing modelone-timefree
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWindowsWindows, Macos, Linux, Webgl
Category3D & CADGame Development
Founded19972020

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Alibre Design

  • Parametric modeling
  • Assemblies
  • Sheet metal
  • 2D drawings
  • BOM
  • Rendering
  • CAM software
  • PDM

Only in Bevy

  • Entity Component System
  • 2D/3D rendering
  • Audio system
  • Asset pipeline
  • Hot reloading
  • Cross-platform
  • Modular architecture
  • Parallel systems

Both cover

  • Windows support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Alibre Design

  • Parametric 3D solid modelling for mechanical partsnot Bevy
  • Producing 2D manufacturing drawings from 3D modelsnot Bevy
  • Designing parts for 3D printing and small shop machiningnot Bevy

Bevy

  • 2D and 3D game development in Rustnot Alibre Design
  • Data-driven design using an entity component systemnot Alibre Design
  • Shipping to Windows, macOS, Linux, web, iOS and Android from one codebasenot Alibre Design
  • Projects wanting a permissive licence with no royalties or feesnot Alibre Design

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Alibre Design

  • Perpetual licences do not include updates; maintenance is a separate yearly plan starting at $50 per year for CAD support and updates
  • Sheet metal, PDM data management and rendering are Design Expert only at $1,999
  • Scripting is excluded from the $199 Atom3D edition
  • CAM capability is sold as separate EZ-Mill, EZ-Turn and EZ-EDM products costing up to $2,999
  • A dedicated account manager is excluded from Atom3D

Bevy

  • Rust only, so it assumes a language most game teams do not already use
  • No visual editor of the kind Unity or Godot provide, so scenes and logic are written in code
  • Built around ECS, which is a different mental model from the scene-graph engines most developers come from

Pricing, plan by plan

Alibre Design

$29/month
  • Atom3D$199/month
    • Basic modeling
  • Design$999/month
    • Professional CAD
  • Expert$1999/month
    • Full features

Bevy

Free
  • Open SourceFree
    • Full engine access
    • ECS architecture
    • Hot reloading

Which should you pick?

Choose Alibre Design if

  • You need parametric modeling.
  • You work on Windows.
  • You also want assemblies.
Alibre Design review

Choose Bevy if

  • You need entity component system.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Windows, Macos, Linux, Webgl.
  • You also want 2d/3d rendering.
Bevy review

Questions people ask

Is Alibre Design or Bevy better?
Neither clearly leads. Alibre Design starts at $29/month and Bevy at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Alibre Design or Bevy?
Bevy has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29/month for Alibre Design and Free for Bevy.
Does Alibre Design or Bevy run on more platforms?
Alibre Design runs on Windows. Bevy runs on Windows, Macos, Linux, Webgl.
Can I use Bevy for free?
Yes. Bevy has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Alibre Design starts at $29/month.
What is Alibre Design best used for?
Alibre Design is most often used for parametric 3d solid modelling for mechanical parts, producing 2d manufacturing drawings from 3d models, designing parts for 3d printing and small shop machining. Of those, parametric 3d solid modelling for mechanical parts and producing 2d manufacturing drawings from 3d models are not what Bevy is typically brought in for.
What can Alibre Design do that Bevy cannot?
Alibre Design covers Parametric modeling, Assemblies, Sheet metal, 2D drawings. Bevy covers Entity Component System, 2D/3D rendering, Audio system, Asset pipeline. Both handle Windows support.
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