How much does CATIA cost?

No price is published on the record we hold for CATIA, which is listed as quote. The vendor's own site is the only reliable source for the current figure.

Does CATIA have a free plan?

Not on the record we hold: CATIA is listed as quote. Whether a free trial is offered is not something this record captures, so check the vendor's site.

Which cad tools can I use without paying?

2 of the 8 cad tools listed alongside CATIA have a free tier: RealityScan, CloudCompare.

What am I actually paying for with CATIA?

The record lists 15 features across 4 areas: other, integrations, security, platform. In practice it is brought in for 3d product design, simulation and analysis, system design and development.

Does CATIA charge per user?

The record carries a price and a billing period, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.

Are these CATIA prices current?

They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.

What should I compare CATIA against before paying?

The closest cad tools in this directory are Carlson Software, RealityScan, CloudCompare, Bentley iTwin Capture Modeler. Each has a side-by-side comparison with CATIA covering price, platforms and features.

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CATIA pricing

No tier breakdown is published on the record we hold for CATIA. Below is what is on record, and how it compares with the cad tools listed alongside it.

As of 30 August 2026, CATIA pricing is on request. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.

Entry price: On request
Model: Quote
Tiers: -
Free tier: Not on record

What is on record

The CATIA catalogue entry carries no price and a quote pricing model, but no tier breakdown. The category comparison below is still useful, and the CATIA review carries the full feature record.

What the product covers

The full CATIA feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.

Other

Surface modeling
Class A surfacing
Systems engineering
Simulation
Composites design
Electrical design
Knowledge-based engineering

Integrations

ENOVIA PLM
SIMULIA
DELMIA
3DEXPERIENCE

Security

Enterprise security
3DEXPERIENCE platform

Platform

Windows support
Linux (some) support

People bring CATIA in for 3d product design, simulation and analysis, system design and development, manufacturing engineering, advanced modeling. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to CATIA are worth a look before you commit to a tier.

How that compares in CAD

Too few cad tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.

CATIA entry price against other CAD tools
Tool	Entry price	Model	Rated	Head to head
CATIA (this page)	On request	quote	-
Carlson Software	$4450/one-time	One-time purchase	-	vs CATIA
RealityScan	Free, then $1250/year	Free below a revenue threshold, then per seat per year	-	vs CATIA
CloudCompare	Free	Open source, no licence fee	-	vs CATIA
Bentley iTwin Capture Modeler	On request	quote	-	vs CATIA
MicroSurvey CAD	$2945/one-time	One-time purchase	-	vs CATIA
Nomad Sculpt	On request	One-time purchase	-	vs CATIA

Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the CATIA badges page.

Before you pay for CATIA

Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.

What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: not published on the record we hold. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare CATIA against the tools that do have one before committing.

CATIA runs on windows, linux (some), and is published by Dassault Systèmes of Vélizy-Villacoublay, France. The full record is on the CATIA review, and the rest of the category is under best cad tools.

CATIA pricing on the vendor's own site

CATIA pricing questions

How much does CATIA cost?: No price is published on the record we hold for CATIA, which is listed as quote. The vendor's own site is the only reliable source for the current figure.
Does CATIA have a free plan?: Not on the record we hold: CATIA is listed as quote. Whether a free trial is offered is not something this record captures, so check the vendor's site.
Which cad tools can I use without paying?: 2 of the 8 cad tools listed alongside CATIA have a free tier: RealityScan, CloudCompare.
What am I actually paying for with CATIA?: The record lists 15 features across 4 areas: other, integrations, security, platform. In practice it is brought in for 3d product design, simulation and analysis, system design and development.
Does CATIA charge per user?: The record carries a price and a billing period, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
Are these CATIA prices current?: They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
What should I compare CATIA against before paying?: The closest cad tools in this directory are Carlson Software, RealityScan, CloudCompare, Bentley iTwin Capture Modeler. Each has a side-by-side comparison with CATIA covering price, platforms and features.