Side by side

ETABS vs Siemens NX

Both stand on engineering design software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Choose Siemens NX if your design work calls for assembly, sheet-metal, or surface modeling and you want Windows desktop or NX X browser access. Look elsewhere if you need a free plan or require pricing upfront.

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The facts

	ETABS	Siemens NX
Free plan	No	A free trial
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Windows	Web, Windows
Lowest paid plan	Not published	Free or on request
Plans published	None	1
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	csiamerica.com	plm.sw.siemens.com
On engineering design software	#19 of 24	#15 of 24

ETABS: what it does well

Siemens NX: what it does well

Supports assembly design and sheet-metal tools.
Includes surface modeling with a hybrid modeling method.
Cloud collaboration is supported.
Imports and exports IGES, STEP, DXF/DWG, STL, and 3MF.
NX X data exchange lists JT, Solid Edge, and SolidWorks open.

What to know first

There is no free plan.
Pricing is available on request.
The listed desktop platform is Windows.

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