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Tools · civil infrastructure water · Alternatives

HEC-RAS alternatives

As of 4 November 2026, 39 civil infrastructure water are named by companies instead of HEC-RAS: Autodesk Civil 3D by 1,820 companies, OpenRoads Designer by 355, HEC-HMS by 233.

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

HEC-RAS, companies in postings
387
Most used alternative
Autodesk Civil 3D · 1,820
Fastest hiring, 90 days
Autodesk Civil 3D
Alternatives ranked
39
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
01Ranked by evidence

civil infrastructure water companies choose instead of HEC-RAS

Companies naming each tool in their own postings, and postings in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the category leader.

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs HEC-RASpostings, 90 dCompare
1
1,820470%11,902HEC-RAS vs Autodesk Civil 3D →
2
35592%3,158HEC-RAS vs OpenRoads Designer →
3
HEC-HMSUS Army Corps of Engineers
23360%665HEC-RAS vs HEC-HMS →
4
EPA SWMMUS EPA
18247%526HEC-RAS vs EPA SWMM →
5
HydroCADHydroCAD Software Solutions
16643%510HEC-RAS vs HydroCAD →
6
PTV VissimPTV Group
16442%957HEC-RAS vs PTV Vissim →
7
PLS-CADDPower Line Systems (Bentley)
16342%968HEC-RAS vs PLS-CADD →
8
Highway Capacity SoftwareMcTrans (University of Florida)
16041%420HEC-RAS vs Highway Capacity Software →
9
MXBentley Systems
15741%402HEC-RAS vs MX →
10
InRoadsBentley Systems
14036%565HEC-RAS vs InRoads →
11
Carlson SoftwareCarlson Software
13334%309HEC-RAS vs Carlson Software →
12
GEOPAKBentley Systems
13234%445HEC-RAS vs GEOPAK →
13
StormCADBentley Systems
11028%310soon
14
WaterCADBentley Systems
10928%384soon
15
10728%403soon
16
PCSWMMComputational Hydraulics International
8622%231soon
17
HY-8FHWA
8522%142soon
18
EPANETUS EPA
8121%161soon
19
WaterGEMSBentley
7920%229soon
20
7620%232soon
21
AutoTURNTransoft Solutions
7519%161soon
22
7519%187soon
23
7419%207soon
24
SIDRA IntersectionAkcelik & Associates
7419%166soon
25
6818%242soon
26
6717%131soon
27
PTV VisumPTV Group
6216%107soon
28
SewerGEMSBentley
6216%161soon
29
ICPRStreamline Technologies
6116%113soon
30
5614%131soon
31
HydraflowAutodesk
5614%107soon
32
InfoWaterInnovyze
5514%147soon
33
5314%87soon
34
12d Model12d Solutions
5113%277soon
35
InfoDrainageAutodesk
4612%175soon
36
LandFXLandFX
4211%78soon
37
MicroDrainageCauseway
4111%177soon
38
SimTrafficTrafficware
4111%72soon
39
TUFLOWBMT
3710%183soon
6,021 companies name a civil infrastructure water in their postings.

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39 civil infrastructure water are named by companies instead of HEC-RAS: Autodesk Civil 3D by 1,820 companies, OpenRoads Designer by 355, HEC-HMS by 233, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/hec-ras/alternatives)
How we know

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Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • RankingCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov. Editions are folded into their parent product.
  • 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
  • Not includedRatings, prices, feature claims, sponsored positions.
FAQ

HEC-RAS alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to HEC-RAS?

Autodesk Civil 3D: 1,820 companies name it in their own job postings, against 387 for HEC-RAS.

How is this list ranked?

By the number of companies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system (Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov), then by postings in the last 90 days. No ratings, no vendor input, no sponsored positions.

Does this say which is better?

No. It says who uses what, by company size, industry and country, so you can see which tools companies like yours choose. For features and prices, read the vendors.

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