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Tools · civil infrastructure water · Alternatives

PLS-CADD alternatives

As of 4 November 2026, 39 civil infrastructure water are named by companies instead of PLS-CADD: Autodesk Civil 3D by 1,820 companies, HEC-RAS by 387, OpenRoads Designer by 355.

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

PLS-CADD, companies in postings
163
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 PLS-CADD

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

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs PLS-CADDpostings, 90 dCompare
1
Autodesk Civil 3DAutodesk
1,8201117%11,902PLS-CADD vs Autodesk Civil 3D →
2
HEC-RASUS Army Corps of Engineers
387237%1,251PLS-CADD vs HEC-RAS →
3
OpenRoads DesignerBentley
355218%3,158PLS-CADD vs OpenRoads Designer →
4
HEC-HMSUS Army Corps of Engineers
233143%665PLS-CADD vs HEC-HMS →
5
EPA SWMMUS EPA
182112%526PLS-CADD vs EPA SWMM →
6
HydroCADHydroCAD Software Solutions
166102%510PLS-CADD vs HydroCAD →
7
PTV VissimPTV Group
164101%957PLS-CADD vs PTV Vissim →
8
Highway Capacity SoftwareMcTrans (University of Florida)
16098%420PLS-CADD vs Highway Capacity Software →
9
MXBentley Systems
15796%402PLS-CADD vs MX →
10
InRoadsBentley Systems
14086%565PLS-CADD vs InRoads →
11
Carlson SoftwareCarlson Software
13382%309PLS-CADD vs Carlson Software →
12
GEOPAKBentley Systems
13281%445PLS-CADD vs GEOPAK →
13
StormCADBentley Systems
11067%310soon
14
WaterCADBentley Systems
10967%384soon
15
InfoWorks ICMAutodesk
10766%403soon
16
PCSWMMComputational Hydraulics International
8653%231soon
17
HY-8FHWA
8552%142soon
18
EPANETUS EPA
8150%161soon
19
WaterGEMSBentley
7948%229soon
20
AASHTOWareAASHTO
7647%232soon
21
AutoTURNTransoft Solutions
7546%161soon
22
MODFLOWUSGS
7546%187soon
23
Autodesk InfraWorksAutodesk
7445%207soon
24
SIDRA IntersectionAkcelik & Associates
7445%166soon
25
Covadis
6842%242soon
26
SynergiDNV
6741%131soon
27
PTV VisumPTV Group
6238%107soon
28
SewerGEMSBentley
6238%161soon
29
ICPRStreamline Technologies
6137%113soon
30
DHI MIKEDHI
5634%131soon
31
HydraflowAutodesk
5634%107soon
32
InfoWaterInnovyze
5534%147soon
33
Bentley FlowMasterBentley
5333%87soon
34
12d Model12d Solutions
5131%277soon
35
InfoDrainageAutodesk
4628%175soon
36
LandFXLandFX
4226%78soon
37
MicroDrainageCauseway
4125%177soon
38
SimTrafficTrafficware
4125%72soon
39
TUFLOWBMT
3723%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 PLS-CADD: Autodesk Civil 3D by 1,820 companies, HEC-RAS by 387, OpenRoads Designer by 355, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/pls-cadd/alternatives)
How we know

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  • 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

PLS-CADD alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to PLS-CADD?

Autodesk Civil 3D: 1,820 companies name it in their own job postings, against 163 for PLS-CADD.

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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