Edificius
Multi-disciplinary BIM authoring platform for architectural, structural, and MEP design with 2D/3D modeling, automatic drawing generation, IFC workflows, and interoperability with Revit, SketchUp, Blender, and Rhino.
Hidden Pricing
3.0 /5 composite score
C1 1/5 reflects pricing-wall red flag (RF1): vendor does not publish subscription cost; 30-day free trial available but cost requires sales contact; C2 2/5 reflects unclear or undocumented programmatic access (no REST API documentation found); C4 4/5 reflects comprehensive file-format support (IFC, DWG, DXF, SKP, OBJ, 3DS, STEP for import/export) and documented integrations with Revit, SketchUp, Blender, Rhino, Grasshopper; C5 4/5 reflects broad multi-discipline integration stack (structural, MEP, rendering via Artisan). Firm-size fit is small-team to growing.
Solid
Rubric Scorecard
| Criterion | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Value for the price | 1/5 | Subscription Source → |
| Agent Friendliness | 2/5 | -- |
| Ease of adoption | 4/5 | -- |
| Portability & lock-in | 4/5 | 7 file formats Source → |
| Interoperability | 4/5 | 6 integrations |
Pricing
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Trialyes
How we verified this: we checked Edificius against its live site and an independent source — capterra.com. Nothing on this page is listed from memory. See how we grade. Verified 2026-08-31.
Evidence
File formats
| Format | Direction | Support |
|---|---|---|
| IFC | both | full |
| DWG | both | full |
| DXF | both | full |
| SKP | both | full |
| OBJ | both | full |
| 3DS | import | full |
| STEP | import | full |
Integrations
Revit SketchUp Blender Rhino Grasshopper Google Maps
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