ETAP

subscription (module-based annual bundles) Engineer & Analyze

Electrical power systems analysis and energy management platform used by AEC engineers to design, simulate, and commission electrical networks for data centers, hospitals, industrial facilities, and utilities -- covers load flow, arc flash, short-circuit, protective device coordination, and real-time SCADA; integrates bidirectionally with Revit and AutoCAD for BIM-linked electrical one-line diagrams; 80% owned by Schneider Electric since June 2021 while retaining independent vendor branding.

Hidden Pricing
2.8 /5 composite score
The MEP placement is electrical network design and simulation for mission-critical projects. C2 4/5 reflects the documented etapAPI REST API and etapPY Python automation, C4 3/5 reflects RVT, DWG, CIM/XML, and CSV exchange, and RF1 keeps C1 2/5 because pricing is module-based and quote-led.
Situational

Rubric Scorecard

How we grade →

Criterion Score Evidence
Value for the price 2/5 subscription (module-based annual bundles) Source →
Agent Friendliness 4/5 API: etapAPI: public RESTful API with Swagger UI, HTTPS, callable from any language (etap.com/product/etap-rest-api); etapPY: Python scripting IDE with VS Code / PyCharm support for batch study automation and parallel remote execution (etap.com/product/etappy)
Ease of adoption 2/5 desktop-install, steep learning curve
Portability & lock-in 3/5 4 file formats, export: api
Interoperability 3/5 4 integrations

Pricing

Modelsubscription (module-based annual bundles)
Free tierno
Free viewerno
Trialyes
Hidden costsFull capability requires purchasing multiple module bundles; individual modules licensed separately at enterprise rates
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How we verified this: we checked ETAP against its live site and an independent source — capterra.com. Nothing on this page is listed from memory. See how we grade. Verified 2026-07-13.

Evidence

File formats

FormatDirectionSupport
RVT both partial -- Bidirectional Revit 2025/2026 via DataX BIM exchange
DWG both partial -- AutoCAD 2025/2026 via eXCAD interface
CIM/XML both full
CSV export full

Integrations

Autodesk Revit (native) AutoCAD (native) GIS systems (api-only) SCADA / EMS (native)

Adoption

Deploymentdesktop-install
Self-serve signupno
Implementation requiredvendor-led
Training requiredcertification
Learning curvesteep

Data export

Export mechanismapi
Export scopeall-data

Sources

Pricing

Also covers

ETAP also appears in these sub-categories:

Energy Analysis
The energy placement is load, generation, demand, and power-quality analysis on the same electrical model. C2 4/5 reflects the documented REST API and Python automation, C4 3/5 reflects RVT, DWG, CIM/XML, and CSV exchange, and RF1 keeps C1 2/5 because pricing is module-based and quote-led.

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