FireCAD

subscription (annual) Engineer & Analyze

Fire alarm and life safety system design software delivered as an AutoCAD add-in -- enables automated device placement, circuit calculations, battery sizing, voltage drop analysis, code compliance checks (NFPA), system riser diagram generation, and standardized reports; streamlines fire alarm layout workflows directly within AutoCAD; developed by CadGen Software LLC (acquired by Inspect Point, April 2025).

2.6 /5 composite score

C1 3/5 reflects annual subscription pricing published by vendor as less than $2,000/yr (AutoCAD Add-in) and less than $3,000/yr (Standalone); current rates quoted on request. C2 2/5 reflects AutoCAD OEM dependency with no standalone API. C4 2/5 reflects DWG-native workflows without documented broad export, and C5 4/5 reflects tight AutoCAD platform integration and embedded NFPA code database. Includes 6 months of remote technical support per license.

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Rubric Scorecard

How we grade →

Criterion	Score	Evidence
Value for the price	3/5	subscription (annual) Source →
Agent Friendliness	2/5	API: none (AutoCAD OEM add-in only)
Ease of adoption	2/5	--
Portability & lock-in	2/5	1 file formats
Interoperability	4/5	1 integrations Source →

Pricing

Modelsubscription (annual)

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Billing unitper-seat

TiersAutoCAD Add-in, Standalone

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Evidence

File formats

Format	Direction	Support
DWG	native	full -- AutoCAD native format

Integrations

AutoCAD (native)

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Pricing Integrations

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