Autodesk InfoWorks ICM

subscription (annual; monthly also available) Engineer & Analyze

Integrated catchment modeling software for stormwater, wastewater, and flood network analysis -- 1D/2D hydraulic and hydrologic simulation, cloud or local compute, collaborative scenario management, and rule-based network design for sewer and stormwater engineers at utilities and engineering consultancies.

Made by Autodesk, public (ADSK, $43.8B)

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3.0 /5 composite score
C1 4/5 reflects published annual pricing, C2 3/5 reflects the Ruby scripting API plus Autodesk cloud endpoints, and C5 3/5 reflects AutoCAD, Autodesk Storm and Sanitary Analysis, and Autodesk Water Infrastructure integrations. The documented file surface centers on CSV, GIS, and SWMM import for stormwater, wastewater, and flood modeling.
Solid

Rubric Scorecard

How we grade →

Criterion Score Evidence
Value for the price 4/5 subscription (annual; monthly also available) Source →
Agent Friendliness 3/5 API: Ruby scripting API (documented in InfoWorks ICM Technical hub); cloud simulation REST endpoints via Autodesk Platform Services
Ease of adoption 2/5 --
Portability & lock-in 3/5 3 file formats
Interoperability 3/5 3 integrations

Pricing

Modelsubscription (annual; monthly also available)
Free tierno
Free viewerno
Trialyes
TiersInfoWorks ICM Sewer ($5500), InfoWorks ICM Flood ($7500), InfoWorks ICM Ultimate ($18000)
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Evidence

File formats

FormatDirectionSupport
CSV import full
GIS import full
SWMM import full

Integrations

AutoCAD Autodesk Storm and Sanitary Analysis Autodesk Water Infrastructure

Sources

Pricing

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