SAP2000
General-purpose finite element analysis software from CSI, covering buildings, bridges, industrial structures, and non-building applications with advanced nonlinear and dynamic analysis.
Hard Lock-in
3.8 /5 composite score
C2 3/5 reflects the documented developer surface, and C5 4/5 reflects Revit, ETABS, SAFE, and CSiBridge interoperability. IFC and DXF sit alongside the native SAP2000 .SDB model format, and RF3 marks that proprietary core format; firm-size fit is small-team to growing.
Solid
Rubric Scorecard
| Criterion | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Value for the price | 5/5 | Contact sales Source → |
| Agent Friendliness | 3/5 | API: https://www.csiamerica.com/developer |
| Ease of adoption | 3/5 | -- |
| Portability & lock-in | 4/5 | 3 file formats |
| Interoperability | 4/5 | 4 integrations |
Pricing
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How we verified this: we checked SAP2000 against its live site and an independent source — thestructuralengineer.info. Nothing on this page is listed from memory. See how we grade. Verified 2026-06-30.
Evidence
File formats
| Format | Direction | Support |
|---|---|---|
| IFC | unknown | unknown |
| DXF | unknown | unknown |
| SAP2000 .SDB | unknown | unknown |
Integrations
Revit ETABS SAFE CSiBridge
Sources
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