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Civil Designer vs. Carlson Civil

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricCivil Designer

by Civil Designer International

Carlson Civil

by Carlson Software

Overall rating4.84.3
Review count1822
Ease of use9.19.1
Ease of setup9.59.0
Quality of support9.08.8
Meets requirements9.68.9
NPS83.33333363.636364
Small Business55.6%31.8%
Mid-Market38.9%40.9%
Enterprise5.6%27.3%
Total page views16175
Total LLM citations234112

Civil Designer

⸻ Civil Designer is a top civil infrastructure design software providing an integrated, all-in-one suite for the planning, design, and analysis of complex civil engineering projects. The software combines bulk earthworks, roads and highways, surface drainage, wastewater systems, and pressurised water network design into a single, unified application. By consolidating multiple disciplines into one platform, Civil Designer helps engineering teams streamline workflows, reduce errors, and improve overall project efficiency.

Pros

    Carlson Civil

    Carlson Civil provides the most robust automation and ease-of-use of any civil design solution available today, and it does dynamic updating without a single custom object. What might take days with other civil software takes just hours, or even minutes, with the powerful, intuitive Carlson Civil: • Road NETwork. Build all roads, intersections and cul-de-sacs in 2D and 3D with a single click of the “PROCESS” button. • Site NETwork. Elevate your estimating accuracy with this intuitive layer-based surface generator for easy cut/fill and material quantities calculations. • Lot NETwork.

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