Civil Designer vs. HydroCAD
A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.
| Metric | Civil Designer | HydroCAD |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4.8 | 4.2 |
| Review count | 18 | 13 |
| Ease of use | 9.1 | 8.3 |
| Ease of setup | 9.5 | 10.0 |
| Quality of support | 9.0 | 9.2 |
| Meets requirements | 9.6 | 8.7 |
| NPS | 83.333333 | 38.461538 |
| Small Business | 55.6% | 41.7% |
| Mid-Market | 38.9% | 33.3% |
| Enterprise | 5.6% | 25.0% |
| Total page views | 161 | 65 |
| Total LLM citations | 234 | 48 |
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.
HydroCAD
HydroCAD combines the best of TR-20, TR-55, and SBUH, plus built-in hydraulics, graphics, automatic database, and on-screen routing diagram in a single program. (see comparison table) The result is the fastest, easiest, and most capable stormwater modeling system available. We call it HydroCAD because it brings the benefits of Computer Aided Design to hydrology, while not requiring any other CAD software. However, HydroCAD-10 now offers direct extraction of subarea data directly from AutoCAD®, without any other software.