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progeCAD vs nanoCAD

Both work with DWG files.
progeCAD is $540 once, with 2D and 3D. nanoCAD has a free edition and paid subscription licenses.

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How progeCAD Professional compares with nanoCAD for a buyer in the United States.

Last updated October 2026. nanoCAD licensing and prices are taken from nanoCAD's platform FAQ (checked October 2026) and may change.

Feature
progeCAD
$540 one-time · Windows
nanoCAD
free edition available
Price and licensing
How you pay
Per each vendor's own pages
$540 one-time
Subscription
1-year or 3-year, per nanoCAD FAQ
Free edition
30-day free trial
full features
nanoCAD Free
no time limit
Perpetual license
✓
Every progeCAD license
~
Included with the 3-year subscription; the 1-year subscription stops working at year end
Support after purchase
Optional through iCARE
never required
Support ends after the initial term
upgrading restores it, per nanoCAD FAQ
Single-computer and network licenses
✓
Single, Flex and Network (NLM)
✓
Workstation and network
Drawing and compatibility
Native DWG
✓
DWG 2.5 to current, plus DXF
✓
Vendor says fully compatible with DWG
Mac edition
✓
iCADMac, $925 one-time
Not stated
in nanoCAD's licensing FAQ
US sales and support
✓
progeCAD USA, Clackamas, Oregon
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Why progeCAD

Why US teams choose progeCAD over nanoCAD.

A one-time price you can see before you buy, with a perpetual license on every edition.

A clear one-time price.

progeCAD Professional is $540 one-time and includes 2D drafting, 3D solid modeling, PDF-to-DWG import and 22,000+ blocks. Updates are optional through iCARE — never required to keep working.

Perpetual on every license.

Single, Flex and Network licenses are all perpetual. You own the version you buy and can keep using it, with no subscription term that ends the software.

US support and a Mac edition.

Questions are answered by progeCAD USA in Clackamas, Oregon. Mac users get iCADMac, a native Mac edition sold as a one-time license at $925.

When nanoCAD may fit better: if you only need a free tool for light drafting, nanoCAD Free has no time limit and is worth trying first. Comparing other options? See progeCAD vs AutoCAD, progeCAD vs BricsCAD, best AutoCAD alternatives or all comparisons.

Common questions

progeCAD vs nanoCAD — FAQ.

Answers for buyers comparing progeCAD and nanoCAD.

nanoCAD offers a free edition, nanoCAD Free, which according to nanoCAD's FAQ has no time limitations. Its paid licenses are sold as subscriptions. progeCAD Professional is $540 one-time and comes with a free 30-day full-feature trial.
According to nanoCAD's FAQ (checked October 2026), a one-year subscription stops working when the year ends, while the three-year subscription includes a perpetual license that you can keep using. After the initial term, technical support ends, and upgrading restores it. Every progeCAD license is perpetual, and optional iCARE maintenance is never required to keep using it.
Yes. nanoCAD says its platform is fully compatible with the DWG standard. progeCAD reads and writes DWG natively (DWG 2.5 through the current format), so drawings move between the two without conversion. DXF files work the same way.
Routines written to standard AutoLISP generally run in progeCAD without changes, whether they were developed for AutoCAD or another compatible program. Code that relies on a vendor-specific programming interface would need to be adapted. progeCAD also supports VBA, SDS, IRX and SCR scripts.
Yes. iCADMac is the Mac-native edition: AutoCAD-compatible, native DWG, Apple Silicon and Intel supported, sold as a one-time perpetual license at $925. progeCAD Professional, the Windows edition, is $540.

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