Compare the Top CAD Software in Africa as of November 2025

What is CAD Software in Africa?

Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software is software used by engineers, architects, and designers to create precise 2D and 3D models. It enables users to design, visualize, and simulate their projects with high accuracy, facilitating efficient prototyping and problem-solving. CAD software supports a variety of industries, including manufacturing, construction, and product design, by offering features like parametric modeling, rendering, and automated drafting. Its intuitive interfaces and integration with other engineering tools make it a cornerstone of modern design workflows. By streamlining the design process, CAD software helps reduce development time, improve collaboration, and bring innovative ideas to life. Compare and read user reviews of the best CAD software in Africa currently available using the table below. This list is updated regularly.

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    Gemini FashionSTUDIO

    Gemini FashionSTUDIO

    Gemini CAD Systems

    FashionSTUDIO is the flexible CAD solution for fashion industry pros and enthusiasts who seek to handle the garment production puzzle fast, easy, using one complete solution. Gemini FashionSTUDIO knows how to build the patterns you need with just a few clicks. You can start by using the free product library and make alterations. When producing decorated garments with FashionSTUDIO, you can save up to 30% fabric and ink, 40% decorating time, and obtain up to 98% efficiency when cutting difficult print-patterns. All these thanks to all included features and Add Ons. FashionSTUDIO’s eCommerce integrations allow you to develop and visualize production-ready models on a 3D Avatar. Then send them to the your eCommerce platform or straight to the production line. With FashionSTUDIO anybody is able to create new garments without formal training in pattern construction or grading, publish their creations in an online store and bring their collections to life by manufacturing sustainably.
    Starting Price: $39 per user per month
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    Inventor

    Inventor

    Autodesk

    Professional-grade 3D CAD software for product design and engineering. Inventor® CAD software provides professional-grade 3D mechanical design, documentation, and product simulation tools. Work efficiently with a powerful blend of parametric, direct, freeform, and rules-based design capabilities. Work with anyone, anywhere no matter what CAD software they use. Use cloud-based design reviews to collect feedback from key stakeholders wherever they are. Follow the entire product development lifecycle with one data model. Design efficiently using specialized tools for sheet metal, frame design, and tube and pipe. Enable design, documentation, and process automation powered by iLogic. Access Inventor API to create your own add-ins. Go further by investigating Forge Design Automation API for running your job processes in the cloud.
    Starting Price: $2,190 per year
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    ESSDi CAD

    ESSDi CAD

    ESSDi Infotech Corporation

    ESSDi CAD/CAM is predominantly used in Garment and Textile, Made-ups, and Leather manufacturing. It also shares its potential tools in the Shipping, Aeronautics, Automobile, and Furniture industries. First Apparel CAD Developer in South Asian Continent. ESSDi IC innovates newer technology to various industries to ease their day-to-day affairs to have a clear and perfect focus on their business to increase profit margin by well large. ESSDi IC's technology is all cost-effective at carrier no further expenditure. Mostly, it will be a life investment or form an asset. Thiru.L.B.Thiyagarajan, the founder of ESSDi Infotech Corporation had crossed all impediments with his innovative and creative knowledge towards this project. To get his passion come through he was carrying his intellectual Child, ESSDi CAD with limited resources generated through job work and selling the CAD system, to sustain in market for the past two decades.
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    VStitcher

    VStitcher

    Browzwear

    VStitcher is the industry’s leading 3D fashion design and development software. With VStitcher, designers have the ability to design garments through size ranges, leverage graphics, fabrics, trims, colorways, styling, and photorealistic 3D rendering. Its comprehensive set of features enables designers, technical specialists, and pattern makers to create designs and take them to the next level with a true-motion fit, pattern modification, grading, tech pack, and more. Create or modify patterns and translate into a realistic 3D prototype that showcases endless variations from physical fabric properties to material visualization, seams, pockets, layers, padding, creases, 3D rigid accessories, trims and more.
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    CREACOMPO 2

    CREACOMPO 2

    Toray Advanced Computer Solution

    CREACOMPOⅡ Cloud Service for Enterprise' securely stores your data in our cloud database. You can create, save and share digital patterns with your business partners. This is a new easy-to-use solution to improve your work efficiency on design checks and corrections. The powerful solution of virtual muslin-making and fitting functions is here for you. Design is more creative, with less effort with numerous functions designed especially for pattern makers. Drawing freely, tutorial messages, user-friendly interface helps you a lot. For various apparel works, from fabric consumption estimation to factory cutting. With just a few clicks, get optimized material yield for even over hundreds of parts.
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    KCL

    KCL

    Revalize

    Create detailed drawings fast with our innovative kitchen design software. Using KCL, you have access to an ever-expanding library of kitchen CAD blocks, Autodesk® Revit® family types, and spec sheets from 268 manufacturers, plus exclusive time-saving features — all in one place. Access KCL's extensive library of kitchen design files from top foodservice manufacturers on any device or browser. Design anywhere, on any computer or full-size tablet using KCL NapkinSketch. No additional design tool required.When you have a question or need a tutorial, our support team is only a call or click away. For a quick reply, use our live chat. To serve a global audience, KCL's user interface and categories are available in English, Spanish, French, and Italian.
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    Vidya

    Vidya

    Assyst

    Lifelike 3D clothing simulation, production-ready from the very first draft. Now you can bring the benefits of digitalization seamlessly to all areas of your business, from design to retail. Only Assyst links 3D and CAD. This brings you revolutionary, short workflows from the first sketch all the way to the order. You can further develop your market leader qualities, either with 3D Vidya by itself, or integrated in CAD & PLM. You can implement these three workflows immediately and gain all the benefits in no time at all.
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    SmartDraw

    SmartDraw

    SmartDraw

    SmartDraw is a data-driven diagramming and collaboration solution that can replace Lucidchart, Visio, or Miro at your enterprise. Get all the features you need at a more affordable price: - Sophisticated diagramming that lets your team make flowcharts, organizational charts, floor plans, CAD drawings, project charts, network diagrams, UML diagrams, AWS, Azure, and more - Whiteboarding and real-time collaboration - Powerful integrations that allow you to generate diagrams from data automatically - Migrate your existing Visio and Lucidchart files in bulk SmartDraw will save files directly to OneDrive, SharePoint, or Google Drive, giving you full control of your data. Minimize risk, simplify compliance, and increase data security. SmartDraw also works hand in glove with your existing IT infrastructure without disruption. You can provision users, save files, and set permissions entirely inside the Microsoft or Google enterprise stack.
    Starting Price: $10.95 per user per month
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