What SkyCiv - Cloud Engineering Software does

SkyCiv is a Sydney-based cloud engineering software company founded in 2015 that delivers browser-based structural analysis and design tools to professional engineers, engineering firms, students, and educators worldwide. Its platform centers on SkyCiv Structural 3D (S3D) for 3D frame, truss, and general structural analysis, supplemented by a comprehensive suite of specialized modules covering beam analysis, shell FEA, section property calculation, automated wind/snow/seismic load generation, and design checks for steel, timber, concrete, cold-formed steel, and aluminum across AISC, EN, AS, AISI, NDS, CSA, and Eurocode jurisdictions. Supporting tools include a 2D drafting module (CloudCAD), a library of 70+ standalone design calculators (Quick Design), bidirectional integrations with Revit, Grasshopper, SolidWorks, and Excel, and a REST API with Python SDK for workflow automation.

The company operates a pure product-led, direct-to-consumer SaaS distribution model with no channel partners or resellers. Revenue is generated through tiered subscriptions (Free, Basic, Professional) billed monthly or annually, multi-seat Enterprise Business Plans, and deeply discounted educational licenses with a 12-month minimum contract. A free tier and a broad set of standalone free engineering calculators (beam, truss, frame, wind load, foundation, retaining wall, base plate) drive top-of-funnel SEO-based acquisition. SOC 2 Type 2 and SOC 1 compliance underpin enterprise procurement eligibility.

SkyCiv serves over 10,000 professional engineers across more than 160 countries and reports 17.5M+ projects solved on the platform. The customer base is highly distributed across individual practitioners, SMB engineering consultancies, large enterprises (Kipcon, Fisher Arnold, TriPyramid, SSE), and educational institutions (Stanford, Texas A&M). The company is privately held, appears bootstrapped with only a single disclosed UNSW Founders program affiliation in 2019, employs 11-50 staff, and is led by co-founders Sam Carigliano (CEO) and Paul Comino (CTO).

Name

SkyCiv - Cloud Engineering Software

Legal name

SkyCiv Pty Ltd

Website

https://skyciv.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SkyCiv is a cloud-based structural analysis and design SaaS platform serving 10,000+ professional engineers in 160+ countries. It offers browser-delivered 3D analysis, multi-code design modules, BIM integrations, and an API, monetized via tiered subscriptions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Subscription SaaS (Software-as-a-Service): Cloud-based structural engineering software delivered as subscription service with tiered plans (Free/Basic/Professional) and flexible monthly, annual, or multi-year contract billing options. Revenue generated from recurring subscription fees with upsell opportunities to higher tiers and add-on modules like Quick Design.
2. Educational Licensing: Deeply discounted student and teacher accounts requiring verification via student email or ID, exclusively for educational purposes. Separate pricing for school and university classroom deployments.
3. Enterprise Business Plans: Multi-seat business plans and custom enterprise solutions for large organizations with expanding team needs. Revenue from seat additions and enterprise-level subscriptions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

SkyCiv provides cloud-based structural analysis and design software for structural and civil engineers. Its suite includes 3D structural modeling, beam and frame analysis, cross-section builders, load generation, and member/connection/foundation/retaining-wall design modules with integrated international design codes (AISC, EN, AS, BS, CSA, IS, GB, etc.). The platform runs in any modern browser and is also exposed via a REST API for automation and integration into third-party workflows.

Product overview

SkyCiv is a cloud-based structural engineering software platform offering a comprehensive suite of analysis and design tools. The core platform consists of SkyCiv Structural 3D (S3D) for 3D structural analysis, complemented by specialized design modules including SkyCiv Member Design for steel/timber, SkyCiv Reinforced Concrete Design, SkyCiv Connection Design, SkyCiv Foundation Design, SkyCiv Base Plate Design, SkyCiv Slab Design, and SkyCiv Retaining Wall Design. Additional tools include SkyCiv Section Builder for custom section properties, SkyCiv Load Generator for automated wind/snow/seismic loads, and SkyCiv Advanced Beam Analysis (Beam Shell FEA) for detailed beam analysis. The SkyCiv Quick Design module provides 70+ calculators for steel, timber, concrete, and aluminum design. All products are cloud-based, accessible via browser, with mobile app support, and support multiple international design codes including AISC, EN, AS, CSA, and Eurocode standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SkyCiv Structural 3D (S3D): Full-featured 3D structural analysis software
• SkyCiv Beam
• SkyCiv Section Builder
• SkyCiv Quick Design
• SkyCiv Member Design
• SkyCiv Connection Design
• SkyCiv Foundation Design
• SkyCiv Mobile
• SkyCiv API
• SkyCiv Load Generator
• SkyCiv RC Design

Products and services

• SkyCiv Structural 3D A general-purpose 3D structural analysis program for structural engineers to model, analyze, and design structures including buildings, trusses, frames, and towers. Performs linear static, non-linear, buckling, dynamic, seismic, and frequency analyses.
• SkyCiv Beam A dedicated beam analysis software tool that analyzes continuous beams and calculates shear, moment, deflection, and reactions under user-defined loads and supports.
• SkyCiv Section Builder A tool that allows engineers to build custom cross-sections, analyze their properties (area, moment of inertia, etc.), and apply them to structural models.
• SkyCiv Load Generator An automated load generation tool that applies wind, snow, seismic, dead, and live loads to structures in accordance with regional building codes.
• SkyCiv Advanced Beam Analysis (Beam Shell FEA) An advanced beam analysis tool that uses a shell finite element approach to capture warping, torsion, shear lag, and other complex behavior not captured by simple beam theory.
• SkyCiv Quick Design A standalone member design utility that quickly checks or designs individual steel and wood members against multiple international design codes.
• SkyCiv Member Design A module that checks or designs steel, concrete, timber, and aluminum members within a SkyCiv Structural 3D model against the user's selected international design code.
• SkyCiv Reinforced Concrete Design A reinforced concrete beam and column design software that performs detailed checks per ACI 318, AS 3600, EN 2, and other codes, including reinforcement sizing and detailing.
• SkyCiv Connection Design A bolt and weld connection design software for steel members, providing capacity checks in accordance with AISC 360, Eurocode 3, and AS 4100.
• SkyCiv Foundation Design

Quantifiable outcome

• 17,585,680+ projects solved using the platform
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature12 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• GooglesupportingTechnology or IntegrationGoogle SSO (Single Sign-On) integration allowing users to log in with their Google accounts. OAuth-based authentication for streamlined user access.
• StripesupportingTechnology or IntegrationThird-party payment processing via Stripe for secure credit card transactions. SkyCiv never stores credit card information directly.
• Autodesk (Revit)coreTechnology or IntegrationSkyCiv Revit Plugin enables bidirectional model exchange between Revit and SkyCiv Structural 3D. Import and export of structural models for workflow integration.
• GrasshoppercoreTechnology or IntegrationGrasshopper V2 integration enables parametric structural modeling and algorithmic design automation within SkyCiv workflows.
• SolidWorkscoreTechnology or IntegrationSolidWorks plugin integration for mechanical engineering workflows and structural analysis exchange.
• Microsoft TeamssupportingTechnology or IntegrationMicrosoft Teams integration addon enabling collaboration and communication within the SkyCiv platform ecosystem.
• SlacksupportingTechnology or IntegrationSlack addon for team notifications and integration with Slack-based workflows.
• Google DrivesupportingTechnology or IntegrationThird-party product integration enabling data import/export with Google Drive for file management within SkyCiv workflows.
• Microsoft ExcelsupportingTechnology or IntegrationSkyCiv for Excel plugin enabling data exchange and integration with Excel spreadsheets for structural analysis workflows.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Autodesk: Autodesk offers Revit (BIM) and Robot Structural Analysis Professional, serving the same structural engineers as SkyCiv but as part of a much broader AEC portfolio. Autodesk's move to cloud (Autodesk Forma) and its ownership of construction/BIM workflows make it the dominant incumbent SkyCiv must displace or partner with. SkyCiv already has a bidirectional Revit plugin, illustrating this coexistence.
• Bentley Systems: Bentley's STAAD.Pro and RAM Elements are direct structural analysis competitors to SkyCiv Structural 3D, particularly for steel, concrete, and advanced analysis in infrastructure projects. As a broad infrastructure software incumbent with OpenFlows, OpenRoads, and BIM coordination, Bentley represents both direct competition and potential acquisition logic.
• Trimble (Tekla Structures): Tekla Structures is a leading BIM/structural detailing platform serving steel and concrete engineers — adjacent to SkyCiv's structural analysis offering but oriented toward detailed fabrication modeling. Trimble's broader construction technology portfolio (Trimble Connect) places it as a broad incumbent with overlapping customer relationships.
• Altair (S-FRAME / S-FOUNDATION): Altair's S-FRAME and S-FOUNDATION products are enterprise structural analysis tools used in tall buildings, offshore, and infrastructure projects — directly overlapping with SkyCiv's Advanced Beam Analysis and Foundation Design. As a broad engineering simulation incumbent (HyperWorks, Inspire), Altair competes for advanced-analysis workloads.

Direct peers

• RISA Technologies: RISA-3D, RISA-2D, and RISA Foundation are widely-used structural analysis and design tools serving the same licensed structural engineer persona as SkyCiv. Comparable in scope (steel, concrete, cold-formed steel, foundations, member design) but desktop-installed rather than cloud-native. RISA was acquired by Nemetschek, giving it access to broader AEC distribution.
• Dlubal Software: Dlubal offers RFEM and RSTAB for 3D structural FEA and member design supporting similar design codes (AISC, EN, AS, CSA) as SkyCiv. Dlubal is a direct competitor in the SMB and consulting engineering segment, primarily desktop-delivered with web-based licensing. Comparable in advanced analysis (FEA, buckling, dynamic) and international code coverage.
• SCIA (Nemetschek Group): SCIA Engineer is a structural analysis and design platform competing with SkyCiv Structural 3D, with strong European market penetration. Owned by Nemetschek (also parent of RISA, Graphisoft/ArchiCAD), giving it cross-portfolio AEC leverage. Direct overlap on steel, concrete, and integrated design code workflows.
• IDEA StatiCa: IDEA StatiCa focuses on connection design and member-level structural analysis (steel, concrete, timber), directly overlapping with SkyCiv's Connection Design and Member Design modules. Strong adoption in steel connection detailing — a high-value sub-workflow within SkyCiv's broader structural analysis suite.

Emerging players

• ClearCalcs: ClearCalcs is a cloud-based structural engineering calculator platform targeting the same professional engineer and SMB persona as SkyCiv. Focused initially on member/connection design calculators, more recently expanded into integrated analysis. Direct cloud-native competitor with comparable PLG motion and free-tier funnel.
• SimScale: SimScale offers cloud-based simulation (CFD, FEA, thermal) for engineers and designers, overlapping with SkyCiv's structural FEA positioning at the advanced-analysis end. While broader (multi-physics), SimScale competes for engineering teams seeking cloud-native simulation workflows and shows the cloud-CAE category SkyCiv operates in.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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