What SprinkCAD does

SprinkCAD is a specialized software business unit of Johnson Controls' Fire Suppression Products division that develops and sells design, hydraulic calculation, and fabrication software for fire sprinkler systems. Founded in 1986, the company serves fire protection professionals, sprinkler contractors, design engineers, and approving authorities across the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East. Its suite includes SprinkCAD 3D (flagship BIM-based 3D design, current version 6.0), SprinkCAD Classic (2D design environment that exports to Navisworks/Revit), SprinkCALC (hydraulic calculator supporting Hazen-Williams and Darcy-Weisbach formulas), SprinkSLIC (stock listing and pipe fabrication), SprinkFDT (fluid delivery time), and the SprinkCAD for Revit Fabrication Tool add-on. The software runs on Windows 7–11 Professional 64-bit and integrates with AutoCAD 2019–2025, BricsCAD V21/V25, Revit 2019–2025, and Navisworks, leveraging the proprietary SprinkBASE database for parts mapping and custom Revit family creation. The team is composed of PhDs, engineers, and Microsoft Certified Technicians with direct sprinkler contracting and system design experience.

The company operates a direct enterprise sales motion with regional contact centers in the Americas, Europe, and APAC, supported by demo request workflows, email inquiries, and a YouTube content channel for top-of-funnel education. Revenue is generated primarily through perpetual software licenses (with annual maintenance cycles indicated by regional price lists effective 7/15/2025), separately priced add-on modules (Revit Tools, SprinkFDT), and professional training services priced at $1,000 per day plus trainer expenses, with a minimum three-day engagement that yields 21 NICET continuing education units per student. Free SprinkCALC viewers extend the ecosystem to approving authorities, supporting multi-stakeholder review of hydraulic calculations in metric, imperial, or mixed units.

SprinkCAD's commercial footprint is reinforced by Johnson Controls' broader fire suppression brand portfolio (ANSUL, TYCO, Grinnell, PyroChem, Chemguard, and others), giving it global distribution, multilingual support, and credibility within the fire protection industry. As a privately held business unit rather than an independent company, SprinkCAD has no separate investors, no external funding, and no public revenue disclosure; strategic positioning is dictated by parent-company priorities and product evolution in the niche vertical of code-compliant sprinkler system design.

Name

SprinkCAD

Legal name

SprinkCAD

Website

https://sprinkcad.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SprinkCAD is a Johnson Controls business unit that develops BIM-based fire sprinkler system design, hydraulic calculation, and fabrication software for contractors, engineers, and approving authorities worldwide since 1986.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fire Protection Design Software

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

akta.pro primary industry

Fire Sprinkler & Standpipe Systems (Design/Install/Service/Testing) (BPABAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fire Sprinkler System Installation & Retrofit (IMAIAJAB), Fire Sprinkler & Fire Protection Piping (EDAOACAK), Fire Protection Piping & Sprinkler System Components (IMADALAJ)

Keywords

• Sprinkler system design
• Hydraulic calculation software
• BIM fabrication tools
• Fire protection software
• Pipe stock listing

Headquarters

HQ city

Lansdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses: Perpetual software licenses sold for SprinkCAD 3D, SprinkCAD Classic, and SprinkCAD for Revit. Base licenses include SprinkSLIC and SprinkCALC; optional add-ons include SprinkFDT and Revit Tools sold separately. Regional pricing available for Americas, APAC, and EMEA markets.
2. Professional Training Services: Onsite training services priced at $1000/day plus trainer expenses (airfare, hotel, food). Minimum 3-day engagement. Provides NICET continuing education units (21 hours per course).
3. Annual Maintenance and Support: Implied from web renewals resource section and regional price lists effective 7/15/2025 indicating annual licensing/maintenance cycles

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SprinkCAD develops and sells a specialized software suite for fire sprinkler system design, hydraulic calculation, fluid delivery time analysis, and pipe fabrication management. The suite includes 3D and 2D design tools (SprinkCAD 3D, SprinkCAD Classic), a Revit-based Fabrication Tool, hydraulic and fluid delivery calculators (SprinkCALC, SprinkFDT), and a stock listing module (SprinkSLIC). It targets fire protection professionals, sprinkler contractors, and engineering firms needing code-compliant, BIM-integrated design and fabrication-ready output.

Product overview

SprinkCAD is a comprehensive software suite for fire sprinkler system design and fabrication, developed by Johnson Controls since 1986. The portfolio includes three primary products: SprinkCAD 3D (current version 6.0) as the flagship BIM-based 3D design solution, and SprinkCAD Classic as the original 2D design alternative that exports to Navisworks and Revit for coordination. Both core products bundle SprinkSLIC (stock listing and pipe fabrication management) and SprinkCALC (hydraulic calculations supporting Hazen-Williams and Darcy-Weisbach formulas). Optional add-on modules include SprinkCAD for Revit Fabrication Tool (enabling Revit users to generate fabrication-ready designs and material stock lists) and SprinkFDT for fluid delivery time calculations. The suite operates on Windows Professional 64-bit platforms and requires AutoCAD or BricsCAD for the Classic version.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SprinkCAD 3D: Full 3D sprinkler system design software with BIM capabilities, hydraulic calculations, and fabrication reporting.
• SprinkCAD Classic
• SprinkCAD for Revit
• SprinkCALC
• SprinkFDT
• SprinkSLIC
• SprinkBASE

Products and services

• SprinkCAD 3D Comprehensive 3D BIM design software for fire sprinkler system design, fabrication report generation, and hydraulic calculations. Includes access to SprinkSLIC and SprinkCALC. Version 6.0 features earthquake bracing, job file portability, and 3D Tidypipe. Targeted at fire protection professionals, sprinkler contractors, and engineering firms.
• SprinkCAD Classic Original 2D sprinkler system design software that creates 3D piping models for coordination in Navisworks and Revit. Requires AutoCAD 2019-2025 or BricsCAD V21/V25. Includes SprinkSLIC and SprinkCALC access. Targeted at fire protection designers using AutoCAD or BricsCAD environments.
• SprinkCAD for Revit Fabrication Tool Optional add-on toolkit for Revit 2019-2025 that enables fabrication-ready design and stock listing. Features include family builder for custom components, auto-connect sprinklers, error checking, hydraulic calculations, and integration with SprinkSLIC. Sold separately from SprinkCAD 3D and Classic.
• SprinkCALC Hydraulic calculation tool for sprinkler system design supporting metric, imperial, and mixed unit systems with Hazen-Williams and Darcy-Weisbach formulas. Allows storing multiple design areas and open sprinklers for fluid delivery time calculations. Includes a free viewer for sharing with approving authorities.
• SprinkSLIC Standalone sprinkler system stock listing software for pipe fabrication and component management. Supports pipe schedules, stock lengths, hanger assemblies, material pricing, color codes, special handling, bundling options, cutting sequences, and pipe cutting optimization. Included in SprinkCAD licenses or available separately.
• SprinkFDT (Fluid Delivery Time) Fluid delivery time calculation software for analyzing sprinkler system water flow timing. Supports multiple design areas and open sprinklers. Sold separately and integrates with SprinkCALC for comprehensive hydraulic analysis.
• SprinkCAD In-Person Training Customized onsite training delivered at client locations by expert trainers. Priced at $1,000/day plus trainer expenses (airfare, hotel, food) with a 3-day minimum. Each student receives 21 hours of NICET continuing education units upon completion. Targeted at teams adopting SprinkCAD software.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Johnson ControlscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1986Johnson Controls is the parent company of SprinkCAD, providing world-class service and support. SprinkCAD operates as a brand under Johnson Controls' Fire Suppression Products business unit, leveraging the company's global technology portfolio and resources for continuous product development since 1986.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AutoSPRINK (MeyerFire): AutoSPRINK is the most direct competitor to SprinkCAD, offering sprinkler system design, hydraulic calculation and stock listing tools for AutoCAD and Revit users. Like SprinkCAD it serves fire protection contractors and engineers with comparable design-to-fabrication workflows.
• HydraCAD: HydraCAD provides sprinkler system design software integrated with AutoCAD and Revit, including hydraulic calculations and BIM-driven fabrication output. It targets the same fire protection designer and contractor base as SprinkCAD with a near-identical feature set.
• MagiCAD (Glodon): MagiCAD is a BIM-based MEP design suite for Revit and AutoCAD with strong adoption in European markets. While broader than SprinkCAD, it competes head-to-head on mechanical and piping design workflows where SprinkCAD 3D and SprinkCAD for Revit operate.

Others

• Victaulic: Victaulic is a major fire protection pipe fittings supplier that also publishes product data, BIM content and design resources used by sprinkler designers. It is adjacent rather than directly competitive, but operates at the same point in the fire protection value chain.
• TYCO Fire Protection Products (Johnson Controls): Tyco is another Johnson Controls fire suppression brand (sprinklers, valves, fittings). Like Grinnell, it operates in the same parent ecosystem and supplies inputs whose data populates SprinkCAD's SprinkBASE parts database.
• Grinnell Mechanical Products (Johnson Controls): Grinnell is a sister fire protection brand inside Johnson Controls Fire Suppression Products, providing grooved piping and sprinkler system components. It is not a direct software competitor but shares the same parent and customer base as SprinkCAD.

Broad incumbents

• Autodesk (Revit MEP / AutoCAD MEP): Autodesk's Revit MEP and AutoCAD MEP are the underlying BIM platforms that SprinkCAD integrates with and, in some accounts, competes against. Autodesk is both a critical partner (AutoCAD/Revit dependency) and a broad incumbent whose general MEP tools bracket SprinkCAD's specialized sprinkler features.
• Bentley (OpenBuildings / Hevacomp): Bentley's OpenBuildings Designer and Hevacomp cover building services and mechanical design using MicroStation, representing a broad incumbent alternative to SprinkCAD's BIM-based design suite, particularly on infrastructure projects.
• Trimble MEP / SysQue: Trimble's MEP and fabrication tools (including SysQue for Revit) target mechanical and piping contractors, directly overlapping SprinkCAD's fabrication-ready design position within the construction technology stack.

Emerging players

• Design Master: Design Master produces BIM-based electrical, mechanical and plumbing design software for Revit, overlapping with SprinkCAD's MEP design territory, particularly for firms standardizing on Revit-native workflows outside pure fire protection.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC17ZIgt4CxzPOY3DmhCLfSg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/central-sprinkler-sprinkcad

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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

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