ShareCAD

What ShareCAD does

ShareCAD is a cloud-based platform that enables users to view, store, and share CAD and BIM files directly through a web browser without installing desktop CAD software. The platform supports the major industry-standard CAD and BIM formats — DWG, DXF, STEP, STL, and IFC — through format-specific online viewers (DWG Viewer, DXF Viewer, IFC Viewer, STEP Viewer, STL Viewer, and a general CAD Viewer), allowing engineers, architects, and other CAD professionals to open and share design files with collaborators who lack licensed CAD software. Underlying technology is browser-based file rendering and a secure sharing architecture positioned for interoperability across heterogeneous CAD ecosystems.

The company employs a product-led growth (PLG) go-to-market motion, distributing its offering through a direct self-serve web platform accessible globally via sharecad.com, with marketing driven primarily by organic SEO across format-specific landing pages. The customer base is segmented horizontally around the use case of viewing and sharing CAD files without desktop installation, targeting individual professionals and SMB users rather than enterprise anchors.

Monetization signals are minimal in the source data: a pricing page exists at sharecad.com/pricing but specific tiers and pricing are not publicly disclosed, and the revenue model is described only generically as subscription or usage-based recurring revenue from CAD viewer services. The company was founded in 2025, operates with 1-10 employees, is privately held, and has no disclosed funding rounds, partnerships, management team, or named customers in the available material.

Name

ShareCAD

Website

https://sharecad.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ShareCAD is a cloud-based platform that lets engineers, architects, and CAD professionals view, store, and share CAD and BIM files (DWG, DXF, IFC, STEP, STL) directly in a web browser without installing desktop software.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

CAD/BIM File Viewer Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

akta.pro primary industry

File Storage, Sync & Sharing (BPAMAMAE)

Keywords

• CAD file viewer
• BIM collaboration tools
• Cloud CAD platform
• 3D model viewer
• Secure file sharing

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. CAD Viewer Services: Online CAD file viewing and sharing services, likely through subscription or usage-based model

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

ShareCAD provides a browser-based platform that lets users view and share CAD and BIM files (DWG, DXF, STEP, STL, IFC) without installing any CAD software. It combines a general CAD viewer with format-specific viewers and a secure sharing layer for collaborating with clients and colleagues who lack licensed CAD tools.

Product overview

ShareCAD is a CAD file viewer and secure sharing platform. The core offering is the general CAD Viewer, which is complemented by specialized format-specific viewers including DWG Viewer for AutoCAD files, DXF Viewer for exchange format files, IFC Viewer for BIM files, STEP Viewer for 3D model exchange, and STL Viewer for 3D printing files. All viewers are accessible online through a web browser without requiring software installation, enabling secure viewing and sharing of CAD files.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Onshape (PTC): Onshape is PTC's cloud-native CAD platform with built-in browser viewing, sharing, and collaboration. It is broader than ShareCAD (full CAD authoring in the browser) but competes for the same "browser-native CAD" customer and demonstrates the upside of evolving a viewer into a full cloud platform.
• Autodesk Construction Cloud (BIM 360 / ACC): Autodesk Construction Cloud includes browser-based IFC/DWG viewing, markup, and project collaboration for AEC teams. It is a broader incumbent serving the same "view and share BIM files in a browser" use case as ShareCAD's IFC Viewer, but bundled with full project management.
• GrabCAD (Stratasys): GrabCAD is a CAD community and library platform with built-in browser-based viewing of DWG/STEP/STL and other formats. Now part of Stratasys, it competes with ShareCAD for the same "free viewer + community" use case in manufacturing and 3D printing audiences.
• Autodesk Viewer (DWG TrueView): Autodesk's free DWG TrueView and Autodesk Viewer are the de facto online DWG viewers. They directly overlap with ShareCAD's core "view CAD files without installing software" use case but are bundled with Autodesk's broader CAD/BIM ecosystem. Most comparable because they target the exact same free-to-paid viewing wedge.

Direct peers

• BIMcollab: BIMcollab offers a browser-based IFC/BIM viewer and issue-tracking workflow. It directly competes with ShareCAD's IFC Viewer product and serves the same AEC stakeholder who needs to view BIM files without installing native software.
• eDrawings (SOLIDWORKS): eDrawings is a free viewer for SOLIDWORKS and other CAD formats, offered by Dassault Systèmes. It competes directly with ShareCAD on browser/desktop viewing of DWG, DXF, STEP, and STL files and is the most cited free alternative in the same product category.
• CAD Viewer (ShareCAD-adjacent category): CAD Viewer (by ProgeSOFT/Informative Graphics) is an embeddable browser-based CAD viewer supporting DWG, DXF, IFC and other formats. It directly competes with ShareCAD in the online viewer category and is often positioned for both B2C and embedded B2B use cases.
• ViewSTL: ViewSTL is a free, browser-based STL viewer used widely in the 3D printing community. It is a direct functional peer for one of ShareCAD's five format-specific viewers (the STL viewer at sharecad.com/stl-viewer-online) and serves the same zero-install use case.
• Glovius: Glovius is a commercial CAD/CAM file viewer supporting DWG, DXF, STEP, IGES, STL and other formats with measurement, markup, and sharing features. It overlaps with ShareCAD on multi-format viewing and the paid viewer-for-professionals positioning.

Emerging players

• Cademia (by IMSCAD / ShareCAD-adjacent niche players): CADENAS and similar 3D CAD viewer platforms offer browser-based viewing of STEP, STL, and other neutral formats as part of their component/part-search ecosystems. They are adjacent peers that capture similar long-tail "view CAD in browser" traffic from engineers and procurement teams.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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