Name

NORI CAD LTD

Legal name

NORI CAD Ltd

Website

https://noricad.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

CAD Software Distribution

SIC

Wholesale-Computers & Peripheral Equipment & Software (5045)

akta.pro primary industry

3D Design & CAD for Additive Manufacturing (IMAAACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industrial CAD/CAM for Manufacturing (EDAOAGAG)

Keywords

• CAD software distribution
• CAD software reseller
• CAD training services
• CAD technical support
• CAD migration consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Blackburn

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. BricsCAD Software Licenses: NORI CAD generates revenue primarily through sales of BricsCAD software licenses across multiple tiers (Lite, Pro, BIM, Mechanical, Ultimate) with both perpetual and subscription licensing options. They also offer network licenses for multiple concurrent users.
2. Technical Support Services: Provides technical support packages including installation assistance, licensing help, error troubleshooting, remote desktop support, and ongoing guidance. Support is UK-based with over 20+ years CAD experience.
3. Training Courses: BricsCAD Essentials Course - a 3-day practical training course designed for those migrating from alternative CAD software or new to CAD. Offered at discounted rates for introductory offer participants.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

NORI CAD is the UK's official BricsCAD reseller, distributing the BricsCAD CAD platform across five editions (Lite, Pro, Mechanical, BIM, Ultimate) and the Bricsys 24/7 collaboration platform. The company bundles complementary services including the BricsCAD Essentials training course, technical support packages, and migration consultancy for organisations transitioning from AutoCAD and other CAD platforms.

Product overview

NORI CAD Ltd is the UK's official BricsCAD reseller, offering a portfolio of six distinct software products and associated services. The core offering is the BricsCAD CAD software platform, available in five editions: BricsCAD Lite (2D drafting), BricsCAD Pro (2D and 3D CAD), BricsCAD Mechanical (mechanical design and sheet metal), BricsCAD BIM (Building Information Modelling), and BricsCAD Ultimate (all-in-one combining all four editions). These five editions share a common DWG-based platform and run on Windows, macOS, and Linux, with both perpetual and subscription licensing options. Additionally, Bricsys 24/7 provides collaborative document management, and the Communicator add-on extends CAD interoperability with native file formats from SolidWorks, Inventor, Creo, and NX. NORI CAD also bundles training (BricsCAD Essentials Course) and technical support services with its software offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BricsCAD Lite

Quantifiable outcome

• Time to create 2D documentation reduced from 3 hours to 5 minutes
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability7 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Bricsys (Octave)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNORI CAD is the official UK BricsCAD reseller, certified and backed by Octave BricsCAD. This partnership provides exclusive distribution rights for BricsCAD software in the UK market, access to core software updates, and official partner status with certified accreditation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Autodesk: Maker of AutoCAD and the dominant incumbent in the 2D/3D CAD market; NORI CAD explicitly positions BricsCAD as a lower-cost DWG-compatible alternative to AutoCAD, making Autodesk the principal competitive reference.
• Siemens Digital Industries Software: Vendor of Solid Edge and NX; targets the same mechanical and 3D design segments NORI CAD addresses via BricsCAD's Communicator interoperability with NX.
• Dassault Systèmes: Provider of SOLIDWORKS and CATIA, competing with BricsCAD Mechanical in the mechanical design and 3D modelling segments that NORI CAD serves; represents an indirect competitive threat via end-customer overlap.
• PTC: Provider of Creo and Onshape; competes in the mechanical CAD category where BricsCAD Mechanical positions itself, with overlapping manufacturing and engineering customers in the UK.

Others

• Bricsys: The vendor of BricsCAD and NORI CAD's principal partner; Bricsys sells direct globally and licenses to a network of resellers including NORI CAD, making it both the supplier and a competitor for end-customer mindshare.

Emerging players

• Mech-Q: Specialty mechanical CAD software vendor targeting similar manufacturing and engineering workflows that BricsCAD Mechanical addresses; an emerging alternative for the same niche customers.
• ActCAD: DWG-based affordable CAD alternative with global reseller channels, competing for price-sensitive SMB CAD buyers that NORI CAD targets with BricsCAD Lite/Pro.

Direct peers

• Vectorworks: CAD/BIM vendor with its own UK reseller network, directly competing for architectural and design customers that NORI CAD targets with BricsCAD BIM.
• CADCAMUK (UK BricsCAD Reseller): Another UK-based BricsCAD reseller offering sales, training and support of the same product portfolio; the closest direct peer competing for the same UK customer base.
• ZWSOFT: Vendor of ZWCAD, a DWG-based CAD alternative to BricsCAD; competes head-to-head with BricsCAD on price-sensitive 2D/3D CAD buyers and therefore with NORI CAD's reseller proposition.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nori-cad

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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