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Composite Score

8.1 /10

CX Score

8.2 /10

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What is SketchUp?

SketchUp is a premier 3D design software that truly makes 3D modeling for everyone, with a simple to learn yet robust toolset that empowers you to create whatever you can imagine. SketchUp is useful from the earliest stages of design to the end of construction. Programming, diagramming, design development, detailing, documentation, RFIs—wherever you need drawings, you need SketchUp Pro.

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Awards & Recognition

SketchUp won the following awards in the Computer-Aided Design & Manufacturing category

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2026 Data Quadrant Champion

Latest Award, 2026

3 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2026

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2025

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2025

4 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

2025

6 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2024

7 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2023

Service Experience

2022

2022 Data Quadrant Champion

2022

9 Top Rated Capabilities

6 Top Rated Features

2022

SketchUp Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

86 Likeliness to Recommend

86 Plan to Renew

80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+90 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love SketchUp?

4% Negative

5% Neutral

91% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Efficient Service
Effective Service
Fair

Feature Ratings

Average 81

3D Modeling

Visualization

Collaboration

Raster Data Manipulation

Technical Drawings

2D/3D Conversion

Libraries & Templates

Printing Support

Simulation

Analytics and Reporting

2D Drawing

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Business Value Created

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of IT Administration

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

SketchUp Reviews

Kamila M.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2023

Cool product, I like it

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates SketchUp from other similar products?

3d modeling

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Making 3d models

What do you dislike most about this product?

No dislikes

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Totally recommend

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Client's Interest First
Transparent

Joseph C.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Media
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2023

fantastic tool for 3D and 2D.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates SketchUp from other similar products?

The non-commercial usage of SketchUp Make, the personal version, is completely free. However, SketchUp Pro is the name of the high-end edition of the program. This is the version intended for usage in professional or more solemn contexts.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The popular drawing program may be employed; this may come in handy when creating landscapes or buildings. It's a masterstroke of marketing, letting prospective purchasers picture themselves in the homes.

What do you dislike most about this product?

At now, there is room for development in SketchUp's import compatibility. To make rapid adjustments on, say, winding roads or highways, it would be useful to have tools that extend in the same manner independent of size or slope. A separate plugin is not required to re-import the PDFs. PDFs are often the only option when it comes to file types.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Warning: there are several essential features of the program that have had to be disabled. When compared to programs like Revit, it's clear that SketchUp wasn't made to produce CDs. Purchasers like it since it illuminates the thought process behind the creation of the goods.

Pros

Reliable
Trustworthy
Unique Features
Efficient Service

Ina M.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Media
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2022

fantastic resource for 3D and 2D artists.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates SketchUp from other similar products?

Free for non-commercial usage, SketchUp's personal version is known as SketchUp Make. Conversely, the premium software is called SketchUp Pro. This is the version intended for business and other professional applications.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

A viable alternative is the popular drawing program, The design of buildings, sites or both can benefit from it. It's great marketing and helps people see themselves in the homes they're considering buying.

What do you dislike most about this product?

There is room for development in SketchUp's import compatibility. On curvy roads or highways, for example, having tools that extend uniformly independent of size or slope might facilitate last-minute adjustments. It's possible to re-import PDFs without installing a new plugin. PDFs are often the only option when it comes to transferring documents.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Warning: we've had to drastically limit the application's functioning in several areas. When compared to programs like Revit, which were made to make CDs, it's clear that SketchUp wasn't one of them. Customers like it because it clarifies the thinking that went into the product for them.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Trustworthy
Efficient Service

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Awards & Recognition

2026 Data Quadrant Champion

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2022 Data Quadrant Champion

SketchUp Ratings

86 Likeliness to Recommend

86 Plan to Renew

80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+90 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love SketchUp?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

3D Modeling Includes 3D wireframe, 3D solid, 3D surface, and 3D mesh.

Visualization The ability to see and interact with a design in a more intuitive and informative way.

Collaboration Includes ability to view, share and direct work between co-workers in real or near real-time.

Raster Data Manipulation Includes editing, simulated drawings, color models, vectorization and filters.

Technical Drawings Includes symbols, units of measurement, notation systems, and visual styles.

2D/3D Conversion The ability to transforming a two-dimensional (2D) image or model into a three-dimensional (3D) representation.

Libraries & Templates Includes a library of standard components and templates that users can insert into their designs, which speeds up the process of starting new projects.

Printing Support The ability to print maps and 3D output to scale.

Simulation The ability to create and test circuit or motion simulation and structural validation.

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

2D Drawing The ability to create precise 2D drawings.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

SketchUp Reviews

Kamila M.

Cool product, I like it

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Joseph C.

fantastic tool for 3D and 2D.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Ina M.

fantastic resource for 3D and 2D artists.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

3D Modeling

Visualization

Collaboration

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Technical Drawings

2D/3D Conversion

Libraries & Templates

Printing Support

Simulation

Analytics and Reporting

2D Drawing

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Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

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Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of IT Administration

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Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

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