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SketchUp

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

Philip L.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2023

User friendly 3D modelling tool

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates SketchUp from other similar products?

Trimble Sketchup is a great tool for 3 D modelling for users who are just starting with 3 D modelling to advanced users for more complext modelling.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Trimble Sketchup has a low entry level and easy to pick up. To become more advanced, you will need to spend time, but it is also a fun tool, so that helps.

What do you dislike most about this product?

For very advanced photo realistic images, this may not be the ideal tool.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Sketchup has trial versions, try these first. There are many tutorials online that will help you start up.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Enables Productivity
Inspires Innovation

Balakrishna s.

Role: Operations
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2023

Architects best tool for visualizing a model

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates SketchUp from other similar products?

Sketchup is the best software to prepare any kind of model and it's the most suitable for architectural designs. Can easily learn this software its user friendly.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

creating any type of model is easier but our creative mid matters

What do you dislike most about this product?

This software is not suitable if you are a civil engineer because its not the Building informational modeling tool and also its very difficult to make small models unlike revit

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

This product can also focus on the building modelling where civil engineers can easily work on the software

Pros

Unique Features
Efficient Service
Effective Service
Caring

Cons

Less Inspiring

Emmanuel S.

Role: Operations
Industry: Construction
Involvement: Initial Implementation

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2023

Getting 3D construction drawings done at ease

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates SketchUp from other similar products?

Other designing software need to be installed in our PC and also needs to constantly updated. This issue is not present in Trimble Sketchup Pro, as there is an online version that can directly be accessed through Internet.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Getting the design concepts made is fun and easier, as the user interface is very friendly.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Getting high-level finishes is quite tedious, thus making it quite tiresome to implement them.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

For anyone interested in BIM Modelling and construction-related design software, I highly recommend that they try Trimble Sketchup Pro to get a feel for preparing designs.

Pros

Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Unique Features
Effective 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

Philip L.

User friendly 3D modelling tool

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Balakrishna s.

Architects best tool for visualizing a model

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Emmanuel S.

Getting 3D construction drawings done at ease

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

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

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