Onshape Free

Free plan of PTC's browser-based professional CAD

Source codeNot open sourceClosed source, so there are no stars or commit history to show.

LicenceProprietary (free for non-commercial use)From the vendor's terms

Onshape is a cloud CAD system from PTC, built by founders of SolidWorks, that runs in a browser or on tablets. The free plan gives full modelling, assemblies and drawings, but is for non-commercial use and all documents are public.

Free plan: non-commercial use only, and documents are public.

Who it suits

Non-commercial users: Onshape says its Free plan is “perfect for open-source projects, makers, hobbyists and those learning to use modern CAD.” Documents on the Free plan are public.

From onshape.com/en/products/free, checked 19 Oct 2026. Quotes are the project's own words.

Fit: files and licence

Runs on	Web, iOS, Android
Commercial use	Non-commercial only Onshape's Free plan: “For non-commercial use only. All Onshape Documents are accessible to the public.” Paid plans are for commercial work.

Sources: onshape.com/en/pricing, checked 19 Oct 2026. “Runs on” is from this listing. Blank means we haven't found it in official docs yet, not that it's unsupported.

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Status	Free (proprietary)
Licence	Proprietary (free for non-commercial use)
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android
Category	3D & parametric CAD
Website	onshape.com
Source	Not open source

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