Cobalt vs DesignSpark Mechanical
| Cobalt | DesignSpark Mechanical | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | No | Yes |
| Paid from | $57.92/mo | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows | Windows |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Paid from | $69.95/user/mo | — |
| Modeling method | hybrid | direct |
| Assembly design | Yes | Yes |
| Sheet-metal tools | No | No |
| Surface modeling | Yes | Yes |
| Supported platforms | Windows x64 10/11 and macOS 12, 13, 14, 15 and 26 | Windows 10 (64-bit), Windows 11 (64-bit), Windows Server 2016 and 2019 (64-bit) |
| File import and export | ACIS SAT, PDF, DWG/DXF, IGES, STEP, Pro/E via SAT, SolidWorks via SAT, Catia v4, 3D Studio, Rhino 3DM, Facet, STL, Adobe Illustrator, EPS, CGM, VRML, ShockWave 3D, BMP, JPEG, PNG, PPM, XPM, XBM, GIF, PICT, Spline, RAW Triangle, ASCII Text, Grid Surface, SIM | Explorer imports RSDOC, RSDOCX, DSPCB IDF, TXT, JPG, BMP, PNG; exports RSDOCX, STL, OBJ, 3D PDF. Creator/Engineer also import OBJ, SKP, DXF, DWG, STEP, IGES, AVI, WMV, MKV; export AMF, DXF, DWG, STEP, IGES, GLB/GLTF, OBJ, VDB, 3D PDF, SKP, STL, XAML, JPG, PNG. |
| Cloud collaboration | — | No |
Both are listed in Best 3D CAD Software, Best CAD Software. On Bettesworth Construction, DesignSpark Mechanical scores higher on our published basis.