Best MEP Software in Africa of 2025

GeoHECRAS

CivilGEO, Inc.

GeoHECRAS is a river modeling software used to compute water surface profiles for steady and unsteady flow models, bridge and culvert roadway crossings, FEMA floodplain encroachments, stream restorations, inline reservoir structures, off-channel storage areas, and much more. GeoHECRAS offers: • Quickly Build 1D & 2D HEC-RAS Models • Automatic Assignment of Land Cover as Manning’s Roughness • Digital Terrain Cross Section Cutting • Automated Bridge & Culvert Sizing and Designing • Automated FEMA Floodplain Encroachments • LiDAR Elevation Terrain Processing • Automated Model Calibration • AutoCAD, MicroStation & ESRI ArcGIS Compatible • 100% Compatible with US Army Corps of Engineers HEC-RAS GeoHECRAS provides an easy-to-use, single graphical platform to rapidly create stunning HEC-RAS models and 3D visualizations from a variety of different data sources like AutoCAD, MicroStation, ArcGIS, Google Maps, and more.

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Fabrication ESTmep

Autodesk

Produce more accurate estimates for MEP building system projects throughout detailing, fabrication, and installation. Use Fabrication ESTmep™ software to gain insight into project costs and generate competitive bids.CADmep/ESTmep/CAMduct share common content enabling flexible workflows to produce detailed models for estimation. Import models for cost estimation. Create more competitive bids quicker with design line. Manipulate databases for quick cost iterations. Show clients multiple service pricing options. Visualize job cost and cost analysis by color. Autodesk Fabrication ESTmep is a cost estimation software tool that lets mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) contractors produce more accurate cost estimates for MEP building systems projects throughout the detailing, fabrication, and installation workflows. Select from thousands of manufacturer’s items and pattern templates, including 54 newly added imperial ranges.

Starting Price: $83 per month

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Envisioneer

Cadsoft

Cadsoft develops Envisioneer, 3D BIM technology. From the initial design concept through delivery of material on-site, Envisioneer is the design hub. Easy to use design, visualization, estimating and working drawing tools, make it a robust package for residential projects. Cadsoft Envisioneer home design software offers virtual reality (VR). Imagine being fully immersed in a space before a single 2x4 arrives on site. With Envisioneer technology and Oculus Rift you can. Envisioneer directly supports Oculus Rift and is a perfect collaboration tool. Everyone can visualize the final project and changes instantly occur. Use it as a virtual showroom. Have informed conversations, before problems arise on site. Need a takeaway sizzle, use the Envisioneer VR app to share immersive panoramas and Google Cardboard scenes with clients or onsite crews, so they can view their project on their own time and device! Visit www.cadsoft.com to learn more about Envisioneer!

Starting Price: $995.00/one-time/user

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FINE MEP

4M

CAD & BIM Software for Architecture, Engineering & Construction Intelligent Building Design BIM has never been so easy and affordable. 4M provides the Architecture & Engineering Community with Advanced Verticals since 1986 and with Innovative BIM Solutions since 1994. Today 4M has more than 35.000 Active Users in over 65 Countries Worldwide. 4MCAD Professional CAD new v.21 Smart and low-cost Alternatives to AutoCAD® for 2D & 3D Design in DWG IDEA Architectural Design Intuitive and Powerful BIM Software for 3D/5D Architectural Design in DWG & IFC. FINE MEP Building Services Advanced BIM software for Building services design and calculation. FineENERGY. Advanced BIM software for Energy Simulation and Energy Rating. The Smart Alternative to AutoCAD. 100% DWG Our CAD Software use DWG as their native file format. You can open and modify drawings created by AutoCAD and vice-versa without any import or export. Similar Look & Feel.

Starting Price: $720, one-time payment

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AutoCAD MEP

Autodesk

Draft, design, and document building systems with an industry-specific toolset for MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing). Workspace environments include individual palettes and domain-specific ribbons to optimize your workflow tasks. Improve your documentation's appearance and boost drafting productivity. Batch-convert single or multiple blocks and symbols. Get more MEP components and add folders to the Content Library. AutoCAD® 2022 software includes industry-specific toolsets, an improved connected experience across platforms and Autodesk products, and new automations such as Count. Create single or multiline text (mtext) as a single text object. Format the text, columns, and boundaries. Create dimensions automatically. Pass the cursor over selected objects to get a preview before you create it. Create leaders with a variety of content, including text or blocks. Easily format leader lines and define styles.

Starting Price: $1,598 per year

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Revit MEP

Autodesk

Revit Building Information Modelling software helps engineers, designers and contractors across the mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) disciplines model to a high level of detail and co-ordinate with building project contributors. Streamline the engineering design process with Revit. Use a single model to enhance the communication of design intent, before construction begins. Conduct simulations and interference detection earlier in the design process. Use conceptual energy analysis data for engineering-driven calculations. Design, model and document building systems in the context of a full building information model, including architectural and structural components. Model for MEP fabrication with tools that automate the fabrication model layout. Prepare a model for detailed co-ordination of fabrication and installation. Revit helps team improve accuracy, and speed delivery.

Starting Price: $1,503 per year

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PowerCalc

Electric Power Calc

These values indicate the information supporting the design’s intent and confirm a balanced and protected power distribution system including short circuit current, system grounding arrangement, voltage hierarchy and connection to the grid. PowerCalc is a new way to design the power distribution system in a building. It’s a powerful tool with database-driven results for fewer design hours, errors and process hiccups. PowerCalc selects appropriate values from its fully populated proprietary database for compliance with the NEC and other applicable codes and engineering standards. This proprietary database includes the NEC look-up tables. more on inputs/outputs, Just 3 inputs / circuit (load kVA, load type and # of poles) = 300 NEC / IEEE and other compliant outputs. Instant changes automatically propagated across your design.

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SOLIDWORKS Electrical Professional

Dassault Systèmes

SOLIDWORKS® Electrical Professional combines the electrical schematic design capabilities of SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematics with the 3D capabilities of SOLIDWORKS Electrical 3D in one package. Embedded electrical systems planning requires a unified electrical toolset that provides single- and multi-line schematic tools. Embedded system design also requires all work in 2D and 3D to be synchronized for both mechanical and electrical parts. Electrical system planning tool for creating complex embedded electrical system utilizing simple pictorial representations of electrical components and interconnectors. Schematic creation tool with a simplified user interface optimized for simplification of repetitive tasks. Generate 2D panel representations from an electrical schematic, with 2D outlines of electrical components. Extensive library of industry-standard schematic symbols (IEC, ANSI, JIS, GB) combined with a database of manufacturer parts.

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AutoPIPE

Bentley

AutoPIPE provides you with a comprehensive and advanced software tool specializing in pipe stress analysis. Increase your productivity and improve quality control with an intuitive modeling environment and advanced analysis capabilities. Ensure efficient workflows between pipe stress engineers, structural engineers, and CAD designers through interoperability with leading plant design applications. AutoPIPE includes special features for advanced buried pipeline analysis, operational (hot) clash detection, wave loading, fluid transients, and FRP/GRP or plastic pipe, as well as time-saving integration with other Bentley and third-party applications such as OpenPlant, AutoPLANT, PlantSpace, Hexagon PDS and SmartPlant, Autodesk Plant 3D, and Aveva E3D Design. AutoPIPE automatically determines the optimal pipe support locations to satisfy your design requirements with the most cost-effective solution, without sacrificing quality or safety.

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EVOLVE Shop

EVOLVE

EVOLVE understands the challenges that a SHOP Foreman faces as they manage large teams, scattered communications, and visibility into the FIELD. Our modules all sync seamlessly on one platform, which streamlines communications between Design, Shop, and Field – leading to less rework and more efficient workflows. -Effective collaboration between your shop, BIM dept. and the field, reducing the time spent on back-and-forth discussions and distractions. -Clear view of what needs to be done, when, and by whom in real-time for your work requests. This enables you to focus on the most critical tasks and deliver results on time. -Easy to learn and flexible to your operational needs and can grow with your business!

Starting Price: $50/month/user

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ALCAD

ALCADS

ALCAD 2D/3D is the best AutoCAD Alternative. Same interface and functions as AutoCAD. This product only includes the CAD. Compare-Table ALCAD with AutoCAD here: Compare ALCAD | ALCAD (alcads.com) ALCAD – the fully compatible DWG-CAD CAD Interface and functions same as AutoCAD. ALCAD 2025 Professional 2D/3D is available as annual licence 199€ or one-time permanent licence for 349€.

Starting Price: $199

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ElectricalDesign

TiSoft

TiSoft ElectricalDesign helps you design any building's electrical installation, make all the necessary calculations ensuring code compliance, and produce a variety of drawings, floorplans, schematics and reports. It will also provide a wealth of information that will assist you in making design decisions early on, avoid oversizing materials and equipment and visualize the installation prior to construction. For the acceleration of distribution modeling, default values have been given by the program to all the new elements that the user can then change. The electrical distribution is depicted in the form of a hierarchical tree and the electrical panels are placed as nodes of the tree. You can easily add distribution boards to the delivery tables. In each table add its loads and for each load enter its power in kW, length and type of cable. For each point on the network, the program calculates in detail and shows you the short-circuit level in kA.

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CAD Schroer M4

CAD Schroer

CAD Schroer offers standard software and applications for CAD, PLM, PDM, IoT, VR and AR. Our products are divided into the M4 and i4 product ranges. The M4 product line includes CAD, plant engineering and factory design solutions. With our i4 product range we support your industry 4.0 and digitization projects with standardized AR, VR or IoT software. As of version 7.0, CAD Schroer has merged the MEDUSA4 and MPDS4 products into a single CAD suite. All CAD products from this release onwards will be bundled under the common M4 brand. The product packages will be grouped by industry, and will be given appropriate product names, such as M4 DRAFTING for 2D design in mechanical engineering, or M4 FACTORY for 2D/3D layout in factory planning.

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Trimble EC-CAD

Trimble MEP

Design true-to-life mechanical models in AutoCAD MEP. Trimble EC-CAD is the premier AutoCAD MEP-based CAD product for use by HVAC and mechanical contractors. Access an up-to-date catalog of manufacturer content and parts. Use automated commands tailored to sheet metal and mechanical design. Create detailed layouts from engineering designs within your Revit model. We translate your 3D model to fabricatable drawings for you, your shop or your fabricator. Learn how Trimble EC-CAD can help you advance your company. Contractor-specific tools and workflows that leverage the native objects and extensive power of AutoCAD MEP. Save time and money by applying a contractor's level of detail directly to the engineering design models. Use our extensive database of manufacturer content, or extend it to meet your specific requirements. Our custom hanger routine allows you to add hangers to your drawings easily.

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Trimble FabShop

Trimble MEP

Industry-leading fabrication shop management software. Trimble® FabShop sets the bar for complete shop management by providing unparalleled control over and visibility into your entire fabrication process. The entire picture in one system; control and track jobs, projects, evaluate pre-fabrication opportunities, then identify and resolve conflicts before they impact the shop floor. Control how your parts are entered, formed and fabricated. Draw custom parts not found within our extensive libraries of 2D and 3D parts. Use auto shape nesting to eliminate material waste. Receive the information you need for specific jobs or for your entire shop. Customize the reports to see the information your way. Use our tracking and mobile applications to streamline activities between the shop and job site and ensure there are no more lost parts. Use industry-leading, auto shape nesting to view any blank space by piece number, blank number or cut order.

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HEC-RAS

US Army Corps of Engineers

The Hydrologic Engineering Center's (CEIWR-HEC) River Analysis System (HEC-RAS) is a software allows the user to perform one-dimensional steady flow, one and two-dimensional unsteady flow calculations, sediment transport/mobile bed computations, and water temperature/water quality modeling. The purpose of this software's website is to enhance the support services provided to HEC-RAS customers. The HEC-RAS website provides a number of resources, which include helping the user download software, learn how to use HEC-RAS, resolve problems, report bugs, and suggest improvements to CEIWR-HEC products and service. Unfortunately, CEIWR-HEC is unable to provide phone or email technical support to non-USACE customers. However, CEIWR-HEC does encourage anyone who finds an issue with CEIWR-HEC software, to please report that issue through the HEC-RAS Bug Report page. Also, please review CEIWR-HEC's Support Policy page for further details.

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Trimble Field Points

Trimble MEP

Ensure field layout points in BIM-coordinated models are accurately located in the field. Watch how easy it is to use Trimble's Total Robotic Station to import 3D models and accurately layout all points to be marked. Point creation and point layout software designed for contractors who need to create layout points to use with Trimble FieldLink. Ensure model points are accurately translated in the field. Integrate your SketchUp, Revit or AutoCAD files directly with FieldLink and RTS, RPT or GNSS units. Easily export points to Trimble FieldLink, bridging any gaps between design and work in the field. Automatic point insertion process on AutoCAD blocks and Revit family insertion. Streamline roundtrip workflows when importing staked points into the model. Generate reports to document the status of specific or all points within a drawing. Control points, insert manual points or generate automatic point locations to streamline the creation of layout data.

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EVOLVE Electrical

EVOLVE

The savviest detailing departments leverage technology to accomplish more work in less time. EVOLVE Electrical software creates an easy-to-use Revit experience for our end user and produces a level of accuracy that is needed to efficiently fabricate and construct your projects. From constructible BIM workflows to automated spooling, EVOLVE Electrical gives companies the tools they need to finish projects on time and within budget.

Starting Price: $3,500

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EVOLVE Mechanical

EVOLVE

EVOLVE Mechanical is easy to use and will feel familiar to CADmep users. As an extension of Revit Fabrication, you can use EVOLVE Mechanical with your existing CADmep database. Additionally, our customized Revit Fabrication training course has helped hundreds of companies and thousands of users make the transition. The end result? On average, our customers are up and running on EVOLVE Mechanical in three days.

Starting Price: $3,500

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Stabicad

Trimble MEP

Create 3D MEP models in Revit that are truly constructible. From concept to installation, Stabicad supports your design workflows with time-saving productivity tools, comprehensive UK compliant integrated calculations and always up-to-date manufacturer content. With Stabicad go beyond default Revit functionality and dramatically increase your design efficiency while creating usable mechanical and electrical outputs. Easily design pipe systems, configure switch ranges and place manufacturer-specific Revit families within a single BIM model. With the digital evolution of seamless end-to-end building design and construction workflows, the need for precision is now greater than ever. Which is why Trimble MEP has chosen to engage with CIBSE’s pioneering Software Verification Assessment program to verify the accuracy and efficacy of Stabicad’s powerful calculation engines.

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Integraph Smart Electrical

Hexagon PPM

Design and maintain a safe, reliable power distribution system from load identification to plant startup using the leading Electrical Design Software from Hexagon PPM. Fast-track project execution for engineering companies and lower operational risk for plant owners are keys to business success, and Hexagon can help you achieve these goals. Intergraph Smart® Electrical Design Software is a task-specific, rule-driven and data-centric solution that helps you gain a competitive edge in the industry. Smart Electrical-enforced design consistency as a single source for creating deliverables. Intelligent data updates the deliverables and eliminates the need for manual drawing updates. Update the data with the new EDE (Engineering Data Editor) to allow viewing data and performing editing or other operations on one or more items of a specified item type similar to work in Excel.

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Intergraph Smart Engineering Integrity

Hexagon PPM

The next step in engineering leads to rule-based or knowledge-based designs. The majority of an engineer’s time is spent looking for data and checking for correctness and consistency. ARC found in its market surveys that on average, engineers spend 40 to 60 percent of their day looking or checking for information. These tasks of finding and verifying can now be automated with Intergraph Smart® Engineering Integrity (SEI), which will check on Intergraph Smart P&ID (SPID), Smart Instrumentation (INS), and Intergraph Smart Electrical (SEL) designs. SEI can validate the data quality/consistency against company engineering practices and standards plus check across the application. For example, this software can verify if a control valve on the P&ID is also in Intergraph Smart Instrumentation to be designed with the right process data and sizes.

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Integraph Smart Isometrics

Hexagon PPM

Intergraph Smart® Isometrics, powered by Isogen®, is an easy-to-use, powerful Microsoft® Windows®-based, specification-driven, pipe-sketching application for the as-built plant. Designed to meet the design and documentation challenges of EPCs, fabricators and owner operators, Smart Isometrics is a versatile 2D design product that plays an important role in the production and transfer of piping data along the Digital Isometric Value Chain. The user will have improved productivity through the automation of drawing production and reduced manual editing time. Smart Isometrics is a standalone solution that is user-friendly, so minimal training is required. It is a quick and easy implementation for users. It also reduces errors for increased accuracy. Smart Isometrics enables the sketching of individual pipelines or piping systems in only minutes and generation of isometric drawings in seconds.

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Intergraph Smart P&ID

Hexagon PPM

Intergraph Smart® P&ID software develops and manages your piping and instrumentation diagrams, focusing on design quality and consistency in the context of the plant asset. The piping and instrumentation diagram (P&ID) is the detailed drawing of the process roadmap in an industrial facility. It shows the interconnection of process equipment and the instrumentation used to control those related processes. The documents are developed, accessed, shared and modified throughout the plant lifecycle from design to operation. The best P&ID software focuses on a task-based approach. Connecting tasks between engineering, construction and operations is crucial to improving deliverables. Hexagon PPM makes data and information sharing a cornerstone of its products, so all engineering information is kept up-to-date to accurately reflecting the as-built plant. This enables other disciplines to base their design decisions on information from the latest digital P&IDs.

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Isogen

Hexagon PPM

Isogen® is the world's leading solution for the total automation of piping isometric drawing production and is the Hexagon PPM standard system for drawing piping isometrics. Isogen is bundled with Intergraph Smart® 3D, PDS®, CADWorx®, CAESAR II®, Intergraph Spoolgen® and Intergraph Smart Isometrics. Isogen is also supported by all major piping design solution vendors who will either bundle Isogen with their product or will output one of the two Isogen data files – the PCF or the older IDF. Eliminating the need to manually edit isometric drawings significantly reduces fabrication and on-site construction errors. Consistent drawing content is provided through isometric repeatability, which ensures that the number of drawings, basic content and spool and weld numbers following pipe design changes remain consistent.

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METS

SPD Enterprises

METS is the Best Application for Project Estimation and Material Tracking. A true web-based application built and optimized for MEP contractors by people who know the business. From collaboration to accountability, METS is the most comprehensive material management solution for MEP Projects. METS's integral systems for extended validations and approval of various business processes augments the capability to "Delegate with Authorization" yet retain control and monitoring of the projects. METS's tools to perform on-demand analysis and its efficiency to get project status and deviations reports etc., all assists the team in taking prompt, reliable and accurate decisions. Prominent Challenges for HVAC projects are controlling the Scope of Work, minimizing deviations/variance, and delegating of authority. METS is the best way to accurately estimate, has robust change control management, delegates authority with limitations, and best tool for continuous monitor tracking.

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CAESAR II

Hexagon PPM

CAESAR II® is the industry standard for pipe stress analysis, letting you build, assess and report on piping systems of any size or complexity in accordance with more than 35 international piping code standards and many environmental and equipment guidelines. Integration with CAD design packages lets you quickly import models, reducing risk for errors and costly iteration time between CAD and stress analysis divisions. We offer the highest quality CAESAR II and CADWorx training available in the world today, at a fraction of the cost for conventional classroom training. Some of our many benefits: No travel, No missed work, easy to follow step-by-step instruction, Convenient, and self-paced. All of our training includes full printed lesson guides. We offer the highest quality CAESAR II and CADWorx training available in the world today, at a fraction of the cost for conventional classroom training.

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Design Master Electrical

Design Master Software

Electrical design software for Revit. Electrical and HVAC design software for AutoCAD. Unleash the power of your Revit model for electrical design. Generate a one-line riser diagram, size feeders, calculate voltage drop (correctly!), perform short-circuit analysis, and more. A complete electrical design program in the familiar AutoCAD environment. Integrate your calculations and drafting. Generate panel schedules, create one-line diagrams, calculate fault and voltage drop, and more. A complete HVAC design program in the familiar AutoCAD environment. Lay out, size, and draft your ductwork with ease.

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Starting Price: $400 per year

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SysQue

Trimble

Trimble SysQue. Trimble® SysQue® empowers detailers, engineers, and fabricators to work in tandem to build constructible, real-world, digitized models in Autodesk Revit. Trimble SysQue Design real-world constructible MEP models in Revit. Overview. Trimble® SysQue® empowers detailers, engineers, and fabricators to work in tandem to build constructible, real-world, digitized models in Autodesk Revit. One Seamless Constructible Workflow. Trimble SysQue - Duct Construct. Stay Current With Managed Content Work from a continually evolving database of over eight million parts, and request additional content. Enhance Your Model. Use materials and sizes based on actual manufacturer products. Easily Collaborate With Project Stakeholders Work from one constructible model, from design through to construction. Improve Your Workflows. Feature-richness to accelerate LOD 400 detailing. Real-Time Accuracy, Real-World Applicability. Detail on Top of a Generic Revit Model. Leverage SysQue

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Best MEP Software in Africa

Compare the Top MEP Software in Africa as of October 2025

What is MEP Software in Africa?

GeoHECRAS

Fabrication ESTmep

Envisioneer

FINE MEP

AutoCAD MEP

Revit MEP

PowerCalc

SOLIDWORKS Electrical Professional

AutoPIPE

EVOLVE Shop

ALCAD

ElectricalDesign

CAD Schroer M4

Trimble EC-CAD

Trimble FabShop

HEC-RAS

Trimble Field Points

EVOLVE Electrical

EVOLVE Mechanical

Stabicad

Integraph Smart Electrical

Intergraph Smart Engineering Integrity

Integraph Smart Isometrics

Intergraph Smart P&ID

Isogen

METS

CAESAR II

Design Master Electrical

SysQue