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QCAD

Not Agent-Ready Yet
Agent-Ready SaaS Index · qcad.org · scored 2026-05-09 · rubric v2.0
Score 44 / 100
General Purpose Cad

QCAD scores 44/100 on xpay's Agent-Ready Index v2: partial pricing visibility; self-serve checkout is available; a free entry path exists.

See QCAD pricing summaryLive pricing page
Pricing
QCAD pricing
As of 2026-05-09 · www.qcad.org/en/
Free
Free
Layers and Blocks
35 CAD fonts, TrueType support
DXF/DWG import and export
ECMAScript (JavaScript) scripting
Command line tools
Score breakdown · rubric v2.0
How QCAD scores on the agent-ready dimensions

Public pricing visibility

15 / 15

Self-serve checkout

15 / 15

Public API + docs

0 / 20

Usage-based / metered pricing

0 / 20

Free entry path

7 / 7

No sales call required

7 / 7

Card / wallet / x402 payment

0 / 6

Machine-readable bonus (MCP / OpenAPI)

0 / 10

Total
44 / 100
Effective pricing
What it actually costs at typical scale
1 user, typical usage
$0/mo
· Free plan provides full functionality· No additional usage fees
Confidence: high
Agent purchase verdict
Can an autonomous agent transact here?
Agent-ready
LLM score: 80/100

Can create account

Yes

Can enter payment method

No

Can upgrade plan

No

Can buy more usage

No

Can cancel online

No

Payment methods

Unknown

Human approval recommended

No

Pricing transparency

full

Purchase motion

self_serve

Demo required

No

Quote required

No

Annual commit required

No

Auto-renewal mentioned

No

Cancellation policy visible

No

Refund policy visible

No

Invoice payment available

No

Purchase orders supported

No

MSA required

No

DPA available

No

Security review required

No

Trial

Available, no card

Competitive intel
Positioning & ecosystem
Headline

“The Open Source CAD System For Everyone”

Buyer persona

smb
mid market
enterprise
developer

Agent purchase simulation
Six-step check: can an agent actually buy from QCAD?
✓

Discover price

◐

Select a plan

✗

Pay per task

✗

Avoid a sales call

✗

API docs without auth

✗

Estimate cost upfront

Analysis
Pros and cons for AI agents
Observational summary written by xpay from the signals captured on 2026-05-06. Not a review of the product — only of its current pricing posture for agent buyers.
✓ For an AI agent
  • Pricing is publicly visible on an indexable page — agents can read tiers without scraping past auth.
◐ Opportunities for the provider
  • No per-unit price was advertised, so an agent has no way to estimate the cost of a single task.
  • All advertised tiers route to a sales contact form; an agent cannot complete a purchase autonomously.
  • API documentation is gated or absent; an agent cannot inspect the integration surface without authentication.
  • No /.well-known/ai-pricing.json or equivalent machine-readable pricing manifest is published — agents must rely on HTML scraping.
One-line fix
How QCAD could lift its score

Add a per-unit price (e.g. $X / 1K calls) to the pricing page so an agent can compute its own cost before committing.

pricing_visible

true

headline_phrasing

QCAD - 2D CAD for Windows, Linux and Mac — QCAD is a free, open source application for computer aided drafting (CAD) in two dimensions (2D). With QCAD you can create technical drawings such as plans for buildings, interiors, mechanical parts or schematics and diagrams. QCAD works on Windows, macOS and Linux. The source code of QCAD is released under the GPL version 3 (GPLv3), a popular Open Source license.

tier_count

1

lowest_paid_entry_usd

null

free_tier

false

free_tier_terms

null

per_unit_price

null

annual_required

false

self_serve_paid_tiers

0

sales_only_tiers

1

public_api_docs_url

null

api_docs_auth_walled

null

ai_pricing_json_present

false

agents_txt_present

false

anonymous_purchase_path

false

per_unit_classification

null

usage_headline_present

false

custom_tier_present

false

agent_friendly

{"ai_pricing_json":false,"agents_txt":false,"llms_txt":false,"sitemap_xml":false,"mcp_server_card":false,"agent_skills_index":false,"x402_supported":false}

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Page heading: QCAD - 2D CAD for Windows, Linux and Mac
CTAs (31): Download · Products · QCAD: 2D CAD · QCAD/CAM · QCAD Command Line Tools · Documentation · The QCAD Book · Reference Manual · Tutorials · Video Tutorials · Features · Changelog
EN DE FR ES IT DownloadProductsQCAD: 2D CADQCAD/CAMQCAD Command Line ToolsDocumentationThe QCAD BookReference ManualTutorialsVideo TutorialsFeaturesChangelogInstallationGalleryTestimonialsLicenseForum ShopContact UsSearch QCAD - 2D CAD for Windows, Linux and Mac The Open Source CAD System For Everyone QCAD is a free, open source application for computer aided drafting (CAD) in two dimensions (2D). With QCAD you can create technical drawings such as plans for buildings, interiors, mechanical parts or schematics and diagrams. QCAD works on Windows, macOS and Linux. The source code of QCAD is released under the GPL version 3 (GPLv3), a popular Open Source license. The current version of QCAD is 3.32. QCAD was designed with modularity, extensibility and portability in mind. But what people notice most often about QCAD is its intuitive user interface. QCAD is an easy to use but powerful 2D CAD system for everyone. You don't need any CAD experience to get started with QCAD immediately. You can download QCAD today for free! Main Features Layers Blocks (grouping) 35 CAD fonts included Support for TrueType fonts Various Metrical and Imperial units DXF and DWG input and output Printing to scale Printing on multiple pages Over 40 construction tools Over 20 modification tools Construction and modification of points, lines, arcs, circles, ellipses, splines, polylines, texts, dimensions, hatches, fills, raster images Various powerful entity selection tools Object snaps Measuring tools Part…
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Agent-Ready Spec
QCAD
Not Agent-Ready Yet

44

/ 100 (rubric v2.0)
Category

General Purpose Cad

Pricing model

Not advertised

Tier count

1

Free tier

No

Lowest paid entry

Sales-led

Self-serve / sales-only tiers

0 / 1

Public API docs

Auth-walled

Anonymous purchase path

No

Machine-readable pricing

Not published

Last refreshed

2026-05-09

Pricing intelligenceInsights extracted from www.qcad.org/en/
Pricing model

Tier-based subscription

Agent-purchase verdict
Agent-ready
80/100 · v2.1
Canonical answer

QCAD pricing starts at $0/mo for the Free plan; free plan available; paid plans up to $0/mo. Billed monthly.

Cheapest entry

Free download (Free)

Actions
Open live pricing page
Verdict reflects Not Agent-Ready Yet status under rubric v2.0. Source observed at https://www.qcad.org/en/.
Agent-friendly features0 of 7 present
Discovery files and protocols
Side-channel signals — informational, not part of the score. Each protocol is independent; adoption signals the publisher is thinking about agent buyers.

ai-pricing.json

agents.txt

llms.txt

sitemap.xml

MCP Server Card

Agent Skills

x402 / MPP

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