Compare the Top Engineering Software in the UK as of October 2026

What is Engineering Software in the UK?

Engineering software is software used by engineers to design, analyze and manufacture various products. It includes a wide range of applications such as CAD/CAE software, analysis tools, optimization tools, and programming tools. Engineering software can be used for a variety of tasks such as designing mechanical parts, analyzing structural stability, simulating system performance, and optimizing product designs. These applications enable engineers to optimize their designs for cost reduction and increased efficiency. Compare and read user reviews of the best Engineering software in the UK currently available using the table below. This list is updated regularly.

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    PloComp

    PloComp

    Isoplotec Corporation

    PloComp displays HPGL/Vector/Image. It can display maximum of 20 file in piles or in arranges. Display mode is overwrite, merge, undisplay, mirror at a file. This is useful for checking the product drawings by overlapping multiple drawings, such as printed wiring boards, or for comparing old and new drawings by recognizing changed areas using different colors or cloud marks. Supports many file formats: Input: HP-GL, HP-GL/2, HP RTL, PDF, DXF, DWG, GERBER, NC-Drill, IGES, SXF, EMF, TIFF, JPEG, Bitmap, PCX, FPX, GIF, PNG Output: HP-GL, HP-GL/2, HP RTL, PDF, DXF, DWG, IGES, SXF, EMF, TIFF, JPEG, Bitmap, PCX, FPX, GIF, PNG, Printer, Plotter, WMF, PS, EPS, SVG, XPS, PCL, Copy to Clipboard (black and white, color) It has same powerful input and edit function as 2D-CAD, it can read view file and edit. All the function usage can be carried out free for 30 days from installation for trial.
    Starting Price: $90/license
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    PloCompAuto

    PloCompAuto

    Isoplotec Corporation

    PloCompAuto is a program that automatically converts files in the following formats at high speed. It is very efficient when you have a large number of drawing files and want to overlay multiple drawings onto one sheet, color-code the differences between two drawings, or find the changed areas. Input: HP-GL, HP-GL/2, HP RTL, PDF, DXF, DWG, GERBER, NC-drill, IGES, SXF, TIFF, JPEG, Bitmap, PCX, FPX, GIF, PNG, EMF Output: PDF, TIFF, DXF, DWG, JPEG, Bitmap, IGES, SXF, EMF, XPS, PCL, WMF, PS, EPS, SVG, GIF, PNG, PCX, FPX, CMT, HP-GL/printer The following output modes are available, and it also supports drawing comparison between folders. (1) Folder monitoring output mode Monitors a specified folder, and if there is no input file, waits until the file arrives, and when the input file arrives, it outputs it. After output, the input file is automatically deleted. (2) Batch file output mode All the function usage can be carried out free for 30 days from installation for trial.
    Starting Price: $950/license
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    PloViewMini

    PloViewMini

    Isoplotec Corporation

    PloViewMini is a freeware (license fee free) viewer for viewing HP-GL file drawings, and has the following features: (1) High-speed display of vector drawings and many display-related commands (2) Line color, width change, black and white/color switching of the entire drawing, background color switching, pen ON/OFF (3) Rotation, mirror, grid display (4) Character font (TrueType) font switching, character size change (5) Coordinate display (6) Multi-page support (7) Input file format is HP-GL (not compatible with HP-GL/2 or HP RTL) PloViewMini is a limited-function version of the paid version of PloView.
    Starting Price: $0.00 US/license
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    PloView

    PloView

    Isoplotec Corporation

    PloView is a viewer for viewing HPGL, vector and image files. (1) Files: Input: HP-GL, HP-GL/2, HP RTL, PDF, DXF, DWG, GERBER, NC-Drill, IGES, SXF, EMF, TIFF, JPEG, Bitmap, PCX, FPX, GIF, PNG Output: HP-GL, HP-GL/2, HP RTL, PDF, DXF, DWG, IGES, SXF, EMF, TIFF, JPEG, Bitmap, PCX, FPX, GIF, PNG, WMF, PS, EPS, SVG, XPS, PCL, Clipboard, Printer, Plotter (2) Multi-page file - Open multiple files, display pages, combine into multi-page file - Split multi-page file into separate files for each page (3) Display - Fast display - Line color, width change, black and white/color switching, background color switching, pen ON/OFF - Overwrite/mixed color switching - Rotation, mirror, grid display - Vector font/TrueType font (4) Request - Coordinate, length, area, line width, angle measurement - Character search - Connected line search, total line length measurement (5) Drawing editing Powerful input and editing functions comparable to 2D CAD.
    Starting Price: $70/license
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    PloViewAuto

    PloViewAuto

    Isoplotec Corporation

    PloViewAuto is a program that automatically converts large amounts of files in the following formats at high speed. Input: HP-GL, HP-GL/2, HP RTL, PDF, DXF, DWG, GERBER, NC-drill, IGES, SXF, TIFF, JPEG, Bitmap, PCX, FPX, GIF, PNG, EMF Output: PDF, TIFF, DXF, DWG, JPEG, Bitmap, IGES, SXF, EMF, XPS, PCL, WMF, PS, EPS, SVG, GIF, PNG, PCX, FPX, CMT, HP-GL/printer PloViewAuto has two output modes: (1) Folder monitoring output mode Searches for an input file with the specified wildcard input file name, outputs if found, and automatically deletes the input file after output. If there is no input file, waits until the file arrives. (2) Batch file output mode Continuously outputs multiple input files listed in the specified output list file. All the function usage can be carried out free for 30 days from installation for trial.
    Starting Price: $950/license
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    PloCon

    PloCon

    Isoplotec Corporation

    PloCon is a program that continuously prints the drawing of HPGL / vector / image file to Windows printer. It does not display. (1) Paper and output scale - Specify paper and automatically scaled to fit paper size - Specify paper and output on designated scale - Automatic paper selection with specified scale Automatic selection of the optimum paper and orientation of the printer that matches the drawing size scaled in the drawing area (2)"Interactive print" / "Print from other applications" (3) Line color, width change, whole drawing black and white / color switching, pen ON / OFF (4) Vector font of character font / True type font switching (5) Multi-page support (6) Reading of many file formats as shown below. HP-GL, HP-GL/2, HP RTL, EMF, PDF, DXF, DWG, GERBER, NC-drill, IGES, SXF,EMF, TIFF, JPEG, Bitmap, PCX, FPX, GIF, PNG (7) Output mode Folder monitoring output Batch file output
    Starting Price: $70/license
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    GenomiX

    GenomiX

    VE3 Global

    GenomiX is a unified analytics platform built to manage the complexity of modern genomics research and clinical workflows. It supports large-scale sequencing data, integrates fragmented systems like LIMS and EHRs, and enables multi-omics analysis across DNA, RNA, and epigenetics. With its cloud-agnostic, container-native architecture, GenomiX ensures flexibility, compliance, and scalability for both research and healthcare environments. The platform streamlines workflows with support for popular engines like Nextflow, WDL, and Snakemake, while offering preconfigured bioinformatics pipelines. Advanced AI and ML integrations accelerate clinical interpretation and research insights. GenomiX also prioritizes security, ensuring GDPR, HIPAA, and NHS compliance while facilitating collaboration across institutions.
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    realvirtual.io

    realvirtual.io

    realvirtual GmbH

    realvirtual.io is a Unity-based framework for industrial digital twins and virtual commissioning in machine and plant engineering. It imports the customer's own CAD (STEP, SolidWorks, CATIA, NX), lets you define kinematics (drives, sensors, grippers) without altering the original geometry, and connects real or simulated PLCs and robot controllers through 15+ native interfaces (Siemens S7, Beckhoff TwinCAT/ADS, OPC UA, MQTT, EtherNet/IP, Fanuc, KUKA, ABB) to one 3D model. It ships with full C# source code, so there is no black box and no vendor lock-in, and holds high-fidelity visuals at 60 fps while keeping cost far below legacy digital-factory tools. One model carries through sales, engineering, virtual commissioning, 3D HMI and operator training. A free Starter edition is on the Unity Asset Store; companion product realvirtual WEB (open source, Three.js) delivers the same model to any browser via one link.
    Starting Price: $0
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