Archicad
Architectural BIM authoring with strong native IFC and OpenBIM workflows.
At a glance
Best for
- Architecture-led practices
- OpenBIM / IFC-first workflows
- Small to mid-size studios on Mac or Windows
Key capabilities
- IFC4 support
- IFC4.3 support
- BCF issue exchange
- IDS validation
- Open API
- Python scripting
- Cloud features
- Real-time collaboration
- Works offline
Quick facts
- Latest version
- 29.1Verified
- Last updated
- 10 Sept 2026Vendor reported
- Platforms
- Win, MacVerified
- Pricing
- SubscriptionVendor reported
- Deployment
- Desktop + BIMcloudVerified
- Licence
- ProprietaryVendor reported
- Free trial
- SupportedSupportedVendor reported· 26 Sept 2026
- Developer
- GraphisoftVendor reported
OpenBIM
Standards support- IFC 2x3
- SupportedSupportedVerified· 17 Sept 2026
- IFC4
- SupportedSupportedVerified· 12 Sept 2026
- IFC4.3
- SupportedSupportedVendor reported· 28 Aug 2026
- BCF
- SupportedSupportedVerified· 19 Sept 2026
- IDS
- SupportedSupportedVerified· 20 Sept 2026
- bSDD
- SupportedSupportedVendor reported· 24 Aug 2026
- COBie
- SupportedSupportedVerified· 31 Aug 2026
- MVD
- SupportedSupportedVerified· 17 Sept 2026
Data & privacy
- Cloud
- SupportedSupportedVerified· 20 Aug 2026
- Local processing
- SupportedSupportedVerified· 22 Aug 2026
- Offline
- SupportedSupportedVerified· 23 Sept 2026
- No account required
- Not supportedNot supportedVerified· 8 Sept 2026
- Self-hosted
- Not supportedNot supportedVerified· 17 Sept 2026
- Open source
- Not supportedNot supportedVendor reported· 13 Sept 2026
- Real-time collaboration
- SupportedSupportedVerified· 26 Aug 2026
- Data residency
- See vendor docsVendor reported
Cloud Infrastructure & Data Residency
Cloud facts apply specifically to BIMcloud Software as a Service used with Archicad Teamwork, not the Archicad desktop application or self-managed BIMcloud.
Vendor statements are not independent certification. Organisation-level credentials and hosting-provider credentials do not automatically certify this product. Residency may apply to only specific services or data types.
- Cloud hosting provider
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Vendor documented · BIMcloud SaaS · Reviewed 2026-10-01
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Source evidence
BIMcloud Software as a Service is hosted on the Google Cloud Platform
Official vendor documentation- Primary server provider
Google Cloud; Graphisoft operates the BIMcloud SaaS tenant
Vendor documented · Product/service-level · Reviewed 2026-10-01
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- Data centre / server locations
Australia: Sydney; Belgium: St. Ghislain; Brazil: São Paulo; Finland: Hamina; Germany: Frankfurt; Hong Kong; India: Mumbai; Japan: Tokyo; South Africa: Johannesburg; Spain: Madrid; Switzerland: Zürich; UK: London; US: Iowa, South Carolina, Los Angeles
Vendor documented · Published region table; service location tied to purchase country · Reviewed 2026-10-01
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Source evidence
List of available regions for BIMcloud Software as a Service:
Official vendor documentation- Available data residency options
UK, EU, US, Australia, APAC and other listed regions; tenant region assigned by country of purchase
Vendor documented · BIMcloud SaaS; check purchase-country-to-region mapping · Reviewed 2026-10-01
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Source evidence
location of your BIMcloud Software as a Service tenant is tied to the country of purchase.
Official vendor documentation- Customer hosting-region selection
Tenant location tied to the country of purchase; unrestricted customer region selection not stated
Vendor documented · Product/service-level · Reviewed 2026-10-01
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Source evidence
location of your BIMcloud Software as a Service tenant is tied to the country of purchase.
Official vendor documentation- ISO 27001 certification
Information not publicly disclosed by vendor.
- SOC 2 compliance
Information not publicly disclosed by vendor.
- GDPR compliance
Information not publicly disclosed by vendor.
- Encryption at rest
Information not publicly disclosed by vendor.
- Encryption in transit
Information not publicly disclosed by vendor.
- Single Sign-On (SSO)
Information not publicly disclosed by vendor.
- Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
BIMcloud SaaS supports MFA and secure password mandate
Vendor documented · BIMcloud SaaS · Reviewed 2026-10-01
Source evidence
BIMcloud SaaS delivers multi-factor authentication and a secure password mandate option
Official vendor documentation- Customer-managed encryption keys
Information not publicly disclosed by vendor.
- Air-gapped deployment
Information not publicly disclosed by vendor.
- On-premise deployment
Information not publicly disclosed by vendor.
- Government, defence / sovereign cloud
Information not publicly disclosed by vendor.
Trust centre, security & infrastructure documentation
- BIMcloud SaaS regions and hostingSource unavailable at last check
- BIMcloud SaaS security and MFA
Last editorial review: 2026-10-01 · Last automated source check: 01/10/2026
Sources rechecked every 30 days. Changed evidence is withheld; inaccessible sources are retried after seven days, and previously reviewed evidence expires after 45 days without reconfirmation. This checks published evidence, not certificate validity or legal compliance.
Cybersecurity & Compliance
Security information not disclosed for this product. Absence of information here does not imply a lack of security — it means no reliable public evidence has been reviewed yet.
Automation & APIs
- API
- SupportedSupportedVerified· 25 Aug 2026
- Python
- SupportedSupportedVerified· 2 Sept 2026
- C#
- SupportedSupportedVendor reported· 9 Sept 2026
- JavaScript
- Not supportedNot supportedVendor reported· 22 Aug 2026
- Dynamo
- Not supportedNot supportedVerified· 10 Sept 2026
- Grasshopper
- SupportedSupportedVerified· 22 Sept 2026
- Revit integration
- Not supportedNot supportedVerified· 18 Sept 2026
- Rhino integration
- Not supportedNot supportedVerified· 28 Sept 2026
Release history
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