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About ClearCalcs is a cloud structural engineering software that enables engineers and designers to streamline their repetitive calculations with easy-to-use calculators for beams, columns, foundations, and more. With calculators available for the US standards, Eurocode, Australian standards, New Zealand standards, and Canadian standards, ClearCalcs is a one-stop shop for improving your productivity and design capability. Calculations can be linked together with one click, saving on time and errors, copy-pasting loads, and reports print to a simple, one-page PDF for easy checking.	About StructSuite is free, browser-based structural design and load-calculation software for residential and light-frame buildings. It designs wood and steel beams and columns to NDS 2024 and AISC 360-22; floor and ceiling joists and rafters using 2024 IBC span tables; wood-frame shear walls drawn on the building plan to SDPWS 2021, with Simpson hold-downs and anchors; isolated and strip footings to ACI 318-25; and cantilever retaining walls with concrete or CMU stems to TMS 402-22. It also calculates dead, live, seismic, and wind loads to ASCE 7-22. Each step shows equations with project values substituted and a book icon quoting the governing code paragraph. The results can be assembled into one calculation report for plan review. The free plan includes every module, unlimited calculations, and one cloud project. Pro adds unlimited projects, PDF reports, and an online verification link for plan checkers; subscriptions cost $100/month or $1,000/year, and a one-week Pro pass costs $50.
Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported	Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported
Audience Engineers, Architects, Designers	Audience Structural and civil engineers, architects, and building designers working on residential and light-frame projects.
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported	Support Phone Support Not Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Not Supported	API Offers API Not Supported
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Pricing $79.00 USD / month Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported	Pricing $50 one-time The free plan includes every module, unlimited calculations, and one cloud project. Pro includes unlimited projects, PDF reports, and an online verification link for plan checkers. Pro subscriptions cost $100/month or $1,000/year; a one-week Pro pass costs $50. Free Version Supported Free Trial Not Supported
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Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Not Supported	Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported
Company Information ClearCalcs Founded: 2016 Australia clearcalcs.com	Company Information StructSuite Founded: 2025 United States structsuite.com
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Categories Architecture Supported CAD Supported Civil Engineering Supported Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) Supported Engineering Supported Structural Engineering Supported	Categories Structural Engineering Supported
Show More Features CAD Features 2 1/2-Axis Milling Not Supported 2D Drawing Not Supported 3-Axis Milling Not Supported 3D Modeling Not Supported 4-Axis Milling Not Supported 5-Axis Milling Not Supported Civil Supported Collaboration Not Supported Database Connectivity Not Supported Design Analysis Supported Design Export Not Supported Document Management Not Supported Electrical Not Supported Hole Making Not Supported Mechanical Not Supported Mechatronics Not Supported Presentation Tools Not Supported Simulate Cycles Not Supported Spiral Output Not Supported Structural Engineering Supported Toolpath Simulation Not Supported User Defined Cycles Not Supported Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) Features CAD/CAM Compatibility Not Supported Finite Element Analysis Supported Fluid Dynamics Not Supported Import / Export Files Supported Integrated 3D Modeling Not Supported Manufacturing Process Simulation Not Supported Mechanical Event Simulation Not Supported Multibody Dynamics Not Supported Thermal Analysis Not Supported
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