Why hackers moved from Fusion 360 to FreeCAD
1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.
What hackers said about the move
“I switched from Fusion to FreeCAD when I bid Windows goodbye”dracotomes, 2026-02-20original comment ↗
Use Fusion 360? Get alerted when hackers criticize it.
Tell us the tools in your stack. When hackers start criticizing one of them, or moving to an alternative, you will hear about it first.
Fusion 360 vs FreeCAD
| Fusion 360 | FreeCAD | |
|---|---|---|
| Hackers who recommend | 1 | 2 |
| Hackers who criticize | 0 | 1 |
| Moved away from it | 1 | 0 |
| Moved to it | 0 | 2 |
Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.
Criticism of Fusion 360
No further criticism of Fusion 360 captured yet.
Praise for FreeCAD
“Freecad 1.0 is a gamechanger IMHO. It so far has suited all my needs as well as being significantly easier to use than the pre 1.0 versions.”Ccecil, 2025-12-21original comment ↗
Other moves from Fusion 360
Other moves to FreeCAD
- Fusion → FreeCAD (1)