Affiliate & Advertising Disclosure

Transparency, honesty, and editorial independence are the core values of CADGuide.tools. We believe in being 100% transparent with our users about how this platform is funded.

1. What is an Affiliate Link?

Many of the links directing you to external CAD software vendors, marketplaces, or download pages are affiliate links. This means that if you click on one of these links and subsequently purchase a software subscription, perpetual license, or product, we may receive a small commission from the merchant.

💡 Clicking an affiliate link does NOT increase the price you pay. In fact, through some of our partnerships, we are able to secure exclusive discount codes (coupons) or extended free trials that save you money.

2. Does This Affect Our Reviews and Scores?

Absolutely not. Our scoring system is strictly algorithmic and data-driven, based on objective technical metrics such as file format compatibility, supported platforms, features, pricing models, and public professional reviews.

• We do not accept payments to increase a software's rating or rating position.
• We list open-source and free alternatives alongside commercial software, even though we receive no compensation for them.
• Whether a software vendor has an affiliate program or not has zero impact on our evaluation.

3. Why Do We Use Affiliate Marketing?

Maintaining an extensive directory of 230+ complex professional CAD/BIM tools, publishing in-depth troubleshooting guides, and running advanced comparison algorithms requires significant server resources and expert editing hours.

Affiliate monetization allows us to keep CADGuide.tools 100% free to access, without cluttering the site with intrusive pop-up ads or charging you a subscription fee to find the right software.

4. Affiliate Programs We Participate In

We partner with various trusted affiliate networks and merchant platforms, including but not limited to:

• Impact.com (for Autodesk, SketchUp, etc.)
• Avangate / 2Checkout (Verifone) (for professional CAD/SaaS developers)
• ShareASale (for mid-sized engineering utilities)
• Direct in-house partnership programs from software publishers