Available worldwide
What is Bonsai (BlenderBIM Add-on)?
An open-source platform for creating, auditing, and analyzing IFC-based building information models with support for structural analysis, MEP systems, costing, scheduling, and facility management.
Bonsai (BlenderBIM Add-on) pricing
We don't have Bonsai (BlenderBIM Add-on)'s full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
Free and open source. Donations accepted to support development.
What Bonsai (BlenderBIM Add-on) does
The capabilities that matter for bim software, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Deployment model
- Windows desktop heavy client
- Authoring vs coordination
- Model authoring
- 3d parametric object modeling
- ✓
- Automated hard and soft clash detection
- ✓
- 4d time scheduling and 5d cost estimation
- ✓
- Point cloud lidar scan ingestion
- ✗
- Ifc openbim standard compliance
- ✓
- Mep mechanical electrical plumbing detailing
- ✓
- Structural steel and concrete rebar detailing
- ✗
- Vr ar headset model walkthroughs
- ✗
- SOC2 type ii
- ✗
- ISO 27001
- ✗
- Pricing model
- -
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- macOS
- Linux
- Windows
- Self-hosted
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
Bonsai (BlenderBIM Add-on) alternatives
Other bim software we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- BIMcollabCentralized BIM collaboration and model quality management platformmedium · 54%
- IfcOpenShelllow · 35%
- Bricsys BricsCAD BIMDesktop CAD tool for authoring Building Information Models from 2D sketches and point cloud datalow · 36%
- Trimble Tekla StructuresProfessional 3D structural modeling software for building design and documentationlow · 36%
- DaluxConstruction management platform for coordinating teams and delivering projects across the building lifecyclelow · 36%
- ReviztoUnified 2D/3D collaboration environment for coordinating complex architecture and construction projectslow · 25%
Compare Bonsai (BlenderBIM Add-on)
Side by side against other bim software, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Bonsai (BlenderBIM Add-on), not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 80 | 0.08 | 6.7 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 75 | 0.08 | 6.3 | ✓ |
| Development activity | 63 | 0.09 | 5.9 | ✓ |
| Price level | 100 | 0.05 | 5.2 | ✓ |
| Release cadence | 99 | 0.05 | 5.2 | ✓ |
| Dependent projects | 31 | 0.06 | 2.0 | ✓ |
| Stars | 65 | 0.03 | 1.7 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
| Integrations | 0 | 0.09 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.14 | 0.0 | - |
| Security score | 0 | 0.04 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 100 | mediumsource · 2026-08-26 · 65% |
Adoption
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Iso 27001: No · Soc2 type ii: No · Deployment model: windows_desktop_heavy_client · Authoring vs coordination: model_authoring · 3d parametric object modeling: Yes · Ifc openbim standard compliance: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-22 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | C++ | highsource · 2026-08-26 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | LGPL-3.0 | highsource · 2026-08-26 · 95% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-08-22 · 75% |
Pricing
Release
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerabilities | Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=ifcopenshell&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 | highsource · 2026-08-26 · 90% |