imge

DETAILED COMPARISON

What sets imge apartfrom other CADs?

Modules, offline operation, Turkish standards, IP protection — approach differences with concrete, verifiable features.

Feature comparison — May 2026.

Feature
imge
BilTAY · Turkish
Cloud-only CADs
Anonymous category
Traditional desktop CADs
Anonymous category
Modules
Part + Drawing
✓
✓
✓
Assembly
✓
✓
✓
CAM + G-Code post-processor
✓
✓
Partial

Add-on module licence

CAE (structural analysis)
✓ beta
✓
✓
Turkish commands / menus
✓
Partial
Partial
Turkish standards (TS, AS9100)
✓
✗
✗
Operating Mode
Offline operation
✓
✗
✓
Cloud requirement
✗
✓
✗
On-premise / air-gapped
✓ Enterprise

HSM-backed

✗
✓
Resilient against local regulatory shutdowns
✓
✗
Partial

Licence-server dependent

IP & Security (Design Data)
Owner-key file encryption
✓
✗
✗
Read-only collaborator (no save)
✓
✗
Partial

Via a separate add-on data-management product

Invisible watermark + audit log
✓
✗
Partial

Enterprise add-on

Time-locked access
✓
✗
✗
Data residency (Turkey servers)
✓
✗
Partial

By organization

Employee-departure key recovery (HSM + 2-of-3)
✓ Enterprise
✗
Partial

Via an add-on product

Local Support
Turkish technical support
✓
Partial
Partial
Turkish documentation
✓
Partial
Partial
Local ecosystem (ERP/MES/PLM)
✓ BilTAY
✗
✗
✓ Yes ✗ No Partial Limited support ✓ beta In beta

This comparison is based on publicly available technical information as of May 2026. All brand and product names are property of their respective owners. Each product's policies and versions may change over time.

WHEN DOES IMGE FIT BEST?

For which engineer does imge make a difference?

Abstract comparison isn't enough — let's look at real scenarios.

🛡️

You are a defense supplier

Need a CAD that works VPN-free in defense facilities, resilient to regulatory shutdowns, compliant with defense supplier requirements, on-premise capable? Cloud-only CADs require VPN in defense facilities; traditional desktop CADs run on-premise but IP protection is not built in — it is sold as add-ons. imge Enterprise delivers both natively — employee-departure recovery + air-gapped install.

RESULT

→ imge Enterprise

🇹🇷

Turkish UI and TS standards

Daily work for a Turkish engineer needs: TS-standard fasteners and profiles, Turkish menus, AS9100 / IATF 16949 templates. Most cloud-only and traditional desktop CADs offer Turkish UI and TS standards either partially or not at all. imge is 100% Turkish + native standards library.

RESULT

→ imge

🔐

Share designs with suppliers — but protect them

The supplier sees the part, makes it, but cannot save / copy / re-use it tomorrow. This is not built into other CADs; traditional desktop CADs offer it partially through separate data-management products — an expensive add-on. imge Pro ships read-only collaborator + watermark + audit log + time-locked access — built in.

RESULT

→ imge Pro

Try before deciding

Free edition is always free — individuals, students and commercial use alike — try all modules (Part + Drawing + Assembly), see for yourself.

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