What CoLab Software does
CoLab Software lets engineering teams upload, review and comment on 2D and 3D CAD files from systems like Creo, NX and SolidWorks in one cloud workspace, with an AI tool called AutoReview that flags errors in drawings and models. The platform connects to PLM systems such as Windchill and Teamcenter and to Microsoft Teams and Jira, and the company lists Ford, Komatsu, Schaeffler, Schneider Electric and Johnson Controls as customers. CoLab was founded by CEO Adam Keating and CTO Jeremy Andrews and is valued at roughly $500 million USD following its 2025 round, according to BetaKit.
How CoLab Software compares with its closest alternatives
1 of the 5 closest alternatives has a free plan; CoLab Software does not. Among the 3 that list a starting price, the cheapest is Procreate at $13 a month and the median is $15. 1 of the 5 offers an API, as CoLab Software does. CoLab Software offers a web app and a Microsoft Teams app. Of the alternatives, 3 offer a web app and none offers a Microsoft Teams app. CoLab Software was founded in 2017; the alternatives were founded between 1988 and 2020, 3 of them earlier. CoLab Software is based in St. John's, Canada; none of its 5 alternatives is in Canada. They are in China, Switzerland, the United States and elsewhere.