Comparison
BeamBuddy vs Calcs.com
Both simplify structural calculations — one keeps everything inside your spreadsheet.
What is Calcs.com?
Calcs.com is a web-based structural design platform that offers steel, concrete, and timber calculations to Eurocode standards. It provides detailed calculation reports and aims to modernise the design workflow for structural engineers.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | BeamBuddy | Calcs.com |
|---|---|---|
| Works inside Excel | ✓ | ✗ |
| Simply supported beam analysis | ✓ | ✓ |
| Continuous beam analysis | ✓ | ✓ |
| Distributed loads | ✓ | ✓ |
| UK Blue Book steel sections | 397 sections | Yes |
| Eurocode 3 design checks | ✓ | ✓ |
| Live Excel cell linking | ✓ | ✗ |
| Calculation report generation | ✗ | ✓ |
| Concrete beam design | ✗ | ✓ |
| Timber design | ✗ | ✓ |
| Works offline | ✓ | ✗ |
| Free tier available | ✓ | Limited |
BeamBuddy
From £9.99/mo
14-day free trial included
Calcs.com
From ~£30/mo
Why Engineers Choose BeamBuddy
- ✓Excel-native — your loads, sections, and results live in the same spreadsheet as your other engineering data.
- ✓Bidirectional cell linking means changing an input cell automatically updates your beam analysis.
- ✓Lower price point with a generous free tier to get started.
- ✓No separate browser tab — run analysis directly in the tool you already have open.
- ✓Offline capability means you can work on sites, trains, or anywhere without internet.
- ✓Purpose-built for beam design with a focused, efficient interface.
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