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ScaFix vs Avontus Designer

Avontus Designer is Windows software for designing system scaffolds in 3D, with CAD and BIM import and export, for scaffold designers and project managers. ScaFix is a browser and iPhone app that plans 76 systems from 45 manufacturers from wall measurements, a PDF drawing or a scan.

By Ole Emil Frikstad Urstad · How the numbers are computed ·

Try one week – €9.90See the demo house in 3DSee ScaFix

€9.90 for 7 days. Does not renew.

Layher Allround scaffolding around a house of 11.4 × 5.3 m with a gabled roof (eaves 4.5 m, ridge 6 m), drawn by the ScaFix 3D model
Layher Allround around the example house, as ScaFix draws it in 3D.

Which one fits?

You design complex system scaffolds in CAD and BIM on Windows, and want rental and inventory software from the same maker: look at Avontus. You plan facade scaffolds for houses and blocks quickly, on site or in the office, on any device: look at ScaFix.

Side by side

What each product offers according to its maker. The Avontus column is taken from avontus.com; prices are left out on purpose (see the comparison of twelve tools for the published ones).

ScaFix vs Avontus Designer
ScaFixAvontus Designer
PlatformBrowser (PC, Mac, Android) and iPhone app, one accountWindows
How you start a planWall measurements, a PDF drawing, LiDAR scan on iPhone3D design; imports IFC, PDF and AutoCAD files
Scaffold systems76 systems from 45 manufacturersBuilt-in ringlock, Kwikstage and cuplock catalogues plus catalogues from 40+ manufacturers (Professional licence)
3D modelYes, drawn by the app from the planYes
Material or parts listYes, complete, with a PDF reportYes
Drawings and BIM3D view and PDF report; no CAD drawingsExports .dwg and PDF; BIM exports including Navisworks
Structural checksNo: a planning tool, not a structural calculationNot stated by the maker
Inventory and rentalNoIn the separate product Avontus Quantify
LicenceYearly or monthly plan, or one week onceBilled every 28 days plus a one-time start-up fee; outright licence through sales

Where Avontus Designer is stronger

  • CAD and BIM workflows: IFC, PDF and AutoCAD import, .dwg export and BIM exports for Navisworks.
  • Catalogues from more than 40 manufacturers for detailed design of complex system scaffolds.
  • A family of products: Quantify for rental, inventory and estimates next to the design tool.

Where ScaFix is different

  • It runs in the browser on any computer and as an iPhone app, not only on Windows.
  • It starts from what you have on site: wall measurements, a PDF floor plan or a LiDAR scan.
  • It gives the facade scaffold and its full parts list in minutes, for 76 systems including Nordic and European frame systems.
  • Plans are yearly or monthly, with no start-up fee.
The PDF import in ScaFix: a 1:100 floor plan with the detected outline and wall lengths marked, and the steps Page, Scale, Walls, Heights and Review
The PDF import: the scale is found and the outline sits on the drawing's walls (test drawing).
PERI UP scaffolding around a house of 11.4 × 5.3 m with a gabled roof (eaves 4.5 m, ridge 6 m), drawn by the ScaFix 3D model
PERI UP around the example house, as ScaFix draws it in 3D.

Questions and answers

Is ScaFix an alternative to Avontus Designer?

For planning facade scaffolds with a 3D model and a parts list, yes. For CAD drawings, BIM exports and complex industrial scaffolds, Avontus Designer does more; ScaFix is a planning tool and does not produce CAD drawings.

Does Avontus Designer run on a Mac or a phone?

Avontus lists Designer as Windows software. ScaFix runs in any browser and as an iPhone app.

How is Avontus Designer licensed?

Avontus publishes pay-as-you-go pricing billed every 28 days with a one-time start-up fee, and an outright licence through sales. ScaFix has yearly and monthly plans with no start-up fee.

Sources

The facts about Avontus Designer are from avontus.com, read on 23 October 2026. Tell support@scafix.app if something has changed.