--- description: Discover the benefits and disadvantages of ESPRIT. Learn the software price, see the description, and read the most helpful reviews for UK business users. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: ESPRIT Pricing, Cost & Reviews - Capterra UK 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Engineering CAD Software](/directory/30556/engineering-cad/software) > [ESPRIT](/software/9492/esprit) # ESPRIT Canonical: https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/9492/esprit Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/9492/esprit?page=2) > On-premise CAM system developed for manufacturing businesses that helps with CNC programming, optimization, simulation, and more. > > Verdict: Rated **3.7/5** by 6 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses ESPRIT? Engineering CAD solution for manufacturing businesses of all sizes that helps with CNC programming, milling, turning, wire EDM, and more. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **3.7/5** | 6 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 3.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 3.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 3.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 70% | (7/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: DP Technology ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$5,500.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Windows (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - 2D Drawing - 3D Imaging - CAD Tools - Collaboration Tools - Design Analysis - Manufacturing Design Data ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - Phone Support ## Category - [Engineering CAD Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/30556/engineering-cad/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Depending on the version, this leaves the system open to any SQL vulnerabilities that have not been protected against. > > Required for use by engineers at my company. No simple fix from customer support when Esprit would fail to run properly, resulting in a full reimage of the users system, on multiple occasions. Customer support solution was to install the latest version of the software. ----- ### "A Difficult Marriage" — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *2 September 2018* | Aviation & Aerospace | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Esprit will drive any axis you throw at it. You simply need one of two things, 1. someone to instruct your programmers on how to configure and utilize the software, or, 2. sufficient common sense, and experience with Esprit to do this yourself. The curve is steep absent the OSP300 controller, when you throw OKUMAS latest offering into the mix it presents as the most difficult and complex interface that I ever imagined encountering, but, I have utilized Esprit successfully, repeatedly, and confidently to drive the MULTUS at two different companies. > > **Cons**: It is an obtuse and non-intuitive application. > > Esprit is my primary programming platform, the lathe and 5-axis milling options will do some really wild geometry. I worked with it for a few years in the job shop environment and never thought anything special about it, but when I was able to drive these MULTUS machines with it and do variable lead compression rotors I was impressed. ----- ### "Spent over 7 months with ESPRIT CAM not making a successful part. Unproven post for the MULTUS." — 1.0/5 > **James** | *29 June 2016* | Consumer Goods | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10 > > **Pros**: The software is good in the office at the desk. Looks good. Good options, but nothing super special like they hype it up to be. > > **Cons**: Do not send ESPRIT nc code to the OKUMA MULTUS: We stopped the turret from quickly moving backwards into the sub spindle because ESPRIT had a default number as a starting point that was outside the number range of our Z travel. The turret was trying to backup over 120 inches in a cabinet that has less than 50 inches. Lathe direction spinning the wrong way per lathe tool need. Our favorite, watching the ESPRIT simulator run just fine in the office on the desktop and then sending it to the MULTUS only to watch a completely different outcome, (like moving from a action movie to a horror movie). Pulling out tons of lines of what we called (junk code) that ESPRIT puts in, spend 30 to 45mins pulling code out, that if left in throws errors. It wants to start working on the sub spindle when the raw stock is on the main spindle, yet in ESPRIT simulator it ran fine on the main spindle, (and in the software we verified that we selected main spindle). Being told that it is INDUSTRY STANDARD to spend 6 to 12 months aligning a post to a cnc machine, (Now that we switched to ESPRIT's competitor and in 72 hours had successful parts coming out of our machine that we could sell, that line is really funny) until I remember the costs, almost $50,000 shot out the window. Not to mention the damage with our clients and huge down time that ESPRIT is not concerned with. > > CMS purchased a new 2015 OKUMA MULTUS B300 and CMS also purchased Esprit CAM software and (5) days on site training from DP Technology in July 2015. To date CMS has been unable to utilize the software as promised and advertised by DP. With DP's software producing faulty and unusable NC code, CMS has made numerous requests to correct the problem. Quickly we realized that DP / ESPRIT software was not a proven post and CMS refused to pay for more training until they fixed their post. DP / ESPRIT mantra is to constantly get the user to pay for more training ($7,300 a pop) so they can show up and fix a bad post. DP sent a technician on February 25th 2016 to only confirm that the software was creating NC code improperly with CMS's machine and making no solution available to the customer/CMS. Customer service offered by DP is shocking and very disappointing after the amount of money spent. ESPRIT constantly says its a training issue when we (CMS) have proved countless times its a bad post issue. We went to the expense of creating our own server to send video's and code for their tech's. If you call in every day with issues that need fixing as we did. We noticed that the problems that were fixed Monday and Tuesday came back when the Thursday and Friday fixes where complete. What does this mean? It means that you are not getting your post updated, what they are doing is always grabbing a basic post and making changes to it and not fixing yours and then handing your original post back to you. Your constantly getting a new post without the previous fixes that you submitted that you have already suffered through. So over 9 months of this CMS went to ESPRIT's main COMPETITOR, and purchased their CAM software with the same training and we purchased all the bells and whistles like before. In 72 HOURS CMS was making sell-able parts. Now remember CMS personal was constantly told by ESPRIT that we don't know what we are doing or talking about and that we need more training. Yet 72 HOURS later with the competition's CAM software CMS was making successful tool paths and successful parts. No more broken tools. No more over cuts from what we called (wild nc code) crazy maneuvers that did not show in the simulator in the office but showed on the MULTUS simulator. No more scanning thousands of lines of nc code ensuring that what is being sent to the MULTUS is not going to crash us. No more running the MULTUS at 2% not trusting what is going to happen next. ----- ### "Excelente, Realmente o melhor CAM" — 5.0/5 > **Joao Paulo** | *22 February 2021* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Fácil de usar, intuitivo, poderoso, permite controlar fio e fresa até 6 eixos, tornos até 22 eixos, multi- buchas e multi torretas tudo sincronizado, os pós processadores são certificados pelas marcas das CNC´s e são gratuitos, o trabalho e a simulação é feita num gémeo digital (cnc digital). > > **Cons**: Sem resposta > > Retorno muito rápido do produto, competitividade em peças complexas, precisão nos tempos de maquinação. O ProfitMilling e ProfitTurning permite diminuir em 75% o tempo de maquinação, e reduzir em 5 vezes o desgasto das ferramentas. ----- ### "CAM para mecanizado" — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *8 February 2023* | Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: Buen CAM para integrar con CMZ. Los técnicos lo tienen de mano y adaptado entre los tornos CMZ y el CAM. Cubre todas las necesidades de sobra. > > **Cons**: Es complejo de usar tiene demasiadas opciones y aunque es más sencillo que picar código a mano tienes que tener destreza en el software para usarlo bien. ----- Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/9492/esprit?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/9492/esprit) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | ja | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | sv | | ----- ## Structured Data