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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ARCHICAD

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AARCHICAD is a 3D architectural design application and BIM from Graphisoft, a Nemetschek Group company headquartered in Budapest.

    $240

    per month

    DraftSight

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/ADraftSight is a 2D and 3D CAD solution for architects, engineers and construction service providers, as well as professional CAD users, designers, educators and hobbyists. DraftSight lets users create, edit, view, and markup any kind of 2D and 3D DWG file with greater ease, speed, and efficiency. Its familiar user interface helps to facilitate a quick transition from other CAD applications. DraftSight Offerings: DraftSight Professional: the advanced 2D CAD drafting…

    $249

    per year

    Pricing
    ARCHICADDraftSight
    Editions & Modules
    Archicad Solo Version
    $240
    per month
    Archicad Full Version
    $280
    per month
    DraftSight Professional
    $249
    per year
    DraftSight Premium (3D)
    $549
    per year
    DraftSight Enterprise
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    DraftSight Enterprise Plus
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ARCHICADDraftSight
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—DraftSight Professional, and Premium are available to purchase online directly. DraftSight Enterprise and Enterprise Plus are available to purchase through local resellers.
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    Community Pulse
    ARCHICADDraftSight
    Considered Both Products
    Graphisoft
    Chose ARCHICAD
    Revit is the most widely owned, but it seems clunky, has a complex, non-graphical interface, and is extremely expensive. Bentley also seems overly complex for typical Architecture projects. SketchUp is a great conceptual tool, but becomes very limited with more advanced …
    Incentivized
    Dassault Systemes
    Chose DraftSight
    DraftSight is superior
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
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    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
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    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    ARCHICADDraftSight
    Computer-Aided Design Software
    Comparison of Computer-Aided Design Software features of ARCHICAD and DraftSight
    Feature
    ARCHICAD
    7.1
    1 Ratings
    DraftSight
    6.9
    4 Ratings
    3D Modeling9.01 Ratings7.92 Ratings
    2D Drafting7.01 Ratings8.84 Ratings
    Rendering and Visualization5.01 Ratings6.62 Ratings
    Parametric Design8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration and Sharing6.01 Ratings7.13 Ratings
    Compatibility with other software and formats7.01 Ratings8.24 Ratings
    Assembly Design7.01 Ratings6.32 Ratings
    Simulation and Analysis8.01 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Documentation and Annotation7.01 Ratings6.54 Ratings
    Customization and Extensions7.01 Ratings7.14 Ratings
    User Ratings
    ARCHICADDraftSight
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (9 ratings)
    9.3
    (416 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (23 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.8
    (22 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (7 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    4.8
    (15 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (16 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (6 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.4
    (7 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (5 ratings)