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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Civil 3D

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/AAutodesk's Civil 3D is a computer aided design (CAD) application designed to support a variety of civil infrastructure projects including rail, roads and highways, land development, airports, drainage, storm and sanitary, and civil structures.

    $335

    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
    Civil 3DDraftSight
    Editions & Modules
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    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
    Civil 3DDraftSight
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsCan be licensed monthly ($305), Annually ($2,430), or every 3 years ($6,560).Available free for one year on a student license.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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    Civil 3DDraftSight
    Considered Both Products
    Autodesk
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    Dassault Systemes
    Chose DraftSight
    Both [AutoCAD] and Bentley [ProjectWise] provide direct customer support for their application. DraftSight has been abandoned and replaced with both Bentley [ProjectWise] and [AutoCAD] applications.
    Incentivized
    Chose DraftSight
    Onshape is great for 3D.
    AutoCAD/Civil3D are great for alignment design.
    Incentivized
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Civil 3DDraftSight
    Computer-Aided Design Software
    Comparison of Computer-Aided Design Software features of Autodesk Civil 3D and DraftSight
    Feature
    Autodesk Civil 3D
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    Ratings
    DraftSight
    6.9
    4 Ratings
    3D Modeling00 Ratings7.92 Ratings
    2D Drafting00 Ratings8.84 Ratings
    Rendering and Visualization00 Ratings6.62 Ratings
    Collaboration and Sharing00 Ratings7.13 Ratings
    Compatibility with other software and formats00 Ratings8.24 Ratings
    Assembly Design00 Ratings6.32 Ratings
    Simulation and Analysis00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Documentation and Annotation00 Ratings6.54 Ratings
    Customization and Extensions00 Ratings7.14 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Civil 3DDraftSight
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.7
    (7 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
    (1 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)