Autodesk Fusion vs. DraftSight

Autodesk Fusion

DraftSight

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Autodesk Fusion	Score8.5 out of 10	N/A	Autodesk Fusion is a cloud-based 3D CAD, CAM, and CAE tool which integrates design, modeling, and simulation capabilities.	$70 per month
DraftSight	Score9.3 out of 10	N/A	DraftSight 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

Autodesk Fusion

DraftSight

Fusion 360 - Paid Monthly: $70
per month per user
Fusion 360 - Paid Annually: $545
per year per user
Fusion 360 - 3 Years: $1635
3 years per user

DraftSight Professional: $249
per year
DraftSight Premium (3D): $549
per year
DraftSight Enterprise: Contact sales team
DraftSight Enterprise Plus: Contact sales team

Pricing Offerings
Autodesk Fusion	DraftSight
Free Trial
Yes	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

No setup fee

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DraftSight Professional, and Premium are available to purchase online directly. DraftSight Enterprise and Enterprise Plus are available to purchase through local resellers.

Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Autodesk Fusion	DraftSight
Considered Both Products	Autodesk Verified User Chose Autodesk Fusion Both [Autodesk] Fusion 360 and SOLIDWORKS are far beyond any open source project or 2-D oriented software. Compared to SOLIDWORKS, [Autodesk] Fusion 360 comes packaged with more functionality without needing to purchase additional add-ons for each function. Incentivized Helpful?	Dassault Systemes Verified User Chose DraftSight Much better value. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose DraftSight DraftSight seems to be an equivalent software package. If you can use AutoCAD well with the command line features and drawing manipulation you will find it very easy to come up to speed in using the software. The integration of paper and model space is still dicey, but being … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose DraftSight I believe that it is priced fairly. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose DraftSight DraftSight (Standard) is very similar to AutoCAD LT in form and function. The cost to purchase DraftSight was a clear winner against AutoCAD, especially for the same features. The transition from AutoCAD to DraftSight was seamless and helped make the choice clear. Incentivized Helpful? Philip Wu Associate Scientist in Research & Development at Quidel Corp (Biotechnology, 501-1000 employees) Chose DraftSight We have access to both of the above. I dabbled with them but they are a lot more sluggish and I haven't put in the effort to learn to use them since DraftSight has been my go to software for 2D designs. Incentivized Helpful? IONUT TIRZIU Maintenance Manager in Engineering at Angus Soft Fruits (Food Production, 201-500 employees) Chose DraftSight DraftSight is much easier to use. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose DraftSight Draftsight is a Solid 2D editor. It does 2D easier than programs made for 3D. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose DraftSight It has fewer features, but basic features are the same. Controls and user interface is similar Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose DraftSight We used to have AutoCAD and there was nothing wrong with this until they moved to a subscription service and yes our keys would still work but we found that 3D CAD packages were using later DWG and DXF formats meaning we couldn't open the files. Hence, we moved to DraftSight, … Incentivized Helpful? Jonathan Merrick General Manager in Manufacturing at Plastec a Division of Laird Plastics Canada. (Plastics, 11-50 employees) Chose DraftSight Over the years, I've worked with a few other CAD programs like AutoCAD, TurboCAD, and LibreCAD. I find DraftSight works equally as well and in some cases better than these other programs. Incentivized Helpful? Christopher Alan Lewis Sr. CAD Designer in Engineering at Johns Manville (Design, 1001-5000 employees) Chose DraftSight I've used AutoCAD and it's better. I selected DraftSight because it was free. Incentivized Helpful? Phil Wahlquist Senior Electronics Controls Specialist in Engineering at Reell Precision Manufacturing, Inc. (Industrial Automation, 51-200 employees) Chose DraftSight Draftsight is Free, no involvement with management to get or install. Easy to install at home or on student computers. It doesn't take a serious hardware platform to work. It runs on Macs. Incentivized Helpful?
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Features

Autodesk Fusion

DraftSight

Comparison of Computer-Aided Design Software features of Autodesk Fusion and DraftSight
Feature	Autodesk Fusion 7.0 1 Ratings	DraftSight 6.9 4 Ratings
3D Modeling	9.01 Ratings	7.92 Ratings
2D Drafting	10.01 Ratings	8.84 Ratings
Rendering and Visualization	5.01 Ratings	6.62 Ratings
Parametric Design	6.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
Collaboration and Sharing	8.01 Ratings	7.13 Ratings
Compatibility with other software and formats	9.01 Ratings	8.24 Ratings
Assembly Design	5.01 Ratings	6.32 Ratings
Simulation and Analysis	3.01 Ratings	4.01 Ratings
Documentation and Annotation	8.01 Ratings	6.54 Ratings
Customization and Extensions	7.01 Ratings	7.14 Ratings

User Ratings
	Autodesk Fusion	DraftSight
Likelihood to Recommend	9.0 (16 ratings)	9.3 (416 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (1 ratings)	9.1 (23 ratings)
Usability	9.0 (2 ratings)	7.8 (22 ratings)
Availability	9.0 (1 ratings)	8.2 (7 ratings)
Performance	8.0 (1 ratings)	8.2 (6 ratings)
Support Rating	7.9 (2 ratings)	4.8 (15 ratings)
In-Person Training	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (1 ratings)
Implementation Rating	10.0 (1 ratings)	9.0 (16 ratings)
Configurability	10.0 (1 ratings)	8.3 (6 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model	- (0 ratings)	7.3 (1 ratings)
Ease of integration	10.0 (1 ratings)	8.2 (4 ratings)
Product Scalability	9.0 (1 ratings)	7.4 (7 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	9.0 (1 ratings)	9.1 (4 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	9.0 (1 ratings)	8.0 (5 ratings)

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