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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    MicroStation

    Score6 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Bentley Systems offers the MicroStation application and product family as a 3D and 2D modeling and computer-aided design (CAD) solution for engineers and designers.

    $250

    Per User Per Month

    Pricing
    DraftSightMicroStation
    Editions & Modules
    DraftSight Professional
    $249
    per year
    DraftSight Premium (3D)
    $549
    per year
    DraftSight Enterprise
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    DraftSight Enterprise Plus
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    Microstation
    $250.00
    Per User Per Month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    DraftSightMicroStation
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDraftSight 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
    DraftSightMicroStation
    Considered Both Products
    Dassault Systemes
    Chose DraftSight
    Comparisons done with AutoCAD, FreeCAD & LibreCAD. Until DraftSight sales & support address a query raised on more than occasion, I am not willing to recommend full replacement of AutoCAD with DraftSight Pro.
    Incentivized
    Chose DraftSight
    I selected DraftSight to save our company money.
    Incentivized
    Chose DraftSight
    Although I am a user of DraftSight, I survey industries to see what they are using. Since DraftSight does not have a strong presence, I am forced to teach AutoCAD as a standard. However, I do recommend DraftSight as a great alternative to AutoCAD.
    Incentivized
    Bentley Systems
    Chose MicroStation
    It seems to be getting good investment with features, and information exchange is working between us and others still.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    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
    DraftSightMicroStation
    Computer-Aided Design Software
    Comparison of Computer-Aided Design Software features of DraftSight and MicroStation
    Feature
    DraftSight
    6.9
    4 Ratings
    MicroStation
    -
    Ratings
    3D Modeling7.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    2D Drafting8.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Rendering and Visualization6.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration and Sharing7.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compatibility with other software and formats8.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Assembly Design6.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Simulation and Analysis4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Documentation and Annotation6.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization and Extensions7.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    DraftSightMicroStation
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (416 ratings)
    7.2
    (8 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (23 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.8
    (22 ratings)
    2.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.8
    (15 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (16 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.3
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.4
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)