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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

    PTC Creo

    Score5.4 out of 10
    N/APTC offers Creo, the company's line of computer-aided design (CAD) products that support the product lifecycle management (PLM) process with 2D and 3D design kits (Creo Elements and Creo Direct), an augmented reality module, Creo Illustrate for technical illustrations, Creo Sketch, Creo Schematics and Creo View for diagramming and sharing information, Creo simulate for running simulations, and other modules.

    $2,480

    Pricing
    DraftSightPTC Creo
    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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    Design Package
    $2,480.00
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    DraftSightPTC Creo
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    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
    DraftSightPTC Creo
    Considered Both Products
    Dassault Systemes
    Chose DraftSight
    We consider it equivalent to AutoCAD in 2D
    But worse than PTC Creo
    Incentivized
    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
    Draftsight is very similar to AutoCAD in terms of the commands and functions. However, AutoCAD includes a very good 3D solution. However, for those mainly interested in the 2D drafting side with limited 3D capabilities, draftsight is 10 times cheaper than AutoCAD and less …
    Incentivized
    Chose DraftSight
    DraftSight doesn't even compare to CREO. CREO is a 3D parametric solid modeler. DraftSight is just a 2D tool. So, I guess it depends on what you want to do. If you need to do some layout work, use a 2D tool. Otherwise use a 3D tool.
    Incentivized
    Chose DraftSight
    Selected DraftSight for .dwg export from 3D programs.
    Incentivized
    Chose DraftSight
    Lesser quality, but serves my purpose. It used to be free, which is why I initially began using it.
    Incentivized
    Chose DraftSight
    DraftSight is much easier to learn and use than competitors.
    Incentivized
    Chose DraftSight
    Very very comparable. It is easy for autocar user to switch over
    Incentivized
    Chose DraftSight
    Yes I have used AutoCAD before. DraftSight is very similar to AutoCAD, but it's even easier to use.
    Incentivized
    PTC
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    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
    DraftSightPTC Creo
    Computer-Aided Design Software
    Comparison of Computer-Aided Design Software features of DraftSight and PTC Creo
    Feature
    DraftSight
    6.9
    4 Ratings
    PTC Creo
    4.0
    1 Ratings
    3D Modeling7.92 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    2D Drafting8.84 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Rendering and Visualization6.62 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Collaboration and Sharing7.13 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Compatibility with other software and formats8.24 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Assembly Design6.32 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Simulation and Analysis4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Documentation and Annotation6.54 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Customization and Extensions7.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Parametric Design00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    User Ratings
    DraftSightPTC Creo
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (416 ratings)
    2.2
    (14 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (23 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.8
    (22 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.8
    (15 ratings)
    8.0
    (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)