# DraftSight vs Octave BricsCAD Comparison | | DraftSight | Octave BricsCAD | |---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.2 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 208 | 135 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (62.0% of reviews) | Small-Business (72.1% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | Starting at $299.00 1 Seat Per Year | €314.00 1 User Per Year | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### DraftSight Pros: - Ease of Use (13 reviews) - Features Functionality (9 reviews) Cons: - Drawing Issues (2 reviews) - Expensive (2 reviews) ### Octave BricsCAD Pros: - 3D Modeling (2 reviews) - CAD Compatibility (2 reviews) Cons: - 3D Modeling (1 reviews) - Difficult Configuration (1 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | DraftSight | Octave BricsCAD | |---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.4 (191 reviews) | 9.0 (105 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.3 (196 reviews) | 8.8 (107 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 8.7 (103 reviews) | 8.9 (34 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.2 (28 reviews) | 8.8 (27 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 7.2 (145 reviews) | 9.0 (87 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.3 (27 reviews) | 9.0 (25 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 7.6 (196 reviews) | 8.8 (99 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### DraftSight #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: DraftSight Professional Price: Starting at $299.00 1 Seat Per Year Description: Advanced 2D CAD drafting solution with powerful, time-saving functionalities and an API to help bring your designs to life quickly and easily. Ideal for companies, individuals and designers. Key Features: - Dynamic Blocks, PowerTrim, Mechanical Toolbox, DrawCompare, API Access [Browse all 4 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/draftsight/pricing) #### Free Trial Yes ### Octave BricsCAD #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: BricsCAD® Lite Price: €314.00 1 User Per Year Description: Familiar CAD drafting functionality Key Features: - All familiar CAD functions in .dwg - Full LISP support (vl, vlr, vla and vlax) - 2D Constraint Management [Browse all 5 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/octave-bricscad/pricing) #### Free Trial Yes --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### General-Purpose CAD | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **DraftSight** | 7.5/10 | 139 | | **Octave BricsCAD** | 8.6/10 | 86 | #### Design | Feature | DraftSight | Octave BricsCAD | |---|---|---| | **Drawing** | 9.3 (133 reviews) | 9.3 (78 reviews) | | **Modeling** | 6.4 (105 reviews) | 8.8 (55 reviews) | | **Visualize ** | 6.6 (107 reviews) | 8.8 (55 reviews) | | **Rendering** | 5.8 (102 reviews) | 7.8 (38 reviews) | #### Edit | Feature | DraftSight | Octave BricsCAD | |---|---|---| | **File Import ** | 8.3 (129 reviews) | 8.5 (75 reviews) | | **Push/Pull** | 7.1 (104 reviews) | 8.6 (53 reviews) | | **Views** | 7.6 (116 reviews) | 8.6 (66 reviews) | | **Grips ** | 8.0 (121 reviews) | 8.5 (67 reviews) | #### Collaboration | Feature | DraftSight | Octave BricsCAD | |---|---|---| | **Annotate** | 8.2 (129 reviews) | 8.8 (61 reviews) | | **Documentation ** | 7.8 (115 reviews) | 8.3 (53 reviews) | | **Data Extract** | 7.4 (113 reviews) | 8.2 (44 reviews) | ### CAD Viewers | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **DraftSight** | 8.3/10 | 54 | | **Octave BricsCAD** | N/A | N/A | #### File Options | Feature | DraftSight | Octave BricsCAD | |---|---|---| | **Import files** | 8.6 (50 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Export files** | 8.9 (51 reviews) | Not enough data | | **View 2D files** | 9.2 (53 reviews) | Not enough data | | **View 3D files** | 7.2 (42 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Batch convert files** | 7.9 (40 reviews) | Not enough data | | **File size** | 8.3 (51 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Tools | Feature | DraftSight | Octave BricsCAD | |---|---|---| | **Dimensioning tools** | 8.7 (50 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Change units** | 8.5 (50 reviews) | Not enough data | | **3D/solid modeling tools** | 7.0 (36 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Design | Feature | DraftSight | Octave BricsCAD | |---|---|---| | **Drawing** | 9.2 (52 reviews) | Not enough data | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [General-Purpose CAD Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/general-purpose-cad) **Unique to DraftSight (1):** [CAD Viewers](https://www.g2.com/categories/cad-viewers) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | DraftSight | Octave BricsCAD | |---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 62.0% | 72.1% | | **Mid-Market** | 31.7% | 24.8% | | **Enterprise** | 6.3% | 3.1% | ### By Industry #### DraftSight - **Mechanical or Industrial Engineering:** 17.1% - **Manufacturing:** 10.7% - **Construction:** 7.8% - **Architecture & Planning:** 5.9% - **Design:** 5.9% - **Industrial Automation:** 5.4% - **Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing:** 4.9% - **Machinery:** 4.9% - **Automotive:** 3.9% - **Consumer Goods:** 2.9% - **Other:** 30.7% #### Octave BricsCAD - **Construction:** 20.0% - **Architecture & Planning:** 16.2% - **Civil Engineering:** 16.2% - **Design:** 6.9% - **Mechanical or Industrial Engineering:** 6.9% - **Oil & Energy:** 3.1% - **Machinery:** 3.1% - **Building Materials:** 2.3% - **Information Technology and Services:** 2.3% - **Industrial Automation:** 2.3% - **Other:** 20.8% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to DraftSight - [SOLIDWORKS](https://www.g2.com/products/solidworks/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (643 reviews) - [Autodesk Fusion](https://www.g2.com/products/autodesk-fusion/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (519 reviews) - [FreeCAD](https://www.g2.com/products/freecad/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (61 reviews) - [LibreCAD](https://www.g2.com/products/librecad/reviews) — 3.8/5 stars (25 reviews) - [QCAD](https://www.g2.com/products/qcad/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (13 reviews) - [AutoCAD](https://www.g2.com/products/autocad/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (1933 reviews) - [SketchUp](https://www.g2.com/products/sketchup/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1324 reviews) - [Designcenter Solid Edge](https://www.g2.com/products/designcenter-solid-edge/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (599 reviews) - [ZWCAD](https://www.g2.com/products/zwcad/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (349 reviews) - [MicroStation](https://www.g2.com/products/microstation/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (412 reviews) ### Alternatives to Octave BricsCAD - [AutoCAD](https://www.g2.com/products/autocad/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (1933 reviews) - [SketchUp](https://www.g2.com/products/sketchup/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1324 reviews) - [SOLIDWORKS](https://www.g2.com/products/solidworks/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (643 reviews) - [Autodesk Fusion](https://www.g2.com/products/autodesk-fusion/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (519 reviews) - [Inventor](https://www.g2.com/products/inventor/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (440 reviews) - [ZWCAD](https://www.g2.com/products/zwcad/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (349 reviews) - [AutoCAD LT](https://www.g2.com/products/autocad-lt/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (285 reviews) - [CMS IntelliCAD](https://www.g2.com/products/cms-intellicad/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (97 reviews) - [TurboCAD](https://www.g2.com/products/turbocad/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (31 reviews) - [nanoCAD Free](https://www.g2.com/products/nanocad-free/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (23 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### DraftSight - Title: [what operating systems does this program run on, is it microsoft freindly?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/26200-what-operating-systems-does-this-program-run-on-is-it-microsoft-freindly) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "I'm looking to find a cad / MDT " - Title: [what operating systems does this program run on, is it microsoft freindly?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/26199-what-operating-systems-does-this-program-run-on-is-it-microsoft-freindly) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Yes, runs on Windows with no problem." - Title: [Could you have any application for this system for free?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/could-you-have-any-application-for-this-system-for-free) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "It used to be free to use, but now it has a small price tag for the standard version. Well worth it if you want to use it for your business, less so if you..." ### Octave BricsCAD - Title: [Is BricsCAD free?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-bricscad-free) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "for the working version it is better to use a licensed version" - Title: [What is BricsCAD used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-bricscad-used-for) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "Mechanical design, Piping, P&ID's, Machines, food processing" - Title: [Are there any courses](https://www.g2.com/discussions/are-there-any-courses) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Hi Pedro, at the moment we have the BIM academy on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc7lZG3eA1E&list=PLONdQc9bizsfzuES9MrwxUEH9M4PPfyRm. We are also..." - Title: [BricsCAD seems to loose edges when taking flat shots. Is there a setting that needs to be adjusted to clean up the flat shot block?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/27852-bricscad-seems-to-loose-edges-when-taking-flat-shots-is-there-a-setting-that-needs-to-be-adjusted-to-clean-up-the-flat-shot-block) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Hi there, Thank you for your question! We would advise creating a ticket on this matter. Be sure to add a scenario and sample file in order for our..." - Title: [Is it possible to do simulation and animation using BricsCAD ?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/24249-is-it-possible-to-do-simulation-and-animation-using-bricscad) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "You can indeed animate objects in BricsCAD. There is a dedicated animation panel. There is also an anipath command to control camera movement." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/draftsight-vs-octave-bricscad)