Compare DraftSight and Octave BricsCAD 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (72.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $299.00 1 Seat Per Year
€314.00 1 User Per Year
DraftSight
Star Rating
(207)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $299.00 1 Seat Per Year
Browse all 4 pricing plansOctave BricsCAD
Star Rating
(135)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
€314.00 1 User Per Year
Browse all 5 pricing plansDraftSight vs Octave BricsCAD
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Octave BricsCAD easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Octave BricsCAD overall.
- Reviewers felt that Octave BricsCAD meets the needs of their business better than DraftSight.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Octave BricsCAD is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Octave BricsCAD over DraftSight.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
DraftSight
DraftSight Professional
Starting at $299.00
1 Seat Per Year
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.
- Dynamic Blocks, PowerTrim, Mechanical Toolbox, DrawCompare, API Access
Octave BricsCAD
BricsCAD® Lite
€314.00
1 User Per Year
Familiar CAD drafting functionality
- All familiar CAD functions in .dwg
- Full LISP support (vl, vlr, vla and vlax)
- 2D Constraint Management
Free Trial
DraftSight
Free Trial is available
Octave BricsCAD
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
190
9.0
105
Ease of Use
8.3
195
8.8
107
Ease of Setup
8.7
102
8.9
34
Ease of Admin
8.2
28
8.8
27
Quality of Support
7.2
144
9.0
87
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
27
9.0
25
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
195
8.8
99
Features by Category
Design
9.3
132
9.3
78
6.4
105
8.8
55
6.6
107
8.8
55
5.8
102
7.8
38
Edit
8.3
128
8.5
75
7.1
104
8.6
53
7.6
116
8.6
66
8.0
121
8.5
67
Collaboration
8.2
129
8.8
61
7.8
115
8.3
53
7.4
113
8.2
44
File Options
8.6
50
Not enough data
8.9
51
Not enough data
9.2
53
Not enough data
7.2
42
Not enough data
7.9
40
Not enough data
8.3
51
Not enough data
Tools
8.7
50
Not enough data
8.5
50
Not enough data
7.0
36
Not enough data
Design
9.2
52
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
DraftSight and Octave BricsCAD are categorized as General-Purpose CAD
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
DraftSight
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Octave BricsCAD
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
17.2%
Manufacturing
10.3%
Construction
7.8%
Architecture & Planning
5.9%
Design
5.9%
Other
52.9%
Construction
20.0%
Architecture & Planning
16.2%
Civil Engineering
16.2%
Design
6.9%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
6.9%
Other
33.8%
Discussions
what operating systems does this program run on, is it microsoft freindly?
1 Comment
FF
Yes, runs on Windows with no problem.Read more
what operating systems does this program run on, is it microsoft freindly?
1 Comment
BB
I'm looking to find a cad / MDT
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Could you have any application for this system for free?
1 Comment
PH
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...Read more
What is BricsCAD used for?
2 Comments
JD
BricsCad replaces the drawing board and does every aspect of design process from an Architect's viewpoint using your computer.Read more
Is BricsCAD free?
2 Comments
JC
for the working version it is better to use a licensed versionRead more
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
KG
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...Read more
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