DraftSight Reviews & Product Details

A feature-rich DraftSight is a versatile 2D CAD solution tailored for professionals such as architects, engineers, construction service providers, professional CAD users, designers, educators, and hobbyists. Serving industries such as architecture, engineering, construction, facilities management, manufacturing, landscape architecture, and industrial design, the software boasts an extensive range of features that enable users to efficiently create, edit, view, and markup 2D and 3D DWG files. With its user-friendly interface, DraftSight ensures a smooth transition from any existing CAD application. Whether you're involved in detailed architectural drawings or complex engineering designs, DraftSight's comprehensive 2D CAD capabilities make it an ideal choice for all your design needs.

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Czech, German, English, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish, Chinese (Simplified)

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Meaghan Murphy

Pricing

Pricing provided by DraftSight.

DraftSight Professional

Starting at $299.00

1 Seat Per Year

DraftSight Premium (3D)

Starting at $599.00

1 Seat Per Year

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DraftSight Media

Dealing with PDF file conversions is a must and DraftSight does it effortlessly and can handle batch imports seamlessly, saving you time.

Easily manage large projects with a dedicated sheet set manager that collects sheets automatically from multiple drawings to prepare them for printing. Available in DraftSight Premium and Enterprise Plus.

Create Custom Blocks to accommodate multiple variations in a single block.

Convert simple or complex raster images of any kind including logos and floor plans to DWG files in seconds with the Image Tracer feature.

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Verified User in Manufacturing

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

6/11/2024

"A Fantastic, Affordable CAD Product"

5/5

What do you like best about DraftSight?

Draftsight is easy to learn, and has a wide variety of features that are ideal for my 2D CAD requirements. I use this on a daily basis as part of my work, and wouldn't want to change anything about the software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DraftSight?

There's nothing I dislike about Draftsight. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Meaghan Murphy of DraftSight

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We sincerely appreciate you taking the time to share your positive experience with DraftSight. Your satisfaction is our priority, and we are thrilled to learn how well our software fulfills your 2D CAD needs. It's great to hear that you find it user-friendly and efficient for creating detailed component drawings. Your continuous support is invaluable, and we are dedicated to providing ongoing enhancements for DraftSight to ensure an exceptional user experience.

Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

6/11/2024

"Design"

3.5/5

What do you like best about DraftSight?

Draftsight is a great software to design 2 to 3D drawings. Exported design can be imported to the software. It is great to create drawings blocks including structural pages, notes and dimensions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DraftSight?

I don't have any negative comment to say about the software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Meaghan Murphy of DraftSight

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Thank you for your positive review of DraftSight. We're delighted to hear that you're enjoying the software's ability to create and edit 2D to 3D drawings, and that you're finding its productive tools beneficial. We appreciate you choosing DraftSight.

Verified User in Airlines/Aviation

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

6/11/2024

"DraftSignt Review"

5/5

What do you like best about DraftSight?

Very capable and straightforward to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DraftSight?

The Standard edition is no longer offered to new subscriptions. The cost of the Professional edition is way too high for our Not for Profit to afford the full number of licences that we have for DraftSight. Bring back the Standard edition or at least a heavily discounted charge for Not for Profits. We are reviewing a competitor's entry level (which has sufficient functionality for our purposes) product for which there is no charge. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Meaghan Murphy of DraftSight

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Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughtful review on DraftSight. We're pleased to hear that you find our software capable and straightforward. Your feedback regarding our pricing for not-for-profit organizations is valuable, and we will certainly consider it as we continue to enhance our offerings. Please feel free to contact our team with any further observations or concerns. We're committed to ensuring that DraftSight meets your needs as effectively as possible.

Verified User in Consumer Goods

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5/30/2024

"Awesome Drawing Platform"

5/5

What do you like best about DraftSight?

Very easy to navigate, I use Draftsight all of the time, there are a number of features that make it really easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DraftSight?

the only issue that i have is setting a reference point when doing a drawing to offset a item from another item. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Meaghan Murphy of DraftSight

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Thank you for your positive and constructive review! We're delighted that you find DraftSight easy to navigate and your go-to for all your layout drawings and Waterjet cutting projects.

We understand your concern relating to setting a reference point when doing a drawing to offset an item from another item. We're always striving to improve user experience and your feedback is invaluable. We have passed on your comments to our product team for consideration in future updates.

Remember, our support team is always here to help with any difficulties you may have. Feel free to contact us anytime. Thank you again for your feedback and for choosing DraftSight for your design needs.

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Verified User in Aviation & Aerospace

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/8/2023

"Easy transition to draftsight"

4.5/5

What do you like best about DraftSight?

I'm a new user to draftsight and used it frequently to view and edit dwg files

The switch form other CAD software to Draftsight was so smooth because of its familiar interface ,common commands and tool bar ribons whuch makes it easy to implement 2D and 3D designs adding to this you can still use customizations created in Autocad however draftsight can easily integrate with catia and solidworks file because of using PDM data management system

Also You can always get the help of the Technical support team to get your project run smoothly.

Further more I find The Price to be incomparable as it provides several installation options and liscinces inclusing perpetual liscinces and yearly paid shared network liscinces (most software are paid monthly) which results in less liscinces required for the team cutting down the cost amazingly (not available in Autocad) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DraftSight?

Not the best choice for mechanical designs that needs 3D modeling and assemblies, although it has a handful of tools it can't compete with existing 3D cad software Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Meaghan Murphy of DraftSight

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Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts on DraftSight. We're thrilled that you find the software helpful for viewing and editing mechanical drawings and engineering projects, especially for HVAC designs. We're constantly striving to improve our offerings, and your feedback about 3D modeling is valuable to us as we work to enhance our capabilities.

Laura V.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3/18/2024

"User friendly and versatile"

3.5/5

What do you like best about DraftSight?

My favorite button to use is the stretch feature! It saves me a lot of time at work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DraftSight?

It can be finicky to alter text due to the double click. Also, sometimes the cursor does not want to land on the point you want it to, which can be annoying if it is at an inserseting point. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Meaghan Murphy of DraftSight

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Laura,

Great feedback on DraftSight! The stretch feature clearly saves you valuable time, which is fantastic to hear.

To help us improve, we encourage you to report any bugs you encounter on the link below. This way, our team can work on a fix and make DraftSight even better for everyone. Your feedback is valuable in helping us continually improve the software and we appreciate your review.

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Joey T.

Industrial Engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

6/13/2024

"Extremely easy to use for AutoCAD user"

5/5

What do you like best about DraftSight?

The best thing about DraftSight is having a very similar user interface as AutoCAD and compatible with latest AutoCAD file format while the license fee is much lower than AutoCAD Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DraftSight?

As low cost subsititue of AutoCAD, I don't have anything dislike about DraftSight Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Meaghan Murphy of DraftSight

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Joey, thank you for your review. We're happy to hear that you find DraftSight both user-friendly and cost-effective. Our team is dedicated to providing a professional CAD experience that matches the other CAD's ease of use while remaining cost-effective. Your satisfaction is our success, and it’s gratifying to know our product aids you in creating technical drawings. Once again, thank you for your review.

Verified User in Biotechnology

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

6/11/2024

"My Go-to for 2D CAD"

4.5/5

What do you like best about DraftSight?

It is easy to use and very cost effective. A very effective platform for all my 2D CAD needs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DraftSight?

I have never liked the "new" ribbon menu options, i find it hard to find what i want almost every time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Meaghan Murphy of DraftSight

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Thank you for your feedback on DraftSight. We're thrilled to know that you have found our platform to be effective and cost-efficient for your 2D CAD needs.

We take your concern about the "new" ribbon menu options seriously and are always working to improve user experience from the feedback we receive.

We will continue to ensure that DraftSight is your go-to platform for 2D General CAD and miscellaneous diagram sketching. We appreciate your support!

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Verified User in Telecommunications

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/18/2024

"I use Draftsight for my 2D drafting work"

5/5

What do you like best about DraftSight?

I like Draftsight for two reasons. Since I learned how to use Autocad, I didn't need to relearn anything when I changed over to Draftsight. Also, it is less expensive than Autocad. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DraftSight?

I don't like that Draftsight doesn't have a clear path to upgrade to the higher end version. It's simply, buy another seat at the higher level and let the previous seat expire. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Meaghan Murphy of DraftSight

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Thank you for your review of DraftSight. We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience.

We are glad to hear that DraftSight's intuitive interface facilitated a smooth transition. Maintaining a familiar user experience is a key focus for us to save you time, and your feedback confirms our efforts. Additionally, it's gratifying to know that DraftSight provides a cost-effective solution for your 2D drafting needs.

Your point regarding the upgrade path for DraftSight is well-taken. Our team is actively evaluating this feedback to explore potential improvements.

If you have any further questions or require assistance while using DraftSight, please do not hesitate to contact our dedicated support team and we are linking to our DraftSight support page below. We are always here to ensure your success.

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Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

10/4/2023

"Best CAD tool for 2D design"

4.5/5

What do you like best about DraftSight?

User-friendly user interface. One of the best things is most of the shortcuts are the same as Autocad. Mouse gestures and other shortcuts can be customized as like Solidworks which is very helpful for working faster. We can able to import PDFs and make 1:1 drawings. This is one of the less expensive 2D CAD tools available in the market. They provide very good customer support and responds quickly to out queries. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DraftSight?

sometimes, If we work on larger files it lags and generates crash reports. Very less tools are available for 3D design. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.