--- title: ZWCAD Reviews meta_title: 'ZWCAD Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta_description: Filter 354 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how ZWCAD works for a business like yours. aggregate_rating: rating_value: 4.6 review_count: 354 scale: '5' date_modified: '2026-08-08' parent_category: name: CAD url: https://www.g2.com/categories/cad --- # ZWCAD Reviews **Vendor:** ZWSOFT **Category:** [General-Purpose CAD Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/general-purpose-cad) **Average Rating:** 4.6/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 354 ## About ZWCAD ZWCAD is a fast, powerful, and compatible 2D CAD solution for architects, designers, and engineers in the AEC and manufacturing industries. Its unparalleled compatibility and compelling price make it the best alternative to expensive subscription-based CAD solutions. Its lightning-fast performance, innovative features, and a complete set of tools enable professionals to bring their creative visions to life effortlessly. ## ZWCAD Pros & Cons **What users like:** - Users find ZWCAD's **ease of use** impressive, allowing a smooth transition from AutoCAD with minimal relearning. (71 reviews) - Users praise the **efficiency** of ZWCAD, significantly speeding up design work and saving time and costs. (33 reviews) - Users appreciate the **powerful performance** of ZWCAD, enhancing efficiency and saving both time and costs. (26 reviews) - Users find ZWCAD's **tool efficiency** enhances design speed, increasing productivity and saving both time and costs. (25 reviews) - Users find ZWCAD's **easy learning curve** enhances efficiency, allowing faster problem-solving and accurate designs in 2D. (18 reviews) - Users value the **efficient and user-friendly interface** of ZWCAD, appreciating its affordability compared to AutoCAD. (18 reviews) - Compatibility (15 reviews) - Intuitive (14 reviews) - CAD Compatibility (13 reviews) - Customer Support (13 reviews) **What users dislike:** - Users report **update issues** , struggling with compatibility and needing better graphics and plugin functionality. (9 reviews) - Users experience **slow performance** with ZWCAD, particularly with large files and during initial startup. (8 reviews) - Users experience **software freezing** with ZWCAD, causing frustration during multitasking with multiple drawing files open. (8 reviews) - Users note **missing features** in ZWCAD, particularly lacking advanced 3D modeling tools and parametric functions needed for complex projects. (7 reviews) - Users notice a significant **lack of features** in ZWCAD, particularly in 3D modeling and advanced tools. (6 reviews) - Users note the **less advanced 3D features** in ZWCAD, expressing a need for improvements in user-friendliness and functionality. (5 reviews) - Learning Curve (5 reviews) - Software Import (5 reviews) - Users find the **command complexity** challenging due to insufficient help files and lengthy command typing requirements. (4 reviews) - Error Management (4 reviews) ## ZWCAD Reviews ### 1. Electrical Drafter use ZWCAD for drawing **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sharul A. | Electrical Engineering department draughtperson, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 10, 2024 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** Lightweight able to open big file fast File compare feature reduce hassle on comparing drawing manually Fast **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** Printer sometimes unable to detect Publish has required some improvement **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** File Compare. Usually required to print out drawing physically to compare it on naked eye, now can just direct use simple command to compare revision drawings easily. **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > We are so pleased to hear that ZWCAD has been lightweight and able to open big files quickly for your use. The file compare feature is definitely a helpful tool in reducing manual effort and saving time. We are glad to know that ZWCAD has helped you solve issues with comparing drawings and we hope it continues to benefit you in your work. Thank you for your feedback and support. ### 2. easy to use this software **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Nuramalina S. | Mechanical Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 06, 2024 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** previously use traditional CAD it have to pay yearly and bit expensive and this ZWCAD is easy to use and feels bit light **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** Bit expensive for the first time to pay but it is ok as it's one time payment only **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** licence is one time only, no need to pay yearly. **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > Thank you so much for sharing your positive experience with ZWCAD, especially in comparison to traditional CAD software. We are delighted to hear that you find our software easy to use and appreciate the one-time payment option. Thank you again for trusting us as your CAD solution and we look forward to continuing to provide reliable and efficient service to you. ### 3. easy to handle and similar to conventional CAD **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** muaz a. | Mechanical Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 06, 2024 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** it's similar to traditonal CAD but feels more light and easy to figure it out how to use and no thing hard to learn **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** sometimes when opening pc or start the program it feel slow but it's ok after a while. **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** ZWCAD file opening is extremely fast compare to traditonal CAD. **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > We appreciate your kind words about the user-friendly experience and the fast speed of our program. We're thrilled to hear that ZWCAD has been able to solve any file opening issues you've experienced with traditional CAD software. We'll continue to work hard to ensure that ZWCAD remains efficient, easy-to-use, and beneficial for all our customers. Thank you again for your support! ### 4. easy software CAD for Electrical Dwg **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** AHMAD S. | ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 06, 2024 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** for a person who switch from traditional CAD to ZWCAD, it's so easy to use this new CAD as it similar to the old one **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** need to figure it out for the first time how to use auto plot. **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** plot multi dwg in one shot using 'SMARTPLOT" **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > We are glad to hear that our software has been user-friendly for you. Our team continuously strives to make the transition from other software seamless and easy. Thank you again for choosing ZWCAD, we value your feedback and look forward to continuing providing you with efficient CAD solutions. ### 5. ZWCAD easy my design work **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Manufacturing | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 20, 2025 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** ZWCAD interfaces are similar with previous software I have used. It's not take long time to familiar with the software. **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** so far there is no obvious issue on using ZWCAD **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** The .dwg file from ZWCAD seem like having smaller file size - help to reduce storage issue **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > Thank you for sharing your positive experience with ZWCAD. We're pleased to hear that the software is helping to reduce storage issues with its smaller .dwg file size. ### 6. ZWCAD 2025 is very valuable for money **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ankit S. | Structural Draftsman, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 16, 2025 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** ZWCAD 2025 ZWCAD 2025 VERSION IS VALUE FOR MONEY. **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** It does not support romance and romant font styles. **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** It fulfills all our needs at low cost. **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > Thank you for sharing your feedback on ZWCAD! We're thrilled to hear that you find it valuable for money and is fulfilling all your needs at a low cost. Our team will continue to improve our product to provide more comprehensive font styles. ### 7. Powerful tools for 2D drafting and 3D modeling **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Consulting | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 18, 2023 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** 1. Ease of use 2. Very familiar and Customizable Interface 3. No learning curve 4. Speed & Stability 5. DWG compatibility 6. Optimize use of Memory 7. Option of 2D or 3D (Sandard or Pro) 8. More importantly Perpetual Licinsing 9. Flexible licensing **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** 1. No support for lisp in standard version 2. Cost can be still optimized 3. Area command need improvement **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** The first and formost is the costing. ZWCAD offers a perpetual license, hence no annual subscription is to be paid. It saves hell lot of money. No need to learn it, if you are a user of any CAD software you can very easily and comfortably swith to ZWCAD. **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > Thank you for your review, we appreciate you taking the time to share your experience with us. We are delighted to hear that our tools have helped solve problems for you, and if you encounter any problem in the process of use, please contact our technical support team at zwcad@zwsoft.com. Thank you again for your positive feedback, it means a lot to us. ### 8. its good **Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** AbdulAziz A. | مدير الموارد البشرية, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 01, 2024 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** I have tried the application for several days and it is very excellent and almost identical to its competitor **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** The price is not good, although it is excellent compared to AutoCAD prices, but everyone knows nothing but AutoCAD. It is better to reduce the prices to 20% and widely advertise the application, as the fixed price for life is very excellent, but the most widespread fame is for AutoCAD - students and teachers use it for free, and there are other ways to use it for free in the commercial field. I think it will cost you a lot of money and time to enter the market, and thank you. ------Translation from Arabic to English with Google **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** The most important solution is a permanent license for life. **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > We're glad to hear that you find ZWCAD excellent and comparable to its competitor. We appreciate your feedback on the pricing and will take it into consideration for future improvements. ### 9. A great substitute for AutoCAD **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Hernando T. | BIM Manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 11, 2025 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** It is a company that still offers perpetual licenses and is also very quick to execute. The interface is very similar and therefore the learning curve is minimal. **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** I still have no complaints about the program. **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** It is a tool at a very competitive price. **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > We appreciate your positive feedback on the perpetual licenses, speed, and user interface. Thank you for choosing ZWCAD! ### 10. Good replacement for autocad but very irritating to reinstall when we migrate from system to system. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sai Gnanadeep H. | Manager structural design, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 06, 2024 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** will not hang even for large files and very easy to work with. **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** very irritating to reinstall when we migrate from system to system. **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** day to day approval drawings which we need to submit to customer in true scale. **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > We are pleased that our software has been able to meet your needs in terms of handling large files and being easy to work with. We are committed to providing a solution that meets the needs of professionals like you. Thank you again for choosing ZWCAD and being a valuable customer. If there is anything else we can assist you with, please don't hesitate to reach out. ### 11. Affordable option with more functionality! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Civil Engineering | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 10, 2025 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** ZWCAD is easy to navigate as it is setup almost identical to competitor software. **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** Nothing! It's amazing how affordable it is with no loss of functionality. **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** ZWCAD solves having to worry about yearly subscriptions as it is a one off payment. **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > Thank you for your positive feedback! We're happy to hear that you find ZWCAD easy to use and cost-effective without loss of functionality. ### 12. Easy transistion from other CAD software **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Automotive | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 20, 2025 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** can easily open other CAD file types without the hassle of converting them. **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** The buttons and functions are less intuitive compared to long-established CAD software. **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** The 3D model was very useful in the design process. **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > We appreciate your positive feedback about ZWCAD's ability to open other CAD file types seamlessly. We understand your concerns about the user interface and functionality, and we're constantly striving to improve and streamline the user experience to better meet your needs. ### 13. Best CAD software for moderate/ old laptop **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Fahrul N. | Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 21, 2024 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** SMARTSeries command awesome. lightweight, high performance and smooth. Hope to see more new command to fasten the job **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** Our office have few laptop are not latest window, but still good to use ZWCAD. We felt satisfy. **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** Can do some shortcut by using Mouse No need to change all the laptop in office, that's good enough **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > We're thrilled to hear that you are enjoying the Smart series commands and the lightweight, high performance of ZWCAD. We understand your concerns about computer compatibility and are happy that we can meet your needs. Thank you for choosing ZWCAD to improve your productivity. We value your feedback and look forward to serving you better in the future. ### 14. Fast & Easy **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Muhammad S. | Civil Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 09, 2024 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** ZWCAD can speed up drawing production, it process fastly and efficiently for each of the command input. The action / command can be understand by ZWCAD immediately **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** There is still some bugs in ZWCAD 2025 such as the layer dropbox keep jumping. It also crashes sometimes but not as frequent as the older version. **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** Comparing between drawing by tiling vertically, superimposing by x ref command, rather than compare it physically by printing out **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > We're glad to hear that ZWCAD has been able to speed up your drawing production and process commands efficiently. Thank you for your feedback on our latest version of ZWCAD, and our team is working to address these issues. ### 15. I've been using ZWCAD for almost 10 years, and it has consistently met my needs as a CAD software. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Hospital & Health Care | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 12, 2025 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** Affordability, very intuitive and user-friendly interface, the AutoCAD compatibility and works well with complex and large drawings. **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** The rendering tools could be more advanced and occasional bugs. **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** The balance between cost and functionality. **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > Thank you for being a loyal ZWCAD user for almost a decade! We're glad to hear that you find our software affordable, intuitive, and compatible with AutoCAD. We understand your feedback on the rendering tools and occasional bugs, and we're committed to enhancing our software to better meet your needs. ### 16. It is fast. Doesn’t freeze. Similar with Autocad LT **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Civil Engineering | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 28, 2025 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** Copy with base point generally shows the quality of the app. With Zwcad it works well **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** Nothing till now. Everything ok with the app. **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** To open the dwg files and make some small architectural designs **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > We're glad to hear that you find ZWCAD fast and reliable for your architectural designs. If you ever have suggestions for improvement, please don't hesitate to reach out to our support team. ### 17. A alternate for auto with less cost **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Aviation & Aerospace | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 03, 2025 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** I most helpful from this software is cost effective it has same capabilities as Auto cad. **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** The downside of this software is ,it gets lagged after Long overs of usage **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** By using zwcad we can generate product drawings very faster **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > Thank you for sharing your positive experience with ZWCAD. We're committed to providing a cost-effective solution with powerful capabilities. We apologize for any performance issues you've encountered and encourage you to contact our support team for further assistance. ### 18. Alternative of AutoCAD **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Tanmay K. | BIM Coordinator, Civil Engineering, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 01, 2024 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** ZWCAD is a great alternative to AutoCAD with a similar user interface. The transition from AutoCAD to the ZWCAD is smooth and easy. The features that are provided by it not only give full control of the software but also enhance the design and drawing process. **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** All the things are great in the software. I feel the 3D and BIM Data can be improved. **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** The workflow and the easy interface that ZWCAD provides are the good thing about it. Connectivity with other software extensions and collaboration feature is on which I like the most as other software lack at the feature. **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > It's great to hear that our software has been a great alternative for your design and drawing needs, especially in terms of user interface and smooth transition from other CAD transition. We appreciate your suggestion about improving our 3D and BIM features. We look forward to continuing to provide you with quality services in the future. ### 19. quite similar with AutoCAD **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** syazeera s. | drafter, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 12, 2024 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** since it is similar to autocad, i no need ectra time to get used to it **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** when i update, font issue. have to reinstall to fix **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** i need cad software to do my work **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > Thank you for sharing your feedback! We're glad to hear that you find ZWCAD easy to use. Our team is constantly working to improve the software's performance, and if you encounter any further issues, please don't hesitate to contact us so we can assist you promptly. We're here to ensure that ZWCAD continues to meet your CAD software needs effectively. ### 20. Good choice for MFG engineers team **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** jack l. | Senior Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 17, 2024 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** Efficient, few laptop in office old but still able to use as usual. User not getting mad keep lagging. **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** so far good, nothing much complaint, for youngster we are good to pick up, even minor minor diff with ACAD. **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** daily job neccessary use software **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > We are glad to hear that ZWCAD is an efficient choice for you. We understand how important it is to have reliable software, especially when working with older laptops. It's great to know that our product continues to serve you well.Thank you for choosing ZWCAD for your daily job needs. We look forward to continuing to support and benefit you in your work. ### 21. Recommended to Mechanical Engineer in metal stamping field **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** wen bin n. | Mechanical Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 17, 2024 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** easy to use, stable, not lagging is important. Overall good CAD user experience **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** 3D solid part not so much library, need more improvement **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** no need to relearn, not complicated interface. some old seniors colleague not familiar, but easy to guide them. **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > We appreciate that you love our CAD software and find it easy-to-use and stable. Thank you for your recommending, and we will continue to improve our products for better user experience. As always, we value our users' suggestions and are continuously striving to provide the best CAD experience for all our customers. We look forward to continuing to serve you with top-quality CAD solutions. ### 22. CAD yang laju, Engineer team happy **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ridzwan I. | Senior Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 17, 2024 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** SMARTPLOT features helpful, also love the update is fast. User better experience **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** Nothing to complaint, all the command using quite common, my job not much complicated. **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** it help between engineers collaborate, we have ZWCAD MFG & ZW3D as well. **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > Thank you for your wonderful review. We are thrilled to hear that ZWCAD has been beneficial for you and your team! Our Smart Plot feature is designed to help improve the plotting process and it's great to know that you have found it helpful. Thank you for choosing ZWCAD MFG & ZW3D as well. We look forward to continuing to support your CAD needs. ### 23. Everything works fine **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Hanis N. | Architectural Drafter, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 12, 2024 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** hatching speed very fast, able to process smoothly **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** got some problme of missing font issue, but can solve by adding font **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** for completing my daily task **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > Thank you for sharing your positive experience with ZWCAD! We're thrilled to hear that you find the hatching speed fast and the software able to process smoothly. If you encounter any further issues or have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to our support team. We're here to help ensure that ZWCAD continues to benefit you in completing your daily tasks efficiently. ### 24. Value for money software. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Lee K. | Senior Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 11, 2024 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** Fast loading without putting too much load onto the PC. **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** Some compatibility issues with AUTOCAD drawings. **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** Does not need high end PC to load it **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > We're glad to hear that you find ZWCAD to be a value for money software and that it loads quickly without putting too much load on your PC. Thank you for your feedback on ZWCAD's compatibility and our team is constantly working to ensure that it's compatible with common file formats. We appreciate your feedback and look forward to serving you better in the future. ### 25. Best Solution for design software in mechanical industries and also other industries. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Shatrughan J. | Application Engineer, Information Technology and Services, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 16, 2024 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** ZWCAD is an incredibly quick and efficient 2D CAD program that provides unmatched DWG file format compatibility. It enables designers, engineers, and architects working in the industrial and AEC sectors to easily realize their imaginative ideas. **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** Bulky assembly takes much more time to open. **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** Suitable. DWT, DXF, DWG, and other standard file formats are highly compatible. Comfortable surroundings. aliases, commands, and interface are all familiar. **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > We are thrilled to hear that you have been fully utilizing ZWCAD to bring your design to life. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the bulky assembly taking more time to open. Our team will take your feedback into consideration as we continue to make updates. ### 26. Smartplot very convenient to use **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** See Choon C. | Designer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 24, 2024 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** smartplot is very useful in my work task to increase efficiency **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** I suggest to implement AI in ZWCAD to increase drawing speed **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** save my time to window select in plotting **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > Thank you for sharing your positive experience with ZWCAD! We are thrilled to hear that it has been convenient and helpful in increasing your work efficiency. Your suggestion is valuable to us and feel free to reach out if you have any other feedback. We are here to assist you and ensure your continued satisfaction with our product. ### 27. sesuai for technical drawings in furniture **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Hazirah r. | R&D team, technical person, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 11, 2024 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** basically technical team use quite often, to coordinate with production. most of the command we learn from university similiar & found in zwcad. Also able to seach from youtube as well. **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** no comment for this at the moment, coz we are using few softwares for works. so this is only 1 of it, so far no issue to me. **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** help on technical drawings, design or production **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > We are thrilled to hear that our software has been a beneficial tool for your team. Additionally, thank you for mentioning our easily accessible tutorials on YouTube. We strive to make our product user-friendly and convenient for all users. If there is ever anything we can do to improve your experience with ZWCAD, please don't hesitate to reach out. ### 28. Lifetime CAD license & good performance **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sharifah Nur Syafiqah S. | Senior Mechanical Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 17, 2024 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** Performance is good, interface look great, smart series features awesome **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** hope ZWCAD R&D continue come out more awesome features, so we can UPGRADE and enjoy it in future. **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** Local technical team are awesome **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > Thank you for taking the time to review ZWCAD, we really appreciate your feedback! We're thrilled to hear that you are enjoying ZWCAD's performance and interface. Our team always works hard to provide top-quality software. Thank you for chosing ZWCAD and we look forward to continuing serving your CAD needs! ### 29. Big improvement ZWCAD 2025, worth it **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** shahriman s. | Senior Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 21, 2024 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** perpetual license & professional local technical support **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** so far all the updates able to satisfy my team **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** According our feedback, ZWCAD 2025 update many things and make users more satisfy **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > Thank you for choosing ZWCAD and sharing your experience with our software. We strive to provide our customers with not only a high-quality product but also the best support possible. And we are thrilled to hear that the 2025 version has been a big improvement for you and your team! Thank you again for choosing us and we look forward to continuing to serve you in the future! ### 30. DRAFTER USING ZWCAD TO PRODUCE MECHANICAL DRAWING **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** AMIRUL IMAN R. | PLUMBING, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 31, 2024 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** - FASTER APPS - GOOD GRAPHIC - SMART PLOT FEATURE **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** - SOMETIMES ZWCAD HAVE A LITTLE BIT LAGGING **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** EASIER TO DO DRAWING BECAUSE THIS APPS ARE FASTER **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > It's great to hear that ZWCAD is making drawing easier and faster for you. We appreciate your compliments on ZWCAD's speed. We will spare no effort to provide a smoother user experience. ### 31. user friendly classic interface **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Khairul S. | Geotechnical Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 09, 2024 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** Easy to use the command and features, because have classic interface **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** until now no comment and i like the interface **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** i use zwcad to complete my design drawing **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > We're delighted to hear that you appreciate the user-friendly and classic interface of ZWCAD. We pride ourselves on providing our users with a smooth and easy-to-use experience. Thanks for highlighting specific features that have helped you in creating your design drawings. ### 32. Friendly use CAD for designers/ project team in furniture **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** raid F. | R&D team, Designer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 12, 2024 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** we use ZWCAD for offices layout, furniture production & technical viewing purpose. Quite common the CAD features, speed is good, overall experience good **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** we do not have much comments on ZWCAD, due to we are more focusing on ZW3D CAD. so ZWCAD 2D not much problem, just use for daily work **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** basic 2D CAD works. nothing special **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > We are glad to hear that you are satisfied with our product's speed and overall performance. If there are any specific features or functionalities that you would like us to consider adding or improving, please don't hesitate to reach out to us. ### 33. A great discovery after a long time. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Leonardo I. R. | Project Architect, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 09, 2024 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** The biggest advantage for me is the compatibility of use with the other most famous CAD program. The similarity of the work environment, including the icons and keyboard shortcuts, makes the workflow unbeatable. **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** To be sincere and honest, so far I haven't found any disadvantages. **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** Many times I have to work from home and the files generated in the office (where the other CAD program is used) can be used without any problem. I just upload them to the cloud and then open them in ZWCAD without any issues and vice versa. **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > Thank you for your kind review of ZWCAD, we are thrilled to hear that our compatibility with other CAD software has been a great advantage for you while working from home. We are also happy to hear that you haven't found any dislikes about ZWCAD so far. We continuously strive to improve our product and provide the best experience for our users. ### 34. good information deliver **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** MUHAMAD FIRDAUS Z. | Electrical Site Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 03, 2024 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** features like smart things such as smart select and smart plot **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** Make it a bit cheaper, then we have a deal. Less expensive is good. **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** no need to select windows for plotting multiple drawings **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > We are thrilled to hear that you find our software easy to use and delivering good information. We understand the importance of cost when it comes to software, and we are happy to offer ZWCAD at a competitive price while still providing top-notch features. Your satisfaction is our top priority and we always strive to provide the best value for your money.Thank you for choosing ZWCAD. ### 35. similar to AutoCAD, cause is command based **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** izzad a. | Surveyor, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 09, 2024 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** ZWCAD is light software compare to AutoCAD **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** so far so good, hope can support 3ds file formate soon **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** able to customize command to suit user preference **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > Thank you for taking the time to leave a review about your experience with ZWCAD. It's wonderful to know that our customizable command options have been beneficial for you. We appreciate your feedback and will continue working towards supporting more file formats in the future. ### 36. ZW CAD seamless transition from popular CAD software **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ronald Allan T. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 30, 2024 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** i was trained and heavy user of autoCAD software. my frequency of use for the autocad software is necessary for me to function effectively at my job. As a tool for my profession, it is necessary for me to know every in and out of the software. my transition from autoCAD to ZW CAD is seamless, ease of integration , not an issue. All the basic features that i am using in autocad, is present at ZW CAD. Ease of use, ease of implementation is great. **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** the software itself is great. the after sales and local customer support though not that efficient. i was having trouble encoding my license to my 2024 zwcad. customer support offers no solution for my queries. fortunately i was able to stumble upon a "fix" for my zwcad 2018 for me to upgrade it to 2024 and use my license code. **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** compared to the popular software, affordability of the ZW CAD software with all the features found also in AutoCAD as a small business owner who is bounded by a small budget, ZWCAD is the wisest choice for my busines. Ease of use, integration from othe CAD software is easy. **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > Thank you for sharing your experience with ZWCAD. It's heartening to know that ZWCAD has been instrumental in saving you both time and money while still delivering the necessary tools for your work. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience you experienced with our local customer support. Your feedback on the license encoding issue is crucial, and we are committed to addressing and improving our support services to better assist you and our users in the future. Again, we extend our heartfelt gratitude for your decision to choose ZWCAD. Your trust and support are greatly appreciated. ### 37. Very helpful and user friendly **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Automotive | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 20, 2025 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** Easy to use and getting familiar with all the features. **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** Sometimes the software is crash and cannot save our work **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** Faster solution to create part design **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > Thank you for your feedback! We're pleased to hear that you find ZWCAD user-friendly and helpful for your part design. We understand the importance of software stability, and we are actively working to enhance it. Your input is valuable to us, and we appreciate your patience as we strive to improve the software's performance. ### 38. Famous CAD in design field malaysia **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** athmar a. | R&D team technical, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 11, 2024 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** I usually customize some command myself, to speed up my work. some new features like SMART select also good to filter items i want during works **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** rendering or 3D solid not really good to use at the moment **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** basic 2D cad daily work is fine. 3D we would use other software **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > We appreciate your feedback on ZWCAD's 3D capabilities. We are continuously working to improve these features and hope to meet your expectations in the future. Thank you for being a valued customer of ZWCAD, we look forward to continue providing you with solutions that benefit your daily work. ### 39. ZWCAD Rich interface stands out for its easy-to-understand **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Murat . | Teknik Ressam, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 27, 2024 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** ZWCAD Rich interface stands out for its easy to understand commands and purschase possibility I have experienced ZWCAD recommend it to everyone. You can be sure that ZWCAD Data is not lost and you will realise the speed. **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** ZWCAD is an exceptional place in the field that offers all the necessary auxiliary data for Design. **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** It allows me to make designs faster, and its easy interfaces allow me to reach data faster. **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > We always strive to provide the best experience for users and it's great to know that you are enjoying the smooth experience and interface of ZWCAD. We look forward to continuing to provide you with a great CAD solution. Thank you again for recommending us! ### 40. Junior Designer dalam Lukisan Mekanikal **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** NUR A. | Junior Designer for Mechanical drawing, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 31, 2024 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** - When using ZWCAD, mostly even heavy drawings don't have any issues opening, it's fast, and my work is easy because it doesn't lag. **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** - when pressing any command, need to double click. - to switch to isometric drafting mode requires several steps. **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** - When I want to open the architect's site plan drawing, or want to make a 4-wall drawing, I prefer to use ZWCAD because it doesn't lag, and it's okay for work, fast. Compared to other software, **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > Thank you for sharing your positive experience with ZWCAD. We appreciate your feedback about the command input and mode switching and we'll take it into consideration for future improvements. ### 41. CAD bagus untuk furniture designers **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** yus r. | Head of Design team, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 11, 2024 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** we like about SMART Series, professional local support/ guidance & the speed of ZWCAD. Helpful for my team in furniture industry **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** So far ZWCAD is good, we are still picking up ZW3D, so hope can integrate good both 2D& 3D software for our works. **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** able to do technical drawings **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > Thank you for your kind words and positive review of ZWCAD, we appreciate it! We will continue to work hard to provide you with a seamless experience through ZWCAD and ZW3D. Thank you again for choosing ZWCAD. ### 42. Terbaik CAD option for designers **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Nazhif h. | Designer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 13, 2024 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** I use their smart plot, smart select, flexiblock features fofr works. Which is very helpful, efficient **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** previously some command cannot be found, but their local support is good, this is 1 of the reason our IT recommend ZWCAD to us. **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** help me for my daily drafting works. **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > Thank you for taking the time to share your positive experience with ZWCAD. We understand that occasionally there may be some issues with finding commands, but we are happy to hear that our local support team has been able to assist you effectively. We value your feedback and will work towards continuously improving our product and services. ### 43. Fast and quick CAD software **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** sabrina n. | senior designer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 13, 2024 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** The speed is the best part; for designers, we are heavy users in CAD, and the speed of opening drawings and loading is very important to us. **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** so far we are happy with ZWCAD, we are only using 2D command, no big issue **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** drafting jobs, edit drawings **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > Thank you for taking the time to review ZWCAD! We are thrilled to hear that our product's speed has exceeded your expectations. At ZWSOFT, we are dedicated to providing efficient CAD software with top-notch support. Your satisfaction is our top priority and we will continue to strive for excellence. ### 44. ZWCAD IS A COMPLETE, LIGHTWEIGHT AND ECONOMIC DRAWING APPLICATION **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Dedi S. | Senior Supervisor, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 18, 2023 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** I like zwcad because it is a lightweight CAD application with more complete commands, economical prices, and a support team that is always ready to help if there are problems; ZWCAD always completes the features that are needed by customers and is also available with several packages according to the customer's budget **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** There's nothing I don't like about ZWCAD because all the features are available, what the customer needs is available, the support team is responsive, overall it's very good **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** Of course, what is always a problem is the speed of the drawing process; ZWCAD can be completed more quickly and does not need to incur high costs like other CAD applications. **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > Thank you for choosing to use ZWCAD, Dedi! I'm glad to hear that you are pleased with our software and our support team. We strive to provide a CAD application that is lightweight and economical, while still including all of the features that our users need. We hope you continue to find ZWCAD a valuable tool in your workflow. ### 45. It has been a very satisfactory experience **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Eliecer F. | Arquitecto, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 08, 2024 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** It is a great software and meets all the needs of 2D and 3D drawing **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** some errors that you have with the transparency that are not saved, that when you open a file you always have to reconfigure them **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** creating dynamic blocks easily **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > We are thrilled to hear that our software is meeting all of your 2D and 3D drawing needs. We apologize for any inconvenience the transparency errors may have caused. Our team is constantly working to improve our software and we will take your feedback into consideration for future updates. ### 46. VERY FAST **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** muna mastura a. | DESIGNER, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 19, 2024 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** VERY FAST IN RESTARTING THE PROGRAM COMPARE TO OTHERS SOFTWARE. SAME LIKE OTHERS SOFTWARE APP SMART PLOT EASY TO USE **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** EARLY PRICE IS BIT HIGHER TO PURCHASE BUT IT'S LIFETIME **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** SIMILAR TO TRADITIONAL CAD SOFTWARE SYSTEM **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > Thank you for sharing your feedback with us! We are thrilled to hear that you have found ZWCAD to be fast and easy to use. We appreciate your input and will continue to review our pricing structure to ensure it aligns with the needs of our customers. ### 47. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING CAD USAGE **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** syuhaila d. | ENGINEER, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 19, 2024 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** VERY EASY TO USE. SIMILAR TO TRADITIONAL CAD SOFTWARE. FAST INSTALLATION AND FAST SUPPORT IF NEEDED. **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** SOMETIMES HAVE BUGS AND HAVE TO REINSTALL THE LICENSE **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** THIS IS LIFETIME LICENSE ONLY NO NEED TO RENEW YEARLY **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > Thank you for choosing ZWCAD and taking the time to provide your feedback. We understand that bugs can be frustrating and we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Our team is constantly working on improving our software. ### 48. Very fast and stable **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** David C. | Dibujante y calculista, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 08, 2024 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** The mouse gestures are amazing! And all activity feels very fast. **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** All is ok for me, at the moment i do not find anything bad. **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** The price, for normal people like me having other cad program was impossible **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > Thank you for taking the time to share your experience! We also appreciate your kind words about our pricing, it is our goal to make ZWCAD accessible for everyone. Thank you for choosing ZWCAD and we hope to continue exceeding your expectations in the future. Happy designing! ### 49. Fast and Affordable **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Murat P. | Founder, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 15, 2024 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** ZWCAD software is very easy to use and understandable. Turkish language support is a great advantage. I met ZWCAD in version 24 and I was very happy to see that all the deficiencies I felt in version 24 were eliminated in version 25. It is a great product in terms of price performance. **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** I wish ZWCAD software had its own civil tools (surface, site design, ). 3rd party software is quite expensive **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** It helps with the editing of projects. I can do simple CAD operations easily. We prepare projects for output via ZWCAD. The batch printing feature is very successful. **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > We're glad to hear that you find ZWCAD easy to use and that the Turkish language support is beneficial for you. We appreciate your feedback, which is valuable to us as we continue to enhance our product. Thank you for choosing ZWCAD! ### 50. Permanent license is the best **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Syukri Hakim A. | Manager, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 05, 2024 **What do you like best about ZWCAD?** Smooth and nice experience, got convenient tools like smart voice for communication and batch plot. Good support from the local team when comes to technical issue. **What do you dislike about ZWCAD?** a bit week in 3D modeling but still ok, acceptable **What problems is ZWCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?** I am seeking for permanent license, so I been introduced to ZWCAD. I no need to bother about subcription and can choose what is flexible to upgrade when I want. **Official Response from Iris Chen:** > We appreciate your feedback and are pleased to hear that ZWCAD's permanent license option is benefiting you. As for the problem you mentioned, we've significantly enhanced 3D functionalities in ZWCAD 2025 and we highly recommend downloading the free trial of this latest version. 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