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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CARTO

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ACarto (formerly CartoDB) in Brooklyn, New York offers their location intelligence solution.N/A

    DraftSight

    Score8.3 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

    Pricing
    CARTODraftSight
    Editions & Modules
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    DraftSight Professional
    $249
    per year
    DraftSight Premium (3D)
    $549
    per year
    DraftSight Enterprise
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    DraftSight Enterprise Plus
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CARTODraftSight
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—DraftSight 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
    CARTODraftSight
    Considered Both Products
    CARTO
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    96%
    Would buy again
    77 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    75 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    76 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    73 Answers
    Features
    CARTODraftSight
    Computer-Aided Design Software
    Comparison of Computer-Aided Design Software features of CARTO and DraftSight
    Feature
    CARTO
    -
    Ratings
    DraftSight
    6.8
    8 Ratings
    9% below category average
    3D Modeling00 Ratings7.92 Ratings
    2D Drafting00 Ratings8.48 Ratings
    Rendering and Visualization00 Ratings5.54 Ratings
    Parametric Design00 Ratings6.32 Ratings
    Collaboration and Sharing00 Ratings7.17 Ratings
    Compatibility with other software and formats00 Ratings8.17 Ratings
    Assembly Design00 Ratings7.84 Ratings
    Simulation and Analysis00 Ratings4.52 Ratings
    Documentation and Annotation00 Ratings6.68 Ratings
    Customization and Extensions00 Ratings5.56 Ratings
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    ArcGIS
    Score7.8 out of 10
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    Score6.4 out of 10
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    Score7.8 out of 10
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    Score6.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    ArcGIS
    Score7.8 out of 10
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    Score7.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CARTODraftSight
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (4 ratings)
    9.2
    (417 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
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    9.1
    (23 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    8.4
    (24 ratings)
    Availability
    -
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    8.2
    (7 ratings)
    Performance
    -
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    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    4.8
    (15 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    9.0
    (16 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
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    8.3
    (6 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
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    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
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    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    7.4
    (7 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
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    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
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    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CARTODraftSight
    Likelihood to Recommend
    CARTO
    CartoDB is great for generating geographic visualizations of data where the geographies are well-defined. It would be great for analysts to develop visualizations of data with spatial elements. That being said, the software is limited if you want to do any real data munging or analysis, as it can be cumbersome to use and there isn't a great interface for actually saving the results of different manipulations (you can save it as a new file, but it's hard to do version control, etc.). I would recommend preparing the data outside of CartoDB and only using the tool for visualization once the data is well prepared.
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    Dassault Systemes
    2D design work
    3D design work
    Large area (500m²+) analysis and assessment
    From product design, including production drawings to lay out of large (10m x 1m footprint) layouts DraftSight is a cost effective solution providing all appropriate interfaces for BIM.
    The level of detail during rendering (while it can be slow) is good for visualization and for use in installation and training materials
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    Pros
    CARTO
    • It is amazing at allowing control of the visualizations. It takes a little bit to get used to but the combination of full SQL queries and CSS-like styling is very powerful.
    • The services are built on a robust stack of open source software. I was able to build a standalone instance of CartoDB relatively easily (after some research and trial and error).
    • Server side map rendering is key for handling large data sets. The way the images are returned makes them very easy to catch in an HTTP cache to minimize the hits to the server. The interactivity that CartoDB has built in makes this completely transparent to the end user, they can click on parts of the static images and be presented with popups or change map styles. It's a very clever implementation.
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    Dassault Systemes
    • You can easily bring in a dwg format drawing into the programme and it will display the information just as well as AutoCAD.
    • The programme supports shortcut features or one-click buttons for the most commonly used operations.
    • Script files can be used which is a bonus.
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    Cons
    CARTO
    • I don't like the new Builder UI as it has been tough to explain. Other than that I have no complaints.
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    Dassault Systemes
    • The text search and replace is very crude and barely works. Needs a major revamping.
    • The layout tabs are very clunky and hard to use. Needs to be fixed.
    • DraftSight will fix a problem in one version, mess it up in another version, then fix it again later on. And so forth, and so forth, and so forth. Very poor software update control.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    CARTO
    No answers on this topic
    Dassault Systemes
    It has given us, a small startup, the ability to compete effectively with far larger competitors by evening the playing field at a low cost.
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    Usability
    CARTO
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    Dassault Systemes
    Easy if you know how to use CAD software. But is not very difficult to learn using DraftSight if this is your first CAD software. As soon as you get in to it the work flow will save you a lot of time and its simple interface is very nice.
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    Reliability and Availability
    CARTO
    No answers on this topic
    Dassault Systemes
    Other than a bug created by a VAR tech support that didn't get resolved until I installed the next version, DraftSight has worked fine.
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    Performance
    CARTO
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    Dassault Systemes
    In general it's very quick to load drawings...now it depends a lot on the file we're opening or working on.
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    Support Rating
    CARTO
    No answers on this topic
    Dassault Systemes
    Technical support seems to be overseas with broken English and difficulty to read English. I asked for a trial license to try the fix but it was declined. Ask pratiksha.dahotre and gayatri.keskar for details. In summary, they released a broken version, I helped to fix by providing feedback and error logs. They claimed it is fixed but I can't test it.
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    In-Person Training
    CARTO
    No answers on this topic
    Dassault Systemes
    Based on some knowledge of AutoCad, using Draftsight took a short time before I felt comfortable using it.
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    Implementation Rating
    CARTO
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    Dassault Systemes
    Take time to get used to where commands are and how the interface can be customized to suit your needs and work style. The keyboard commands are very helpful and can make work more efficient if time is taken to learn them.
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    Alternatives Considered
    CARTO
    CartoDB is more user friendly and quicker to learn than ArcGIS Online and Mapbox
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    Dassault Systemes
    While SketchUp is free, DraftSights cost is minimal and its abilities are much greater. It is so much easier to layout and modifies a system design. Since DraftSight is compatible with all versions of CAD, it makes it easy to collaborate with customers on their specific system design. We spend less time and see greater sales on our projects.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    CARTO
    No answers on this topic
    Dassault Systemes
    It's a typical contract for cad software. It was inexpensive at the time I started. But now the more useful features are on the more premium (priced) version.
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    Scalability
    CARTO
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    Dassault Systemes
    As a startup, we really appreciate scalable software or tools, and because we use it for diverse types of projects, flexibility is key.
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    Professional Services
    CARTO
    No answers on this topic
    Dassault Systemes
    Quite responsive when I have an issue, and with little to no delay in responding. They are professional and know the software so have been able to solve all of the issues that I have had with both using the software and also with making revisions as required. Non-technical issues like invoices have also been resolved quickly.
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    Return on Investment
    CARTO
    • CartoDB definitely saves a lot of time when creating visualizations. Previously, I would use different software and have to make edits manually (or just create the visualizations manually to start with). I would say that the software definitely cuts the time required to create certain visualizations by a half or two-thirds.
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    Dassault Systemes
    • Draftsight has been very cost effective, it was free a few years ago then £79 a year, which it still is if you have the standard version. Now the minium level is Profession edition at £159+ VAT per year. Which is still very good value for money, just more that what we currently pay with the standard licences we have.
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    Screenshot of Plate InsertScreenshot of Image TraceScreenshot of 2D and 3D DWG filesScreenshot of HomeByMe Integration