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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CMiC Construction Platform

    Score7.5 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    CMiC Project Management is a construction project collaboration and management solution. It centralizes project-related communications and documents onto one platform, and connects the job site with the back-end office.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
    CMiC Construction PlatformDraftSight
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    DraftSight Professional
    $249
    per year
    DraftSight Premium (3D)
    $549
    per year
    DraftSight Enterprise
    Contact sales team
    DraftSight Enterprise Plus
    Contact sales team
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CMiC Construction PlatformDraftSight
    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
    CMiC Construction PlatformDraftSight
    Considered Both Products
    CMiC
    No answer on this topic
    Dassault Systemes
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    71%
    Would buy again
    79 Answers
    96%
    Would buy again
    77 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    79%
    Delivers good value for the price
    57 Answers
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    75 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    81%
    Happy with the feature set
    90 Answers
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    76 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    49%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    22 Answers
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    64 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    43%
    Implementation went as expected
    27 Answers
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    73 Answers
    Features
    CMiC Construction PlatformDraftSight
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of CMiC Construction Platform and DraftSight
    Feature
    CMiC Construction Platform
    8.0
    30 Ratings
    13% above category average
    DraftSight
    -
    Ratings
    Employee demographic data8.020 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employment history8.024 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration8.020 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.8.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organizational charting8.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organization and location management8.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)8.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of CMiC Construction Platform and DraftSight
    Feature
    CMiC Construction Platform
    8.0
    24 Ratings
    16% above category average
    DraftSight
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation8.024 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors8.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files8.021 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management8.020 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management8.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of CMiC Construction Platform and DraftSight
    Feature
    CMiC Construction Platform
    8.0
    19 Ratings
    16% above category average
    DraftSight
    -
    Ratings
    Tracking of all physical assets8.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of CMiC Construction Platform and DraftSight
    Feature
    CMiC Construction Platform
    8.0
    56 Ratings
    4% above category average
    DraftSight
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards8.043 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports8.055 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports8.046 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data exportability8.053 Ratings00 Ratings
    Construction Project & Field Management
    Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of CMiC Construction Platform and DraftSight
    Feature
    CMiC Construction Platform
    8.0
    106 Ratings
    5% above category average
    DraftSight
    -
    Ratings
    Plan distribution & viewing8.067 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plan markups & sharing7.963 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue tracking & punchlists8.081 Ratings00 Ratings
    Photo documentation8.077 Ratings00 Ratings
    Jobsite reports8.088 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document sharing8.089 Ratings00 Ratings
    RFI tools8.090 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration & approvals9.095 Ratings00 Ratings
    As-built drawings8.054 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app8.064 Ratings00 Ratings
    Submittal design and management8.085 Ratings00 Ratings
    Checklists7.947 Ratings00 Ratings
    Meeting Minutes8.051 Ratings00 Ratings
    Specifications8.039 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change orders8.060 Ratings00 Ratings
    Estimating
    Comparison of Estimating features of CMiC Construction Platform and DraftSight
    Feature
    CMiC Construction Platform
    8.0
    56 Ratings
    6% above category average
    DraftSight
    -
    Ratings
    Takeoff tools8.021 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job costing8.052 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost databases8.043 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost calculator8.030 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bid creation7.929 Ratings00 Ratings
    Computer-Aided Design Software
    Comparison of Computer-Aided Design Software features of CMiC Construction Platform and DraftSight
    Feature
    CMiC Construction Platform
    -
    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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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CMiC Construction PlatformDraftSight
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.9
    (115 ratings)
    9.2
    (417 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.4
    (7 ratings)
    9.1
    (23 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    8.4
    (24 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (7 ratings)
    Performance
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.7
    (96 ratings)
    4.8
    (15 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.9
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (16 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.3
    (6 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.4
    (7 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CMiC Construction PlatformDraftSight
    Likelihood to Recommend
    CMiC
    CMiC is a robust platform best suited for large companies with resources for implementation and management of the program. One analogy is CMiC is like a droid phone where the user must decide how to use all the features of the program (as opposed to an iPhone where most configuration decisions are made for the user). Smaller companies with limited resources can struggle with CMiC both with the expense and configuration.
    Incentivized
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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
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    CMiC
    • The user interface is similar to that of other project management software applications so folks in our company that had previously used other applications have been able to switch over fairly easily.
    • I really like the software and it was much less expensive than other applications.
    • I like the mobile application so that our superintendents can view the documentation on their phones.
    • I really like the punch list capability mobile field, however, we have a hard time getting our superintendents to use it for some reason.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    CMiC
    • Needs to be more user friendly on the mobile side of the platform. Ease of use is key here.
    • There is not much instruction or support in standing up some programs like deploying ECM for outlook, making Collaboration Gateway work, or setting up the system for getting Plans available on the mobile devices.
    • Security configuration is extremely detailed and spread throughout the system. It is extremely hard to make adjustments to a person's security unless you know exactly where to look, which requires years of experience but shouldn't.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    CMiC
    This is a platform that would continue to be in the best interest for our company. I just hope that CMiC support removes the gaps between the enhancements that they create to better the system to what they currently have
    Incentivized
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    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.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    CMiC
    I believe it isn't easy to use and is unintuitive. Undecipherable error messages appear throughout the application without indicating what is wrong or how to correct it, in my experience. The terminology on the screens is specific to Canada, which adds to the confusion.
    Incentivized
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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
    CMiC
    Sometimes since this is a cloud based product the system can become slow but we haven’t had any issues of availability without CMiC first letting us know it would be down
    Incentivized
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    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
    CMiC
    Reports are pretty shown to run but general pages typically load pretty quick.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    CMiC
    The support team [has] been in touch with our deployment team and has given them effective guidance up to completion. It has helped us in [the] best methods of resource allocation and secure record-keeping process. We have tracked all our billing information and made the right payments with documentation and avoided [unnecessary losses]. [The] support team has [to] lead our teams to the right channels and empowering our team with the right skills for maximum production.
    Incentivized
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    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
    CMiC
    The training was on system functions and not really how best to use it for our business. It would have been nice to be provided recommendations for use rather than just a blank slate of functionality.
    Incentivized
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    Dassault Systemes
    Based on some knowledge of AutoCad, using Draftsight took a short time before I felt comfortable using it.
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    CMiC
    I felt the training was good and the trainers knew the software.
    Incentivized
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    Dassault Systemes
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    CMiC
    Lots of confusion between sales and implementation regarding what was included and not included...the security encountered a "bug" and made it extremely difficult to set up roles and individual responsibilities
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    CMiC
    CMiC Construction Platform is the best price point in the market. Others are revenue-based billings, and the annual fees reflect as such. CMiC Construction Platform support staff is generally amazing and offers real-time support on critical issues. The imaging and workflow functions are real-time savers. CMiC Construction Platform is generally a smaller and in touch organization that treats your team like their own and stays with you after the purchase.
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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
    CMiC
    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
    CMiC
    CMiC has several key features that can either work together or independently depending on your companies needs.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Professional Services
    CMiC
    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
    CMiC
    • Better project visibility, surely. I can step into a former project and see how well/poorly it was run.
    • Forecasting underway - nearly complete with year 2.
    • Cost status tracking - this has been valuable, especially when figuring out how much of a liquid budget is left over.
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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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    ScreenShots

    CMiC Construction Platform Screenshots

    Screenshot of CMiC FIELDScreenshot of CMiC AnalyticsScreenshot of CMiC Drawing ManagementScreenshot of CMiC FIELD

    DraftSight Screenshots

    Screenshot of Plate InsertScreenshot of Image TraceScreenshot of 2D and 3D DWG filesScreenshot of HomeByMe Integration