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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Ironclad

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AIronclad, from the company of the same name in San Francisco, is designed to streamline every part of the contract process—so users can focus on legal work, not paperwork.N/A
    Pricing
    DraftSightIronclad
    Editions & Modules
    DraftSight Professional
    $249
    per year
    DraftSight Premium (3D)
    $549
    per year
    DraftSight Enterprise
    Contact sales team
    DraftSight Enterprise Plus
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    DraftSightIronclad
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDraftSight 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
    DraftSightIronclad
    Considered Both Products
    Dassault Systemes
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    Ironclad
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    77 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    75 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    76 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    64 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    73 Answers
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    Features
    DraftSightIronclad
    Computer-Aided Design Software
    Comparison of Computer-Aided Design Software features of DraftSight and Ironclad
    Feature
    DraftSight
    6.8
    8 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Ironclad
    -
    Ratings
    3D Modeling7.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    2D Drafting8.48 Ratings00 Ratings
    Rendering and Visualization5.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Parametric Design6.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration and Sharing7.17 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compatibility with other software and formats8.17 Ratings00 Ratings
    Assembly Design7.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Simulation and Analysis4.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Documentation and Annotation6.68 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization and Extensions5.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Authoring
    Comparison of Contract Authoring features of DraftSight and Ironclad
    Feature
    DraftSight
    -
    Ratings
    Ironclad
    6.7
    5 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Contract creation00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Contract templates00 Ratings9.35 Ratings
    Clause library/saved fields00 Ratings3.94 Ratings
    Guided logic00 Ratings4.63 Ratings
    Contract Collaboration
    Comparison of Contract Collaboration features of DraftSight and Ironclad
    Feature
    DraftSight
    -
    Ratings
    Ironclad
    7.1
    5 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Contract sharing00 Ratings7.85 Ratings
    Contract editing00 Ratings6.45 Ratings
    Collaborating on contracts00 Ratings7.85 Ratings
    MS Word plug-in00 Ratings6.44 Ratings
    Approval process00 Ratings7.15 Ratings
    Interdepartmental workflows00 Ratings7.15 Ratings
    Contract Monitoring
    Comparison of Contract Monitoring features of DraftSight and Ironclad
    Feature
    DraftSight
    -
    Ratings
    Ironclad
    5.2
    5 Ratings
    45% below category average
    Contract database00 Ratings6.04 Ratings
    Contract search00 Ratings7.05 Ratings
    Contract milestone reminders & alerts00 Ratings3.24 Ratings
    Custom contract reports00 Ratings5.04 Ratings
    Tracking contract status00 Ratings4.34 Ratings
    Compliance check00 Ratings3.93 Ratings
    Contract Management
    Comparison of Contract Management features of DraftSight and Ironclad
    Feature
    DraftSight
    -
    Ratings
    Ironclad
    7.8
    2 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Contract Storage00 Ratings9.32 Ratings
    Advanced Search and Filtering00 Ratings7.72 Ratings
    Customizable Contract Templates00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Workflow Acceleration00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
    E-Signatures00 Ratings9.32 Ratings
    Reminders and Alerts00 Ratings6.22 Ratings
    Analytics and Reporting00 Ratings6.22 Ratings
    Integration with other Systems00 Ratings7.22 Ratings
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    DraftSightIronclad
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    Onshape
    Score6.4 out of 10
    DocuSign CLM
    Score8.2 out of 10
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    Onshape
    Score6.4 out of 10
    Conga CLM
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    PTC Creo
    Score7.6 out of 10
    Conga CLM
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    DraftSightIronclad
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (417 ratings)
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (23 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.4
    (24 ratings)
    7.3
    (5 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.8
    (15 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (16 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.3
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.4
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    DraftSightIronclad
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Ironclad
    I think it worked realllly well at my previous company where we used it for a very simple form that just required one simple signature from both sides- this was a form used to record custom pricing/discounts for a product that typically was not discounted. In my current role, there are many more required fields on the form/contract, and can be multiple levels of approvals on one side, and then possibly multiple levels of approvals/signatures on the other side. I've never used another solution in the exact same way (like DocuSign) to be able to compare experiences, but on Ironclad, understanding where I am in the completion process can be confusing. Within the app, I wish it was more of just a checklist or schedule of what needs to happen, but it's not written out that clearly. Lastly, there is something wrong with our notifications (I'm not sure if this is specific to my company's settings)- I frequently get 'contract completed' or 'contract signed' email notifications even if that hasn't occurred. They seem to correlate with updating the form or refreshing the sync from SFDC.
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    Pros
    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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    Ironclad
    • Keep track of legal documents versions
    • Approve legal workflows
    • Forward email threads to the legal workflow
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    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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    Ironclad
    • Contract link feature in the case of amendment/addendum.
    • Auto document retention feature (expiration and deletion).
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Ironclad
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    Usability
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Ironclad
    Ironclad is the best tool I have used to date, to manage workflow and tickets. It was very easy to use and navigate from the very first time I used it. My time is very valuable and I don't have time to sit in training sessions, simply to use a new product. I'm happy to say that I was never formally trained on Ironclad as it simply wasn't necessary.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    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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    Ironclad
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    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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    Ironclad
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    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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    Ironclad
    I haven't used the support services for IronClad, but I understand from our legal team, the support is very good, they have replied and provide solutions quickly and effectively. I have used the documentation and support pages which are very complete and which have been updated given the user interface updates.
    Incentivized
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    In-Person Training
    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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    Ironclad
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    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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    Ironclad
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Ironclad
    Miles ahead of LinkSquares
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    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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    Ironclad
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    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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    Ironclad
    No answers on this topic
    Professional Services
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Ironclad
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Ironclad
    • At Gusto, where we operated on no contracts for many years, Ironclad allowed us to create a very simple process for getting approval for, and keeping records of, customized pricing on our new, high-end plan.
    • Wasn't part of the buying committee, but in my current role it's been heavily utilized externally for customer contracts, but also internally for employee agreements.
    • I don't have any actual numbers, and don't have a way to compare it to any prior e-signature setup.
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    ScreenShots

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