DraftSight

Better than Auto-Cad because it costs so much less.

[DraftSight is] suitable for users occasionally reviewing or modifying 2D line drawings, this is a relatively inexpensive alternative than AutoCAD and is capable of accomplish similar tasks. Not suitable of handling large and complex 2D drawings, the response time, accuracy, UI and other aspects still at a basic level and can not compete with other high quality software

Draftsight is well suited for 2D drawings, not 3D. As already mentioned can require quite a lot of computer resources, so may not work as well on older machines. In an environment when you want to produce relatively simple 2D drawings quickly it is really effective, more complex drawings can be done with more time.

I use DraftSight with no classes or training, and it is much more than capable of doing furniture drafting, which is wood mostly with no mechanical fasteners, reasonably uncomplicated. Anything like that, it is very easy to learn and use. I am sure it can do much more

Knowledgeable support team, but overnight communication across the world is unacceptable when DS is not working.

Perfect for 2D drawing in its Standard or Professional version. When I have 3D drawing to do, I will compare DraftSight with Sketchup which I currently use for 3D and which is suitable for my personal needs.

Quick alterations to existing DWGs are a snap with Draftsight. Our company doesn't use this software for drawing buildings from scratch but instead, we use a specialty survey-based software to export to DWT. The translation is buggy so using Draftsight to edit the file is essential to providing the exact product our clients want.
Having previous experience with AutoCAD I would also give this program a thumbs up recommending it to someone new to CAD and wanting a solid alternative to more expensive programs. Draftsight is less suited to someone wanting to create 3D models. I would suggest they look at other Solidworks packages for that.

Draftsight is great for our office users, or QC department who need to access drawings, and pull measurements, but don't need a full-blown expensive CAD subscription, however, we have used it to turn out drawings, and it has performed excellently in this regard.

It is well suited for individuals who use autocad but don't have the budget for it. It is great for design work and creating 2d files to send for laser cutting and creating drawings.
It is less suited for complex designs and creating 3d parts.

DraftSight is definitely good for making 2D drawings in the field of engineering. It is very useful to represent the schemes of heating and air conditioning systems, ventilation systems, fire-fighting systems, etc. It is also excellent in the field of architecture for making plans and elevations or to draw the construction of mechanical or electrical parts. I don't think it is useful for BIM or 3D modeling or for creating multimedia systems, videos, etc.

If you need a program to view files from a customer or something that is simple to use, this is it!

In my case I was trying to use Windows Paint and other drawing programs until I needed some more details and specs. I started using the free version. If the free version was set up more like a "trainer for beginners" I think you would get more first time CAD users to stick with it as opposed to someone monkeying around with the software for 10 minutes and getting intimidated never to return to the CAD world.

Really good for reviewing and marking up drawings. Because we can't run add ons like Ship Constructor or Finite Elements, we need to use AutoCAD for those situations.

Well suited for basic navigation and viewing of DWG files. Due to the absence of direct user access for support of the application, DraftSight was not retained as our primary CADD platform.

DraftSight is great for layout. Drawings for plants as a general overview. You can put tons of info and have it separated on layers preset. You can also work out angles, arcs swings and other complex swings for cylinder rotations and gear and cams.

Best I've found for dxf creation.

Inexpensive, flexible, easy to use.

It is well suited for working with drawings created in AutoCAD.

[One problem with DraftSight is that] it is not easy to get a direct contact person for specific information.

I can only say that this is well suited for our machining industry. It is easy to install and update. It allows us to control how many licenses we have with their easy management tool. The end users like this program a lot compared to other programs we have tried.

Just wish the Standard License is made floating, automatically, without having to sign off from one machine (say laptop) to another (say a PC)

Draftsight has met all our needs

I have recommended Draftsight to many people looking to get into drafting or projects.

Once the drawing is created it is easy to create an assembly drawing and a BOM. The reason for the "8" rating is Cleverbridge, not DraftSight. I would give the drawing product itself a "9+."

Slow response from Draftsight,

Works well for 2D drawings. Also works well as a tool for creating 2D facet drawings for import into 3D CAD. SOLIDWORKS is great for creating drawings from 3D source files. However, when 3D source files are unavailable, DraftSight makes a very convenient tool for creating 2D documentation.

DraftSight is well suited for all uses including mapping, design of components, and assembly drawings. DraftSight is a great value and a powerful tool.