One question that I have been frequently asked is should I use free CAD or paid CAD instead of which CAD should I use. So I decided to talk about my opinions about this. I’m not gonna make a long list of all the factors that you need to take into consideration when choosing your CAD. Just a few factors that really matters here.
People don’t think too much about the difference between subscription and perpetual before 2015 when Autodesk announced they’d go subscription-only. Autodesk may not be the first software company to implement the subscription licensing approach, but it’s among one of the most successful ones without much doubt with its unrivaled leading position in the industry.
AutoCAD’s unrivaled leading position in CAD industry starts to change when it stopped selling permanent licenses. Users pay yearly subscription fee without receiving significant updates, but if they don’t, the software just stops working. In addition to this, there are many other reasons why you should look for AutoCAD alternatives. These reasons have already made many CAD managers rethink the continuation with AutoCAD.