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DraftSight VS MicroStation_

As of 4 November 2026, MicroStation is named by 1,030 companies and DraftSight by 137; DraftSight skews to companies under 200 people (36% vs 40%), MicroStation to companies over 1,000 (30% vs 41%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: DraftSight's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, MicroStation rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

DraftSight: 2–200 employees
36%
MicroStation: 2–200 employees
40%
DraftSight: 1,000+ employees
41%
MicroStation: 1,000+ employees
30%
Postings per company, 90 days
1.5 · 8.2
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
137companies name DraftSight
1,030companies name MicroStation
0name both
205 · 8,455postings in 90 days, DraftSight · MicroStation
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentDraftSightshareMicroStationshareLeans
2-10 employees86%596%even
11-50 employees1712%11912%even
51-200 employees2518%23323%MicroStation
201-500 employees2015%19219%MicroStation
501-1000 employees118%10610%MicroStation
1001-5000 employees2619%16216%DraftSight
5001-10000 employees107%535%DraftSight
10,001+ employees2015%949%DraftSight
Self-employed––121%outside top 12
By industry
SegmentDraftSightshareMicroStationshareLeans
Manufacturing & industry7051%586%DraftSight
Automotive2015%151%DraftSight
Commerce & trade107%111%DraftSight
Business & finance services86%52651%MicroStation
Utilities & infrastructure86%616%even
Media & content54%151%DraftSight
Property & construction54%23122%MicroStation
Transport, logistics & rental43%202%even
Consumer services & leisure32%81%even
Technology & software21%404%MicroStation
Agriculture & forestry11%20%even
Public, community & associations11%404%MicroStation
By country
SegmentDraftSightshareMicroStationshareLeans
United States7857%67766%MicroStation
Germany118%707%even
United Kingdom118%363%DraftSight
France86%293%DraftSight
Poland54%71%DraftSight
Canada43%475%even
Spain32%101%even
Austria21%––outside top 12
Czechia21%––outside top 12
Croatia21%––outside top 12
Italy21%––outside top 12
Netherlands21%252%even
Australia––273%outside top 12
India––91%outside top 12
Belgium––71%outside top 12
Sweden––71%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentDraftSightshareMicroStationshareLeans
Engineering (non-software)19971%8,80877%MicroStation
Sales83%60%DraftSight
Design & UX73%500%DraftSight
construction and civil62%1,27311%MicroStation
manufacturing and production52%20%even
Product, program & project management41%1251%even
arts media and entertainment21%10%even
skilled trades and field service21%470%even
Business development & strategy10%20%even
facilities cleaning and security10%20%even
General management & consulting10%30%even
logistics warehouse and transport10%90%even
Quality, safety & environment10%170%even
Unclassified10%170%even
Data & AI––520%outside top 12
IT operations & business systems––300%outside top 12
research and science––140%outside top 12
Administration & office––80%outside top 12
real estate and property––70%outside top 12
Education & training––60%outside top 12
Software engineering––60%outside top 12
Customer service & success––10%outside top 12
Finance & accounting––10%outside top 12
healthcare clinical––10%outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk––10%outside top 12
Retail & store operations––10%outside top 12
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MicroStation is named by 1,030 companies in job postings and DraftSight by 137; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/draftsight-vs-microstation)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

DraftSight vs MicroStation: questions

Which is more used, DraftSight or MicroStation?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, MicroStation (1,030) over DraftSight (137). By website-and-DNS footprint, MicroStation (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses DraftSight?

36% of DraftSight companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 40% for MicroStation. 41% of DraftSight companies have over 1,000 employees, against 30% for MicroStation.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually DraftSight in marketing and MicroStation in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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