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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated August 4th, 2026 # Reviews of ArcSite Ease of use 4.6 Customer Service 4.8 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews DW Deanna W Design ConsultantConstruction, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “Arcsite is such a great program for designing yards for our landscaping company.“ July 17, 2026 DD Derek D OwnerConstruction, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Once in awhile there’s some weird things like sometimes locking 2 walls together in a corner they won’t flawlessly bond even tho they’re the same thickness and on the same layer.“ January 10, 2025 FN Fernando N California Certified Asbestos ConsultantConstruction, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “ArcSite has increase my clients satisfaction due my report floor plans having a professional layout and a quicker product delivery!“ June 28, 2025 SK Seth K PresidentConstruction, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “Don’t like there is no way to send receipts or invoice type documents.“ January 9, 2025 JC Joebob C Operations LeadArchitecture & Planning, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “The application and the web version are both user friendly, but what is better, is they are constantly trying to improve the QOL experience for our company, so that we get the most out of our usage.“ January 9, 2025 AO Abdulkadir O Head DesignerConstruction, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Sometimes there are bugs like app crashes while using it, which I hate it.“ January 10, 2025 PC Peter C EstimatorConstruction, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “I really like the intuitive way this program draws and adds features, very easy to drop in items and integrate into the drawings.“ January 16, 2025 AM Aaron M ManagerConstruction, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “There is no way to do retail sales through the app.“ January 14, 2025 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 162 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Sarah W. Insurance Inspector and Underwriter Insurance Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "ArcSite is a great tool for property inspections!" May 22, 2018 5.0 This software has been a great tool for us in home insurance inspections! We start with an aerial photo from Google Maps and are able to incorporate drawings and photos to effectively tell the story of the property. Pros The best part about this software is the customer support. The drawing features are very easy to use. Cons The only flaw I have found is that when you have the program do square footage measurements for you, it is not always accurate. It is close, but it's best to double check the work. Review Source JW Joshua W. Design specialist Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Design specialist review" January 16, 2025 5.0 It’s made my job very easy and again makes me look super professional for customer Pros This is my first time using this type of software. I’m a design specialist and my job entails me drawing full footprint for homes and concrete in order to bid jobs and the software has made it very simple and easy to complete my job while looking very professional for customers. Cons My only con would be that there is a lot to learn and know, but that’s gonna be the same with any type of software. Review Source SB SAM B. Cabinet Sales Rep Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "i measure homes for cabinets, remodel and new. its a good program and gets the job done" May 23, 2018 3.0 quicker measures on the job and easier to read numbers ( ala no handwriting) saves time and therefore money Pros i like how easy it is to import drawings to the website. i like how easy it is to draw a basic room plan Cons the forms that get created need to download with the drawings like the photes you take do if that happened that would be great! Review Source Response from Arctuition August 6, 2018 Hi Curtis, Just saw your, and others from Quality, reviews here. Glad to hear you are getting value out of it. I will reach out to you folks in mass, as it appears there are similar enhancement requests. We really do appreciate the feedback/insight. Regards, Patrick GG Gavin G. CFI Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Up-and-coming" January 14, 2025 5.0 After playing with it long enough and getting used to all the options and tools, not bad Pros The ability to edit or add elevation numbers Cons Different kind of utilities add-ons that we can add to the drawing that would be around homes and or commercial buildings like pool pump Switched from [Slack](https://www.capterra.com/p/135003/Slack/) companywide transition with Groundwork’s Review Source TL Thad L. Sales Manager Construction Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great CAD and design tool for presentation and implementation!" January 14, 2025 5.0 I am overall very pleased with ArcSite and couldn’t imagine my job without it. It provides a very professional look for estimates and is very accurate for design and implementation. Pros Doesn’t take long to learn the basic features and with a little effort and the help options it is fairly easy to use the more advanced features as well. Cons Until you learn where you need to start drawing your design when you enter in certain size changes it can auto modify connecting sections. Review Source LF Lawrence F. Estimator Surveyor Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Floor Plan Diagrams detailed mark ups. " January 10, 2025 5.0 My over all experience is great! I like the ArcSite Link...! Pros It's easy to use. especially when I have to attach my Floor Plans. Cons Adding some of the hardware devices at times. Review Source BB Butch B. Sales Consultant Building Materials Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Floor plan layout" August 17, 2025 4.0 Pros Home layout is easy to draw and add windows and doors. Easy to change and relocate items within the floor plan. Cons Hard to size and rotate doors to create the hinging swing. Outswing to in swing. Some of the windows seem to disappear within the wall sections. Very hard to see. Review Source Response from Arctuition September 2, 2025 Hey Butch, Thanks for the review! We'd love to jump on a call and learn more about your comments regarding the door rotations, we might be able to add this into our upcoming enhancements. If you want to reach out directly, marketing@arcsite.com and we can schedule a 15 minute call. GT GREG T. Project manager Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Project Manager " January 13, 2025 5.0 Easy to use and pretty reliable. Would like to have customers sign through email easier! Pros Easy to use and very few technical issues! Cons Some technical issues with self made objects, but overall good experience. Doest work offline sometimes. Review Source SW Scott W. Estimator Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Draw professionally with your finger. " January 9, 2025 5.0 I have been using this program for many years, and it makes my job easier. Pros I can draw anything with my finger. Shapes, walls, and import drawings and trace. Cons Missing 3rd axis and Lidar. Saved signature in the app instead of in the cloud or be able to download signed agreement to mobile app with just a click. Review Source Response from Arctuition February 11, 2025 Hi, Scott. Thanks for your honest feedback, we're glad you're enjoying the tool. To address some of your notes, we have a few of the missing pieces in the works right, including a beta with Apple's LiDAR technology. If you reach out to our team, we'd be happy to add you. Cheers. ArcSite NA Nick A. Owner Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Review of arcsite" January 9, 2025 4.0 Pretty good for what I use it for which is takeoffs Pros Excellent for takeoffs and on spot estimating Cons Lacks integration with crms proposals are lacking its sales board doesn’t work Review Source Response from Arctuition February 11, 2025 Hi Nick! With some of the integrations, I'd love to better understand who you'd like us to integrate with and other feature gaps you think could fit our platform and your work. If you want to connect, we'd love to learn more! Cheers. ArcSite PC Peter C. Estimator Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Very happy with the ArcSite program" January 16, 2025 5.0 I have used many other drafting programs in the past including AutoCad and I find ArcSite to be very easy to use to create quick, professional drawings. Pros I really like the intuitive way this program draws and adds features, very easy to drop in items and integrate into the drawings. Exporting to PDF is easy as it should be. Cons Price for all the features is a bit much for personal use, but for a business it's definitely worth it. Review Source KB Kris B. Certified Field Inspector Construction Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Overall a good product for those not versed in CAD." January 10, 2025 4.0 I have been very pleased with the performance of ArcSite and look forward to getting even more proficient with it as time allows. Pros It is mostly intuitive. Coming from a non-CAD background, I was able to pick up ArcSite fairly quickly and even though I’m still learning, I am finding the learning curve to be very short and still be able to produce a quality product. Cons There are a few features, like importing a design from a colleague or from another source that is less simple and some designing features are a little tougher to negotiate. Review Source BC Barry C. Glaizer Glass, Ceramics & Concrete Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Highly recommend great product. " January 12, 2025 5.0 Great experience with ArcSite. I have never had any issues Pros Easy to use, perfect for what i need it for. Cons I have no complaints. it has been great for what I use it for. Review Source TM Tanner M. Sales Manager Construction Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Amazing CAD software " January 14, 2025 5.0 Extremely Satisfied, and easy to use.Arc Site makes it possible to walk the customer through the whole process of the sale Pros Easy to use, multiple options to show home owners Cons Honestly nothing, it is a great software Review Source KW Kyle W. CFI Construction Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Thank you. Work in progress for user. " January 9, 2025 4.0 Great experience. I am still learning functions daily but great overall. Pros Easy to learn and great options. Layers help a great deal. Cons Can seem complex when first learning. The pencil I use sometimes causes issues with screen Review Source SW Simon W. Sales Manager Sporting Goods Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Part time user but I love the results" January 10, 2025 5.0 Really enjoy it and recommend to anyone that needs to draw buildings or spaces as part of their job. Pros Makes drawing buildings/room spaces quick and easy once you learn how to use it. Some great tools that are readily available Pre-created assets ready to just drop in on plans and make the space come to life Cons Having never used such software before it took my while to get used to it. As with most things if you then do not use it for some time you can forget aspects of how it works again. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Vice President Utilities Used the software for: 2+ years ### "ArcSite makes PDF functionality in several ways possible in Mobile environment" May 23, 2018 5.0 Time savings and ease of sharing plans through a mobile device. The software allows for communication of drawings in real-time which can save time and money but also ease frustrations of work or verbal communication. A drawing is worth a thousand words... Pros ArcSite handles PDF mobile cad drawings possible in an elegant manner. The tool makes possible creation, editing, redlining of CAD quality drawings and integrates photos in an exceptional manner. The ability to embed photos has been challenging in the past with software on ios where photos and app were somewhat disconnected. ArcSite solves this. High resolution drawings and detail is also possible with quality by controlling line types, colors and other features. The finished product achieved with ArcSite is great quality. Cons Project folders lack functionality of saving either in a higher order, ie. folder within folder. Folder or file commenting would be handy for communicating with cohorts, ie. leaving a description of the folder (project). Hiding projects or archiving has been a great feature, expanding on that functionality in some way would be beneficial. Downloading projects is great, or downloading selected PDFs in a bulk manner from IOS would be a good addition. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Lighting Field Engineer/Techician Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent for our business and our lives. Wonderful customer support too!" May 24, 2018 5.0 Both business and life benefits. I use this for work and I use this for home building projects. Pros There are two things that I like most about this software: 1. The customization that we have experienced by paying for development has been off the charts. We are able to customize the product we offer to our customers as a result of this. We've never known of an app that does this. 2. The customer support we receive if there are ever any glitches or data loss is astounding. They are fast, professional, friendly, and above all, extremely competent at what they do. Cons I wish there was a way to do a wide spread search of every shape that has a photo in it. When you've placed multiple shapes, it's tough to remember which one you took the pictures in. Review Source MF Matthew F. Appraiser Real Estate Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Excellent drawing software for floorplans and building sketches." October 1, 2020 5.0 I enjoyed using the software, and I would love to continue using it. However, the costs were a hurdle that made it hard to justify compared to other sketching software. Pros I really enjoyed using this software on the iPad and drawing building sketches in the field. The ability to change dimensions and have the software automatically adjust other walls at the same time was great. The software was intuitive and easy to use. Cons To be honest, the things I didn't like at first were addressed in updates after I sent feedback to support. The cost of the software for what I use it for is still a big hurdle. It is pricey. I don't know if there is an option for an appraiser level package, but I would consider a hybrid package that offers the basic basic package plus a couple of extras for like $15 (annual billing level). I would like the ability to sketch on pdf and would need to access the drawings from my pc. I don't need everything that the Draw+ package offers, but I need a few more options than what is offered in the basic package. The jump from the basic to the plus package makes it infeasible for my firm to consider. Currently, we use Apex Sketch for our work, and it is a stand alone license that makes the cost much more feasible. Reason for choosing ArcSite I liked the interface and the ability to use the software in the field on our iPad. The cost of the software made it infeasible compared to other products. Review Source JW Josh W. General Foreman Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I have been using Arcsite for about 3 years to manage all our drawings." May 22, 2018 4.0 Ease of use. Multiple users can edit at the same time. Pros The ability for multiple people to share and merge drawings. We can have three or four people at a time on one drawing changing things and when you upload they merge seemlessly. Occasionally they will fail to merge but that occurs very rarely. It takes about 5 minutes with the app to be able to functional use it. I do admit I don't know all the features but I don't have a need for them with how we use the app. Cons Once in a while drawings will fail to upload correctly. When have had situations in the past where you have edited a drawing for 30 minutes and attempt to upload. Come back 20 minutes later and find out not only did it fail to upload but reverted back to your unedited drawing. I believe this issue has been addressed, as it hasn't happened in awhile. Also, be careful when you are in a area with a poor cell signal or internet connection. This can slow everything down significantly. Review Source JR Jonathan R. Owner Architecture & Planning Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Good for the money" September 22, 2020 4.0 Overall, this has been a great tool for onsite wok. I have also been able to draft quick, and simple ideas for clients to see potential changes by “erasing” parts of the underlying pdf through the use of shapes and showing that what could be different. Pros Easy import and calibration of drawings as long as there is an existing PDF. Ease of measuring and entering simple plan information. I use this instead of a paper plan on many sites when laying out projects (Landscape Architecture). It has become a go-to, especially for larger projects as I can upload all the layout drawings and construction details for quick reference on the job site. Also nice to create quick shop drawings onsite and easily create pdf with dimensions. Cons Inability to write DWG files directly into ArcSite. It could be an easier transition from design to ArcSite if the app had the ability to create a usable file directly from a DWG. Also, occasional crash issue when using custom symbols created in the app. I would be great to be able to isolate a “piece” of the pdf and cut, copy and paste into another drawing within the same or different project files. Review Source MM Michael M. Chief Estimator Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A Great Product" July 17, 2019 5.0 We have solved a disconnect between Estimating and Production. Production no longer has to rely on hand-drawn diagrams and now know exactly where to put repairs. Pros The best feature of this app is the ease of use. It takes only minutes to make a drawing or diagram on the job site. Being able to share the projects between my team is a huge advantage also. Cons There isn't much I don't like, but if I had to pick one it is the way the Shapes Menu stays on the screen after you select a shape to use. Review Source Response from Arctuition August 12, 2019 Hi Michael, Thanks for the nice review and the improvement suggestion. Regards, Patrick JR Jeremy R. Owner Construction Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Good product, but expensive for a drawing app" September 22, 2020 4.0 The ability to draw simple floor plans was great. It was easy to do, and for the most part, had the shapes I needed. However, paying this much, every month, to simply draw a floor plan is ridiculous. I work in construction as a foundation remediation expert and was looking for a simple solution to draw the outline of a building with the interior walls in some cases, add some dimensions and some simple shapes and text indicating areas to where more attention needs to be given. Unfortunately there aren't any out there for that with grid lines and dimensions. I tried this product, it was great for a little while but the cost just ate away at my wallet every month. I would not pay more than $3/month for an app like this for what I use it for. I would pay $30 outright for one though. Perhaps I will develop one myself to fit the needs of those like me? (I have a degree in IT and am familiar with programming so wouldn't really be that hard..) Pros The ability to draw simple floor plans was great. It was easy to do, and for the most part, had the shapes I needed. Cons The PRICE every month to simply draw some shapes on a grid-lined screen. Reason for choosing ArcSite At first it was because of the ease of drawings simple shapes and adding dimensions. Now I have switched back because it is my only choice that is not ridiculously priced. Review Source DB Dan B. Director Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "ArcSite 5 Star" September 28, 2020 5.0 Extremely happy Pros I originally used ArcSite for on-site drawings and take-offs. Since then I transfer all my drawings using the DXF export straight into my CNC machine. Once I worked out the correct layering and a few little tips to assist with the export, it works perfectly. The ease of doing this on my iPad with my pencil is a pleasure. I can not fault this app. Cons Happy with everything. I honestly can’t fault the app for my purpose. Review Source PS Peter S. Owner/ Managing Director Construction Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Best and Simple Design Software" September 22, 2020 5.0 Pros This software is: 1. Easy to Learn 2. Affordable to use 3. Looks Professional 4. Great Customer Service 5. Fast to complete I would highly recommend to any contractor that needs to make there own simple designs that want them to look better than graph paper sketches. Cons I wish the designs would automatically upload to the cloud and that we did not have to do that ourselves Switched from [CAD Parser](https://www.capterra.com/p/131870/CAD-Parser/) Easier to use and better priced Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.