Popularity

Popularity is used to interpret the overall trends regarding the quantities of ratings of products in the General-Purpose CAD category. While our popularity section does not look into user satisfaction, product affordability, competition dynamics, and language support - Yummy will have pages on those subject matters too.

Overall Popularity

General-Purpose CAD currently ranks as the 127th most reviewed product category based on our numbers with 246 customer reviews last year. Year over year, General-Purpose CAD's review count grew by 104 ratings. General-Purpose CAD reached its top popularity ranking in 2018 coming in 88th place with 580 reviews. But, it's presently seeing its lowest relative popularity ranking. In the last 9 years, General-Purpose CAD has amassed 1,890 total ratings. Ranking as the 127th most reviewed category globally, General-Purpose CAD is a lesser engaged with category.

Oldest and Newest Products in the Market

The oldest General-Purpose CAD product in our records is AutoCAD with its earliest known review dating back to 2013. The most recent General-Purpose CAD product in the category is AutoCAD LT with its first tracked review cropping up in 2014.

Around the World

The United States uses General-Purpose CAD software products more than any other nation with 942 ratings. The United States is trailed by India, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Kenya with an overall average of 116 reviews. Over the past year General-Purpose CAD category gained popularity in the United States to become the nation's 144th most reviewed category this last year. The most regularly used General-Purpose CAD product is AutoCAD with an impressive 1,628 customer reviews.

Popularity by Business Size

Many companies using General-Purpose CAD technology products are small businesses, representing 45% of all clients. They are trailed by medium business clients (35%), and large businesses (20%). The adoption of General-Purpose CAD products for small businesses appears to be growing currently, swelling by 102% in the last year. General-Purpose CAD software solutions for large businesses have experienced a recession this year, shrinking 202% of the previous year's value.

To Industry, Nothing is Impossible

The top industries for General-Purpose CAD are architecture and planning, civil engineering, construction, design, and mechanical or industrial engineering.