--- title: "CADDi Reviews, Pros and Cons - 2026 Software Advice" description: "Reviews of CADDi. Learn how real users rate this software's ease-of-use, functionality, overall quality and customer support. Talk to our advisors to see if CADDi is a good fit for you!" source_url: "https://www.softwareadvice.com/manufacturing/caddi-drawer-profile/reviews/" page_type: "reviews" language: "en" --- 1 million+ businesses helped. Get advice Get Free Advice [Home](https://www.softwareadvice.com/) / [Manufacturing Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com/category/4704-manufacturing/) / [CADDi](https://www.softwareadvice.com/manufacturing/caddi-drawer-profile/) / CADDi Reviews Software Advice offers objective insights based on verified user reviews and independent product and market research. When our advisors match you to a software provider, we may earn a referral fee. [Overview](https://www.softwareadvice.com/manufacturing/caddi-drawer-profile/) Reviews [Alternatives](https://www.softwareadvice.com/manufacturing/caddi-drawer-profile/alternatives/) # CADDi User Reviews ## Reviews summary - Overall rating: 4.8/5 - Total reviews: 43 ### Secondary ratings - Ease of use: 4.9/5 - Customer support: 4.9/5 - Value for money: 4.6/5 - Functionality: 4.7/5 ### Rating distribution - 5 stars: 35 reviews (81%) - 4 stars: 8 reviews (19%) - 3 stars: 0 reviews (0%) - 2 stars: 0 reviews (0%) - 1 star: 0 reviews (0%) ### Most mentioned pros - Designed with very user-friendly operability, the search and display responses are excellent, minimizing stress for users. ### Most mentioned cons - Also, while the service is supposed to be used along with our internal management system, it lacks the ability to integrate with our functions like APIs, forcing us to rely on unstable RPA for tasks like entering information. - Without addressing this, there is a lack of cost-effectiveness and satisfaction. ## CADDi customer reviews Showing reviews 1-25 of 43 (page 1). ### W love the similar drawing search - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: RIKU A. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Machinery - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: April 2024 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Because the new hires are not quite up to speed on reading drawings yet, using drawer lets them to find similar ones quickly, #### Cons Since we often search by drawing number, it would be helpful if we could enter any character in the middle of the drawing number instead of aligning it to the left when inputting. --- ### An Ever-Evolving Softwarwe - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: hajime o. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Machinery - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: January 2024 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered I think the excellent customer support that helps establish the tool as a regular part of our operations is outstanding. the Customer Success team is great and very useful when we have questions. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The search speed is very fast and has a very good viewer. The accuracy of the similarity search is also exact. #### Cons I look forward to the future when assembly drawings and parts drawings are linked and can be managed in bulk. --- ### A Useful Drawing-Related Tool - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Itaru N. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Machinery - Company size: 501-1000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: December 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Since it is possible to search by the sub-parts that make up an assembly drawing, the time it used to take to search for the required drawing can be greatly reduced. #### Cons I would like to improve the fact that when hyphens and minus are mixed, the minus is given priority. (e.g., if you type SUS -2B, -2B becomes a minus search, etc.) --- ### Important tool for efficiency and uniformity - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Munechika K. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Electrical/ Electronic Manufacturing - Company size: 501-1000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: February 2024 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Search results are based on the similarity of character strings and shapes. This is important for our company's drawings, which often have similar shapes due to subtle differences in shape or different numbering systems between departments. #### Cons The basic UI is easier to use than our previous drawing management system, and if we could have traced back the sub-numbers, we would have been able to migrate almost all of our drawings to CADDi DRAWER. --- ### An Indispensable Item for Price Management in Procurement Operations! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Takashi S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Machinery - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: December 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros "It is customizable to my needs, and only the information I want is displayed in the list, making it easy to search! It shortens my search time so I can do other work." #### Cons It may be an internal problem, but loading errors occur occasionally. --- ### An easy-to-use system for knowledge accumulation! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Hikaru K. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Electrical/ Electronic Manufacturing - Company size: 501-1000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: February 2024 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I typically handle design work and often find myself needing to search for drawings. In the past, looking for drawings used to take up a lot of my time because I was mostly searching on memory. However, thanks to the keyword search and similar shape search features of Drawer, I can find old drawings a lot faster. This system has definitely made me more efficient. #### Cons The price point depends on how many drawings are in the company. We are currently only using Drawer in the production dept., but I'd like to see it used by Sales and other teams. --- ### Navigator (issue identification, policy) - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Tetsuya H. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Machinery - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: December 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros It seamlessly guides us from finding similar components to purchasing information. Due to the visual nature of drawings, identification is quicker than relying on textual information. #### Cons Sometimes you can't search properly if you don't put in the right criteria (need tips and experience). --- ### One of the best tools to maximize efficiency! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Keisou I. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Machinery - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: April 2024 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Being able to quaickly search for similar drawings among a huge collection of drawings is super handy, and it is also great that it highlights the differences between them. #### Cons Registering new drawings was a bit difficult at the beginning, but we had support from the customer success team. --- ### Easily find the drawing you need - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Masatoshi Y. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Machinery - Company size: 5001-10000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: January 2024 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered It takes some adjust,ent, but a small number of keywords will bring up the desired drawing. I feel it is effective in locating new drawings and reducing search time. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros it is easy to find reference drawings and reduce errors #### Cons When the number of drawings displayed is changed, the page doesn't go back to the top. --- ### Innovative option to use your manufacturing data like drawings. - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Kazuki H. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Electrical/ Electronic Manufacturing - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: February 2024 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Drawer's load times are fast, and it's easy to use. The support team has a sense of urgency after implementation, which is extremely helpful. #### Cons Updating drawings and order history data can be a bit tricky with the current process, so I'm hoping for some improvements in that area. --- ### A tool that enhance work efficiency - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: LI H. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Machinery - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: November 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered We are now able to efficiently prepare quotations and machining programs by leveraging drawings of similar products. Drawings are easily searched for and we can quickly find what we need. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Searching for similar drawings has greatly reduced the time required to prepare quotations. #### Cons Currently a lack of functionality to classify and store attribute information (e.g., storing step-by-step photos, programs, etc.). --- ### Software to promote designers' work efficiency - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Kazuhiro F. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 6 months - Reviewed: December 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros The notes and title columns of drawings saved as image files can be read by OCR, and the read contents can be searched, and the search results are displayed as thumbnails. #### Cons Compared to our existing drawing storage system, we are dissatisfied that we cannot see the past history of drawings that have been updated due to design changes and that we cannot see multiple pages. --- ### Drawer simplified our company's operations - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: ryota i. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Automotive - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: January 2024 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros It's such a relief not having to stress about finding drawings and data anymore. #### Cons It would be even better if the drawing quality check could be completed automatically based on the data we've got. --- ### Using CADDi Drawer made our business much more efficient! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: toyoshi s. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Automotive - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 6 months - Reviewed: February 2024 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The system makes it simple for me to connect my company's related files to the drawings, and searching for similar drawings is simple to learn. #### Cons I want to be able to search for a range of values. (e.g., drawings corresponding to values from XX to XX) --- ### A Google search for Drawings - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: SEIICHI H. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: April 2024 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros To create less mistakes, we created PGs (Process Guides) by referencing past successful similar cases. Even new guys can easily search for similar drawings, letting them create PGs based on them as references. This means that other veteran employees don't need to directly educate them on PGs created by them, as new employees can learn the methods of PG creation on their own. #### Cons It would be great if the system could optimize searches based on similar past searches. Hoping for better usability when searching and viewing differences in similar drawings. If the system reads drawings as 3D shapes, it'd be really helpful if it could show more accurate differences regardless of how the drawings were scanned or in PDF format. --- ### Expanding the Utilization of Drawings - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: KYOHEI H. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Semiconductors - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: November 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Specifically, we have seen a significant improvement in operational efficiency and cost reduction. New features are being released one after another, so we expect the scope of utilization to expand even further in the future. We are considering using the system not only in the purchasing and design departments, but also in other departments. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros The similarity search has contributed greatly to our cost reduction activities by allowing us to select appropriate suppliers and link purchasing information. The OCR search has also improved the searchability of drawings, which has greatly reduced the time previously spent 'looking for drawings'. #### Cons Revisions, tags, and remarks need to be manually entered. --- ### An Essential Tool for the Purchasing Department - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Shigeru M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Machinery - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: November 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The CADDi DRAWER Application Support Department is working with us to help us establish the use of CADDi DRAWER within the company. Our requests are also reflected in the software as they emerge in updates. The speed of this process is also very fast. Six months have passed since the introduction of CADDi DRAWER. Thanks to them, CADDi DRAWER has become an indispensable item for our purchasing staff. #### Cons Difference analysis and search for similar drawings from punch pictures could use slight improvement because of drawing complexity. In the future, purchasing operations will change dramatically if it becomes possible to provide quotations from DRAWER and recommendations for ordering vendors and ordering unit prices. --- ### Anyone Can Find and Use Drawings - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Kotaro N. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Electrical/ Electronic Manufacturing - Company size: 501-1000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: February 2024 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Being able to view costs for each part, the ability to have anyone search for drawings, and efficiency improvements all exceed expectations. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The search speed for searching is great, and the accuracy of the information extracted is very high. We have high expectations for the software's future development! #### Cons We're expect integration of peripheral systems in the future such as estimating, SCM, etc. --- ### Search tool for drawings - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: YILI Y. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering - Company size: 501-1000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: February 2024 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros 1) Searching has become very easy and quick. 2) Finding similar drawings has really boosted productivity. 3) Being able to link order info to drawings means we can look up multiple things all in one place with CADDi DRAWER. #### Cons 1) If we could narrow down the search categories, I think it would make the search results more accurate. 2) It would be easier to use if they could expand the sorting options. --- ### The software makes finding info easier, and lets us improve our workflows - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Naoki S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Electrical/ Electronic Manufacturing - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: February 2024 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros I'm really happy with the easy to use UI, and they do regular updates. The support we've received during implementation from customer success has been super helpful in getting everyone on board. #### Cons I find it a bit difficult to understand the detailed specifications of the search function. Also, while the service is supposed to be used along with our internal management system, it lacks the ability to integrate with our functions like APIs, forcing us to rely on unstable RPA for tasks like entering information. I hope these areas will be improved. --- ### A Convenient Tool That Makes Research Easy and Accessible - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: hiromasa t. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Machinery - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: November 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered It serves as a starting point for searching information on past order records, production records of programs, and estimated pricing. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Designed with very user-friendly operability, the search and display responses are excellent, minimizing stress for users. #### Cons While there are user-related issues, the lack of seamless integration, association, and collaboration with other information makes CADDi DRAWER fall short of being a necessary tool. Without addressing this, there is a lack of cost-effectiveness and satisfaction. --- ### A useful tool for streamlining design and procurement. - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: tsuyoshi s. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Machinery - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: January 2024 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros With similarity search, we can check if costs make sense and find reusable parts, which helps us cut down on making new drawings and estimate costs better. #### Cons Doing image searches for similar stuff is tough, especially with 3D captures. It'd be super helpful if we could highlight specific balloon codes in assembly drawings like we do with differential functions for easier checking. --- ### Essential for Working Efficiently - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Yosuke T. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Machinery - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: December 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Using Drawer, you can approach drawings easily. It takes no time at all to search, and the results can be checked immediately. The results can also be quickly referred to in a similar way. I realize how much less stressful it is to be free from the hassle of having to open each drawing. #### Cons You cannot currently sort during the drawing search. This is unfortunate, as sorting allows for a variety of approaches to search results. In addition, it can be difficult to check drawings on mobile devices. --- ### Drawer changed the way we used to work. - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Atsushi T. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Electrical/ Electronic Manufacturing - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: February 2024 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The Customer Success team really helped us change our workflow. #### Cons I'd like to see more support for standardization when it comes to manufacturing industry knowledge. --- ### Productivity booster - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: W. Y. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Machinery - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: February 2024 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Keyword searches are super accurate, and the accuracy of similar drawings is good. Plus, searching is really fast. #### Cons We're looking forward to better readability of data table, and we're hoping for early implementation of more options for viewing permissions. ## More reviews [Next reviews](https://www.softwareadvice.com/manufacturing/caddi-drawer-profile/reviews/?page=2) --- CADDi Reviews, Pros and Cons - 2026 Software Advice