I've tried chief for several weeks and and frustrated with the lack of cad tools, lack of remodel features (existing, demo, new walls), and the hard to use 'user interface'. You can only determine that by working with both. IOW, the best program is the one that aligns with the services you want to concentrate on. I also add that ChiefвЂ™s support, if you subscribe to SSA, is much better. Take a close look at the videos on YouTube for both. I strongly urge you to get a demo copy of both programs and do one of your typical designs in both. But thatвЂ™s not important if you are not selling that service An advantage in Chief is its Cabinet and Kitchen design features which are superior to Softplan. Softplan is more stuck in the 1980вЂ™s Cad philosophy of one tool for this and one for that. Chief is famous for its вЂњworkaroundsвЂќ which require a combination of tools in ways not obvious. OTOH, ChiefвЂ™s 3D graphic design tools are much easier & intuitive to use, so many designers here migrate to this area. However, ChiefвЂ™s framing tools are much better-but limited in scope. Same is also true with parametric data access. For example, Softplan is much stronger in material control than Chief, so youвЂ™ll find that few Chief advocates here use its material features very much. People tend to migrate to the program that aligns with the services their trying to sell and ignore everything else. ChiefвЂ™s approach eliminates the need for a wide range of CAD tools as there simply not needed. I also donвЂ™t agree that SoftplanвЂ™s CAD tools are better, just a different approach. So it basically comes down to what you might be comfortable with. The approach of the two programs is very different. I own a copy of Softplan 2014 and have experimented with it quite a bit. you just need to learn the program better as with any you might choose

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