Hobby CAD shootout

As 3D printing and others means of manufacturing become more accessible to the average Joe, more people are getting familiar with the tools needed to make designs to have manufactured. Today there are many CAD tools around, but which fits the average hobbyist like me the best?

Reading in publication order is suggested (there are callouts) but feel free to pick whatever, I provide plenty of links when I make references:

Onshape
Free for non-commercial use, starts at US$1500/year/user otherwise
FreeCAD
Free and open source, LGPL license
Fusion 360
Limited free version for personal use, otherwise starts at US$680/year/user
Solid Edge
Limited free version for personal use, otherwise starts at £895/year
Plasticity
Paid only with no subscription, starts at US$99

Coming up (in no particular order): SALOME, SolveSpace and more.

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