I've used several cad packages including the old planit software and the ArtiCAD Pro v14 system is far superior in terms of speed and ease of use. The danger with all these defined cad systems is getting one that suits your kitchen brand. This seems to be where ArtiCAD also wins hands down. I would recommend it to any kitchen professional. My partner also uses ArtiCAD's bathroom software (Bathcad?) He says it is very good and he can hardly use a laptop!

I currently work for a cabinet manufacturer in the United States, and we switched from 2020 to ArtiCAD. Obviously with any switch, there was some resistance, but surprisingly the software was so easy to learn that it became the preferred software in a couple months.

Positives:
Cheaper than other comparable software
Great graphics
Easy to use
Backwards compatibility (2020 was a pain when they switched versions... we had to redraw thousands of designs, which was a big reason for the switch. If you have to redraw once, you don't want to do it again)

Negatives:
Huge in the UK, but growing in the US. That means most designers have likely not used it, but again it's easy to use, so I think it's worth making the switch.