I also tried KiCad back in the day and it just felt Clunky, unfinished, and wierd.Maybe it is better now nearly ten years later. I see they have some lower cost options now, but still much more than this. I was using EAGLE a bit back in the day, I liked it OK but the cost for a version with Larger board size was Crazy back then. No 3d View either but is that really necessary? Other than that I quite like it, though to date I have never had a board manufactured. And making new components is super easy so not such a huge drawback. Not a huge library like EAGLE, though EAGLE has almost too much to sort through. The drawbacks? No integration between schematic editor and board editor, they are two seperate programs and no importing the schematic into the board and having everything rubberbanded together like EAGLE and some others. For manufacturing your PCB’s by hand, there is an excellent printout-procedure with many options available. Of course, there is an extensive library with all common components included. I like it, it's easy to use, Easy to make "Macros" (Compponents) and does boards up to 500mmx500mm so I can do 19' rack panels on one board which is the largest I'll probably ever need. This matches the new motto of Sprint-Layout: Just Draw It Sprint-Layout offers all needed and many helpful functions to design your own layouts. I actually bought thier schematic package and front panel tool also, 49,90 Euro each at the time was well under $150 US. I bought this a couple years ago on the recommendation of a HAM Radio friend:
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