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I've used OpenSCAD for a few small projects. The main draw for me is avoiding all the "fiddly mouse stuff". I figure it's a trade-off between simple stuff being more complicated, and complicated stuff being easier to bulk edit and organize.

Mainly, that all the data (constraints etc) are discoverable in one place instead of hidden behind various gui features. Also being able to use a battle tested version control system like git instead of whatever ball of duct tape comes with the tool.

I have used OpenSCAD not CadQuery, to me (as a vim person) the appeal is not having to do a bunch of mousework. But it doesn't hold up for long, at some level of complexity it is certainly easier to just go learn SolidWorks/OnShape/Fusion.