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Top 10 Inventor Alternatives & Competitors

(435)4.4 out of 5

Looking for alternatives or competitors to Inventor? Other important factors to consider when researching alternatives to Inventor include features and 3d models. The best overall Inventor alternative is Onshape. Other similar apps like Inventor are SOLIDWORKS, Solid Edge, Creo Parametric, and IronCAD. Inventor alternatives can be found in Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD) Software but may also be in General-Purpose CAD Software or Simulation & CAE Software.

Best Paid & Free Alternatives to Inventor

Onshape
SOLIDWORKS
Solid Edge
Creo Parametric
IronCAD
CATIA
Rhinoceros
FreeCAD

Top 10 Alternatives to Inventor Recently Reviewed By G2 Community

Browse options below. Based on reviewer data, you can see how Inventor stacks up to the competition, check reviews from current & previous users in industries like Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, Construction, and Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, and find the best product for your business.

Onshape

By PTC

(681)4.7 out of 5

Onshape is a modern CAD system that eliminates design gridlock and helps engineers do their best work. Onshape unites advanced modeling tools and design data management in a secure cloud workspace that has rapidly become the primary CAD system for thousands of companies worldwide.

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Reviewers say compared to Inventor, Onshape is:

Easier to set up

Easier to admin

Better at support

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SOLIDWORKS

By Solidworks

(603)4.4 out of 5

SOLIDWORKS offers complete 3D software tools that let you create, simulate, publish, and manage your data. SOLIDWORKS products are easy to learn and use, and help you design products better.

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Reviewers say compared to Inventor, SOLIDWORKS is:

Slower to reach roi

More expensive

More usable

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Solid Edge

By Siemens Digital Industries Software

(426)4.3 out of 5

Solid Edge is a portfolio of affordable, easy-to-use software solutions for product development — 3D design, simulation, manufacturing, data management, cloud collaboration, and more. Solid Edge combines the speed and simplicity of direct modeling with the flexibility and control of parametric design – made possible with synchronous technology.

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Reviewers say compared to Inventor, Solid Edge is:

Slower to reach roi

Easier to do business with

Easier to set up

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Creo Parametric

By PTC

(187)4.1 out of 5

Creo Parametric provides a broad range of powerful yet flexible 3D CAD capabilities to accelerate the product development process.

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Reviewers say compared to Inventor, Creo Parametric is:

More expensive

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IronCAD

By IronCAD

(43)4.4 out of 5

IronCAD's mission has and continues to be the creation of award winning 3D Design Collaboration Solutions that lead the industry in their ease-of-use and design productivity.

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Reviewers say compared to Inventor, IronCAD is:

Easier to set up

Easier to admin

Easier to do business with

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CATIA

By Dassault Systemes

(248)4.2 out of 5

Powered by the 3DEXPERIENCE® platform, CATIA delivers 3D CAD design software that helps design innovators shape the world we live in

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Reviewers say compared to Inventor, CATIA is:

More expensive

Easier to admin

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Rhinoceros

By McNeel

(188)4.4 out of 5

3D NURBS Modeller

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Reviewers say compared to Inventor, Rhinoceros is:

Slower to reach roi

Easier to set up

Easier to admin

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FreeCAD

By FreeCAD

(58)4.1 out of 5

FreeCAD is a parametric 3D modeler made primarily to design real-life objects of any size.

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SolidWorks Simulation

By Solidworks

(57)4.3 out of 5

SOLIDWORKS Simulation is an easy-to-use portfolio of structural analysis tools that use the Finite Element Analysis (FEA) method to predict a product's real-world physical behavior by virtually testing CAD models. The portfolio provides linear, non-linear static and dynamic analysis capabilities.

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