Compare Abaqus and Inventor 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (45.3% of reviews)
Mid-Market (42.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$2085 1 year
Abaqus
Star Rating
(54)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (45.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about AbaqusInventor
Star Rating
(440)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$2085 1 year
Browse all 4 pricing plansAbaqus vs Inventor
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Inventor easier to use. However, Abaqus is easier to set up and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Abaqus overall.
- Reviewers felt that Inventor meets the needs of their business better than Abaqus.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Abaqus is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Inventor over Abaqus.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Abaqus
No pricing availableInventor
1 Year
$2085
1 year
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Abaqus
No trial information availableInventor
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
41
8.8
376
Ease of Use
7.6
42
8.4
377
Ease of Setup
9.6
8
7.9
107
Ease of Admin
8.0
5
7.7
99
Quality of Support
8.3
39
8.1
346
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
5
8.2
94
Product Direction (% positive)
7.7
40
8.3
371
Features by Category
Design
Not enough data
8.6
37
Not enough data
8.9
37
Not enough data
8.5
38
Not enough data
7.6
35
Edit
Not enough data
8.2
37
Not enough data
7.4
36
Not enough data
8.0
37
Not enough data
7.7
36
Collaboration
Not enough data
8.1
36
Not enough data
8.6
36
Not enough data
8.2
36
Design
6.4
18
9.0
20
6.8
19
8.6
20
6.7
20
8.7
20
7.0
16
7.6
19
Tools
8.2
14
5.6
16
9.0
26
7.5
19
8.2
17
7.1
17
Work
7.9
15
6.9
15
8.1
13
6.8
15
8.4
18
7.2
16
8.0
14
7.6
14
8.2
12
7.6
16
Environment
7.0
15
7.7
17
8.3
12
7.7
18
8.5
13
6.9
18
8.6
19
8.1
19
Tools - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
File Options - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
5
Customization - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Environment - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Abaqus and Inventor are categorized as Simulation & CAE
Unique Categories
Abaqus has no unique categories
Inventor is categorized as Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD) and General-Purpose CAD
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Abaqus
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Inventor
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
18.9%
Higher Education
18.9%
Automotive
17.0%
Aviation & Aerospace
11.3%
Research
9.4%
Other
24.5%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
24.9%
Machinery
7.8%
Design
7.1%
Construction
5.0%
Oil & Energy
3.8%
Other
51.4%
Alternatives
Discussions
Abaqus has no discussions with answers
What are some of the best practices for students working in groups to use Inventor?
2 Comments
SG
Hi, to be honest with you, I would work with a consultant on that. It shouldn't take more than a day for a consultant to help with a report that will answer...Read more
How do you handle the data creation problem?
2 Comments
SG
You basically need to create each model from scratch in Inventor. You can copy your AutoCAD in Inventor and extrude the models but the models won't be...Read more
Is integration with other Autodesk products being considered?
2 Comments
MG
Autodesk published a video on how to export Inventor parts to Revit here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue7-WtyiUtIRead more
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