Compare Alibre Design and Inventor 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (84.6% of reviews)
Mid-Market (42.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$2085 1 year
Alibre Design
Star Rating
(13)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (84.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Alibre DesignInventor
Star Rating
(438)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$2085 1 year
Browse all 4 pricing plansAlibre Design vs Inventor
- Alibre Design and Inventor both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Alibre Design is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Alibre Design over Inventor.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Alibre Design
No pricing availableInventor
1 Year
$2085
1 year
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Alibre Design
No trial information availableInventor
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Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
10
8.8
374
Ease of Use
9.5
10
8.4
375
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
7.9
105
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
7.7
99
Quality of Support
9.0
10
8.1
344
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
8.2
94
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
10
8.3
369
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
Not enough data
9.0
20
Not enough data
8.6
20
Not enough data
8.7
20
Not enough data
7.6
19
Tools
Not enough data
5.6
16
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
7.1
17
Work
Not enough data
6.9
15
Not enough data
6.8
15
Not enough data
7.2
16
Not enough data
7.6
14
Not enough data
7.6
16
Environment
Not enough data
7.7
17
Not enough data
7.7
18
Not enough data
6.9
18
Not enough data
8.1
19
Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)Hide 18 FeaturesShow 18 Features
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Tools - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
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File Options - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Not enough data
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Customization - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Not enough data
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Environment - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Not enough data
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Alibre Design and Inventor are categorized as Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD) and General-Purpose CAD
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Alibre Design
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
15.4%
Automotive
15.4%
Real Estate
7.7%
Oil & Energy
7.7%
Machinery
7.7%
Other
46.2%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
25.0%
Machinery
7.9%
Design
7.1%
Construction
5.0%
Oil & Energy
3.8%
Other
51.2%
Alternatives
Discussions
How much does Alibre Design cost?
1 Comment
TF
Reg. $1,999
Sale $1,399Read more
Is alibre Parametric?
1 Comment
DS
Yes, Alibre is fully parametric, an extended relational database design tool for professionals, if that power is required. Read more
Alibre Design has no more discussions with answers
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
there is a form to get more realistic renders from inventor?
2 Comments
KC
Max can load Inventor files natively, so that's certainly one option.
The render engine in Inventor is pretty good, though. There is a great deal of ...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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