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Compare Altair Inspire and Altair OptiStruct 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (44.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (38.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Altair Inspire
Star Rating
(73)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (44.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Altair InspireAltair OptiStruct
Star Rating
(32)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (38.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Altair OptiStructSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Altair Inspire excels in its 3D/solid modeling tools, with a score of 7.9, while Altair OptiStruct offers a slightly better score of 8.2, indicating that users find OptiStruct's modeling capabilities to be more robust and user-friendly.
- Reviewers mention that the editing tools in Altair OptiStruct are particularly strong, scoring 9.0 compared to Inspire's 7.6, suggesting that users appreciate the efficiency and precision of editing features in OptiStruct.
- G2 users highlight the quality of support for Altair OptiStruct, which received a high score of 9.4, while Inspire's support is rated at 7.8, indicating that users feel more confident in the assistance they receive with OptiStruct.
- Users on G2 report that Altair Inspire has a more user-friendly setup process, scoring 8.5 compared to OptiStruct's 8.9, which suggests that while both are relatively easy to set up, Inspire may be slightly more accessible for new users.
- Reviewers mention that Altair OptiStruct shines in finite element analysis with a score of 9.2, while Inspire's score of 8.5 indicates that users find OptiStruct's analysis capabilities to be more comprehensive and effective for complex simulations.
- Users say that Altair Inspire is particularly favored by small businesses, with 46.8% of reviews coming from this segment, while OptiStruct has a smaller representation at 38.7%, suggesting that Inspire may be more tailored to the needs of smaller organizations.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Altair Inspire
No pricing availableAltair OptiStruct
No pricing availableFree Trial
Altair Inspire
Free Trial is available
Altair OptiStruct
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.1
67
9.0
24
Ease of Use
8.5
67
8.8
24
Ease of Setup
8.4
27
8.9
6
Ease of Admin
8.5
8
8.1
6
Quality of Support
7.8
57
9.4
22
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
8
9.2
6
Product Direction (% positive)
9.1
67
8.5
23
Features by Category
Design
7.9
32
8.2
17
7.4
32
8.6
17
7.6
32
9.0
17
7.2
31
8.1
13
Tools
6.8
30
8.0
15
8.6
32
9.2
23
7.7
31
8.7
15
Work
Feature Not Available
8.2
14
6.9
30
8.6
14
7.8
29
9.2
16
7.8
30
8.6
11
7.1
29
8.1
14
Environment
7.7
31
8.3
16
7.4
30
8.3
18
Feature Not Available
8.8
15
8.1
30
8.9
17
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Altair Inspire and Altair OptiStruct are categorized as Simulation & CAE
Unique Categories
Altair Inspire has no unique categories
Altair OptiStruct has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Altair Inspire
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Altair OptiStruct
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
Automotive
26.1%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
17.4%
Higher Education
5.8%
Construction
5.8%
Aviation & Aerospace
5.8%
Other
39.1%
Automotive
38.7%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
9.7%
Aviation & Aerospace
9.7%
Information Technology and Services
6.5%
Computer Software
6.5%
Other
29.0%
Alternatives
Discussions
What file formats will Inspire import?
2 Comments
RA
The fundamental factors that make the Network Appliance NS0-403 pdf dumps of New Exam Dumps an ideal test readiness asset is the way that you will get...Read more
Is Inspire a proven technology?
1 Comment
Official Response from Altair Inspire
Yes, Inspire is built with the Siemens PLM Parasolid 3D solid modeling kernel and uses Altair's OptiStruct optimization engine. Both products are industry...Read more
Who uses Inspire?
1 Comment
Official Response from Altair Inspire
solidThinking Inspire is used by a growing number of design engineers, product designers, and architects at well known companies around the world such as:...Read more
Inertia relief analysis of same model was performed using Optistruct and Nastran, Result of Optistruct was showing very high stresses to that of Nastran. Why is it so?
1 Comment
CB
OptiStruct solves both linear and nonlinear problems using an enhanced proprietary version of NASTRAN. We’d need to see the model to troubleshoot your issue.Read more
Can i do the kinematics & dynamic analysis of rigid body (Mechanism ) along with the FEA analysis
1 Comment
CB
Yes, OptiStruct is fully integrated with MotionSolve, Altair’s motion analysis solver, supporting both rigid and flex bodies FE analyses. See...Read more
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