# Altair Inspire vs Altair OptiStruct Comparison | | Altair Inspire | Altair OptiStruct | |---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.3 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 76 | 34 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (44.3% of reviews) | Small-Business (39.4% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Altair Inspire Pros: - Ease of Use (10 reviews) - Efficiency Improvement (7 reviews) Cons: - Learning Curve (4 reviews) - Not User-Friendly (2 reviews) ### Altair OptiStruct **Not enough data** --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Altair Inspire | Altair OptiStruct | |---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.1 (69 reviews) | 8.9 (25 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.5 (69 reviews) | 8.8 (25 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 8.4 (29 reviews) | 9.0 (7 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.5 (9 reviews) | 8.1 (6 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 7.8 (59 reviews) | 9.3 (23 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.7 (9 reviews) | 9.2 (6 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.2 (69 reviews) | 8.5 (24 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Altair Inspire #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial Yes ### Altair OptiStruct #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Simulation & CAE | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Altair Inspire** | 7.6/10 | 34 | | **Altair OptiStruct** | 8.5/10 | 25 | #### Design | Feature | Altair Inspire | Altair OptiStruct | |---|---|---| | **3D/solid modeling Tools** | 7.9 (32 reviews) | 8.2 (17 reviews) | | **Drawing Tools** | 7.4 (32 reviews) | 8.6 (17 reviews) | | **Editing Tools** | 7.6 (32 reviews) | 9.0 (17 reviews) | | **Rendering tools** | 7.2 (31 reviews) | 8.1 (13 reviews) | #### Tools | Feature | Altair Inspire | Altair OptiStruct | |---|---|---| | **Fluid analysis** | 6.8 (30 reviews) | 8.0 (15 reviews) | | **Finite element analysis** | 8.7 (33 reviews) | 9.1 (24 reviews) | | **Multibody dynamics** | 7.7 (31 reviews) | 8.7 (15 reviews) | #### Work | Feature | Altair Inspire | Altair OptiStruct | |---|---|---| | **Discrete event modeling** | Feature Not Available | 8.2 (14 reviews) | | **Continuous event modeling** | 6.9 (30 reviews) | 8.7 (15 reviews) | | **Mechanical event simulation** | 7.8 (29 reviews) | 9.1 (17 reviews) | | **Manufacturing process simulation** | 7.8 (30 reviews) | 8.5 (12 reviews) | | **Integrate** | 7.1 (29 reviews) | 8.1 (14 reviews) | #### Environment | Feature | Altair Inspire | Altair OptiStruct | |---|---|---| | **Hardware support** | 7.7 (31 reviews) | 8.3 (16 reviews) | | **Task** | 7.4 (30 reviews) | 8.3 (19 reviews) | | **Manage Multiple Profiles** | Feature Not Available | 8.8 (15 reviews) | | **Command Clarity** | 8.1 (31 reviews) | 8.8 (18 reviews) | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Simulation & CAE Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/simulation-cae) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Altair Inspire | Altair OptiStruct | |---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 44.3% | 39.4% | | **Mid-Market** | 25.7% | 36.4% | | **Enterprise** | 30.0% | 24.2% | ### By Industry #### Altair Inspire - **Automotive:** 25.7% - **Mechanical or Industrial Engineering:** 17.1% - **Aviation & Aerospace:** 5.7% - **Construction:** 5.7% - **Higher Education:** 5.7% - **Consumer Goods:** 4.3% - **Machinery:** 4.3% - **Airlines/Aviation:** 2.9% - **Civil Engineering:** 2.9% - **Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing:** 2.9% - **Other:** 22.9% #### Altair OptiStruct - **Automotive:** 40.6% - **Mechanical or Industrial Engineering:** 9.4% - **Aviation & Aerospace:** 9.4% - **Information Technology and Services:** 6.3% - **Computer Software:** 6.3% - **Airlines/Aviation:** 6.3% - **Research:** 3.1% - **Mining & Metals:** 3.1% - **Machinery:** 3.1% - **Higher Education:** 3.1% - **Other:** 9.4% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Altair Inspire - [SOLIDWORKS](https://www.g2.com/products/solidworks/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (643 reviews) - [Autodesk Fusion](https://www.g2.com/products/autodesk-fusion/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (520 reviews) - [Ansys Fluent](https://www.g2.com/products/ansys-fluent/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (122 reviews) - [Ansys Mechanical](https://www.g2.com/products/ansys-mechanical/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (92 reviews) - [MATLAB](https://www.g2.com/products/matlab/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (770 reviews) - [Inventor](https://www.g2.com/products/inventor/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (440 reviews) - [CATIA](https://www.g2.com/products/catia/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (255 reviews) - [Simcenter STAR-CCM+](https://www.g2.com/products/simcenter-star-ccm/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (196 reviews) - [SolidWorks Simulation](https://www.g2.com/products/solidworks-solidworks-simulation/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (60 reviews) - [nTop](https://www.g2.com/products/ntop/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (11 reviews) ### Alternatives to Altair OptiStruct - [Abaqus](https://www.g2.com/products/abaqus/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (54 reviews) - [Ansys LS-DYNA](https://www.g2.com/products/ansys-ls-dyna/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (48 reviews) - [Inventor Nastran](https://www.g2.com/products/inventor-nastran/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (23 reviews) - [Ansys Mechanical](https://www.g2.com/products/ansys-mechanical/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (92 reviews) - [MATLAB](https://www.g2.com/products/matlab/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (770 reviews) - [Autodesk Fusion](https://www.g2.com/products/autodesk-fusion/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (520 reviews) - [Inventor](https://www.g2.com/products/inventor/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (440 reviews) - [Designcenter Solid Edge](https://www.g2.com/products/designcenter-solid-edge/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (613 reviews) - [Onshape](https://www.g2.com/products/onshape/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (696 reviews) - [SOLIDWORKS](https://www.g2.com/products/solidworks/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (643 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### Altair Inspire - Title: [What file formats will Inspire import?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/file-import) — 2 comments, 1 upvote *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "ACIS (.sab, .sat): through R21 CATIA V4 (.model): all 4.xx CATIA V5 (.CATPart, .CATProduct): V5R10 through V5-6R2015 IGES (.iges, .igs): 3 & 5 JT (.jt):..." - Title: [What languages is Inspire localized for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/language-support-e9ce63ff-860d-4e16-986b-65ea1e281166) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean." - Title: [What file formats will Inspire export?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/file-export) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "Inspire supports the following CAD formats and versions for export: ACIS(.sab, .sat): R19 STL (.stl) IGES (.iges, .igs): 5.3 Parasolid (.x_b, .x_t,..." - Title: [What is topology optimization?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/topology-optimization) — 1 comment, 2 upvotes *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "Topology optimization is a mathematical method that creates a material layout within a given design space, for a given set of loads and constraints, in the..." - Title: [Who uses Inspire?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/customers-431e59c8-3fb9-4b29-ad22-e4804288f7a0) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "solidThinking Inspire is used by a growing number of design engineers, product designers, and architects at well known companies around the world such as:..." ### Altair OptiStruct - Title: [Can i do the kinematics & dynamic analysis of rigid body (Mechanism ) along with the FEA analysis](https://www.g2.com/discussions/32044-can-i-do-the-kinematics-dynamic-analysis-of-rigid-body-mechanism-along-with-the-fea-analysis) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Yes, OptiStruct is fully integrated with MotionSolve, Altair’s motion analysis solver, supporting both rigid and flex bodies FE analyses. See..." - Title: [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?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/32003-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, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "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." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/altair-inspire-vs-altair-optistruct)