Compare CATIA and Inventor 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (49.6% of reviews)
Mid-Market (42.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$2085 1 year
CATIA
Star Rating
(251)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (49.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about CATIAInventor
Star Rating
(436)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$2085 1 year
Browse all 4 pricing plansCATIA vs Inventor
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Inventor easier to use and do business with overall. However, reviewers felt that CATIA is easier to set up. Both products were equally easy to administer.
- Reviewers felt that Inventor meets the needs of their business better than CATIA.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Inventor is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Inventor over CATIA.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
CATIA
No pricing availableInventor
1 Year
$2085
1 year
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CATIA
No trial information availableInventor
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
215
8.8
373
Ease of Use
7.3
218
8.4
373
Ease of Setup
8.1
21
7.8
103
Ease of Admin
7.7
11
7.7
99
Quality of Support
7.7
191
8.1
342
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.8
13
8.2
94
Product Direction (% positive)
8.1
214
8.3
368
Features by Category
Design
Not enough data
8.6
36
Not enough data
8.8
36
Not enough data
8.4
36
Not enough data
7.4
33
Edit
Not enough data
8.1
35
Not enough data
7.3
34
Not enough data
7.9
35
Not enough data
7.6
35
Collaboration
Not enough data
8.0
35
Not enough data
8.5
34
Not enough data
8.2
35
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
Tools - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
8.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
File Options - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
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
CATIA and Inventor are categorized as Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD) and Simulation & CAE
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
CATIA
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
Automotive
26.3%
Aviation & Aerospace
21.6%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
14.0%
Design
9.3%
Airlines/Aviation
5.1%
Other
23.7%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
24.9%
Machinery
7.9%
Design
7.2%
Construction
5.0%
Oil & Energy
3.8%
Other
51.2%
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Discussions
If CATIA provide solution for fluid dynamics problem it will be good
1 Comment
VG
Catia has computational fluid dynamic (CFD)
You have to add in floEFD into your catia.
It can be added from version 5 or above.
Similarly you can also...Read more
What is Catia software used for?
1 Comment
AR
CATIA software is commonly used for:
1. Plastic and Metal parts design.
2. Wire harness design.
3. Drafting and Drawing
4. Mould and Die design.
5....Read more
What is inside Catia software?
1 Comment
GA
CAD 3D models from product industry and engineeringRead 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
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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