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Compare CATIA and Rhinoceros 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (49.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (56.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$495
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 CATIARhinoceros
Star Rating
(189)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$495
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When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Rhinoceros easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Rhinoceros overall.
- Reviewers felt that CATIA meets the needs of their business better than Rhinoceros.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, CATIA and Rhinoceros provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Rhinoceros over CATIA.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
CATIA
No pricing availableFree Trial
CATIA
No trial information availableRhinoceros
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.7
215
8.6
168
Ease of Use
7.3
218
7.9
170
Ease of Setup
8.1
21
8.9
22
Ease of Admin
7.7
11
7.9
15
Quality of Support
7.7
191
7.7
138
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.8
13
8.3
12
Product Direction (% positive)
8.1
214
8.5
166
Features by Category
Design
Not enough data
9.7
5
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Edit
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
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Collaboration
Not enough data
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Design
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Tools
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Work
Not enough data
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Environment
Not enough data
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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
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Environment - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Not enough data
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
CATIA and Rhinoceros are categorized as Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Unique Categories
CATIA is categorized as Simulation & CAE
Rhinoceros is categorized as General-Purpose CAD
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
CATIA
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Rhinoceros
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%
Architecture & Planning
37.0%
Design
25.5%
Higher Education
4.9%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
2.7%
Marketing and Advertising
2.2%
Other
27.7%
Alternatives
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 I change command line auto-fill shortcuts
1 Comment
PV
Select the setting in Options > Appearance > ‘Use fuzzy autocomplete’ checked
Read more
Rhinoceros has no more discussions with answers
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