Compare Creo and Inventor 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (37.1% of reviews)
Mid-Market (42.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$2085 1 year
Creo
Star Rating
(198)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (37.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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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 plansCreo vs Inventor
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Inventor easier to use and administer. However, Creo is easier to set up. Reviewers agreed that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.
- Reviewers felt that Inventor meets the needs of their business better than Creo.
- 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 Creo.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Creo
No pricing availableInventor
1 Year
$2085
1 year
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Free Trial
Creo
Free Trial is available
Inventor
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
167
8.8
373
Ease of Use
7.5
167
8.4
373
Ease of Setup
8.1
30
7.8
103
Ease of Admin
7.4
15
7.7
99
Quality of Support
7.8
157
8.1
342
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.2
15
8.2
94
Product Direction (% positive)
7.8
162
8.3
368
Features by Category
Design
7.9
66
Not enough data
8.3
61
Not enough data
8.8
77
Not enough data
7.6
60
Not enough data
8.2
68
Not enough data
Move
8.1
68
Not enough data
7.9
71
Not enough data
8.8
76
Not enough data
Store & Manage
8.5
62
Not enough data
8.7
73
Not enough data
8.3
74
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.9
15
Not enough data
7.2
16
Not enough data
Design
9.1
36
8.6
36
9.3
36
8.8
36
8.8
36
8.4
36
8.2
35
7.4
33
Edit
8.9
36
8.1
35
8.3
34
7.3
34
8.7
36
7.9
35
8.3
32
7.6
35
Collaboration
8.5
35
8.0
35
8.5
34
8.5
34
8.7
33
8.2
35
File Support - Additive Manufacturing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
File Editing - Additive Manufacturing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Software Integrations - Additive Manufacturing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Software Type - Additive Manufacturing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI - Additive Manufacturing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Building Preparation - Additive Manufacturing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Design
9.0
20
9.0
20
8.8
19
8.6
20
8.7
19
8.7
20
8.1
19
7.6
19
Tools
7.0
15
5.6
16
7.3
15
7.5
19
7.3
13
7.1
17
Work
7.0
11
6.9
15
7.1
12
6.8
15
7.3
14
7.2
16
7.4
14
7.6
14
8.3
14
7.6
16
Environment
8.0
16
7.7
17
8.0
16
7.7
18
7.7
13
6.9
18
8.5
14
8.1
19
Tools - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
9.4
11
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
File Options - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
9.4
9
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
Customization - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
8.1
7
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
Environment - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
8.5
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
7.6
7
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Creo and Inventor are categorized as Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD), General-Purpose CAD, and Simulation & CAE
Unique Categories
Creo is categorized as 3D Modeling and Additive Manufacturing
Inventor has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Creo
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
22.0%
Automotive
20.4%
Design
14.5%
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
5.9%
Machinery
4.8%
Other
32.3%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
24.9%
Machinery
7.9%
Design
7.2%
Construction
5.0%
Oil & Energy
3.8%
Other
51.2%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is Creo Parametric used for?
2 Comments
MS
Creo Parametric is a 3D CAD software used for designing, modeling, and simulating mechanical components. It supports parametric modeling, assembly design,...Read more
Why Creo is called parametric?
1 Comment
JR
The models in Creo should be created with parameters (dimensions and associations between shapes) to fully define the part/model
Creo also has a...Read more
Who uses Creo Parametric?
1 Comment
AB
its a 3d,2d Computer aided design software. being used in industries at R&D departments to design new products, validate and improve existing design.
Read 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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