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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (53.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (74.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $90.47 Per Month
£74.00 1 Users Per Month
Designcenter Solid Edge
Star Rating
(552)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (53.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $90.47 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansModo
Star Rating
(86)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (74.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
£74.00 1 Users Per Month
Browse all 2 pricing plansDesigncenter Solid Edge vs Modo
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Designcenter Solid Edge easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Designcenter Solid Edge overall.
- Reviewers felt that Designcenter Solid Edge meets the needs of their business better than Modo.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Modo is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Designcenter Solid Edge over Modo.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Designcenter Solid Edge
Solid Edge Design and Drafting XaaS
Starting at $90.47
Per Month
Get started quickly with part & assembly design, automated drawings, basic animation and rendering.
- 2D drafting
- Data import and reuse
- Basic 3D part design
Modo
Monthly Subscription
£74.00
1 Users Per Month
Month-by-month subscription with no contract.
- Access to new product releases and features
- Continued Support
Free Trial
Designcenter Solid Edge
Free Trial is available
Modo
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
406
8.1
73
Ease of Use
8.3
445
8.1
73
Ease of Setup
8.2
230
8.0
11
Ease of Admin
8.4
86
7.7
10
Quality of Support
8.2
377
8.4
66
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
85
8.5
10
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
394
7.3
73
Features by Category
CAD to CAM
8.6
99
Not enough data
8.4
93
Not enough data
8.4
94
Not enough data
CNC Programming
7.9
84
Not enough data
8.0
82
Not enough data
8.1
81
Not enough data
Machining
8.2
92
Not enough data
8.1
92
Not enough data
8.4
91
Not enough data
Design
Not enough data
6.0
20
Not enough data
8.2
21
Not enough data
5.6
18
Not enough data
5.1
20
Not enough data
7.6
19
Move
Not enough data
7.3
19
Not enough data
8.2
21
Not enough data
8.8
21
Store & Manage
Not enough data
7.8
20
Not enough data
8.4
21
Not enough data
7.2
22
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Design
8.9
173
Not enough data
9.0
174
Not enough data
8.7
171
Not enough data
8.2
166
Not enough data
Edit
8.5
169
Not enough data
8.3
161
Not enough data
8.5
169
Not enough data
8.4
162
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.5
165
Not enough data
8.6
166
Not enough data
8.2
165
Not enough data
File Support - Additive Manufacturing
8.7
84
Not enough data
8.2
66
Not enough data
8.2
74
Not enough data
File Editing - Additive Manufacturing
7.7
74
Not enough data
8.5
78
Not enough data
Software Integrations - Additive Manufacturing
7.6
64
Not enough data
8.6
81
Not enough data
Software Type - Additive Manufacturing
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
72
Not enough data
Generative AI - Additive Manufacturing
6.0
26
Not enough data
6.0
26
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
8.6
95
Not enough data
8.6
96
Not enough data
8.5
94
Not enough data
7.9
94
Not enough data
Tools
7.6
80
Not enough data
8.0
86
Not enough data
7.7
82
Not enough data
Work
7.8
83
Not enough data
7.7
83
Not enough data
7.8
83
Not enough data
7.7
77
Not enough data
8.0
82
Not enough data
Environment
8.1
89
Not enough data
8.0
90
Not enough data
7.9
85
Not enough data
8.5
91
Not enough data
Library
Not enough data
5.6
8
Not enough data
6.5
8
Rendering
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
6.7
9
Integrations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.7
8
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Animation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tools - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
8.5
93
Not enough data
7.6
90
Not enough data
8.4
91
Not enough data
8.2
90
Not enough data
7.4
88
Not enough data
File Options - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
8.0
91
Not enough data
8.2
91
Not enough data
7.7
88
Not enough data
7.3
88
Not enough data
7.4
90
Not enough data
Customization - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
7.8
87
Not enough data
7.4
86
Not enough data
7.6
88
Not enough data
7.5
90
Not enough data
Environment - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
7.7
90
Not enough data
7.9
88
Not enough data
7.6
88
Not enough data
8.0
89
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Designcenter Solid Edge and Modo share no categories
Unique Categories
Designcenter Solid Edge is categorized as Additive Manufacturing, Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM), Simulation & CAE, Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD), and General-Purpose CAD
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Designcenter Solid Edge
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Modo
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
21.1%
Automotive
12.5%
Design
8.9%
Machinery
6.1%
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
4.0%
Other
47.4%
Design
21.7%
Marketing and Advertising
9.6%
Computer Games
9.6%
Animation
8.4%
Graphic Design
7.2%
Other
43.4%
Discussions
Is Solidworks or Solid Edge better?
4 Comments
HJ
Solidworks is far better in terms of productivity and user friendly mostly for repetitive models or library parts. Read more
How can solid edge be improved? Making it available for the higher version of the OS.
2 Comments
EK
Hello Mahalakshmi,
The most recent version, Solid Edge 2021, has been certified to run on the Windows 10 Enterprise or Professional (64-bit only) version...Read more
how to accurately convert fusionsurface to polygonsurface?
1 Comment
Official Response from Modo
Hi Mohammad,
Thanks for your post, check out our Mesh Fusion documentation...Read more
Hwo do i go back and edit the fusion item after converring the mesh fusion item?
1 Comment
Official Response from Modo
Hi Cristian,
Sorry, you're having issues, I've reported the issue to our support team.
If you'd like to also submit a ticket through the support portal...Read more
Modo has no more discussions with answers
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