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Compare Designcenter Solid Edge and Simcenter STAR-CCM+ 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (53.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (38.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $90.47 Per Month
No pricing available
Designcenter Solid Edge
Star Rating
(559)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 plansSimcenter STAR-CCM+
Star Rating
(167)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (38.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about Simcenter STAR-CCM+Designcenter Solid Edge vs Simcenter STAR-CCM+
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 Simcenter STAR-CCM+ meets the needs of their business better than Designcenter Solid Edge.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Simcenter STAR-CCM+ is the preferred option.
- When assessing product direction, Designcenter Solid Edge and Simcenter STAR-CCM+ received similar ratings from our reviewers.
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
Simcenter STAR-CCM+
No pricing availableFree Trial
Designcenter Solid Edge
Free Trial is available
Simcenter STAR-CCM+
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
410
8.5
114
Ease of Use
8.3
449
8.1
134
Ease of Setup
8.2
234
7.8
52
Ease of Admin
8.4
88
7.1
18
Quality of Support
8.2
381
8.6
113
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
87
8.6
17
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
398
8.3
115
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
8.9
174
Not enough data
9.0
176
Not enough data
8.7
172
Not enough data
8.2
167
Not enough data
Edit
8.5
170
Not enough data
8.3
162
Not enough data
8.5
170
Not enough data
8.4
163
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.5
166
Not enough data
8.7
168
Not enough data
8.2
166
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
7.6
83
8.6
96
7.4
77
8.5
94
8.0
80
7.9
94
8.2
76
Tools
7.6
80
9.1
88
8.0
86
7.1
56
7.7
82
7.1
49
Work
7.8
83
7.2
44
7.7
83
7.1
47
7.8
83
7.3
40
7.7
77
6.8
38
8.0
82
7.0
48
Environment
8.1
89
8.1
65
8.0
90
7.9
60
7.9
85
Feature Not Available
8.5
91
8.4
67
Tools - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
8.5
97
Not enough data
7.6
92
Not enough data
8.4
93
Not enough data
8.3
92
Not enough data
7.4
90
Not enough data
File Options - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
8.1
93
Not enough data
8.2
93
Not enough data
7.7
90
Not enough data
7.4
90
Not enough data
7.5
93
Not enough data
Customization - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
7.9
90
Not enough data
7.4
88
Not enough data
7.6
90
Not enough data
7.6
93
Not enough data
Environment - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
7.8
93
Not enough data
7.9
90
Not enough data
7.6
90
Not enough data
8.0
91
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Designcenter Solid Edge and Simcenter STAR-CCM+ are categorized as Simulation & CAE
Unique Categories
Designcenter Solid Edge is categorized as Additive Manufacturing, Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM), Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD), and General-Purpose CAD
Simcenter STAR-CCM+ has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Designcenter Solid Edge
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Simcenter STAR-CCM+
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
21.3%
Automotive
12.4%
Design
8.9%
Machinery
6.0%
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
4.0%
Other
47.5%
Automotive
26.3%
Aviation & Aerospace
12.5%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
11.8%
Higher Education
10.5%
Oil & Energy
9.2%
Other
29.6%
Alternatives
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
What is Star CD?
1 Comment
BC
STAR CD is the old branding of the software when it was owned by CD-Adapco. Some people still refer to the current software as STAR or STAR CD or STAR-CCM+....Read more
What is Simcenter STAR-CCM+ used for?
1 Comment
PN
STAR CCM+ is used for the simulation of Fluid, Thermal, Reactive, Multiphase flow problems.Read more
Simcenter STAR-CCM+ has no more discussions with answers
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