Compare HVR and Inventor 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (76.9% of reviews)
Mid-Market (42.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$2085 1 year
HVR
Star Rating
(13)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (76.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about HVRInventor
Star Rating
(437)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$2085 1 year
Browse all 4 pricing plansHVR vs Inventor
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Inventor easier to use. However, HVR is easier to set up and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with HVR overall.
- Reviewers felt that Inventor meets the needs of their business better than HVR.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, HVR and Inventor provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of HVR over Inventor.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
HVR
No pricing availableInventor
1 Year
$2085
1 year
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Free Trial
HVR
Free Trial is available
Inventor
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.0
10
8.8
373
Ease of Use
7.8
9
8.4
374
Ease of Setup
8.9
6
7.9
104
Ease of Admin
8.3
6
7.7
99
Quality of Support
8.1
9
8.1
342
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.8
7
8.2
94
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
9
8.3
368
Features by Category
Design
Not enough data
8.6
37
Not enough data
8.9
37
Not enough data
8.4
37
Not enough data
7.5
34
Edit
Not enough data
8.1
36
Not enough data
7.3
35
Not enough data
8.0
36
Not enough data
7.7
36
Collaboration
Not enough data
8.1
36
Not enough data
8.6
35
Not enough data
8.2
36
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
Functionality
Not enough data
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Management
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Solution Provision
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Not enough data
Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)Hide 18 FeaturesShow 18 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tools - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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File Options - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Not enough data
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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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Management
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Database
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integrations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
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Processing
Not enough data
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Building Reports
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Platform
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
HVR and Inventor share no categories
Unique Categories
HVR is categorized as Data Replication, Data Mapping, Big Data Integration Platforms, Stream Analytics, and Big Data Processing and Distribution
Inventor is categorized as Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD), Simulation & CAE, and General-Purpose CAD
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
HVR
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
Information Technology and Services
15.4%
Hospital & Health Care
15.4%
Computer Software
15.4%
Semiconductors
7.7%
Retail
7.7%
Other
38.5%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
24.8%
Machinery
7.9%
Design
7.2%
Construction
5.0%
Oil & Energy
3.8%
Other
51.3%
Alternatives
Discussions
HVR has no discussions with answers
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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