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Compare Inventor and IronCAD 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (73.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$2085 1 year
No pricing available
Inventor
Star Rating
(437)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$2085 1 year
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Star Rating
(43)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (73.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about IronCADInventor vs IronCAD
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Inventor easier to use. However, IronCAD is easier to set up and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with IronCAD overall.
- Reviewers felt that Inventor meets the needs of their business better than IronCAD.
- 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 IronCAD.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Inventor
1 Year
$2085
1 year
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IronCAD
No pricing availableFree Trial
Inventor
Free Trial is available
IronCAD
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
373
8.4
36
Ease of Use
8.4
374
8.3
37
Ease of Setup
7.9
104
9.1
9
Ease of Admin
7.7
99
8.9
9
Quality of Support
8.1
342
7.9
32
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.2
94
8.7
9
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
368
7.8
32
Features by Category
Design
Not enough data
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Move
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Store & Manage
Not enough data
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Generative AI
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Design
8.6
37
6.7
7
8.9
37
9.3
7
8.4
37
7.6
7
7.5
34
7.5
6
Edit
8.1
36
8.3
7
7.3
35
8.8
7
8.0
36
8.3
7
7.7
36
8.1
7
Collaboration
8.1
36
6.9
6
8.6
35
7.8
6
8.2
36
8.1
6
File Options
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Tools
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Design
Not enough data
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Design
9.0
20
Not enough data
8.6
20
Not enough data
8.7
20
Not enough data
7.6
19
Not enough data
Tools
5.6
16
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
7.1
17
Not enough data
Work
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
Not enough data
Environment
7.7
17
Not enough data
7.7
18
Not enough data
6.9
18
Not enough data
8.1
19
Not enough data
Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)Hide 18 FeaturesShow 18 Features
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Tools - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
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File Options - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
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Customization - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
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Environment - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Inventor and IronCAD are categorized as Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD), Simulation & CAE, and General-Purpose CAD
Unique Categories
Inventor has no unique categories
IronCAD is categorized as CAD Viewers and 3D Modeling
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Inventor
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
IronCAD
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
24.8%
Machinery
7.9%
Design
7.2%
Construction
5.0%
Utilities
3.8%
Other
51.3%
Furniture
13.2%
Packaging and Containers
7.9%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
7.9%
Automotive
7.9%
Architecture & Planning
7.9%
Other
55.3%
Discussions
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
What is IronCAD mechanical?
2 Comments
PT
ICM is an add-on for IronCAD. This piece of software is made by IronCAD users for IronCAD users. It automates steps in the elaboration so that you have even...Read more
IronCAD has no more discussions with answers
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