Compare Inventor and LibreCAD

At a Glance
Inventor
Inventor
Star Rating
(437)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.5% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$2085 1 year
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LibreCAD
LibreCAD
Star Rating
(25)3.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.0% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Inventor vs LibreCAD

  • Reviewers felt that Inventor meets the needs of their business better than LibreCAD.
  • 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 LibreCAD.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Inventor
1 Year
$2085
1 year
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LibreCAD
No pricing available
Free Trial
Inventor
Free Trial is available
LibreCAD
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
373
7.6
19
Ease of Use
8.4
374
6.7
19
Ease of Setup
7.9
104
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
7.7
99
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.1
342
6.4
18
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.2
94
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
368
4.5
19
Features by Category
8.1
37
7.1
11
Design
8.6
37
8.1
8
8.9
37
7.3
8
8.4
37
7.1
7
7.5
34
5.3
6
Edit
8.1
36
8.1
8
7.3
35
7.4
7
8.0
36
8.3
7
7.7
36
7.2
6
Collaboration
8.1
36
6.7
7
8.6
35
6.0
7
8.2
36
6.2
7
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File Options
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Tools
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Design
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.5
20
Not enough data
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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Customization - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Inventor
Inventor
LibreCAD
LibreCAD
Inventor and LibreCAD are categorized as General-Purpose CAD
Unique Categories
LibreCAD
LibreCAD is categorized as CAD Viewers
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Inventor
Inventor
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
35.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
42.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
22.5%
LibreCAD
LibreCAD
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
56.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
32.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
12.0%
Reviewers' Industry
Inventor
Inventor
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
24.8%
Machinery
7.9%
Design
7.2%
Construction
5.0%
Oil & Energy
3.8%
Other
51.3%
LibreCAD
LibreCAD
Architecture & Planning
24.0%
Retail
12.0%
Information Technology and Services
12.0%
Financial Services
8.0%
Research
4.0%
Other
40.0%
Alternatives
Inventor
Inventor Alternatives
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Onshape
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SOLIDWORKS
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Designcenter Solid Edge
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Creo
Creo
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LibreCAD
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DraftSight
DraftSight
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QCAD
QCAD
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Autodesk Fusion
Autodesk Fusion
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AutoCAD
AutoCAD
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Discussions
Inventor
Inventor 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
Kenny C.
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
LibreCAD
LibreCAD Discussions
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