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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (74.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$2085 1 year
£74.00 1 Users Per Month
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
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 plansInventor vs Modo
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Inventor easier to use. However, reviewers felt that Modo is easier to set up and do business with overall. Both products were equally easy to administer.
- Reviewers felt that Inventor 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 Inventor over Modo.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Inventor
1 Year
$2085
1 year
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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
Inventor
Free Trial is available
Modo
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
373
8.1
73
Ease of Use
8.4
374
8.1
73
Ease of Setup
7.9
104
8.0
11
Ease of Admin
7.7
99
7.7
10
Quality of Support
8.1
342
8.4
66
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.2
94
8.5
10
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
368
7.3
73
Features by Category
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
8.6
37
Not enough data
8.9
37
Not enough data
8.4
37
Not enough data
7.5
34
Not enough data
Edit
8.1
36
Not enough data
7.3
35
Not enough data
8.0
36
Not enough data
7.7
36
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.1
36
Not enough data
8.6
35
Not enough data
8.2
36
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
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
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
File Options - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Environment - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Inventor and Modo share no categories
Unique Categories
Inventor is categorized as Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD), Simulation & CAE, and General-Purpose CAD
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Inventor
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
24.8%
Machinery
7.9%
Design
7.2%
Construction
5.0%
Utilities
3.8%
Other
51.3%
Design
21.7%
Marketing and Advertising
9.6%
Computer Games
9.6%
Animation
8.4%
Graphic Design
7.2%
Other
43.4%
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
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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