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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.5% of reviews)
Enterprise (48.6% 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
Browse all 4 pricing plansPosit
Star Rating
(562)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (48.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about PositInventor vs Posit
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Inventor easier to use. However, Posit is easier to set up and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Posit overall.
- Reviewers felt that Posit meets the needs of their business better than Inventor.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, Inventor and Posit provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Posit over Inventor.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Inventor
1 Year
$2085
1 year
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Posit
No pricing availableFree Trial
Inventor
Free Trial is available
Posit
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
373
9.1
496
Ease of Use
8.4
374
8.3
496
Ease of Setup
7.9
104
8.8
106
Ease of Admin
7.7
99
8.3
90
Quality of Support
8.1
342
8.1
403
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.2
94
8.5
81
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
368
8.5
488
Features by Category
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
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
76
Not enough data
9.2
82
Not enough data
8.2
76
Capabilities
Not enough data
9.0
89
Not enough data
8.9
67
Not enough data
8.9
55
Not enough data
8.8
59
Methodology
Not enough data
9.1
77
Not enough data
9.5
85
Not enough data
9.3
82
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
System
Not enough data
9.1
25
Model Development
Not enough data
8.8
19
Not enough data
7.8
21
Not enough data
8.3
21
Not enough data
9.0
21
Model Development
Not enough data
9.0
20
Machine/Deep Learning Services
Not enough data
8.6
15
Not enough data
8.5
14
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
7.6
17
Machine/Deep Learning Services
Not enough data
8.6
17
Not enough data
9.1
18
Deployment
Not enough data
8.4
19
Not enough data
8.9
18
Not enough data
8.7
19
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
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
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
Database
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Integrations
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
6
Platform
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.3
6
Processing
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.1
8
Building Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Inventor and Posit share no categories
Unique Categories
Inventor is categorized as Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD), Simulation & CAE, and General-Purpose CAD
Posit is categorized as Statistical Analysis, Big Data Processing and Distribution, and Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Inventor
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Posit
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%
Higher Education
19.1%
Information Technology and Services
12.6%
Research
11.2%
Computer Software
8.7%
Education Management
5.6%
Other
42.8%
Alternatives
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
Can we save our process if we don't save a project?
2 Comments
SL
There are many ways to save results as an R script runs, take a look at the R saveRDS function as one example.
For questions like this about R a great...Read more
What is the best way to run R code within a VBA routine?
1 Comment
PB
I ran into same kind of problems. Then I discovered PowerBI.
With PowerBI, and the help of PowerQuery, I'm getting rid of all VbA engines to process...Read more
Which software is used for R programming?
1 Comment
SH
RStudio is the most popular IDE for running R programs and has a free license. The official R software environment is an open-source free software...Read more
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