Compare Inventor and SolidWorks Product Designer 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.5% of reviews)
Mid-Market (48.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$2085 1 year
No pricing available
Inventor
Star Rating
(439)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 plansSolidWorks Product Designer
Star Rating
(44)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about SolidWorks Product DesignerInventor vs SolidWorks Product Designer
- Inventor and SolidWorks Product Designer both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that SolidWorks Product Designer is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Inventor over SolidWorks Product Designer.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Inventor
1 Year
$2085
1 year
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SolidWorks Product Designer
No pricing availableFree Trial
Inventor
Free Trial is available
SolidWorks Product Designer
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
375
8.8
39
Ease of Use
8.4
376
9.1
39
Ease of Setup
7.9
106
9.7
5
Ease of Admin
7.7
99
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.1
345
8.3
39
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.2
94
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
370
8.2
38
Features by Category
Design
8.6
37
8.5
20
8.9
37
8.8
20
8.5
38
8.3
20
7.6
35
7.6
19
Edit
8.2
37
7.9
20
7.4
36
8.7
17
8.0
37
8.9
19
7.7
36
8.5
17
Collaboration
8.1
36
8.5
16
8.6
36
8.5
18
8.2
36
8.4
16
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
Tools - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
9.0
5
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
9.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
5
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 SolidWorks Product Designer are categorized as General-Purpose CAD
Unique Categories
Inventor is categorized as Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD) and Simulation & CAE
SolidWorks Product Designer has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Inventor
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SolidWorks Product Designer
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
24.9%
Machinery
7.8%
Design
7.1%
Construction
5.0%
Oil & Energy
3.8%
Other
51.3%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
23.3%
Medical Devices
9.3%
Machinery
9.3%
Automotive
7.0%
Design
7.0%
Other
44.2%
Alternatives
Discussions
What are some of the best practices for students working in groups to use Inventor?
2 Comments
SG
Hi, to be honest with you, I would work with a consultant on that. It shouldn't take more than a day for a consultant to help with a report that will answer...Read more
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
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
SolidWorks Product Designer has no discussions with answers
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