Link copied to clipboard # LabVIEW vs LabWindows/CVI Comparison - What are their main differences? Share [ Export ](/compare/labview/labwindows-cvi/export.csv) LabVIEWLabWindows/CVI[+ Add Product](#) Reviews **LabVIEW** [ 4.3/5(192) ](https://www.g2.com/products/labview/reviews#reviews) **LabWindows/CVI** [ 3.7/5(12) ](https://www.g2.com/products/labwindows-cvi/reviews#reviews) Pricing **LabVIEW** Free Trial **$493.00** Per Year ยท LabVIEW Base **LabWindows/CVI** No pricing available **Pricing Insights** from reviews Time to Implement **LabVIEW** 3 months Based on 5 responses **LabWindows/CVI** Not enough reviews yet Return on Investment **LabVIEW** Not enough reviews yet **LabWindows/CVI** Not enough reviews yet Perceived Cost **LabVIEW** $$$$$ **LabWindows/CVI** Not enough reviews yet Average Discount **LabVIEW** Not enough reviews yet **LabWindows/CVI** Not enough reviews yet Pros & Cons **LabVIEW** Not enough data **LabWindows/CVI** Not enough data Screenshots **LabVIEW** ![LabVIEW screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/153906/Reduce-System-Setup-Time-by-Connecting-to-Virtually-Any-Hardware.jpg) **LabWindows/CVI** No screenshot available Ratings Meets Requirements **LabVIEW** 8.6 8.6146 **LabWindows/CVI** 8.3 8.310 Ease of Use **LabVIEW** 8.3 8.3146 **LabWindows/CVI** 7.0 7.010 Ease of Setup **LabVIEW** 7.4 7.422 **LabWindows/CVI** Not enough data Ease of Admin **LabVIEW** 7.5 7.520 **LabWindows/CVI** Not enough data Quality of Support **LabVIEW** 8.0 8.0129 **LabWindows/CVI** 7.8 7.89 Has the product been a good partner in doing business? **LabVIEW** 7.7 7.720 **LabWindows/CVI** Not enough data Product Direction (% positive) **LabVIEW** 6.5 6.5135 **LabWindows/CVI** 6.1 6.19 Features Systems Engineering And MBSE[Hide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features](javascript:void(0);) 7.7 39 Not enough data Systems Modeling Systems Modeling Language (SysML) 7.0(won by default) 11 Not enough data Unified Modeling Language (UML) 6.1(won by default) 12 Not enough data Model Based testing 7.8(won by default) 22 Not enough data Graphical programming 8.6(won by default) 35 Not enough data Drag and Drop 8.8(won by default) 35 Not enough data Requirements Requirements traceablity 7.9(won by default) 24 Not enough data Requirements analysis 7.9(won by default) 25 Not enough data Requirements priortization 8.0(won by default) 23 Not enough data Collaboration Distributed use 7.9(won by default) 25 Not enough data Stakeholder collaboration 6.4(won by default) 20 Not enough data Debugging Automatic error list 8.2(won by default) 36 Not enough data Breakpoints 8.1(won by default) 37 Not enough data User Insights Reviewers' Company Size [![LabVIEW](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/7adde2b5f18e5ae90a027605e3f74bc7/labview.svg "LabVIEW")](https://www.g2.com/products/labview/reviews) LabVIEW Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.) 44.8% Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.) 29.0% Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.) 26.2% [![LabWindows/CVI](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_e11154d855140374342fbc081c534b06/labwindows-cvi.jpeg "LabWindows/CVI")](https://www.g2.com/products/labwindows-cvi/reviews) LabWindows/CVI Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.) 8.3% Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.) 25.0% Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.) 66.7% Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 44.8% 8.3% Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 29.0% 25.0% Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 26.2% 66.7% Reviewers' Industry [![LabVIEW](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/7adde2b5f18e5ae90a027605e3f74bc7/labview.svg "LabVIEW")](https://www.g2.com/products/labview/reviews) LabVIEW Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing 10.9% Mechanical or Industrial Engineering 10.4% Research 9.8% Higher Education 9.8% Industrial Automation 7.7% Other 51.4% [![LabWindows/CVI](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_e11154d855140374342fbc081c534b06/labwindows-cvi.jpeg "LabWindows/CVI")](https://www.g2.com/products/labwindows-cvi/reviews) LabWindows/CVI Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing 25.0% Information Technology and Services 16.7% Computer Networking 16.7% Accounting 16.7% Higher Education 8.3% Other 16.7% Alternatives **LabVIEW Alternatives** ![Cameo Systems Modeler](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_a3a169a01b00101fe40c6127f6cf6266/cameo-systems-modeler.png "Cameo Systems Modeler") [ Cameo Systems Modeler ](/products/cameo-systems-modeler/reviews) ![Enterprise Architect](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_0b8322f146a8cd84d3fd4f953bcd5493/enterprise-architect.png "Enterprise Architect") [ Architect ](/products/enterprise-architect/reviews) ![Epsilon3](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/5cc6cb30982e2d18439969ba312d46df/epsilon3.svg "Epsilon3") [ Epsilon3 ](/products/epsilon3/reviews) ![Studio 5000](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_0aa1acfbfba05d7ed429b06337c164c3/studio-5000.png "Studio 5000") [ Studio 5000 ](/products/studio-5000/reviews) **LabWindows/CVI Alternatives** ![WebStorm](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/95b2c9665a9c21b5465966351b877b38/webstorm.svg "WebStorm") [ WebStorm ](/products/webstorm/reviews) ![Coder](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/6ad516626d6c2889caa7a71df30c4a78/coder.svg "Coder") [ Coder ](/products/coder/reviews) ![Studio 3T](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/30215c525776ef353e69021850635ddc/studio-3t.svg "Studio 3T") [ Studio 3T ](/products/studio-3t/reviews) ![RubyMine](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/d9dce3fc0901a9320d6dbe1030f02e9b/rubymine.svg "RubyMine") [ RubyMine ](/products/rubymine/reviews) ## LabVIEW vs LabWindows/CVI - Reviewers felt that LabVIEW meets the needs of their business better than LabWindows/CVI. - When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that LabVIEW is the preferred option. - For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of LabVIEW over LabWindows/CVI.