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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (53.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (67.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $90.47 Per Month
No pricing available
Designcenter Solid Edge
Star Rating
(551)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (53.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $90.47 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansLumion Pro
Star Rating
(89)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (67.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Lumion ProDesigncenter Solid Edge vs Lumion Pro
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Lumion Pro easier to use and set up. However, Designcenter Solid Edge is easier to administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Designcenter Solid Edge overall.
- Designcenter Solid Edge and Lumion Pro both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Lumion Pro is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Lumion Pro over Designcenter Solid Edge.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Designcenter Solid Edge
Solid Edge Design and Drafting XaaS
Starting at $90.47
Per Month
Get started quickly with part & assembly design, automated drawings, basic animation and rendering.
- 2D drafting
- Data import and reuse
- Basic 3D part design
Lumion Pro
No pricing availableFree Trial
Designcenter Solid Edge
Free Trial is available
Lumion Pro
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.4
405
8.4
72
Ease of Use
8.3
444
9.2
73
Ease of Setup
8.2
229
8.9
12
Ease of Admin
8.4
86
8.1
7
Quality of Support
8.2
376
8.5
59
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
85
8.0
5
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
393
9.5
69
Features by Category
CAD to CAM
8.6
99
Not enough data
8.4
93
Not enough data
8.4
94
Not enough data
CNC Programming
7.9
84
Not enough data
8.0
82
Not enough data
8.1
81
Not enough data
Machining
8.2
92
Not enough data
8.1
92
Not enough data
8.4
91
Not enough data
Design
8.9
173
Not enough data
9.0
174
Not enough data
8.7
171
Not enough data
8.2
166
Not enough data
Edit
8.5
169
Not enough data
8.3
161
Not enough data
8.5
169
Not enough data
8.4
162
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.5
165
Not enough data
8.6
166
Not enough data
8.2
165
Not enough data
File Support - Additive Manufacturing
8.7
84
Not enough data
8.2
66
Not enough data
8.2
74
Not enough data
File Editing - Additive Manufacturing
7.7
74
Not enough data
8.5
78
Not enough data
Software Integrations - Additive Manufacturing
7.6
64
Not enough data
8.6
81
Not enough data
Software Type - Additive Manufacturing
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
72
Not enough data
Generative AI - Additive Manufacturing
6.0
26
Not enough data
6.0
26
Not enough data
Building Preparation - Additive Manufacturing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Design
8.6
95
Not enough data
8.6
96
Not enough data
8.5
94
Not enough data
7.9
94
Not enough data
Tools
7.6
80
Not enough data
8.0
86
Not enough data
7.7
82
Not enough data
Work
7.8
83
Not enough data
7.7
83
Not enough data
7.8
83
Not enough data
7.7
77
Not enough data
8.0
82
Not enough data
Environment
8.1
89
Not enough data
8.0
90
Not enough data
7.9
85
Not enough data
8.5
91
Not enough data
Plan
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
8.1
16
Not enough data
6.3
12
Not enough data
6.0
13
Design
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.6
20
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Analysis
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Library
Not enough data
8.8
26
Not enough data
8.4
26
Rendering
Not enough data
8.8
26
Not enough data
9.2
26
Not enough data
8.5
25
Not enough data
9.2
26
Not enough data
8.7
26
Not enough data
8.9
24
Integrations
Not enough data
8.8
19
Not enough data
8.6
24
Generative AI
Not enough data
5.3
5
Generative AI
Not enough data
5.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
5.0
5
Tools - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
8.5
93
Not enough data
7.6
90
Not enough data
8.4
91
Not enough data
8.2
90
Not enough data
7.4
88
Not enough data
File Options - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
8.0
91
Not enough data
8.2
91
Not enough data
7.7
88
Not enough data
7.3
88
Not enough data
7.4
89
Not enough data
Customization - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
7.8
87
Not enough data
7.4
86
Not enough data
7.6
88
Not enough data
7.5
89
Not enough data
Environment - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
7.7
90
Not enough data
7.9
88
Not enough data
7.6
88
Not enough data
8.0
89
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Designcenter Solid Edge and Lumion Pro share no categories
Unique Categories
Designcenter Solid Edge is categorized as Additive Manufacturing, Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM), Simulation & CAE, Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD), and General-Purpose CAD
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Designcenter Solid Edge
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Lumion Pro
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
21.1%
Automotive
12.5%
Design
8.9%
Machinery
6.1%
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
4.0%
Other
47.3%
Architecture & Planning
67.8%
Design
6.9%
Construction
6.9%
Non-Profit Organization Management
2.3%
Events Services
2.3%
Other
13.8%
Discussions
Is Solidworks or Solid Edge better?
4 Comments
HJ
Solidworks is far better in terms of productivity and user friendly mostly for repetitive models or library parts. Read more
How can solid edge be improved? Making it available for the higher version of the OS.
2 Comments
EK
Hello Mahalakshmi,
The most recent version, Solid Edge 2021, has been certified to run on the Windows 10 Enterprise or Professional (64-bit only) version...Read more
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