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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (79.1% of reviews)
Enterprise (48.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$1,500.00 1 User Per Year
No pricing available
Onshape
Star Rating
(692)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (79.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$1,500.00 1 User Per Year
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansPosit
Star Rating
(563)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (48.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about PositOnshape vs Posit
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Onshape easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Onshape overall.
- Reviewers felt that Posit meets the needs of their business better than Onshape.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Onshape is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Onshape over Posit.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Onshape
Onshape Standard
$1,500.00
1 User Per Year
For the individual user or small team who only needs basic data management.
- Part & Assembly Modeling
- Drawings
- Runs on Web & Mobile
Posit
No pricing availableFree Trial
Onshape
Free Trial is available
Posit
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
595
9.1
497
Ease of Use
9.0
599
8.3
497
Ease of Setup
9.3
177
8.8
107
Ease of Admin
9.1
127
8.3
90
Quality of Support
9.3
585
8.1
404
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
126
8.5
81
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
576
8.5
489
Features by Category
Design
8.8
233
Not enough data
9.3
236
Not enough data
9.0
231
Not enough data
7.4
194
Not enough data
Edit
8.5
230
Not enough data
8.1
195
Not enough data
8.9
225
Not enough data
7.9
198
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.2
211
Not enough data
8.3
221
Not enough data
8.1
204
Not enough data
File Support - Additive Manufacturing
8.6
160
Not enough data
7.9
78
Not enough data
7.9
100
Not enough data
File Editing - Additive Manufacturing
6.0
84
Not enough data
8.4
125
Not enough data
Software Integrations - Additive Manufacturing
5.7
83
Not enough data
8.8
130
Not enough data
Software Type - Additive Manufacturing
9.6
160
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI - Additive Manufacturing
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
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
Metadata
9.2
40
Not enough data
7.8
37
Not enough data
8.4
37
Not enough data
Data Management
9.2
47
Not enough data
8.3
40
Not enough data
8.3
43
Not enough data
8.0
41
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
77
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
File Options
8.9
146
Not enough data
9.1
147
Not enough data
8.1
135
Not enough data
9.3
145
Not enough data
7.8
98
Not enough data
8.5
133
Not enough data
Tools
8.8
149
Not enough data
9.1
142
Not enough data
9.1
145
Not enough data
Design
8.7
150
Not enough data
Design
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Library
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Design
9.0
22
Not enough data
8.7
23
Not enough data
8.6
23
Not enough data
7.7
22
Not enough data
Tools
3.7
22
Not enough data
5.8
22
Not enough data
5.6
20
Not enough data
Work
5.3
20
Not enough data
4.4
20
Not enough data
6.0
19
Not enough data
4.8
20
Not enough data
6.8
19
Not enough data
Environment
8.0
18
Not enough data
8.1
17
Not enough data
8.3
17
Not enough data
8.4
18
Not enough data
System
Not enough data
9.1
25
Model Development
Not enough data
8.8
20
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
21
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
8.5
20
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
New Product Introduction
8.0
17
Not enough data
8.0
17
Not enough data
6.9
16
Not enough data
8.2
15
Not enough data
CAD
9.3
17
Not enough data
8.0
17
Not enough data
8.3
16
Not enough data
Collaboration
7.9
17
Not enough data
8.3
17
Not enough data
8.5
17
Not enough data
8.5
17
Not enough data
Product Data Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
15
Not enough data
8.5
16
Not enough data
Bill of Materials
8.8
16
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
8.5
14
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
Engineering Change Management
8.5
14
Not enough data
8.5
16
Not enough data
8.0
14
Not enough data
Simulation
6.3
14
Not enough data
6.4
13
Not enough data
6.8
14
Not enough data
Analytics
7.0
14
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.1
14
Not enough data
Quality management
6.8
13
Not enough data
6.7
13
Not enough data
6.9
13
Not enough data
Integration
6.9
13
Not enough data
6.1
12
Not enough data
6.7
11
Not enough data
7.4
12
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Tools - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
8.8
37
Not enough data
7.5
35
Not enough data
8.2
36
Not enough data
8.9
36
Not enough data
7.1
36
Not enough data
File Options - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
9.1
36
Not enough data
8.6
36
Not enough data
8.6
36
Not enough data
8.9
35
Not enough data
8.8
36
Not enough data
Customization - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
8.6
35
Not enough data
8.6
34
Not enough data
8.1
36
Not enough data
8.2
33
Not enough data
Environment - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
8.9
34
Not enough data
8.5
31
Not enough data
8.6
32
Not enough data
9.1
33
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
Onshape and Posit share no categories
Unique Categories
Posit is categorized as Statistical Analysis, Big Data Processing and Distribution, and Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Onshape
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
19.7%
Design
10.2%
Medical Devices
6.5%
Machinery
6.2%
Industrial Automation
5.7%
Other
51.7%
Higher Education
19.3%
Information Technology and Services
12.6%
Research
11.2%
Computer Software
8.6%
Education Management
5.6%
Other
42.7%
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Discussions
What is Onshape?
1 Comment
PB
Onshape is the google docs of CAD - Solid and Surface modelling, Boolean operations, and editing of parts without a history is especially useful for imported...Read more
How is Onshape different from other "cloud" CAD products?
1 Comment
PB
ONSHAPE was designed from the ground up to be a cloud CAD system - I am not sure the others can claim this!Read more
How does version control work in Onshape?
1 Comment
PB
Essentially there is one file used in a similar way to google docs - you can branch new ideas similar to software development and merge these branches if you...Read 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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