Compare Onshape and SOLIDWORKS 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (79.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (44.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$1,500.00 1 User Per Year
No pricing available
Onshape
Star Rating
(695)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (79.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$1,500.00 1 User Per Year
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansSOLIDWORKS
Star Rating
(639)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (44.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about SOLIDWORKSOnshape vs SOLIDWORKS
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 SOLIDWORKS 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 SOLIDWORKS.
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
SOLIDWORKS
No pricing availableFree Trial
Onshape
Free Trial is available
SOLIDWORKS
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.4
597
8.8
532
Ease of Use
9.0
601
8.6
536
Ease of Setup
9.3
179
8.2
108
Ease of Admin
9.1
127
8.0
47
Quality of Support
9.3
587
8.2
472
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
126
8.3
47
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
578
8.6
527
Features by Category
CAD to CAM
Not enough data
9.0
42
Not enough data
8.8
42
Not enough data
8.9
43
CNC Programming
Not enough data
8.7
39
Not enough data
8.6
38
Not enough data
8.4
37
Machining
Not enough data
8.6
39
Not enough data
8.7
39
Not enough data
8.8
39
Design
8.8
233
9.4
106
9.3
236
9.4
107
9.0
231
9.2
103
7.4
194
8.1
100
Edit
8.6
230
8.5
98
8.1
195
8.4
90
8.9
225
9.3
101
7.9
198
8.3
85
Collaboration
8.2
211
8.6
94
8.3
221
9.0
96
8.1
204
8.4
90
Library
Not enough data
8.9
29
Not enough data
8.6
28
Not enough data
8.4
28
Not enough data
8.6
23
CAD
Not enough data
8.8
24
Not enough data
9.4
30
Not enough data
9.1
29
Integration
Not enough data
8.5
26
Not enough data
9.6
29
Not enough data
8.6
25
Data
Not enough data
9.3
29
Not enough data
8.8
27
Not enough data
8.3
26
Not enough data
9.0
27
Not enough data
8.3
24
Not enough data
8.7
25
Logistics
Not enough data
9.1
25
File Support - Additive Manufacturing
8.6
160
8.7
61
7.9
78
8.5
47
7.9
100
8.4
52
File Editing - Additive Manufacturing
6.0
84
7.5
55
8.4
125
8.6
60
Software Integrations - Additive Manufacturing
5.7
83
7.6
49
8.8
130
8.8
58
Software Type - Additive Manufacturing
9.6
160
7.7
48
Feature Not Available
8.6
53
Generative AI - Additive Manufacturing
Feature Not Available
6.0
20
Feature Not Available
6.1
20
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
File Options
8.9
146
8.9
44
9.1
147
9.1
43
8.1
135
9.1
43
9.3
145
9.3
44
7.8
98
8.3
35
8.5
133
8.3
41
Tools
8.8
149
9.5
43
9.1
142
9.1
41
9.1
145
9.2
43
Design
8.7
150
9.4
43
Design
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
7.8
12
Tools
Not enough data
9.2
13
Not enough data
8.7
13
Library
Not enough data
8.2
13
Platform
Not enough data
8.6
13
Not enough data
8.1
12
Customization
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
8.3
12
Design
9.0
22
9.2
62
8.7
23
9.0
62
8.6
23
8.8
62
7.7
22
7.7
60
Tools
3.7
22
8.0
54
5.8
22
7.9
56
5.6
20
7.4
49
Work
5.3
20
7.6
41
4.4
20
7.8
42
6.0
19
8.3
51
4.8
20
8.1
44
6.8
19
8.4
47
Environment
8.0
18
8.3
53
8.1
17
8.4
51
8.3
17
8.2
49
8.4
18
8.6
53
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)
8.9
38
9.4
32
7.5
35
8.6
27
8.2
36
9.2
28
8.9
36
9.1
26
7.1
36
7.7
25
File Options - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
9.1
36
8.6
31
8.6
36
8.6
27
8.6
36
8.3
29
8.9
35
8.0
26
8.7
37
7.3
32
Customization - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
8.6
35
8.3
22
8.6
34
8.4
24
8.1
36
7.6
24
8.2
33
8.2
24
Environment - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
8.9
34
8.0
27
8.5
31
8.4
23
8.6
32
7.9
23
9.1
33
9.0
27
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Onshape and SOLIDWORKS are categorized as Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD), CAD Viewers, General-Purpose CAD, Simulation & CAE, Sketching, PCB Design, and Additive Manufacturing
Unique Categories
Onshape is categorized as Product Data Management (PDM) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
SOLIDWORKS is categorized as Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM), CAD Libraries, and CAD Data Exchange
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Onshape
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SOLIDWORKS
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
10.1%
Medical Devices
6.5%
Machinery
6.2%
Industrial Automation
5.7%
Other
51.8%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
23.2%
Design
11.8%
Automotive
6.6%
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
6.0%
Medical Devices
5.8%
Other
46.6%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is Onshape used for?
1 Comment
GK
Collaboratively design products and solutions for problems using a browser on nearly any computer. Manage the data for the parts you design and prepare them...Read more
When can we expect some better surfacing tools or plugins.
1 Comment
DG
You should really try some of the custom feature scripts like sculpt, Plane, 3D sketch and surface extend. Also, I'm sure there are more since I looked into it.Read more
Does this product have the capability to show stress/strain, show transfer of heat, and airflow?
1 Comment
GN
No, only through partner appsRead more
What is SOLIDWORKS used for?
3 Comments
TS
A person can use SolidWorks for many things, Part modeling, Assembly Testing, rendering, Creating working animation of any machine or product. Start...Read more
best use o this software
2 Comments
OS
Making 2D sketches and extruding them to make 3d sketches.Read more
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