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# Revit vs SOLIDWORKS Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Pricing

**Revit**
Free Trial

**$290** per month · Revit Subscription (Monthly)

**SOLIDWORKS**
Free Trial

**$2,820.00** Per Year · SOLIDWORKS Design Standard Offer

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Revit**
4 months

Based on 29 responses

**SOLIDWORKS**
4 months

Based on 14 responses

Return on Investment

**Revit**
12 months4 months sooner

Based on 25 responses

**SOLIDWORKS**
16 months

Based on 13 responses

Perceived Cost

**Revit**
$$$$$

**SOLIDWORKS**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Revit**
9%

**SOLIDWORKS**
10%1% more

**Pros & Cons**
from reviews

**Revit**
[
Collaboration (22)
](https://www.g2.com/products/revit/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1353948&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
3D Modeling (19)
](https://www.g2.com/products/revit/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1353148&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Revit Compatibility (13)
](https://www.g2.com/products/revit/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1353168&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Performance Issues (10)
](https://www.g2.com/products/revit/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1351804&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**SOLIDWORKS**
[
Ease of Use (37)
](https://www.g2.com/products/solidworks/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1930356&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Features (29)
](https://www.g2.com/products/solidworks/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1930595&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Performance Issues (17)
](https://www.g2.com/products/solidworks/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1935588&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Slow Performance (15)
](https://www.g2.com/products/solidworks/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1931247&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**Revit**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_b719ccec010eb3303c13fdb986b10d16/archicad.png "Product Avatar Image")

Archicad

](https://www.g2.com/products/archicad/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_269a752fb4baefda8b9e83f98c7646dc/autocad.png "Product Avatar Image")

AutoCAD

](https://www.g2.com/products/autocad/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_0dffa74045b1b5023e7395fdd336d1ef/autocad-plant-3d.png "Product Avatar Image")

AutoCAD P&ID

](https://www.g2.com/products/autocad-plant-3d/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_271552315c04a03aac2d91953498dcd4/autodesk-forma-formerly-autodesk-construction-cloud.png "Product Avatar Image")

Autodesk Forma (formerly...

](https://www.g2.com/products/autodesk-forma-formerly-autodesk-construction-cloud/reviews)[
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](https://www.g2.com/products/revit/integrations)

**SOLIDWORKS**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_dfb12a5a88f8f2862f8227c868951fc6/ansys-fluent.JPG "Product Avatar Image")

Ansys Fluent

](https://www.g2.com/products/ansys-fluent/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_9b382ecc8231d9ab219026ed27878ac1/ansys-mechanical.png "Product Avatar Image")

Ansys Mechanical

](https://www.g2.com/products/ansys-mechanical/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_269a752fb4baefda8b9e83f98c7646dc/autocad.png "Product Avatar Image")

AutoCAD

](https://www.g2.com/products/autocad/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_74e8c2b6032e9e6ea745b0b308009973/autodesk-fabrication-estmep.png "Product Avatar Image")

AutoDesk Fabrication ESTmep

](https://www.g2.com/products/autodesk-fabrication-estmep/reviews)[
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](https://www.g2.com/products/solidworks/integrations)

Screenshots

**Revit**
 ![Revit 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/92131/revit-2019-multiple-monitors.PNG)

**SOLIDWORKS**
 ![SOLIDWORKS 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/1834212/AURA_resized.jpg)

**Ratings**
from reviews

Meets Requirements

**Revit**

8.8

8.8761

**SOLIDWORKS**

8.8

8.8590

Ease of Use

**Revit**

7.6

7.6976

**SOLIDWORKS**

8.7

8.7595

Ease of Setup

**Revit**

7.8

7.8428

**SOLIDWORKS**

8.5

8.5165

Ease of Admin

**Revit**

7.4

7.4129

**SOLIDWORKS**

8.2

8.258

Quality of Support

**Revit**

7.8

7.8709

**SOLIDWORKS**

8.2

8.2528

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Revit**

8.1

8.1123

**SOLIDWORKS**

8.4

8.458

Product Direction (% positive)

**Revit**

9.1

9.1730

**SOLIDWORKS**

8.6

8.6575

**Features**
ratings from reviews

Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM)

Not enough data

8.8

56

CAD Data Exchange

Not enough data

8.8

38

Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM)

8.2

690

Not enough data

General-Purpose CAD

Not enough data

8.9

133

PCB Design

Not enough data

8.2

15

Simulation & CAE

Not enough data

8.3

73

CAD Viewers

Not enough data

9.0

55

Additive Manufacturing

Not enough data

7.9

71

Architectural Rendering

7.9

124

Not enough data

CAD Libraries

Not enough data

8.9

40

Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)

Not enough data

8.4

95

User Insights

**Reviewers' Company Size**

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
36.5%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
44.2%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
19.3%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
36.5%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
44.2%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
19.3%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
46.6%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
32.6%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
20.8%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
46.6%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
32.6%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
20.8%

**Reviewers' Industry**

[![Revit](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/cd17ee1624d3f48179b4871898b136de/revit.svg "Revit")](https://www.g2.com/products/revit/reviews)
Revit

Architecture & Planning
44.8%

Construction
19.3%

Civil Engineering
8.7%

Design
7.1%

Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
6.4%

Other
13.7%

[![SOLIDWORKS](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/87a0eaa40f8b9a14542c077a348a699d/solidworks.svg "SOLIDWORKS")](https://www.g2.com/products/solidworks/reviews)
SOLIDWORKS

Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
22.4%

Design
11.8%

Automotive
6.6%

Medical Devices
5.7%

Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
5.6%

Other
47.9%

Alternatives

**Revit Alternatives**

 ![SketchUp](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/fcc93ca191f4edc5826c62935fefbf14/sketchup.svg "SketchUp")

[
SketchUp
](/products/sketchup/reviews)

 ![Archicad](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/8f4e8d9d02c774088c07c555e579c0ca/archicad.svg "Archicad")

[
Archicad
](/products/archicad/reviews)

 ![Vectorworks Architect](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/8196c57a3b61067bbf3f7950a9f62adb/vectorworks-architect.svg "Vectorworks Architect")

[
Vectorworks Arch
](/products/vectorworks-architect/reviews)

 ![MicroStation](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/05ee8271621c339872bbde4631dfcc12/microstation.svg "MicroStation")

[
MicroStation
](/products/microstation/reviews)

**SOLIDWORKS Alternatives**

 ![Autodesk Fusion](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/28ab5b3990e257fc5851e9730734a9cc/autodesk-fusion.svg "Autodesk Fusion")

[
Autodesk Fusion
](/products/autodesk-fusion/reviews)

 ![Onshape](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/64b9ed904ebc3f3bc714a720216f40d4/onshape.svg "Onshape")

[
Onshape
](/products/onshape/reviews)

 ![Designcenter Solid Edge](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/d83699653e967e265705cdd3b757685d/designcenter-solid-edge.svg "Designcenter Solid Edge")

[
Designcenter Solid Edge
](/products/designcenter-solid-edge/reviews)

 ![Inventor](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/ce04423e3201c72cb3ff129d2325b8d4/inventor.svg "Inventor")

[
Inventor
](/products/inventor/reviews)

## Revit vs SOLIDWORKS

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found SOLIDWORKS easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with SOLIDWORKS overall.

- Revit and SOLIDWORKS both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that SOLIDWORKS is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Revit over SOLIDWORKS.