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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (53.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (51.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $90.47 Per Month
Free
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 plansScribe
Star Rating
(680)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (51.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansDesigncenter Solid Edge vs Scribe
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Scribe easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Scribe overall.
- Reviewers felt that Scribe meets the needs of their business better than Designcenter Solid Edge.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Scribe is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Scribe 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
Scribe
Basic
Free
Create and share step-by-step documentation for any process from your browser.
- Works with any web app
- Quick customization
- Shareable with link & embed
Free Trial
Designcenter Solid Edge
Free Trial is available
Scribe
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
405
9.2
609
Ease of Use
8.3
444
9.4
617
Ease of Setup
8.2
229
9.5
567
Ease of Admin
8.4
86
9.4
280
Quality of Support
8.2
376
9.3
308
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
85
9.4
260
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
393
9.5
596
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
Guide Options
Not enough data
8.2
411
Not enough data
8.5
409
Not enough data
7.7
403
Not enough data
7.8
406
Not enough data
8.2
399
Guide Tools
Not enough data
8.0
395
Not enough data
8.3
399
Not enough data
8.6
407
Not enough data
7.9
387
Access Options
Not enough data
7.1
368
Not enough data
7.6
372
Not enough data
8.0
375
Platform Basics
Not enough data
9.6
385
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
376
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.4
193
Not enough data
8.1
368
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
369
Not enough data
8.4
357
Agentic AI - Screen and Video Capture
Not enough data
7.8
127
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
Task Tracking
Not enough data
8.0
328
Not enough data
7.5
321
Not enough data
8.1
324
Checklist Options
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.5
312
Not enough data
8.5
328
Software Availability
Not enough data
7.8
326
Not enough data
8.5
324
Not enough data
7.0
311
Not enough data
9.1
337
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
Knowledge Base
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
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
Designcenter Solid Edge and Scribe 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
Scribe is categorized as Standard Operating Procedures, Work Instructions, and Screen and Video Capture
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Designcenter Solid Edge
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Scribe
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%
Computer Software
8.9%
Information Technology and Services
8.0%
Financial Services
4.7%
Accounting
4.2%
Non-Profit Organization Management
4.1%
Other
70.2%
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
Scribe has no discussions with answers
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