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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (53.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (73.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $90.47 Per Month
No pricing available
Designcenter Solid Edge
Star Rating
(548)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (53.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $90.47 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansUnity
Star Rating
(363)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (73.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about UnityDesigncenter Solid Edge vs Unity
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Unity easier to use and set up. However, Designcenter Solid Edge is easier to administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Designcenter Solid Edge overall.
- Reviewers felt that Unity meets the needs of their business better than Designcenter Solid Edge.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Unity is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Unity 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
Unity
No pricing availableFree Trial
Designcenter Solid Edge
Free Trial is available
Unity
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.4
397
8.8
309
Ease of Use
8.3
436
8.6
308
Ease of Setup
8.2
222
8.5
57
Ease of Admin
8.4
85
7.9
46
Quality of Support
8.2
368
8.4
289
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
84
8.4
47
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
385
9.2
299
Features by Category
CAD to CAM
8.6
96
Not enough data
8.4
91
Not enough data
8.4
92
Not enough data
CNC Programming
7.9
81
Not enough data
8.0
80
Not enough data
8.1
79
Not enough data
Machining
8.1
89
Not enough data
8.1
90
Not enough data
8.4
89
Not enough data
Design
Not enough data
7.8
45
Not enough data
7.4
46
Not enough data
7.7
48
Not enough data
7.5
46
Not enough data
8.4
51
Move
Not enough data
8.6
53
Not enough data
8.7
53
Not enough data
8.8
52
Store & Manage
Not enough data
8.5
50
Not enough data
8.6
51
Not enough data
8.0
49
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Design
8.9
171
Not enough data
9.0
172
Not enough data
8.7
170
Not enough data
8.1
165
Not enough data
Edit
8.4
168
Not enough data
8.3
160
Not enough data
8.5
168
Not enough data
8.3
161
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.4
163
Not enough data
8.6
165
Not enough data
8.2
164
Not enough data
File Support - Additive Manufacturing
8.7
83
Not enough data
8.2
66
Not enough data
8.2
74
Not enough data
File Editing - Additive Manufacturing
7.7
73
Not enough data
8.5
78
Not enough data
Software Integrations - Additive Manufacturing
7.6
64
Not enough data
8.6
80
Not enough data
Software Type - Additive Manufacturing
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
72
Not enough data
Generative AI - Additive Manufacturing
5.9
25
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
94
Not enough data
8.6
95
Not enough data
8.5
93
Not enough data
7.9
93
Not enough data
Tools
7.7
79
Not enough data
8.0
85
Not enough data
7.8
81
Not enough data
Work
7.8
82
Not enough data
7.7
82
Not enough data
7.9
82
Not enough data
7.8
76
Not enough data
8.1
81
Not enough data
Environment
8.1
88
Not enough data
8.0
89
Not enough data
8.0
84
Not enough data
8.5
90
Not enough data
Visual Fidelity
Not enough data
8.6
125
Not enough data
8.4
121
Not enough data
8.4
122
Creation Tools
Not enough data
8.3
105
Not enough data
8.2
110
Not enough data
7.9
107
Not enough data
8.3
123
Not enough data
7.5
110
Not enough data
7.9
110
Generative AI
Not enough data
5.6
6
Not enough data
5.3
6
Not enough data
5.3
6
Generative AI
Not enough data
5.8
6
Not enough data
6.1
6
Agentic AI - Animation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tools - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
8.5
87
Not enough data
7.6
85
Not enough data
8.4
85
Not enough data
8.3
85
Not enough data
7.3
83
Not enough data
File Options - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
8.1
86
Not enough data
8.2
85
Not enough data
7.7
83
Not enough data
7.3
83
Not enough data
7.4
84
Not enough data
Customization - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
7.8
81
Not enough data
7.4
81
Not enough data
7.6
83
Not enough data
7.5
83
Not enough data
Environment - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
7.7
84
Not enough data
7.9
83
Not enough data
7.7
83
Not enough data
8.0
83
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Designcenter Solid Edge and Unity 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
Unity is categorized as AR Game Engine, VR Game Engine, Game Engine, 3D Modeling, 3D Rendering, and Animation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Designcenter Solid Edge
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Unity
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
21.0%
Automotive
12.5%
Design
9.1%
Machinery
6.2%
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
4.1%
Other
47.1%
Computer Games
40.1%
Computer Software
10.8%
Entertainment
6.8%
Information Technology and Services
5.1%
Animation
4.3%
Other
33.0%
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
Is Unity PLUS subscription need to pay monthly for a year?
2 Comments
ZB
Hey Zulkifli, good question! In the jump between Unity Personal and Unity Plus, it doesn't seem Unity has a month-to-month subscription option. If you're...Read more
will unity always will have only one language support?
2 Comments
ES
I agree with Luuk, It doesn't look like unity developers have in mind that, they are implementing DOTS (Data-Oriented Technology Stack) so it will change...Read more
What are the most compatible tools for models
2 Comments
MA
3DS Max outputs its models as right handed models which most 3D packages use, Blender outputs models that are left handed. Unity uses the left handed...Read more
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