User Satisfaction Ratings

Data is scoped to the Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD) category. All reviews were collected as of April 08, 2021
Fusion 360
Fusion 360
(325)
4.5 out of 5
Fusion 360
SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS
(356)
4.4 out of 5
SOLIDWORKS
Star Rating
Fusion 360
Fusion 360
325 reviews
SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS
356 reviews
Ratings
Avg. Go Live Time (months)
Fusion 360
Fusion 360
Average 2 Months
SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS
Average 3 Months
Avg. ROI (months)
Fusion 360
Fusion 360
Average 8 Months
SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS
Average 21 Months
Ease of Setup
Fusion 360
Fusion 360
93%
Responses: 29
SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS
76%
Responses: 33
Ease of Admin
Fusion 360
Fusion 360
87%
Responses: 26
SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS
73%
Responses: 31
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Fusion 360
Fusion 360
87%
Responses: 27
SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS
80%
Responses: 32
Quality of Support
Fusion 360
Fusion 360
86%
Responses: 204
SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS
79%
Responses: 286
Ease of Use
Fusion 360
Fusion 360
85%
Responses: 235
SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS
84%
Responses: 328
Meets Requirements
Fusion 360
Fusion 360
88%
Responses: 233
SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS
87%
Responses: 328
Backwards compatibility
Fusion 360
Fusion 360
87%
Responses: 136
SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS
57%
Responses: 276
File size
Fusion 360
Fusion 360
83%
Responses: 180
SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS
72%
Responses: 296
Hardware support
Fusion 360
Fusion 360
89%
Responses: 147
SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS
77%
Responses: 250
Manage Multiple Profiles
Fusion 360
Fusion 360
83%
Responses: 110
SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS
73%
Responses: 180
Product Direction (% positive)
Fusion 360
Fusion 360
93%
Responses: 233
SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS
84%
Responses: 325
Task-based interfaces
Fusion 360
Fusion 360
84%
Responses: 119
SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS
78%
Responses: 226
File Interoperability
Fusion 360
Fusion 360
81%
Responses: 167
SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS
76%
Responses: 272
Command Clarity
Fusion 360
Fusion 360
86%
Responses: 167
SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS
81%
Responses: 265
Rendering Tools
Fusion 360
Fusion 360
81%
Responses: 172
SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS
76%
Responses: 285
Text Editing Tools
Fusion 360
Fusion 360
75%
Responses: 175
SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS
71%
Responses: 284
Custom Scripts
Fusion 360
Fusion 360
78%
Responses: 87
SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS
74%
Responses: 179
Likelihood to Recommend
Fusion 360
Fusion 360
91%
Responses: 256
SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS
88%
Responses: 348
Import Files
Fusion 360
Fusion 360
85%
Responses: 196
SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS
82%
Responses: 303
Editing Tools
Fusion 360
Fusion 360
89%
Responses: 201
SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS
86%
Responses: 312
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