--- title: Creo Reviews meta\_title: Creo Parametric Reviews 2018 | G2 Crowd meta\_description: Read over 60 reviews of Creo Parametric - a suite of 3D CAD tools to help accelerate product development. See if Creo Parametric is the right tool for you. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.1 review\_count: 203 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: CAD url: https://www.g2.com/categories/cad --- # Creo Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by Creo but has limited features. Are you part of the Creo team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! Creo helps you deliver your best designs in less time with numerous productivity and usability enhancements. Manufacturers rely on PTC to deliver innovative CAD tools for designing composites, conducting real-time simulation, driving generative design, and streamlining additive and subtractive manufacturing. And Creo continues to expand Model-Based Definition capabilities, as well as several core modeling functions that make Creo easier for every user. Creo 11 provides an on-premises solution, while Creo+ delivers a SaaS solution that drives cloud-enabled collaboration and license management / deployment tools. * * * Seller [PTC](https://www.g2.com/sellers/ptc) Discussions [Creo Community](https://www.g2.com/products/creo-2025-08-26/discuss) Languages Supported German, English, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified) Solution Type All-in-One Overview by Mark Kudlate (Senior Marketing Operations Specialist at PTC) Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/creo-2025-08-26/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![SOLIDWORKS](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "SOLIDWORKS") SOLIDWORKS 4.5/5(646) ](https://www.g2.com/products/solidworks/reviews) [ ![Designcenter Solid Edge](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Designcenter Solid Edge") Designcenter Solid Edge 4.2/5(642) ](https://www.g2.com/products/designcenter-solid-edge/reviews) [ ![Autodesk Fusion](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Autodesk Fusion") Autodesk Fusion 4.5/5(520) ](https://www.g2.com/products/autodesk-fusion/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/creo-2025-08-26/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 203 real user reviews. 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[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Ansys Mechanical ](https://www.g2.com/products/ansys-mechanical/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Teamcenter ](https://www.g2.com/products/teamcenter/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Windchill ](https://www.g2.com/products/ptc-windchill/reviews) Show More ![Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering") UM Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 1/27/2025 "good produc" 5/5 What do you like best about Creo? Easy to operate and has moslty all the freatures you need to do modelling. i use it everyday to work on models Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Creo? it crashes when we have big models also its on the expensive side Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Creo solving and how is that benefiting you? Helps in modeling, and creating harness and drawing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Automotive](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Automotive") UA Verified User in Automotive Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/22/2025 "Review for Creo" 4/5 What do you like best about Creo? 1. Easy to use 2. Customer support with short response time is available. 3. Frequent usage with less boot time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Creo? 1. Integration with other software is difficult. 2. Implementation takes more time. 3. Need to added more features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Creo solving and how is that benefiting you? 1. Compared to other modeling software, it is user friendly to model the parts, which in turns gives accurate results with more productivity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic Review from User Profile ![Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering") UM Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 12/21/2024 "A Good Design Software" 5/5 What do you like best about Creo? Its Features & User Friendly interface & functionality. It is easy & fast to design with the help of parametric features as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Creo? There is nothing that i dislike while using this software. It is a good software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Creo solving and how is that benefiting you? Creo Parametric is a software with parametric function which help us design our parts & system in a constrain enviornment which can be very useful in rapid prototyping. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic Review from User Profile ![sushant p.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "sushant p.") SP sushant p. Project Engineer Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 2/20/2024 "I believe" 5/5 What do you like best about Creo? It is user-friendly software with many features. It can be integrated with other tools. I use this software daily and find it very easy to implement, and it has good customer support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Creo? Creo Parametric sometimes crashes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Creo solving and how is that benefiting you? You can design the things the way you can. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Pavan T.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Pavan T.") PT Pavan T. Application Engineer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/3/2024 "My experience with Creo Parametric" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Creo? Creo Parametric is best for manage large assembly files. It has various features which are pretty easy to use. It is very flexible and customizable. It has very good technical support which enhances the implementation process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Creo? The very first thing is it has very few automations. Like in layers we have to set up configuration file to do it automatically which sometimes takes time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Creo solving and how is that benefiting you? It is best in handling larger scale and more complex design projects. It has better simulation system. We can create freeform shapes and surfaces direct during concept design. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Mohit G.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Mohit G.") MG Mohit G. Assistant Manager Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 8/23/2023 "Worth Use For Design Modelling, Assembly And Drawing" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Creo? It keeps the design feasibility check in place and do not let the designer create an infeasible product or component in it. It is easy to create 3d models, assembling and 2d drawings using this software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Creo? I am using this software from few years now and i do not find any issue working with it. It helps me to check the manufacturing feasibility and review design constraints in it before investing money in the tooling for new development. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Creo solving and how is that benefiting you? It saves lot of effort, time and helps me identify the issues in design in initial phase which supports all new development activities and ensures smooth project commisioning Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 3/14/2024 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Gopal P.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Gopal P.") GP Gopal P. Graduate Engineering Trainee Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 11/5/2023 "Creo parametric user friendly software for 3D modelling" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Creo? It has user friendly interface and very comfortable in 3D modelling infact it is very best for solid and sheet metal modelling Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Creo? It has give fetal error something and due to that data in session loaded.and their is no any easy way to solve it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Creo solving and how is that benefiting you? It very effective in solid modeling even it is best for sheet metal modeling as I have used other software also but for sheet metal no one can complete it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Aviation & Aerospace](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Aviation & Aerospace") UA Verified User in Aviation & Aerospace Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 11/4/2023 "Best for modelling, not for sheetmetal." 4.5/5 What do you like best about Creo? The compatibility with Teamcenter is the most important aspect in my lione of work. Furthermore, the fact that each saving creates a new instance in the working directory is a great help. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Creo? the fact that creo lacks model based design is an issue. It limits the options for modelling items. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Creo solving and how is that benefiting you? Modelling and keeping documentation with Creo is very easy. I have to make complex models and customer is using creo at their end. This makes it madatory for us to use it as well. I would prefer to have body based modelling feature in creo though. Any part made is considered as a single body. This limits the operations by a lot. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Bhrigu Bharadwaj P.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Bhrigu Bharadwaj P.") BP Bhrigu Bharadwaj P. Senior Engineer Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 11/9/2023 "One of the best for Parametric design" 5/5 What do you like best about Creo? Very easy to learn for beginners... and its ability to handle large assemblies without slowing down (like in the case of SolidWorks) and handle multiple file formats without data loss in really commendable Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Creo? Selecting working directories everytime before starting anything new is a hassle Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Creo solving and how is that benefiting you? Handling large assemblies, solid modelling, sheet metal and surfacing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Akshay B.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Akshay B.") AB Akshay B. Mechanical Design Engineer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 4/25/2023 "USER EXPERIENCE PTC CREO PARAMETRIC" 5/5 What do you like best about Creo? I started my career with learning this PCT Creo software. after using for quite long time i can definitely say its one the best, easy to use CAD software. Most of the heavy equipment industries as well as automotive MNC companies using PTC Creo. Best User Interface Easy to understand and Use commands Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Creo? Its very costly as compare to the other CAD Softwares in the market. Apart from Price pont of view. i dont see any disadvantages of using creo. its mostly suitable for solid and sheetmetal modules. They have to improve more on Plastics side of the module. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Creo solving and how is that benefiting you? We are using Creo parametric for multiple R&D things. Mostly for Sheetmetal design, weldment. Drawing creation and also being part of the mechanical team we have to use hydraulics module. Using creo is very UI Friendly, you can find commands easily. Highly customizable. Technical Support form PTC is also really good. I have even worked on PTC Creo’s MBD, its futuristic way forward for R&D across complete industry. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about Creo? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. 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