# Creo Reviews **Vendor:** CreoApp **Category:** [Drag and Drop App Builder Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/drag-and-drop-app-builder) **Average Rating:** 4.1/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 17 ## About Creo Creo is a Mac tool which aims to combine the design and development process into one application. ## Creo Reviews ### 1. PTC CREO is the best 3D CAD/CAM/CAE modelling software in the industry. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Pradeep K. | Senior Technical Officer, Octagon/CSG, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 16, 2023 **What do you like best about Creo?** PTC CREO 3D model based is very easy to learn, and it is also easy to visualize. Has great features. One of the industry-leading software. We use CREO for our CAD/CAM lab. It is value for money and has quick RoI. **What do you dislike about Creo?** Even though CREO is a CAD/CAM/CAE software, the capabilities of CAE have to be improved. It can be a nightmare for IT administrators when it comes to upgrading the license server, as sometimes it is not easy, especially when upgrading the version from version 9 to version 10. Hence technical support for license administration should be improved. **What problems is Creo solving and how is that benefiting you?** Since CREO is built on the concept of parametric modeling, it is very easy to modify and change the dimensions of the CAD model. We are using CREO as a part of the CAD/CAM lab curriculum and since it is easy to learn, it saves us a lot of time while training our students to learn this software. It is also very competitively priced, making it more affordable with a quick return on investment. ### 2. Best tool for CAD modelling **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** ABDULJABBAR T. | API Developer , Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 17, 2022 **What do you like best about Creo?** The tool has easy to use function and commands are very handy. it is very user friendly and one can easily learn the modelling of any cad modeling in 2d as well as 3d. **What do you dislike about Creo?** 2D sketching and on somewhat extent 3d modelling is good. but nowadays some of the tools are available with plugin loading functionality. if this functionality added then it can be powerful tool. **What problems is Creo solving and how is that benefiting you?** I am using this tool for Modelling of Cutting tools and Can parts. ### 3. Decent CAD Package with Room For Improvements **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Aviation & Aerospace | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 11, 2021 **What do you like best about Creo?** CREO is great for large assemblies with large number of components and mates to manage. **What do you dislike about Creo?** CREO's menu is very confusing, simple commands are buried layers deep. CREO should redesign the GUI. **Recommendations to others considering Creo:** Consider redesigning the main menu, maybe adding a compact menu that can hover on the main design area for frequently used features. **What problems is Creo solving and how is that benefiting you?** Our industry requires large complex components to be mated which CREO does an excellent job handling. ### 4. Creo Review **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ramin S. | Enterprise Marketing Manager, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 16, 2020 ### 5. It is user-friendly **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** NaveenKumar M. | Technical Staff Member, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 12, 2019 ### 6. Powerful CAD software **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Hitesh A. | Hitesh Attree, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 04, 2019 **What do you like best about Creo?** Creo is a powerful software of 3D CAD capabilities optimized to meet all the needs and requirements of product development. It offers all the 3D designs such as sheet metal design, mechanism design, human factors design, routed systems design etc. It has the ability to do all kinds of analysis like structural, thermal, motion, fatigue etc. It is a well-built software with less bugs hence I have never faced any crashing issue. **What do you dislike about Creo?** It was very confusing and problematic in the beginning then I went through some tutorials online, it took a while in exploring all the best options to optimize the drawings. Once I got the command and became familiar with the tools then I started liking it and have been using only Creo since then. **Recommendations to others considering Creo:** I would recommend to first go through a training on Creo then start practicing to work on the same on daily or weekly basis. It will be tough in the beginning but once you master it, you will love it! **What problems is Creo solving and how is that benefiting you?** Creo has made easy assembling of parts together, collaborating and sharing 3D models and designs. It helps me to transform my ideas into reality and gives notification if I make something that is beyond reality. This saves a lot of time and increases productivity. Also, it helps in doing complex analysis and gives accurate results. ### 7. Creo - 3D CAD Software **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ruchik P. | Autocad -3D Design tool, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 23, 2019 **What do you like best about Creo?** It is used for mechanical enginnering, design and manufacturing. We can improve manufacturing and enginnering capabilities of product. Increased efficiency through interface and editing of geometry. Creo is good for 3D modeling. **What do you dislike about Creo?** I find problem in drawing detailing in creo software. And also face difficulty in part modeling of this software. It is difficult software for learning and also expensive as compared to other design software. **Recommendations to others considering Creo:** I think creo is best software for 3d design, modeling and surfacing. Creo is mainly used for complex modeling production. But i suggested that if you are first time user in design then creo is quite difficult for you. It is very expensive software. **What problems is Creo solving and how is that benefiting you?** I used this software in my company's project. When i intership in the company at that time we worked on the project which is related to automatic pump. In this project we run pump without any electricity. It is very improtanat project for us. First of all we made 3d design in creo software. In this design we used advanced rendering tool of creo software so that we improve visualisiation of project. We made our project successfully without any errors in this software. ### 8. Creo - 3D design software **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Amit P. | Manufacturing Engineer, Apparel & Fashion, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 18, 2019 **What do you like best about Creo?** It is used in different industries such as mechanical engineering, manufacturing and designing. In this software we can use some features which are increasing the productivity of product. Creo also used for 3d modelling. We improve the manufacturing and engineering capability in this software. And sketching is too easy in creo software. **What do you dislike about Creo?** I find difficulty in part modelling of creo because it is quite difficult as compared to other design software. And also face problems in drawing detailing in this software. Creo is difficult software to learn and you need lots of knowledge about it. **Recommendations to others considering Creo:** According to me creo is best software for surfacing, simulation and 3d modelling. We easily to see how our product will look like before actual manufacturing in creo software. But I suggested you that if you are just starting or don't have experience about design software then creo is quite difficult for you. **What problems is Creo solving and how is that benefiting you?** I used this software in my company's project which is related to seperate automatic engine. In this project we run the engine without use of fuel. We made 3d model in creo software because we need to good surfacing and sketching in our project. We know that creo is best option for this operations. And also we made changes in our design easily in creo software and get better simulation. We used advanced rendering tool in creo for our project. Finally we made our project without any errors. ### 9. Creo - 3D design software **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Krunal D. | CATIA - Engineering design tool, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 03, 2019 **What do you like best about Creo?** It is used for 3d modelling in mechanical engineering, design engineering and manufacturing. We increased efficiency through interface and editing of geometry. Also we can improve engineering capabilities and manufacturing capabilities. Also we improve the quality of product in this software. Sketching is very easy in ansys software as compared to other design software. **What do you dislike about Creo?** I find difficulty in part modelling because part modelling is difficult and complex in Creo. Also I face problem in drawing detailing when I used this software. And you require lots of knowledge about how to operate it. **Recommendations to others considering Creo:** I think Creo is best software for rendering and surfacing in engineering. It is mainly used for complex assembly. We improve our product's quality and efficiency in this software. But I suggested you that if you are first time user in designing then it will difficult for you so that first learn other design software and then use Creo. **What problems is Creo solving and how is that benefiting you?** I used this software in my company's project. Me and my team worked on the project which name is 360 degree automatic drilling machine. It is very large and important project for us. First of all we made design for it in other software but we find difficulty in rendering, surfacing and many others so that we used Creo software for it. We know that Creo is better software for rendering and surfacing and we made 3D design in this software. We solved our problems with the used of advanced rendering tool in Creo software. And finally made our project successfully. ### 10. Creo -3D modelling software **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ronak P. | Autocad, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 29, 2019 **What do you like best about Creo?** It has variety of features, capabilities, tools which are help us to make our product better. Simulation and analysis is fast and easy with Creo software.we can measure how our product is used and perform in different situation.creo has more surface tool so it is better for surfacing and also it is useful in drafting and modelling. **What do you dislike about Creo?** Creo is better for solid modelling because sometimes I can find difficulty in drafting operations. And very lengthy process for any command in Creo software. creo make every time new draft files in your system when you do any changes in your design. **Recommendations to others considering Creo:** I suggested Creo for solid modelling because in drafting you find many problems.it is easy to learn as compared to another software so that if you are first time user in designing then I suggested you used Creo so that you easily understand features and process and then you can easily used another software. It is cheaper as compared to another design software but it is not useful in large project. **What problems is Creo solving and how is that benefiting you?** I used Creo software in my college project which name is 360 degree drilling machine. First of all I used another software for design of project but I face some problems in surfacing so I used Creo software for modelling and surfacing. I make better design with good surfacing with Creo software. I also used MBD tool in Creo software for producing data directly in 3D model.i complete my project without any errors in Creo. ### 11. Creo is amazing software for 2D and 3D CAD modelling **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** vishal r. | Quality Assurance Quality Control, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 23, 2019 **What do you like best about Creo?** Creo is great software for viewing 2D drawings and 3D models. It's free, so non-engineers can use it without having to have an expensive seat of Creo, and it also allows them to make notes for the engineers. You can build assemblies and test them. Easy to use and fast to hang. Great models in 3D, and also in 2D. **What do you dislike about Creo?** The software is limited in feature set, but it has more than enough features to get you off the ground and running making your cad models. **Recommendations to others considering Creo:** 1. Creo easy to work with. 2. There a lot of options for our views to accomplish. 3. It's a powerful software well built with fewer bugs and hence I grand never come across crashing of this software no matter how much inputs use give. **What problems is Creo solving and how is that benefiting you?** Creo has helped to manage time. Since the feature is advanced it helps users in doing things automatically in some areas. ### 12. Mid Range 3-D Modeling system with much customer usage and many options **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Airlines/Aviation | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 23, 2019 **What do you like best about Creo?** For Designing in 3D I think the Creo program is very useful. It has been developed to the point that almost any shape can be represented, eventually. **What do you dislike about Creo?** The complexity of Creo requires much training to be able to do the kind of work that sets this program apart from low range 3D modeling programs. Hours training and weeks of practice. It is best to learn on the job from colleagues who are experience. The normal training programs are to accelerated; you forget so much from a week of training, because you are not able to assimilate all those options as a new user. **Recommendations to others considering Creo:** Compare it to other programs. On size does not fit all in the design world. **What problems is Creo solving and how is that benefiting you?** We use Creo to design components and assemblies for aerospace application. I specifically use Creo to design machine components prior to fabrication using conventional or CNC machining processes. ### 13. Experience with Creo **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Research | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 06, 2019 **What do you like best about Creo?** Easy to use once learned the basics and fundamental. You can build a complete product in the software before even making the prototype. Not too many bugs to it, it never crashed on me even when inputting a ton into it. I would say the best choice for people to use, especially for professionals in a company **What do you dislike about Creo?** It is very tough to learn for a beginner. Need proper guidance/help. It isn't for low end systems because it becomes slow. Pretty costly for personal use, using for a company is best. There are many options to use so it gets rather confusing and overwhelming because of the variety that you can have. **Recommendations to others considering Creo:** Quite difficult to learn unless you have an experienced user giving guidance. Once learned, it is easy to understand the concept and then can truly excel at creating your works **What problems is Creo solving and how is that benefiting you?** CAD drawings for projects, works, seminars ### 14. About creo **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Aviation & Aerospace | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 26, 2019 **What do you like best about Creo?** >OPTIMISED FOR MODEL-BASED ENTERPRISES >INCREASED ENGINEER PRODUCTIVITY >CREO 4.0 IS CREATED FOR MODERN ENGINEERING BUSINESSES **What do you dislike about Creo?** >The user interface can be challenging to learn, especially for people with limited previous 3D modeling experience > Some users find that development changes to the software make it more difficult to learn **What problems is Creo solving and how is that benefiting you?** I solved lot of issues which are coming at the time of modelling by using this interactive application ### 15. Great experience **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Defense & Space | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 15, 2019 **What do you like best about Creo?** This is use friendly and well manageable. Definitely a good software to use. **What do you dislike about Creo?** It can be hard to remember where all the buttons are in the beginning. The set up could be a little more organized. **Recommendations to others considering Creo:** It may take time to get the hang of but practicing always helps the learning curve. **What problems is Creo solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use it to design and it helps with creating parts to sell to businesses. The benefits are endless because it would be hard to inform the buyers on how to get these parts without detailed information. ### 16. Good software for drawing systems but difficult to learn. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Savannah R. | Medical Research Coordinator, Medical Practice, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 21, 2018 **What do you like best about Creo?** It has everything you need to make models once you know how to use it. Good drawing systems. **What do you dislike about Creo?** It is not easy to learn, you have to know how to work with it and it is expensive. **What problems is Creo solving and how is that benefiting you?** Drawings for different products within companies. ### 17. good for modelling **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Machinery | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 17, 2019 **What do you like best about Creo?** its a product that has a good amount of options if you dont want only represent **What do you dislike about Creo?** its somewhat restricted with amount of functions used **What problems is Creo solving and how is that benefiting you?** the basic where you can model and show your products ## Creo Discussions - [What are the advantages of Creo?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-advantages-of-creo) - [What is Creo software used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/creo-what-is-creo-software-used-for) - [What is a feature in Creo?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-a-feature-in-creo) - [What are the special features in Creo?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-special-features-in-creo) - [View Creo pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/creo/reviews?section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-05-14+03%3A58%3A32+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=e5b181dd-a3ed-4d6f-ae96-7e05733b7832&secure%5Btoken%5D=bd14c877ec9e4be8b3db8ce962e0b59182a8efb1a601bd18fe82b064569d4632&format=llm_user) ## Creo Features **Functionality** - App complexity - App Variety - Customized Branding - Application Templates **Data Control** - Data Migration - Data Synchronization - Data Security **Agentic AI - Drag and Drop App Builder** - Adaptive Learning - Natural Language Interaction - Proactive Assistance ## Top Creo Alternatives - [Appy Pie](https://www.g2.com/products/appy-pie/reviews) - 4.7/5.0 (1,308 reviews) - [Glide](https://www.g2.com/products/glide-2023-07-10/reviews) - 4.7/5.0 (798 reviews) - [Agentforce 360 Platform (formerly Salesforce Platform)](https://www.g2.com/products/agentforce-360-platform-formerly-salesforce-platform/reviews) - 4.5/5.0 (3,774 reviews)