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[Overview](https://www.softwareadvice.com/engineering-cad/solidworks-premium-profile/) Reviews [Alternatives](https://www.softwareadvice.com/engineering-cad/solidworks-premium-profile/alternatives/) # SolidWorks Premium User Reviews ## Reviews summary - Overall rating: 4.6/5 - Total reviews: 759 ### Secondary ratings - Ease of use: 4.3/5 - Customer support: 4.2/5 - Value for money: 4.1/5 - Functionality: 4.6/5 ### Rating distribution - 5 stars: 517 reviews (68%) - 4 stars: 215 reviews (28%) - 3 stars: 18 reviews (2%) - 2 stars: 6 reviews (1%) - 1 star: 3 reviews (0%) ### Most mentioned pros - Overall Experience positive, particularly in drawing creation,where it provides powerful tools for generating accurate 2d drawing from 3d models.in terms of collaboration it enable teams to share design, track changes,and coordinate projects effectively through cloud connected tools. - It is the benchmark for all CAD systems, for all its quirks and the cost, SolidWorks remains the software all CAD systems compare themselves to. - The Simulation for FEA is invaluable for analyzing the strength of assemblies. ### Most mentioned cons - Their certified hardware program and website data feel like a joke, and navigating the site as a paid licensee is a mess. - Frequent crashes—even on SolidWorks-certified hardware—have forced far too many support calls and lost files. - After over 10 years of using SolidWorks and paying their expensive annual subscription, I've seen almost no meaningful innovation year over year. ## SolidWorks Premium customer reviews Showing reviews 1-25 of 759 (page 1). ### SolidWorks is a Must for the Precision Machining Industry - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Cody C. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Aviation & Aerospace - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: August 2025 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered My overall experience with SolidWorks has been great, it's easy enough to use for jr. engineers to learn, and advanced enough for senior engineers to leverage creating blueprints very quickly and efficiently. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros SolidWorks Premium is THE best software for creating manufacturing/process blue-prints efficiently and it is also a great tool to extract GD&T and PMI data from a 3D model. #### Cons I had to purchase Mastercam in addition to SolidWorks for CNC programming capabilities, I wish SolidWorks would implement CNC programming software, such as Mastercam, so it's an all-in-one package for creating blueprints and programming CNC vertical mills. --- ### For me, Solidworks is always the best. Initially, I was intimidated by Solidworks' interface, but I - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Slim B. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: August 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered I teach students computer-aided design. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 1/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros It's easy to learn, it's user friendly, and drawing of complex surfaces can be done easily #### Cons unfortunately, although Solidworks is a tick font software, it remains not affordable, in fact, its cost is very high, which is a major inconvenience. #### Reasons for choosing SolidWorks Premium SolidWorks Premium is easy to learn, it's user friendly #### Reasons for switching to SolidWorks Premium Because of technical support issues (the computer cannot handle the volume of the software) or educational reasons, I switched from Solidworks to another product. --- ### Solidworks is a competitive alternative to AutoCad. - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: October 2019 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Solidworks never really gives me problems. I would recommend having a decent computer tho. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Solidworks is easy to use and has a lot of fascinating features in their 3d modeling software and I can transfer to a printer with ease. #### Cons The earlier versions of the software were clunky, but the newest version of the software is great and does not crash for me anymore. --- ### Solidworks is industry standard a easy to learn, but expensive - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Renato B. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Renewables & Environment - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: September 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered SolidWorks was the first CAD software i ever used, in the start if you use others you are going to think that all the other are too hard to use, but as you become a experienced designer things start to become way better in other softwares. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros SolidWorks in most engineering schools is going to be the one that is teached first, it is pretty easy to use and learn, has its most important tools in the first page wich makes it the best for startes. The Render tools are by far the most sofisticated in the market for a long time, so if want to impress a client thats a must. #### Cons It's easy to use and learn in the start, but as the modeling goes more complex, and you need to simulate a mechanism or even a make a stress–strain analysis it becomes harder, some of the tools are hidden in the software and you need someone that passed through to find the habilit a lot of its tools that you going to need, like weldment tab for an exemple. #### Reasons for choosing SolidWorks Premium It is more complete in render tools and my team already used it in previous experencies. --- ### Solidworks-Best Design tool for Mechanical Engineer - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Md Sazzad M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Writing and Editing - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: January 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I use Solidworks for a lot of purposes, such as designing 3D models for objects, creating 2D drawing, and even doing surface design work with sheets of metal. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Solidworks is one of the top design tools for mechanical engineers, providing them with functionality and features that allow them to create and redesign their designs easily and efficiently. As a Mechanical Engineer, I am using this software since 2016 and it is saving me a lot of time. It provides me with all the necessary tools to quickly create 3D parts and products that are ready for production. There are many advantages to designing in Solidworks, one is that it is easier to design 3D models than Autocad. Within a short time, I can build detailed dimensions directly into SolidWorks. With the new dimensioning toolbar in SolidWorks 2020, I can now quickly and easily create accuracy and precision in my designs. There are a variety of different ways to see Solidworks, giving you the flexibility you need. Some views may work better for certain tasks while others provide a more detailed look at your project in general. Being able to navigate through designs has also been made incredibly easy by the design tree on Solidworks. It even provides a way to deal with any problems that may arise from changes or edits. #### Cons Solidworks should have an advanced rendering system to make it easier to render 3D models. Often, solidworks software is unable to handle large assemblies while on a low configuration. #### Reasons for switching to SolidWorks Premium I find it easier to use Solidworks for modeling than Autocad because this tool is more user-friendly and easy to use. --- ### Phenomenal CAD tool for futuristic renderings - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Shubham A. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Design - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: May 2021 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered We're creating Robots and industrial solutions for our clients. Some models require kinematic links and joints in order to show the motion in a robot. Therefore, with the help of software, we're almost doing 60% of our company's work on the software and it;s generating 70% of revenue using this. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Solidworks is the most versatile CAD tool, that doesn't require much training in order to learn and create the components. I have been a regular user since my internship days. Was in the R&D department, creating components varying in size from minute to big. and with Solidworks, the life of designers is very easy; thanks to its numerous features that help creating animations in a real-time frame. #### Cons I haven't found any major fault which I don't like except one thing. In order to design really amazing and realistic components, you require a versatile system with a dedicated RAM and Graphics Card. As such companies are releasing their software every single year; so it become difficult for manufacturing companies to cope up with their software eligibility criteria. Rest everything is the best I have found so far in the software #### Reasons for switching to SolidWorks Premium CATIA is a very industrial-focused CAD tool where bigger machinery can be created and easily simulated. We're creating educational robots using Solidworks and it's the best --- ### Best balance between easiness of use and technical features. - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Logistics and Supply Chain - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: July 2025 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Amazing! Best software for engineering cad design and products innovation. Also well integrated suite adding 360 degrees capabilities. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Best software overall in terms of balance between features, features quality, complexity of use, 3d and 1d interoperability and renders capability. #### Cons Sometimes got issue with motions video and also to download some parts from library, but overall always managed to get it fixed or find a turnaround. --- ### Powerful tool at a cost - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Parth P. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: September 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros I was introduced to SolidWorks when I was a bachelor student. I learned a subject "Engineering design" in 2D. After a year, when I was introduced to SolidWorks, I was amazed with it. I learned it by myself, did projects as a student. And during my first job, I dealt with the designing. Since I got to use Premium version, I learned motion analysis. With this function I made my models and ideas a reality. We started using it to identify the mechanical movements and possible errors at an early phase. #### Cons The premium version is expensive for an individual or even for academics and small companies. Since it is not accessible to everyone, it takes time to learn the advanced features. --- ### Ease of use - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Machinery - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: May 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Very nice and well. Was my first Cad software and learning it gave me the base of using other cad softwares. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Perfect software to get started with 3D drawings and 3D model designing. Used it for a solid while in uni and now in everyday use. #### Cons Sometimes some of the functions that are needed is hidden. so need a bit of gogling around to find where it is. --- ### test solidworks , good software for 3d - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: julien s. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Automotive - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: May 2025 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros It is a useful software to design a concept, very easy to learn and increase our competences on it. #### Cons it is not the biggest software used in the entreprise. you need to adapt if you re working in interoperability. --- ### Career Using Solidworks - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Brian H. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Design - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: October 2019 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Overall, Solidworks has become a trusty tool for me. I'm able to get my point across clearer with a 3D drawing with detailed views to the customer instead of working on a physical model. I suggest taking classes if you're very new to the world of 3D modeling but if you have an understanding of it, a quick set of Youtube tutorials can get you on track easily. I recommend this product to anyone who has a creative mind and wants to make objects digitally with hopes to transfer it into a physical model. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Solidworks is good for taking things you've drawn and giving precise dimensions to make it as accurate to the object you're trying to create or recreate as possible. You're able to transfer these drawings to machines that can cut and print what you've done after. Since this software is so popular among design/engineer firms, thousands of tutorials and helpful guides can be found on the internet to help with anything you are trying to produce, along with many forums with knowledgeable people that are willing to help. It has many modes that can simulate object properties if you assign a material to it and will give you a close representation of what you'd expect in the real world. #### Cons Solidworks has trouble with organic shapes. If you are doing something that requires a bulbous shape you might need to look elsewhere like 3DS Max or Maya. It also has trouble with the spline command, which requires a bit more finesse when controlling it. #### Reasons for switching to SolidWorks Premium I made the switch at the time because Solidworks had more to offer. Inventor needed a bit more calculations on my end in order for me to create my vision, but Solidworks simplified a lot of features and allowed for snaps to be done on planes that were on multiple angles. I believe Inventor fixed this issue and made it more user friendly but I'm entrenched in Solidworks and it hasn't given me any reason to switch yet. Plus the market really shows that companies are looking for Solidworks. --- ### A great system for new users, but for those switching from an old system - buyer beware! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: John C. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used monthly for less than 12 months - Reviewed: May 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I went for 3 day SolidWorks training for Part Modelling. This was a basic introduction. While SolidWorks is probably better than AutoDesk Inventor in some aspects, in others it feels primitive. A simple example is constructing either a pocket or an extrusion from a 2D profile. Inventor can do either, or switch from one to the other, inside of one command. SolidWorks has two separate commands of which neither can convert from one to the other. However, these are small issues that you can become accustomed to. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros SolidWorks and their resellers have good support and the product is very capable, although like other systems it takes time to learn. #### Cons While switching from AutoDesk Inventor to SolidWorks I discovered that 3D Part Assemblies and associated Drawings would not be transferred. They would need to be redone. This is an incredible amount of work that, in most cases, would never be done. If you have engineers who prefer SolidWorks, it can be run alongside other CAD systems. But don't expect to push a button and convert old designs. It will not work between any two systems that I am aware of. #### Reasons for choosing SolidWorks Premium It was a management decision and other SolidWorks products were purchased as part of the package. #### Reasons for switching to SolidWorks Premium AutoDesk changed their software subscription model and no longer supported perpetual licenses. SolidWorks still supports perpetual licenses. --- ### One of the best products design tools for simulation - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Shan G. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Fast and accurate simulations, especially on mechanical and materials areas. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros All levels of simulations including mechanical, materials and performance. #### Cons The physical simulation part needs some improvement. Also it lacks AI upgrade. --- ### Design Abilities - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Ryan B. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Construction - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: January 2025 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 2/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I like the features and the ability to navigate through all of the tree managers. #### Cons SOLIDWORKS has a learning curve and the features are not all intuitive but once you learn it is a very powerful tool. --- ### Solidworks Premium: Powerful Software with High Demands. - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Thomas B. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Aviation & Aerospace - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: October 2024 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Solidworks Premium is extremely intuitive and easy to use. It has a well thought out and premium looking UI, and complex parts can be modeled and drawn to a very high standard. #### Cons Solidworks Premium does require a moderate to high end system to run efficiently and with good user experience. The average laptop with 8-16GB RAM does underperform, and the experience is noticeably degraded when even a browser tab or text document was open, a task I feel it should not struggle with. For an assembly with only 350 components, I would expect less than 8GB of system RAM usage. --- ### SolidWorks promotes a collaborative design environment, allowing designers to work seamlessly with t - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Raheem A. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Industrial Automation - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: June 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered SolidWorks Premium impresses users with its powerful and versatile design capabilities. The software offers a wide range of tools for 3D modeling, assembly design, sheet metal design, and more. Users appreciate the ability to create complex designs with precision and efficiency, thanks to advanced features like parametric modeling, surface modeling, and direct editing. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros SolidWorks Premium excels in its integrated simulation and analysis capabilities. With features like structural analysis, motion simulation, and flow simulation, users can evaluate and validate their designs with confidence. The ability to perform simulations within the same software environment saves time and enhances the design iteration process #### Cons One aspect that i have found challenging is the complexity of features in SolidWorks Premium. With its vast array of advanced design tools and functionalities, the software can be overwhelming for beginners or those transitioning from simpler CAD software. --- ### SolidWorks Premium: - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Industrial Automation - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: August 2021 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros One of the best feature I frequently used in SolidWorks Premium was the so called Hole Wizard. It conserves a lot of time and energy compared to a typical CAD software. The software is user-friendly since most of the time it only requires a user to draw 2D blueprints and can be extruded in its simplest form. Thus, SolidWorks Premium can be easily integrated and converted to other 3D CAD software and vice versa. #### Cons When having a complex machine design assembled, obviously it tends to hang up and system clash. There is a need to have a good PC graphic cards to sustain it. Nonetheless, if the necessary requirement were met then there will be no other problem. --- ### The Best 3D Design Software for Engineers - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Dan T. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Construction - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: May 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Overall, Solidworks is a wonderful all around program shared by many fields. It's easy to send prints to a machine shop or just send a prototype to a 3D printer. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I like that I can use a plethora of programs all in one. I can do electrical, mechanical, aerodynamic & hydraulic designs & calculations all in one program. It has a wonderful sheet metal feature to get you prints sent over to your machine shop in no time. The versatility & adaptation is very impressive. In terms of material selection for stress analysis, its incomparable to start and easily modifiable if you have custom alloys. #### Cons As much as I love working in Solidworks, it is a little difficult when you're working on a project and it suddenly crashes. Most of our workstations have ECC ram to stabilize the program a little bit, but it still suffers from instability equaly. --- ### Very user friendly easy to learn design tool - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Information Technology and Services - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: December 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I am very satisfied with the design experience with the software. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros The tool is very user friendly any new user can learn it with in days. It provides so many features to design parametric models. #### Cons some times we need a non-parametric approach. it would be very good to have a simple addon to create a non-parametric design. In times of concept development --- ### Review For Soliworks Premium. - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Milind M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Design - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered My overall experience with this software is very nice as this software is very friendly user, handy and value for money. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Very Friendly User Software.After 3D Model has been done we can create file for 3D Printing.Very useful software for Analysis and Development.Very Useful for Structure Design.Very Useful for Small Scale Industries.Value For Money. #### Cons If we compared this software to other softwares like catia, Unigrafics it has some limitations for Analysis part.Rendering quality compared to other softwares is moderate. --- ### Powerful industry standard modelling package. - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Ash M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Design - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: September 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros It is the most commonly used CAD package within manufacturing and has a vast array of plugins. There is a lot of help online so getting community support for niche questions is normally possible. The software is very powerful and can do 99% of what you want if you know the technique for it. It is a logical workflow without too many head scratchers. #### Cons It is definitely very pricey but generally covers its cost if using it commercially. The assembly system is not as robust as it could be and it lets you get a way with lots of bad practices that will bite you later on without you realising although this does provide more flexibility than other CAD packages. --- ### The best CAD and CAM software. - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Adedayo F. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering - Company size: 501-1000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: July 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. My experience with this software is fantastic, cause I make use of this software daily to design using CAM. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I liked everything about this software,from 2D modelling down to 3D CAD designs. #### Cons So far I found nothing bad about this software. --- ### Not worthy of the price - Overall rating: 2/5 - Reviewer: Konstantinos A. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Construction - Company size: 5001-10000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: September 2020 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered I have been using Solidworks Premium (2017 and 2020 SP3.0) for the past 3 years and I still do. It is a very unstable program. Crashes more often than not and it has many bugs that make the creation of large assemblies feel like hell. Customer support is not satisfactory at all. Solidworks customer service is also not helping as well. I would not recommend this product to anyone. You are surely better off with using Solid Edge / Creo Parametric or AutoDesk Inventor. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 2/5 - Customer support: 1/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros - Assembly features (configurations / exploded views) make the creation of assembly drawings faster - Rendering options are vast #### Cons - Very unstable as a program (Used it on more than 5 computers with multiple configurations) - Its developers focus on adding extra useless features instead of focusing on the program stability - Command layout is not practical (Features Tab has three (3) buttons for the Extrude Command (Boss Extrude / Cut Extrude / Intersect) where as in Inventor there is only one command button. This is a personal opinion and I highly prefer AutoDesk's approach on this - Customer Support: Depends on the Value-Added-Reseller (VAR). Some of them are very cooperative whereas others just want your money. Personally I do not like representatives and I prefer to contact the actual company (AutoDesk has the upper hand here). #### Reasons for switching to SolidWorks Premium My previous employers used to work with these programs. Solidworks is not a choice I made. I surely wouldn't pick Solidworks. --- ### Best in the market - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Miguel P. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: May 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered There is a reason that SolidWorks Premium is one of the most used CAD software in the world. You can create everything from individual pieces to technical drawings of those pieces, all the way to enormous assembly projects with more than a thousand pieces. There is also room for fluid geeks and eletric experts. You can fit everthing you want into SolidWorks. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros All in all, works as it is supposed to. It became so widely used because it had a much better user interface than the other software. Also, you can draw anything you want because it has a wide of tools and you don't need to be a brain surgeon or a nuclear scientist to understand how they work. #### Cons When I worked in big assembly projects, I experienced erratic behavior from the program. Sometimes it shutdowns, other times it breaks the relations I set up before. --- ### Solidworks and its uses - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Swarnim D. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: September 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I appreciate SolidWorks Premium for its robust modeling and simulation features, which help streamline product development. It offers powerful tools for design validation and 3D modeling. The ease of use can vary based on individual familiarity with CAD software, and integration depends on a company's existing processes but is generally manageable with SolidWorks' support and resources. #### Cons I find cost of SolidWorks Premium can be a drawback. The ease of use varies among individuals based on their familiarity with CAD software, and integration with existing business processes can require adjustment but is typically manageable with support and training. #### Reasons for switching to SolidWorks Premium Difficult to use ## More reviews [Next reviews](https://www.softwareadvice.com/engineering-cad/solidworks-premium-profile/reviews/?page=2) --- SolidWorks Premium Reviews, Pros and Cons - 2026 Software Advice