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Josh P.
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Updated January 13, 2026
Inventor vs SolidWorks Premium: Which is best for you?
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Starting Price
$310.00
per month
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Free Version
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Top Rated
Features
Features
Drag & Drop
4.89
Animation
4.67
3D Design & Modeling
4.65
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Design Management
4.71
Modeling & Simulation
4.70
3D Design & Modeling
4.70
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Integrations
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Pros / Cons
- powerful iLogic feature that simplies repetitive tasks
- Assemblies always seem difficult, wither mating physicslly or with rules it always seems glitchy and I havent been able to grasp it fully. Despite this I am able to assemble my parts but I can tell the relationships are not full.
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- 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.
- The downside of this software is its sadddenly crashes sometimes ,so all the work we have done before crashing will be lost.
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Ease-of-Use
4.2/ 5
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.3/ 5in the comparison
Value for Money
4.1/ 5
4.1/ 5
Customer Support
4.1/ 5
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.2/ 5in the comparison
Functionality
4.5/ 5
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.6/ 5in the comparison
Support Options
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Training Options
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
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Ideal Customer Size
Small
Medium
Large
Small
Medium
Large
Deployment Options
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad