--- title: "PTC Mathcad Software Reviews, Demo & Pricing - 2026" description: "Review of PTC Mathcad Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs." source_url: "https://www.softwareadvice.com/statistical-analysis/ptc-mathcad-profile/" page_type: "product" language: "en" --- [Home](https://www.softwareadvice.com/) / [Engineering CAD Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com/engineering-cad/) / PTC Mathcad Software Advice offers objective insights based on verified user reviews and independent product and market research. When our advisors match you to a software provider, we may earn a referral fee. Overview [Reviews](https://www.softwareadvice.com/statistical-analysis/ptc-mathcad-profile/reviews/) # PTC Mathcad Review From $818-$2,400/year Free version Free trial 2 plans Wondering if PTC Mathcad is right for your organization? Our Engineering CAD Software selection experts can help you in 15 minutes or less. On this page - Overview - User Interface - Popular Alternatives - Pricing and Plans - Features - Integrations - User Reviews ## Overview PTC Mathcad 4.4 [(11)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/statistical-analysis/ptc-mathcad-profile/reviews/) Pricing Starting at $818.00 per user per year ### About PTC Mathcad PTC Mathcad is an on-premise solution that enables engineers to solve, edit, analyze and record mathematical calculations via a unified portal. The platform allows users to perform accurate calculations and handle intellectual property rights and traceability. PTC Mathcad offers a host of features such as trigonometric/algebraic functions and operators, spell check, worksheet converter, document management and more. Additionally, teams can manage standard engineering operations using predefined templates and export worksheets into PDF. PTC Mathcad is available on annual subscriptions and support is provided via email and chat. 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Get a personalized pricing breakdown tailored to your specific needs—no guesswork, no generic estimates. ## PTC Mathcad Features - Popular features found in Engineering CAD 2D Drawing 3D Imaging Collaboration Tools Data Import/Export Data Visualization Design Analysis Design Management Document Management Presentation Tools Version Control - More features of PTC Mathcad Annotations API Civil Configuration Management Customizable Fields Customizable Templates Data Capture and Transfer Document Generation Drag & Drop Electrical Mechanical Multivariate Analysis Projections Project Templates Regression Analysis Statistical Analysis Statistical Simulation Third-Party Integrations Time Series Analysis ## PTC Mathcad Integrations Microsoft Excel Integration rated undefined from -1 review Windchill Integration rated undefined from -1 review Creo Integration rated undefined from -1 review Microsoft Word Integration rated undefined from -1 review ## PTC Mathcad User Reviews ## PTC Mathcad customer ratings - Overall rating: 4.4/5 - Total reviews: 11 ### Rating distribution - 5 stars: 7 reviews (64%) - 4 stars: 3 reviews (27%) - 3 stars: 0 reviews (0%) - 2 stars: 0 reviews (0%) - 1 star: 1 reviews (9%) ### Secondary ratings - Ease of use: 4.3/5 - Value for money: 4.1/5 - Customer support: 4.2/5 - Functionality: 4.1/5 --- ### PTC Mathcad A program for every engineer - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Muhammad K. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Civil Engineering - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: June 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros PTC Mathcad is extremely simple and easy to use. Everyone can learn Mathcad without any extensive training or courses. The layout is simple and effective. The program is fast and reliable. Everyone should use this program for daily engineering calculations to save time and avoid errors. #### Cons PTC Mathcad lack in customised units. The software works well only when units are matching with the units that are stored in Mathcad library. There should an option added in the program to add customised units. #### Vendor response Hi Muhammad! Thank you for the positive review! We're happy that you love using PTC Mathcad! Regarding custom units, you can define your own custom units (documented https://support.ptc.com/help/mathcad/r8.0/en/index.html#page/PTC_Mathcad_Help/defining_units_and_unit_functions.html#wwID0ESSIGB or here in video form https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnOhPdu-NKQ ); if you would like to make units based off a unit system not in the product, please submit a feature request. Replied June 2022 --- ### Nice for formatting but I still prefer excel - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Civil Engineering - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for less than 12 months - 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. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros The format in which the calculations come are consistent #### Cons It lacks a lot of functionalities that excel gives like linking cells #### Reasons for switching to PTC Mathcad My manager wanted me to learn Mathcad but I am not a fan #### Vendor response Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear that you still prefer Excel to Mathcad for engineering calculations. With regards to linking cells (and most other relevant calculation areas), Mathcad Prime absolutely has Excel-esque capabilities, if not better. You can use the Definition operator to define variables or functions, and you can then use that definition across your worksheet, much like a linked cell in Excel. When you change the value of a definition, that change propagates to everywhere else the definition is used. In addition, you can reference other worksheets' definitions by using Mathcad's Include Worksheet feature, which is akin to how to link cells between different Excel worksheets. With regards to other lacking functionality, please request that missing functionality on the PTC Community Mathcad Ideas board so our team can document it and implement it to make Mathcad Prime a better product to serve your needs. Again, thank you for your review. Replied December 2022 --- ### PTC - The Ruination of Mathcad - Overall rating: 1/5 - Reviewer: Jan R. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Electrical/ Electronic Manufacturing - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: January 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered PTC has ruined one of the best programs ever. There was a substitute of sorts, the Svientific Notebook program. However, that company went out of business in 2021. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 1/5 - Value for money: 1/5 - Customer support: 1/5 - Functionality: 1/5 #### Pros Mathcad under Mathsoft was the engineers friend. #### Cons Since PTC acquired Mathsoft, users have endured forced upgrades, incompatible legacy worksheets, and outrageous price hikes. --- ### Mathcad is a very convenient calculator and workspace. - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Dhaval M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Defense & Space - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 12 months - Reviewed: March 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Overall, I love using Mathcad for my basic calculation tasks at work, as well as at home. This calculator is very convenient with its easy to use screen. The layout is clear, and I can also use the help menu to learn more features. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I love how easy to use Mathcad is. I'm able to enter in a problem very quickly using the tools given, and it outputs the results very fast. I like how I can organize my math equations how I want. The program is convenient for laying out the expressions I need for work tasks. #### Cons I don't like how for longer and more complex expressions, it takes a while to output the result. And for some equations, it does not output the right answer I need. However, this event does not occur too often, and I like that I can still get the results quickly for simpler equations. #### Vendor response Thank you for the review! Replied March 2025 --- ### PTC Mathcad Review - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Abdullah A. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Civil Engineering - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: May 2025 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered I use Mathcad in all of my design work. I even save templetes for future projects which save me a lot of time! #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Very usefull program in engineering industry. I use Mathcad as calc orginizer for structural projects. It helps me to be effecient and fast with calculation. #### Cons N/A. I realy like using Mathcad. it's so helpful with complicated design calculation. I realy recomment it! #### Vendor response Thank you for your review! Replied June 2025 --- ### The replacement to spreadsheets, PTC Mathcad - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Daniel M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Electrical/ Electronic Manufacturing - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: July 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered I used it to present several papers, and I liked the way the worksheet is customizable, and it looked like a real checkered sheets, besides, you didn't have to have a calculator or an Excel sheet next to you, since all the calculations were done by the program. However, I never found an option to place formulas in a presentation way, so I had to do it in external software and add them in image format. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Presentation and order is the main strength of PTC Mathcad, as it is the perfect combination of Word and Excel. On a sheet (of set sizes), you can place Titles, Subtitles, text in general; and most importantly, mathematical formulas. That, the same software performs the calculations to solve different engineering problems. And in the same way these data can be represented in tables or graphs that are elaborated with tools integrated with the program. #### Cons It is very difficult to present an unresolved formula in Mathcad, that is to say, when placing a formula without declared variables, they are painted red, indicating that this formula is an error, and this error when passing it to a PDF document, continues to be visible, being annoying. #### Vendor response Thanks for enjoying PTC Mathcad! One trick to present formulas in a presentation way without evaluating them is to use the "Equal To" operator. (Ctrl + =) Replied August 2023 --- ### A Must-Have for Engineering Students - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Cloency C. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Airlines/ Aviation - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: October 2021 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Mathcad is a great engineering analysis tool that is can be handily used with its partner software PTC CREO (formerly Pro/E). This integration is key to understanding the fundamentals of basic engineering like stress analysis and thermal analysis. #### Cons Mathcad can be a bit taxing when working with Creo or other engineering software. It is amazing software nevertheless. #### Vendor response Thank you for your review! Replied February 2022 --- ### One of my favourite mathematical software - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering - Company size: 501-1000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: May 2021 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I love it. Totally recommended. You can use it for almost everything!! #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros This software is so easy to use. You do not need to learn any programming language, it has several options. I still get surprised when I find a new feature. I love it. #### Cons I have used the Mathcad 15 and sometimes I found that version simplier. Recently, I tried to make a 3D surface plot and was hard to customize it compared to Mathcad 15 #### Vendor response Thank you! Replied May 2021 --- ### Review: PTC Mathcad - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Automotive - Company size: 501-1000 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: February 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros 1. Comparatively easy to write detailed engineering worksheets.2. Complex mathematical expressions can be written in an expanded form which facilitates the verification. #### Cons Picture add-in feature can be improved.Overlapping of pictures over texts should be prevented automatically. --- ### Mathcad experience - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Antonio L. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Aviation & Aerospace - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for free trial - Reviewed: February 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered I met this SW at University and I still love it. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Like an hand worksheet with the innovative feature of showing variable dimensions i.e.: metre, lb, N and so on so you don't need to check for analytical model consistency. #### Cons It's an amazing and effecient tools for any engineer. --- Showing 1 - 10 of 11 Reviews [See All Reviews](https://www.softwareadvice.com/statistical-analysis/ptc-mathcad-profile/reviews/) ## Other Top Recommended Engineering CAD Software [Sage Construction Suite](https://www.softwareadvice.com/product/185440-Sage-Construction-Suite/) **4.0** (1061) Recently recommended **228** times [AutoCAD](https://www.softwareadvice.com/manufacturing/autocad-profile/) **4.7** (3213) Recently recommended **0** times [MATLAB](https://www.softwareadvice.com/bi/matlab-profile/) **4.6** (2097) Recently recommended **0** times [SolidWorks Premium](https://www.softwareadvice.com/engineering-cad/solidworks-premium-profile/) **4.6** (760) Recently recommended **0** times Stuck Between Options? 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