Altair Inspire vs. CostPerform

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Altair Inspire
Score 8.4 out of 10
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Altair Inspire, developed by SolidThinking which was acquired by Altair, is software for Generative Design/Topology Optimization, and rapid simulation solution for design engineers. It is designed to enhance the concept development process by enabling simulation-driven design to increase a product’s efficiency, strength and manufacturability. This can lead to reduced costs, development time, material consumption, and product weight.N/A
CostPerform
Score 9.0 out of 10
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CostPerform is a product cost management software platform from the company of the same name in Vianen, designed to help users find the answers to the toughest cost and performance questions.N/A
Pricing
Altair InspireCostPerform
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Altair InspireCostPerform
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Small Businesses
Onshape
Onshape
Score 7.6 out of 10

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Medium-sized Companies
Onshape
Onshape
Score 7.6 out of 10
Teamcenter
Teamcenter
Score 8.7 out of 10
Enterprises
Rhino
Rhino
Score 8.3 out of 10
Teamcenter
Teamcenter
Score 8.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
Altair InspireCostPerform
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(2 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Altair InspireCostPerform
Likelihood to Recommend
Altair Engineering, Inc.
This software is incredibly intuitive and really does provide a great finished product. The software runs relatively quickly and will usually throw an error right away, which is a nice feature. I didn't use the geometry editing parts of the software, but it looks promising to be able to edit files directly in the program.
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CostPerform
CostPerform is best suited for times where clients are looking to understand how their costs work within their business. A lot of the time, costs are not completely understood, or there are times where costs are allocated to the wrong items. This platform will allow for clients to more simply understand what their costs are used for
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Pros
Altair Engineering, Inc.
  • Defining the actuators, pin joints, sliding joints is very easy.
  • Defining a motion sequence is straightforward.
  • The UI tends to make you follow a sequence of steps to be successful in doing a motion simulation and finite element analysis study on a design.
  • The motion simulation results are automatically transferred to the FEA solver.
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CostPerform
  • User Friendly
  • Simplifies Problems
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Cons
Altair Engineering, Inc.
  • I think the tools to create CAD are a bit difficult to use. Consequently, it is now easier to develop the part in other software, which is bad since we need to use more than one tool at a time.
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CostPerform
  • Can turn complicated visually
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Support Rating
Altair Engineering, Inc.
When I needed clarification on how do use a feature or best way to define the constraints for a design problem, the response was quick and solved my needs.
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CostPerform
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Alternatives Considered
Altair Engineering, Inc.
Working Model, MathCad, Dynamic Designer, Algor, and Mathlab had poor UI's and poor ways to define actuator and motor motion profiles. The force results and vectors were not easy to input into the FEA software. SOLIDWORKS Motion does not have an excellent way to define a linear actuator or its motion profile. Altair provides a UI that guides you through defining your linear actuator or motor's motion profile quickly.
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CostPerform
Working together, these platforms allow for a holistic view of costs and how they work within a business. Thought they are different, and function differently, CostPerform is the most user friendly
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Return on Investment
Altair Engineering, Inc.
  • In my personal opinion, we think that this product does not have any negative aspect that makes us feel very uncomfortable.
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CostPerform
  • Positive impact on client experience
  • Positive impact on ROI
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