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Attribute Ratings
- PTC Windchill is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
AutoCAD
87%
78 Ratings
9.0
PTC Windchill
90%
6 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
8.2
AutoCAD
82%
3 Ratings
PTC Windchill
N/A
0 Ratings
Usability
8.0
AutoCAD
80%
3 Ratings
PTC Windchill
N/A
0 Ratings
Support Rating
7.1
AutoCAD
71%
27 Ratings
PTC Windchill
N/A
0 Ratings
Implementation Rating
8.0
AutoCAD
80%
3 Ratings
PTC Windchill
N/A
0 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
AutoCAD
I have used a large number of CAD and other drawing packages like TurboCAD, CorelCAD, Draftsight, Inkscape and CorelDRAW to name a few. Although there are a number of free and cheaper options, AutoCAD is the industry standard or benchmark, user friendly GUI (Graphical User Interface), online help is usually easy to get.

Verified User
Employee in Other
Design Company, 1-10 employeesPTC Windchill
It provides in-depth product information such as Technical Data, CAD model, 2D drawing, ECR document, ECN document. Integration between windchill and creo is seamless. In addition to it, it provides necessary tools for data transfer, distribution, reviewing, and publishing of product data. Moreover, one can manage the complete product life cycle just on the web.
Senior Engineer- Design & Development
JTEKT INDIA LTD.Automotive, 201-500 employees
Pros
AutoCAD
- The tools are easy to use and the learning curve is fairly minimal to be able to create blueprints.
- The 3D application is very fun to use and it is nice to be able to see your product instead of having to imagine what it will look like.
- The speed and accuracy in which students can create plans is a huge bonus. Students can plan their industrial art projects out and use their own set of plans to build them.
Teacher
Prairie Spirit School DivisionEducation Management, 1001-5000 employees
PTC Windchill
- Its creo view feature is the best one. Even if you don't have Cad design software license. You can view the data in Windchill.
- User interface is so easy you just need to put number of the product for search. If you are a new user you can use this easily.
- Price us quite affordable with this much features.
Senior Design Engineer
JTEKT INDIA LTD.Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering, 1001-5000 employees
Cons
AutoCAD
- It needs more help in 3D world, eventually some parametric support
- Better connection with Revit or Inventor
- Dynamic blocks could get some updates
- Parameters can be more developed; excel capabilities could be added
- Sheet set could be more evolved to support a workflow involving data management
IT
MitekConstruction, 1001-5000 employees
PTC Windchill
- Extract partlist should be directly in Excel because everyone time we have to convert it to Excel.
- ECN report formatting need improvement.
- Many times part no doesn't go to ERP even after ERP released state.
Senior Design Engineer
JTEKT INDIA LTD.Automotive, 501-1000 employees
Pricing Details
AutoCAD
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$210 per month
AutoCAD Editions & Modules
Edition
Single-User License | $210.001 |
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- per month
Additional Pricing Details
—PTC Windchill
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—PTC Windchill Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
—Likelihood to Renew
AutoCAD
AutoCAD 8.2
Based on 3 answers
Because rarely we [would] rather wait for a whole year to update, sometimes the new updates don't bring many new features and we are still ok with the current version. Also the change of interface is always something that takes time for every partner in the company to get comfortable with. So those are the main reasons we may want to keep the same version.
Gerente de proyectos de Arquitectura ( Contrato fijo )
Stoneleaf Construction LLCConstruction, 51-200 employees
PTC Windchill
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Usability
AutoCAD
AutoCAD 8.0
Based on 3 answers
Is an extremely usefull and accurate software , yo certainly can do almost every task requiered to document a project drawings and specifications , the only is that to be confortable with it you need a little of practice and to be familiarized with the commands and the core functioning to get expected results.
Gerente de proyectos de Arquitectura ( Contrato fijo )
Stoneleaf Construction LLCConstruction, 51-200 employees
PTC Windchill
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
AutoCAD
AutoCAD 7.1
Based on 27 answers
AutoCAD has the issue of crashing or slowing down the design procedure once a heavy design that includes several disciplines or multiple families/blocks is involved. Customer services gets the feedback from the crash reports but this issue seems like it has never been addressed in the software updates past several years.
Technology Design Engineer
P2S Inc.Construction, 51-200 employees
PTC Windchill
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
AutoCAD
AutoCAD 8.0
Based on 3 answers
the implementation was realy easy , to set up our workstation we pay for the licenses we are about to use , there was a little bit of delay to get the payment processed to receive the serial but after that the install runs without any problem , so you can fell secure there will be not issue with the implementation.
Gerente de proyectos de Arquitectura ( Contrato fijo )
Stoneleaf Construction LLCConstruction, 51-200 employees
PTC Windchill
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
AutoCAD
AutoCAD & Revit are both sold from the same company Autodesk. Revit comes from the point of view of providing powerful tools to create a three-dimensional model where you can extract two-dimensional drawings. AutoCAD, on the other hand, focuses more on providing powerful tools to generate two-dimensional drawings and on the side also offers tools to create a three-dimensional model.
Senior Associate
Stir ArchitectureArchitecture & Planning, 11-50 employees
PTC Windchill
Windchill is having a great market share & its UI is simple & neat, integration with Creo & ERP system. These are the main reasons of considering Windchill by our organization.
Engineer (Design & Development)
JTEKT India LimitedAutomotive, 1001-5000 employees
Return on Investment
AutoCAD
- AutoCAD is generally a "good ROI" for us and others in our field as it lets us interact cleanly.
- AutoCAD is expensive, and the hardware requirements make it more so. As a result, we have had to limit our users of the product.

Verified User
Executive in Corporate
Telecommunications Company, 11-50 employeesPTC Windchill
- Saves time as all of our drawings and business instructions and procedures are housed in a central location with check-in/out capability and version control.

Verified User
Administrator in Human Resources
Defense & Space Company, 10,001+ employees