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Attribute Ratings
- Autodesk Inventor is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
9.6
Autodesk Inventor
96%
26 Ratings
9.0
PTC Windchill
90%
6 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
9.2
Autodesk Inventor
92%
2 Ratings
PTC Windchill
N/A
0 Ratings
Usability
10.0
Autodesk Inventor
100%
1 Rating
PTC Windchill
N/A
0 Ratings
Support Rating
7.7
Autodesk Inventor
77%
19 Ratings
PTC Windchill
N/A
0 Ratings
In-Person Training
6.0
Autodesk Inventor
60%
1 Rating
PTC Windchill
N/A
0 Ratings
Implementation Rating
10.0
Autodesk Inventor
100%
2 Ratings
PTC Windchill
N/A
0 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Autodesk Inventor
Autodesk Inventor is a great tool for students and faculty for engineering areas that don't require great precision or development of more thorough scientific results. Is you are conducting research, or deal with very intricate and complex systems I would recommend a more robust platform that complies more to industry standards.
Coordinador de Espacios Tecnológicos para el Aprendizaje
Universidad del Valle de GuatemalaEducation Management, 51-200 employees
PTC 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
Autodesk Inventor
- The program is very good at simplicity. Each of the buttons, menus, and options has an explanation of exactly what the feature does, and even a more advanced description if you desire to learn more about what each one does.
- Autodesk Inventor is a very fast program. Everything renders extremely quickly and there are no delays when examining a 3D model, part, or assembly. This is especially useful when giving a presentation about a product or design, and you need to be able to show a concept to an audience in real time.
- The software has an extremely accurate simulation feature that lets users do stress analysis on a 3D model. It can calculate precisely where the stress concentrations are going to be in a particular model and even give you an accurate depiction of where the part could likely fracture and/or fracture during loading.
Product Development Engineer
NoMo DiagnosticsMedical Devices, 1-10 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
Autodesk Inventor
- Inventor demonstrates a lack of fluidity in the process of transferring data between programs.
- Inventor shows some lack of sophistication that certain features that are readily available in other design software packages are limited in use in Inventor.
- Inventor can often have difficulty in creating models that show true color, as in blacks can come out as dark grays in certain renders, even when the material and appearance settings are the same from part to part.
Director of Engineering
TrippNT ManufacturingMedical Device, 11-50 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
Autodesk Inventor
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$260 per user/per month
Autodesk Inventor Editions & Modules
Edition
Monthly | $260.001 |
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One Year | $2,085.002 |
Three Year | $5,630.003 |
- per user/per month
- per user/per year
- per user/per 3 years
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
Autodesk Inventor
Autodesk Inventor 9.2
Based on 2 answers
Inventor continues to meet our enterprise needs. I don't see a need to change unless we change our business model significantly.
Vice President Of Engineering and Operations
Skidmore PumpMachinery, 11-50 employees
PTC Windchill
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Usability
Autodesk Inventor
Autodesk Inventor 10.0
Based on 1 answer
It’s easy and very good for mechanical design

Verified User
Technician in Manufacturing
Primary/Secondary Education Company, 1001-5000 employeesPTC Windchill
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Autodesk Inventor
Autodesk Inventor 7.7
Based on 19 answers
I'm giving the overall support rating a 5 only because I rarely have to use it. Trying to find the answer on the help pages hardly ever helps me because any problem I have is usually too deep for what the help offers. Given the popularity of Autodesk, I have always been able to find an answer online after doing enough looking!

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Automotive Company, 501-1000 employeesPTC Windchill
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
In-Person Training
Autodesk Inventor
Autodesk Inventor 6.0
Based on 1 answer
I got the training during college, so mostly i learned on my own

Verified User
Technician in Manufacturing
Primary/Secondary Education Company, 1001-5000 employeesPTC Windchill
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Autodesk Inventor
AutoCAD and Inventor are both made by Autodesk. We use AutoCAD for all of our electrical design work as well as our pneumatic design work. AutoCAD and Inventor can really compliment each other. Information can be shared between the two programs. It would be hard to do what we do without either of these software packages

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Industrial Automation Company, 11-50 employeesPTC 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
Autodesk Inventor
- iLogic has enabled rapid design changes and model automation that save us time and money
- Cross-platform compatibility with other Autodesk products (e.g., CFD) keeps us in a single ecosystem with a single software vendor.
- Included data management tools save us from chasing files or components around and prevent data loss.

Verified User
Consultant in Engineering
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Company, 1-10 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