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Feature Set Ratings
Human Resource Management
Autodesk Inventor
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
6.7
Revit
67%
Revit ranks higher in 7/7 features
Revit ranks higher in 7/7 features
Employee demographic data
N/A
0 Ratings
6.7
67%
4 Ratings
Employment history
N/A
0 Ratings
6.9
69%
4 Ratings
Job profiles and administration
N/A
0 Ratings
6.2
62%
4 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
N/A
0 Ratings
7.2
72%
4 Ratings
Organizational charting
N/A
0 Ratings
6.4
64%
4 Ratings
Organization and location management
N/A
0 Ratings
7.2
72%
5 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
N/A
0 Ratings
6.6
66%
3 Ratings
Payroll Management
Autodesk Inventor
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
7.7
Revit
77%
Revit ranks higher in 7/7 features
Revit ranks higher in 7/7 features
Pay calculation
N/A
0 Ratings
7.2
72%
4 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors
N/A
0 Ratings
7.4
74%
4 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
N/A
0 Ratings
8.3
83%
3 Ratings
Benefit plan administration
N/A
0 Ratings
7.5
75%
4 Ratings
Direct deposit files
N/A
0 Ratings
6.7
67%
4 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management
N/A
0 Ratings
8.3
83%
3 Ratings
Reimbursement management
N/A
0 Ratings
8.6
86%
3 Ratings
Asset Management
Autodesk Inventor
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
7.4
Revit
74%
Revit ranks higher in 1/1 features
Revit ranks higher in 1/1 features
Tracking of all physical assets
N/A
0 Ratings
7.4
74%
4 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Autodesk Inventor
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
7.1
Revit
71%
Revit ranks higher in 4/4 features
Revit ranks higher in 4/4 features
Dashboards
N/A
0 Ratings
6.4
64%
6 Ratings
Standard reports
N/A
0 Ratings
7.1
71%
6 Ratings
Custom reports
N/A
0 Ratings
7.6
76%
6 Ratings
Data exportability
N/A
0 Ratings
7.3
73%
7 Ratings
Construction Project & Field Management
Autodesk Inventor
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
7.3
Revit
73%
Revit ranks higher in 15/15 features
Revit ranks higher in 15/15 features
Plan distribution & viewing
N/A
0 Ratings
7.4
74%
42 Ratings
Plan markups & sharing
N/A
0 Ratings
7.6
76%
37 Ratings
Issue tracking & punchlists
N/A
0 Ratings
6.9
69%
27 Ratings
Photo documentation
N/A
0 Ratings
5.8
58%
18 Ratings
Jobsite reports
N/A
0 Ratings
7.5
75%
14 Ratings
Document sharing
N/A
0 Ratings
8.4
84%
39 Ratings
RFI tools
N/A
0 Ratings
8.1
81%
20 Ratings
Collaboration & approvals
N/A
0 Ratings
8.2
82%
38 Ratings
As-built drawings
N/A
0 Ratings
7.7
77%
42 Ratings
Mobile app
N/A
0 Ratings
5.8
58%
16 Ratings
Submittal design and management
N/A
0 Ratings
7.1
71%
19 Ratings
Checklists
N/A
0 Ratings
7.6
76%
6 Ratings
Meeting Minutes
N/A
0 Ratings
7.1
71%
5 Ratings
Specifications
N/A
0 Ratings
7.4
74%
8 Ratings
Change orders
N/A
0 Ratings
7.3
73%
7 Ratings
Estimating
Autodesk Inventor
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
7.5
Revit
75%
Revit ranks higher in 5/5 features
Revit ranks higher in 5/5 features
Takeoff tools
N/A
0 Ratings
7.6
76%
31 Ratings
Job costing
N/A
0 Ratings
7.7
77%
25 Ratings
Cost databases
N/A
0 Ratings
8.4
84%
19 Ratings
Cost calculator
N/A
0 Ratings
6.7
67%
20 Ratings
Bid creation
N/A
0 Ratings
7.1
71%
14 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Autodesk Inventor is rated higher in 4 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Usability, Support Rating, Implementation Rating
- Revit is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Renew, In-Person Training
Likelihood to Recommend
9.6
Autodesk Inventor
96%
26 Ratings
8.6
Revit
86%
46 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
9.2
Autodesk Inventor
92%
2 Ratings
10.0
Revit
100%
1 Rating
Usability
10.0
Autodesk Inventor
100%
1 Rating
6.0
Revit
60%
2 Ratings
Availability
Autodesk Inventor
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
Revit
100%
1 Rating
Performance
Autodesk Inventor
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
Revit
80%
1 Rating
Support Rating
7.7
Autodesk Inventor
77%
19 Ratings
7.4
Revit
74%
15 Ratings
In-Person Training
6.0
Autodesk Inventor
60%
1 Rating
9.0
Revit
90%
1 Rating
Online Training
Autodesk Inventor
N/A
0 Ratings
5.0
Revit
50%
1 Rating
Implementation Rating
10.0
Autodesk Inventor
100%
2 Ratings
8.0
Revit
80%
1 Rating
Product Scalability
Autodesk Inventor
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
Revit
80%
1 Rating
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
Revit
Revit is well suited for creating collaborative projects that are fully integrated into the design and construction document process. We work a lot with engineering firms who also use Revit and the program allows us to fully integrate and coordinate our models together to make sure that everything is correct. I can see where my electrical engineer has placed lighting into the model and same with my mechanical engineer and their HVAC equipment
Architectural Designer
DP3 ArchitectsArchitecture & Planning, 11-50 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
Revit
- 3D Models - It's kind of a no brainer, but the key benefit of Revit is its ability to model in 3D. It's a somewhat complex modeling environment, however, it's not impossible to learn and I have seen users from a range of abilities to effectively model content in Revit.
- Schedules - 3D is great, but the ability to quantify your geometry is contains valuable data if modeled correctly. If you model how you will build it, Revit has the ability to give very accurate schedules which includes quantities, and any data you would like to incorporate into your model.
- Industry Standard - Revit is the industry standard. With that being said, it really help to use software that is compatible with other agencies for collaborative model review.
Virtual Design and Construction Manager
Korsmo Construction, Inc.Construction, 51-200 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
Revit
- There are often several ways to draw certain things, but the object will have different capabilities based on the way it is drawn. This can be confusing when trying to use the object.
- The way objects are drawn is not always user-friendly. This program would be difficult for someone to figure out on their own without having any Autodesk background.
- There should be a better way to track changes in the model. Often times the architect will not share a model during construction to avoid sending changes that aren't finalized or complete.
Assistant Superintendent
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.Construction, 1001-5000 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 |
---|---|
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
—Revit
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$305 per month
Revit Editions & Modules
Edition
Monthly | $3051 |
---|---|
1-Year | $2,4252 |
3-Year | $6,5503 |
- per month
- per year
- per 3 years
Additional Pricing Details
Pricing available for monthly, annual, or 3-year subscriptions. Longer subscriptions offer greater discounts.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
Revit
Revit 10.0
Based on 1 answer
We will almost certainly be renewing all of our current seats of Revit and will likely be adding seats as we look to get more and more of our staff trained and using Revit. The software is starting to become the standard for our projects as we move forward as more and more of our clients are requesting or accepting use of it

Verified User
Professional in Other
Design Company, 201-500 employeesUsability
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 employeesRevit
Revit 6.0
Based on 2 answers
It is a professional environment, but far from easy and overly complex in many places. The system is often too deep in settings and overrides (see Visibility/Graphics in combination with linked files, filters, color overrides and view templates).I don't really like the dialog-in-dialog interface and its spartan looks. But it works well overall if you know what you are doing.
sr. BIM Manager
D-studioConstruction, 1-10 employees
Reliability and Availability
Autodesk Inventor
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Revit
Revit 10.0
Based on 1 answer
Revit seems to always be available when I need it. I have not experiences an outage. There are occasions where we need our internal IT department to trouble shoot a file on our Revit dedicated server and that sometimes causes a delay however that is not a software access issue

Verified User
Professional in Other
Design Company, 201-500 employeesPerformance
Autodesk Inventor
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Revit
Revit 8.0
Based on 1 answer
Revit is a fairly graphics heavy piece of software. It is powerful in its capabilities but as a result it takes a lot of the graphics card, the memory, etc. For all that it can do and the specs of my computer I find it pretty good from a performance standpoint

Verified User
Professional in Other
Design Company, 201-500 employeesSupport 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 employeesRevit
Revit 7.4
Based on 15 answers
Autodesk has always had a good support system in place. There is a massive user base for Revit, and there are thousands of forum threads and other discussions online about any and every problem that you could ever run into. For being such a large program with so many different options, there aren't many roadblocks or pitfalls that users can fall into.

Verified User
Project Manager in Engineering
Construction Company, 201-500 employeesIn-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 employeesRevit
Revit 9.0
Based on 1 answer
The training was Revit Essentials and it was very beneficial. I would say that it is best to get the training right before you know you will be using Revit as learning the basis then applying what you learned immediately is the most effective and best value for your money.

Verified User
Professional in Other
Design Company, 201-500 employeesOnline Training
Autodesk Inventor
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Revit
Revit 5.0
Based on 1 answer
The online training is hit or miss. I feel that its better to be live to be able to pace and ask questions to a live person as you are learning hwo to do things. Its not natural to learn Revit especially if you know AutoCAD so my suggestion is the live training

Verified User
Professional in Other
Design Company, 201-500 employeesImplementation Rating
Autodesk Inventor
Autodesk Inventor 10.0
Based on 2 answers
No answer on this topic is available.
Revit
Revit 8.0
Based on 1 answer
Implementing Revit as your main drafting software (i.e. moving to BIM from CAD) may be a tough decision if you have learned drafting. It is a different way to approach and think about developing a project. However, if you are able to adapt to a new way of thinking and get used to it by working through a few projects than it is as efficient as CAD in most areas in general and will also be both better/worse in some areas

Verified User
Professional in Other
Design Company, 201-500 employeesAlternatives 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 employeesRevit
Revit like AutoCAD can produce both a 3d model & 2 dimensional drawings such as plans, elevations & sections which are required for any design project to be communicated on paper for construction. But unlike AutoCAD, Revit's focus is to build a 3d model that contain smart information for construction. So for Revit the 2 dimensional drawings becomes a byproduct. In addition to the required drawings needed on paper to communicate the design, Revit offers so much more information in the model for all engineering disciplines.
Senior Associate
Stir ArchitectureArchitecture & Planning, 11-50 employees
Scalability
Autodesk Inventor
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Revit
Revit 8.0
Based on 1 answer
While I am not directly involved with the deployment of Revit, it seems that our internal IT department has appreciated the ability to increase or decrease the number of seats. I have never had an issue with the deployment if and when needed, especially regarding the availability of a set

Verified User
Professional in Other
Design Company, 201-500 employeesReturn 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 employeesRevit
- It's positive. It saves quite a bit of field time when used correctly, and lets us make sure we have proper room for all equipment and ductwork.
- Helping minimize field 'thinking' time is an immediate add to the bottom line. 1 guy designing on the front side saves down time of 5-10 guys waiting in the field. Cost savings on labor is apparent.
- Coordination time is also cut down, saving on office time. It's easy to spell out what your plan of attack is. All these savings directly add to bottom line profit by not expending labor.
Construction, 11-50 employees