Grasshopper vs. SOLIDWORKS

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Grasshopper
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Grasshopper is an IP telephony business communication solution that provides companies with a toll-free or local phone number. It has both desktop and mobile applications and includes features such as custom greeting recording, call forwarding, call transfer, call reporting, and voicemail.
$29
per month
SOLIDWORKS
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Dassault Systemes offers SOLIDWORKS, a computer-aided design (CAD) system for education and manufacturing supporting 2D or 3D design, electrical design, simulations, and product development with collaboration tools.
$1,295
per year
Pricing
GrasshopperSOLIDWORKS
Editions & Modules
Solo
$29
per month
Partner
$49
per month
Small Business
$89
per month
Solidworks Annual Subscription
1,295
per year
Solidworks Standard
3,996
per standalone license
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
GrasshopperSOLIDWORKS
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
GrasshopperSOLIDWORKS
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
GrasshopperSOLIDWORKS
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
Grasshopper
9.7
46 Ratings
19% above category average
SOLIDWORKS
-
Ratings
Hosted PBX9.423 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)10.024 Ratings00 Ratings
User templates10.019 Ratings00 Ratings
Call reports9.433 Ratings00 Ratings
Directory of employee names9.434 Ratings00 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
Grasshopper
9.6
51 Ratings
14% above category average
SOLIDWORKS
-
Ratings
Answering rules9.247 Ratings00 Ratings
Call recording9.622 Ratings00 Ratings
Call park9.812 Ratings00 Ratings
Call screening10.036 Ratings00 Ratings
Message alerts9.243 Ratings00 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Grasshopper
7.9
12 Ratings
1% below category average
SOLIDWORKS
-
Ratings
Video conferencing7.93 Ratings00 Ratings
Audio conferencing7.77 Ratings00 Ratings
Video screen sharing8.23 Ratings00 Ratings
Instant messaging8.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
Grasshopper
8.9
48 Ratings
10% above category average
SOLIDWORKS
-
Ratings
Mobile app for iOS8.935 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile app for Android8.929 Ratings00 Ratings
Computer-Aided Design Software
Comparison of Computer-Aided Design Software features of Product A and Product B
Grasshopper
-
Ratings
SOLIDWORKS
8.0
2 Ratings
12% above category average
3D Modeling00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
2D Drafting00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Rendering and Visualization00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Parametric Design00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Collaboration and Sharing00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Compatibility with other software and formats00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Assembly Design00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Simulation and Analysis00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Documentation and Annotation00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Customization and Extensions00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Best Alternatives
GrasshopperSOLIDWORKS
Small Businesses
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 8.5 out of 10
Onshape
Onshape
Score 9.5 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 8.5 out of 10
Onshape
Onshape
Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Score 9.0 out of 10
Rhino
Rhino
Score 8.8 out of 10
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User Ratings
GrasshopperSOLIDWORKS
Likelihood to Recommend
7.8
(56 ratings)
9.5
(57 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
6.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(42 ratings)
5.2
(16 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
GrasshopperSOLIDWORKS
Likelihood to Recommend
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
Grasshopper is well suited for basic needs of texting in and out as well as calling out if you would like to avoid using your personal line. It also eliminates the need to have a dedicated land land in your office or business. You can obtain a vanity number and forward calls through grasshopper.
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Dassault Systemes
As a mechanical engineer, it is one of the best tools to just start modeling and engineering with. The UI tools are intuitive and engineering analysis such Mold Analysis, FEA, are great! Other 3D CAD modeling tools have a longer learning curve to master. All in all, if you're not planning to design an entire airplane with large assembly files, then Solidworks is your tool!
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Pros
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
  • I like that there are differing voicemails for each extension, to keep up with the image of calling a separate line.
  • I love the voicemail text emails. I believe we pay a little extra, but worth every penny for those urgent calls while I am in a meeting.
  • The cost is very reasonable for the value added to our company.
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Dassault Systemes
  • The collaborative work environment is a cool and useful feature where groups of people can work on the same model at the same time, and SOLIDWORKS ensures that you don't overwrite each other's work.
  • The ease and amount of customization options are very useful for creating a personalized and intuitive user interface, whether SOLIDWORKS is your native CAD package or not.
  • It is very easy to quickly edit a model you have already created. The software allows sketch and feature editing without having to take the time to actually enter the sketch/feature environment.
  • The use of configurations and configurations-specific dimensions in the same sketch is very useful for creating different forms of the same part
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Cons
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
  • It would be nice to have the ability to transfer some calls to another Grasshopper IVR, for those customers who mistakenly dial the wrong number (we have two incoming numbers, one for corporate and one for sales).
  • Likewise, it would be nice to have the ability to forward to a toll-free number, which would have allowed us to work around the inability to transfer between IVRs (see above).
  • Lastly, it would be great to have an 'emergency' switch setting (default off but could be toggled on) that would let us override all IVR settings and transfer all incoming calls elsewhere (either to a direct dial or toll free number) for those rare times when we cannot take any calls (such as a weather emergency OR the one time each year we take all of our staff on a retreat) - that would allow us to send all calls to a backup answering service rather than just voicemail.
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Dassault Systemes
  • Save DWG 2D files in inches or metric easily, defaults to metric and has to be manually converted to inches
  • When using the sketch feature, the ability to disable ALL references. If I don't know the exact shape and I want to draw/adapt my design, it harshly interprets the references which have no value to me. The easiest exact is to think about when you have a Microsoft Word document that has a lot of formatting, photos, tabs, etc. If you accidentally hit the "enter" key, you can explode the formatting and everything goes crazy. SW does this to me, I just want to "doodle" my sketches, edit/delete/etc and not be bound by arbitrary references.
  • For the sketch feature, ability to use a DraftSight plugin of some sort. I'm super fast in DS, if I could draw using the commands in SW then I would probably never open DS again and convert to SW full time. Currently, I only use SW as a way to convert 3D files so I can build everything in DraftSight.
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Likelihood to Renew
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
No answers on this topic
Dassault Systemes
We have absolutely no reasons to not keep with SolidWorks for the foreseeable future.
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Usability
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
The admin functions are kind of confusing in the old interface which was my most recent experience on the admin side.
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Dassault Systemes
I have been using SOLIDWORKS for around 12 years as of writing this review, so have learned where most things are and how they work. When first starting out it was quite daunting, but the interface is well laid out with like functions near each other which made finding new functions relatively easy.
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Support Rating
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
When I was setting up my account I contacted support a couple of times. They were also very professional, personable, and helpful. Their response is prompt and thorough. I'm confident I can get any question answered as well as help with any issue I might have. That's pretty important to me.
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Dassault Systemes
We have an unusual arrangement. We don’t pay for support, but we’re partnered with a VAR for second-tier support.
I work with other users if I have questions but when we’ve had to ask the VAR, they always have answers. It appears that all of the VARs have access to a support platform from DS SOLIDWORKS that helps them answer most questions.
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Alternatives Considered
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
I have not used any other phone services like Grasshopper. I know that there is another option out there called Ruby, which is more like a virtual receptionist but since I did not try it out I cannot compare the two. When I started my company I found the services that Grasshopper offers to be perfect. It still works for us and we have no need to change to anything else right now.
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Dassault Systemes
Onshape is a direct competitor. It has great entry level pricing and it is easy to access with no installation required. Being a web based app there is sometime some lag being based in NZ. Management also have concerns over where the data is stored on the cloud. With SW we can control where it is stored
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Return on Investment
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
  • It's allowed us to keep cost down. Other phone systems can seriously get outrageous in implementation and monthly fees!
  • It's allowed our team the confidence to work in locations outside of the office and still be seen as professionals.
  • It's decreased the amount of time spent on unwanted sales calls via the call screening application.
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Dassault Systemes
  • Creation of small 3D pieces to generate cash flow.
  • Not being able to create 3D sculptures with this tool, and not being able to fulfill the client's requirements.
  • To be able to sell high visual quality simulations for companies that hire the service.
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