G2 Vendor Directory

Designcenter Solid Edge vs. Creo Elements/Direct Modeling

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricDesigncenter Solid Edge

by Siemens Digital Industries Software

Creo Elements/Direct Modeling

by PTC

Overall rating4.34.0
Review count70522
Ease of use8.58.2
Ease of setup8.58.6
Quality of support8.57.6
Meets requirements8.68.6
NPS45.66813523.809524
Small Business54.0%54.5%
Mid-Market30.3%13.6%
Enterprise15.7%31.8%
Total page views2,45992
Total LLM citations11,29388

Designcenter Solid Edge

Designcenter Solid Edge is a portfolio of affordable, easy to deploy, maintain, and use software tools that advance all aspects of the product development process – mechanical and electrical design, simulation, manufacturing, technical documentation, data management, and cloud-based collaboration. Developed on Siemens' industry-leading technologies, Designcenter Solid Edge provides the most innovative and comprehensive approach to product development for the mainstream market.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • 3D Modeling
  • Features
  • Efficiency
  • Design Ease
  • Time Saving

Creo Elements/Direct Modeling

Creo Elements/Direct Modeling (formerly CoCreate Modeling) provides robust, comprehensive direct modeling capabilities.

Pros