G2 Vendor Directory

Inventor vs. Altium Develop

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

MetricInventor

by Autodesk

Altium Develop

by Altium

Overall rating4.44.5
Review count4401,089
Ease of use8.68.4
Ease of setup8.28.6
Quality of support8.48.4
Meets requirements9.09.0
NPS59.10165567.977528
Small Business35.5%59.4%
Mid-Market43.1%28.8%
Enterprise21.4%11.7%
Total page views7341,445
Total LLM citations8,63910,747

Inventor

Autodesk® Inventor® 2021 software provides engineers and designers professional grade design and engineering solution for 3D mechanical design, simulation, visualization, and documentation. With Inventor software, engineers can integrate 2D and 3D data into a single design environment, creating a virtual representation of the final product that enables them to validate the form, fit, and function of the product before it is ever built.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Features
  • Efficiency
  • Interface Ease-of-Use
  • Integrations
  • Mechanical Engineering

Altium Develop

Altium Develop is a collaborative platform for electronic product development that connects requirements management (via Requirements Portal), ECAD design, supply chain, and manufacturing into a single, unified environment. Built on Altium Designer® and Altium 365®, it enables real-time collaboration across engineering, design, and operations teams, reducing delays caused by disconnected tools and file-based workflows.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Features
  • PCB Design
  • Collaboration
  • Efficiency
  • User Interface