G2 Vendor Directory

Inventor vs. Creo Elements/Direct Modeling

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

MetricInventor

by Autodesk

Creo Elements/Direct Modeling

by PTC

Overall rating4.44.0
Review count44022
Ease of use8.68.2
Ease of setup8.28.6
Quality of support8.47.6
Meets requirements9.08.6
NPS59.10165523.809524
Small Business35.5%54.5%
Mid-Market43.1%13.6%
Enterprise21.4%31.8%
Total page views73492
Total LLM citations8,63988

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

Creo Elements/Direct Modeling

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

Pros