G2 Vendor Directory

PTC Creo vs. LightWave 3D

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

MetricPTC Creo

by PTC

LightWave 3D

by NewTek

Overall rating4.13.9
Review count20529
Ease of use7.87.8
Ease of setup8.58.6
Quality of support8.17.4
Meets requirements8.77.9
NPS44.84536121.428571
Small Business26.5%75.9%
Mid-Market36.3%13.8%
Enterprise37.3%10.3%
Total page views69599
Total LLM citations0143

PTC Creo

Creo helps you deliver your best designs in less time with numerous productivity and usability enhancements. Manufacturers rely on PTC to deliver innovative CAD tools for designing composites, conducting real-time simulation, driving generative design, and streamlining additive and subtractive manufacturing. And Creo continues to expand Model-Based Definition capabilities, as well as several core modeling functions that make Creo easier for every user.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Features
  • Modeling
  • Modeling Efficiency
  • 3D Modeling
  • Efficiency

LightWave 3D

LightWave 3D combines a state-of-the-art renderer with powerful, intuitive modeling, and animation tools.

Pros