G2 Vendor Directory

SolidWorks Composer vs. Substance Designer

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

MetricSolidWorks Composer

by Dassault Systèmes

Substance Designer

by Adobe

Overall rating4.34.5
Review count3356
Ease of use9.28.0
Ease of setup8.88.6
Quality of support8.68.9
Meets requirements9.18.9
NPS5067.272727
Small Business54.5%71.4%
Mid-Market27.3%25.0%
Enterprise18.2%3.6%
Total page views14890
Total LLM citations258134

SolidWorks Composer

Repurpose your 3D engineering models for creating graphical content to explain processes and procedures in technical communications, such as manufacturing assembly instructions, product manuals, installation instructions, service manuals, training guides, marketing brochures, and sales bidding kits

Pros

    Substance Designer

    Substance Designer is a node-based non-destructive application for creating materials. Edit complete texture sets fast with the non-linear workflow and see your changes apply simultaneously to all your outputs. Unleash the power of Substance Designer and focus on what really matters: your art.

    Pros

    • Material Quality
    • Accuracy
    • Open-Source Software
    • Modeling
    • Texturing
    • Ease of Use