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PTC Creo vs SolidWorks Premium Comparison (2026)

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SolidWorks Premium

Overview

Creo is an engineering CAD software that helps businesses optimize the entire product lifecycle using augmented reality, real-time simulation, additive manufacturing, and generative designing methodologies from within a unified platform.

SolidWorks Premium is the leading 3D design solution in the industry. It seamlessly integrates powerful design tools-including industry-leading part, assembly, and drawing capabilities with built-in simulation, rendering, animation, product data management, and cost estimation. SolidWorks will help you get work done faster and easier than before, using innovative phases of product creation to achieve a more productive 3D design experience.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

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Pricing

Starting from

3190

/user

Per year

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

Free

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.4

128

5

4

3

2

1

66

50

7

2

3

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
70%
would recommend this app

4.6

760

5

4

3

2

1

518

215

18

6

3

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
82%
would recommend this app

Pros

“Your ticket either gets submitted to the community forums, or to a 3rd party support company, who can submit tickets on your behalf and may take several months to do so.”
MC

Manny C.

Product Engineer

“The other thing is that when you are creating an assembly, there is a design structure based on when you put the part into the assembly.”
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Caleb T.

Design Engineer

“In my experience, Creo handles large assemblies better than Solidworks.”
MC

Manny C.

Product Engineer

Pros

“The software feels stuck in the classic Innovator's Dilemma—protecting its installed base and steadily raising prices while delivering minimal new value. If re-learning was not such a massive barrier, I would actively switch to a more progressive CAD platform that includes PDM for free.”
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Mark M.

Automation Engineer

“This is a very intuitive software that allows for suppressing components within the assembly FEA that you want to exclude from analysis, change remote loadings, and much more!”
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Vincent M.

Project Engineer, Team Lead

“SolidWorks Premium is THE best software for creating manufacturing/process blue-prints efficiently and it is also a great tool to extract GD&T and PMI data from a 3D model.”
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Cody C.

Executive Director of Operations

Cons

“Common actions (editing wire lengths, wire angles, wire positions, label positions, etc.) can and will crash the program often, resulting in thousands of dollars worth of lost time.”
MC

Manny C.

Product Engineer

“Save often and reload, or purchase yet another license for an 3rd-party module that is arguably worse than the base module.”
MC

Manny C.

Product Engineer

“The flattening module has NO undo button, and is prone to unexpected crashes.”
MC

Manny C.

Product Engineer

Cons

“Its cost is high,especially for small business, students, or startups.large or complex assemblies can sometime lead to performance issues.”
DC

Deepak C.

Mechanical Design Engineer

“Maybe when they make the next release even worse -- more unreliable, or when I lose more files, I will make the switch.”
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Mark M.

Automation Engineer

“The mating scheme seems overly complicated after using OnShape for a few years.”
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Jason H.

Owner

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review2 months ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review2 months ago

Key features

  • Total features30
  • 2D Drawing
  • 3D Design & Modeling
  • 3D Imaging
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Animation
  • Annotations
  • Bill of Materials Management
  • Bills of Material
  • CAD Tools
  • Change Management
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Compliance Management
  • Component Library
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Configuration Management
  • Content Library
  • Cost Tracking
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Capture and Transfer
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Synchronization
  • Data Visualization
  • Design Analysis
  • Design Management
  • Document Generation
  • Document Management
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electrical
  • File Management
  • For 3D Printing
  • For Architects
  • For Manufacturers
  • Image Editing
  • Manufacturing Design Data
  • Mechanical
  • Mechatronics
  • Modeling & Simulation
  • Multiple Format Support
  • Multiple Projects
  • Presentation Tools
  • Process Control
  • Product Data Management
  • Project Management
  • Project Templates
  • Projections
  • Real Time Comparisons
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Reference Management
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Requirements Management
  • Rules-Based Workflow
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Sketching and Annotation Tools
  • Supplier Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Version Control
  • Visual Analytics
  • Workflow Management
  • Total features58
  • 2D Drawing
  • 3D Design & Modeling
  • 3D Imaging
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Animation
  • Annotations
  • Bill of Materials Management
  • Bills of Material
  • CAD Tools
  • Change Management
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Compliance Management
  • Component Library
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Configuration Management
  • Content Library
  • Cost Tracking
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Capture and Transfer
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Synchronization
  • Data Visualization
  • Design Analysis
  • Design Management
  • Document Generation
  • Document Management
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electrical
  • File Management
  • For 3D Printing
  • For Architects
  • For Manufacturers
  • Image Editing
  • Manufacturing Design Data
  • Mechanical
  • Mechatronics
  • Modeling & Simulation
  • Multiple Format Support
  • Multiple Projects
  • Presentation Tools
  • Process Control
  • Product Data Management
  • Project Management
  • Project Templates
  • Projections
  • Real Time Comparisons
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Reference Management
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Requirements Management
  • Rules-Based Workflow
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Sketching and Annotation Tools
  • Supplier Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Version Control
  • Visual Analytics
  • Workflow Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations2
  • PTC Mathcad
  • SolidCAM
  • Windchill
  • Total integrations1
  • PTC Mathcad
  • SolidCAM
  • Windchill