Solid Edge vs. SOLIDWORKS

Solid Edge

55 Reviews and Ratings

SOLIDWORKS

430 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Solid Edge	Score8.2 out of 10	N/A	Solid Edge is a software solutions for product development — 3D design, simulation, manufacturing, data management, and cloud collaboration. Solid Edge aims to combine the speed and simplicity of direct modeling with the flexibility and control of parametric design.	$110 per month
SOLIDWORKS	Score8.3 out of 10	N/A	Dassault Systemes offers SOLIDWORKS, a computer-aided design (CAD) system for education and manufacturing supporting 2D or 3D design, electrical design, simulations, and product development with collaboration tools.	$1,295 per year

Pricing

Solid Edge

SOLIDWORKS

Design and Drafting XaaS: $110.00
per month
Foundation XaaS: $267.00
per month
Classic XaaS: $335.00
per month
Premium XaaS: $481.00
per month

Solidworks Annual Subscription: 1,295
per year
Solidworks Standard: 3,996
per standalone license

Pricing Offerings
Solid Edge	SOLIDWORKS
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

No setup fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Solid Edge	SOLIDWORKS
Considered Both Products	Siemens AG Verified User Chose Solid Edge SOLIDWORKS has a really intuitive interface for a traditional CAD package. It is easy to use, easy to learn and is perfectly suited for any user. Solid Edge lacks this ease of use. Autodesk Inventor is great for personal use as well as in small businesses. It is easy to learn, … Incentivized Helpful? Scott Rodgers Mechanical Engineer in Engineering at Entec Composite Machines (Plastics, 11-50 employees) Chose Solid Edge Solid Edge and SOLIDWORKS can be very similar in the resulting output of parts, assemblies, and drawings. The difference lies in what goes into getting those results. SOLIDWORKS is held back by slower editing as the parts gain more and more features, and becomes dangerous when … Incentivized Helpful? John T. Winter Senior Mechanical Engineer in Engineering at Bird Technologies (Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 201-500 employees) Chose Solid Edge I've used both SOLIDWORKS and Solid Edge. I prefer Solid Edge over SOLIDWORKS due to the ease of use. They are pretty similar, but the performance is the same as long as you have a good workstation. The price is less since Siemens owns the Parasolid kernel. It may just be a … Incentivized Helpful? Alex Humphrey Principal Development Engineer in Research & Development at CDE Global (Machinery, 501-1000 employees) Chose Solid Edge Solid Edge was excellent at sheetmetal and fabrication design as well as having a good Teamcenter integration Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Solid Edge Better usage, especially when using NX as CAM software as well. Incentivized Helpful? Alex Smith, MBA CAD & Motion Media Design Instructor at Canadian Valley Technology Center (Education Management, 11-50 employees) Chose Solid Edge Synchronous technology stands above the rest by a large margin. Having the ability to perform direct or parametric modeling in the same application is a huge benefit. Incentivized Helpful?	Dassault Systemes Verified User Chose SOLIDWORKS SOLIDWORKS allows me to work much faster than Solid Edge, and also allows more complexity. SOLIDWORKS has more available features that make it easier and give you more options to form your model. It is also much easier/faster to edit parts in Solidworks than Solid Edge. Incentivized Helpful? Michele De Losa SEO in Engineering at InoxFriuli Srl (Civil Engineering, 11-50 employees) Chose SOLIDWORKS We have chosen SOLIDWORKS for its diffusion (many of our partners use it), for its ease of use, for its great experience in the development of sheet metal, and for its excellent after-sales service. Incentivized Helpful? Konstantinos Aggelis Mechanical Design Engineer in Engineering at Raycap (Construction, 1001-5000 employees) Chose SOLIDWORKS I have previously worked with Autodesk Inventor for designing very complex door mechanisms and large assemblies of drilling machines. I did not face any stability or performance issues Incentivized Helpful? Nebojsa Popovic Director in Engineering at RYG Engineering Services Ltd (Design, 1-10 employees) Chose SOLIDWORKS I found SolidEdge (used in 2005 and 2006) much less user-friendly and less productive for 3D design. Being an experienced user of SolidWorks for years I found the interface and design tools more cumbersome to use and transition to that software was not easy and it was abandoned … Incentivized Helpful?
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	Delivers good value for the price
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	Happy with the feature set
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	Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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	Implementation went as expected
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Features

Solid Edge

SOLIDWORKS

Comparison of Computer-Aided Design Software features of Solid Edge and SOLIDWORKS
Feature	Solid Edge - Ratings	SOLIDWORKS 7.6 2 Ratings
3D Modeling	00 Ratings	9.22 Ratings
2D Drafting	00 Ratings	7.72 Ratings
Rendering and Visualization	00 Ratings	7.52 Ratings
Parametric Design	00 Ratings	6.01 Ratings
Collaboration and Sharing	00 Ratings	8.01 Ratings
Compatibility with other software and formats	00 Ratings	9.22 Ratings
Assembly Design	00 Ratings	6.92 Ratings
Simulation and Analysis	00 Ratings	7.01 Ratings
Documentation and Annotation	00 Ratings	7.01 Ratings
Customization and Extensions	00 Ratings	7.72 Ratings

User Ratings
	Solid Edge	SOLIDWORKS
Likelihood to Recommend	8.1 (16 ratings)	9.1 (57 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (2 ratings)
Usability	5.3 (2 ratings)	8.5 (4 ratings)
Support Rating	10.0 (2 ratings)	5.2 (16 ratings)
In-Person Training	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (1 ratings)
Online Training	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (1 ratings)