Compare Inventor and IronCAD 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (73.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$2085 1 year
No pricing available
Inventor
Star Rating
(435)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$2085 1 year
Browse all 4 pricing plansIronCAD
Star Rating
(43)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (73.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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- Users report that Inventor excels in 3D/solid modeling tools with a score of 9.0, while IronCAD shines in modeling with a higher score of 9.3, indicating that IronCAD may offer more advanced features for complex modeling tasks.
- Reviewers mention that the ease of setup is a strong point for IronCAD, scoring 9.1 compared to Inventor's 7.9, suggesting that users find IronCAD more user-friendly when getting started.
- G2 users highlight that Inventor's drawing tools score 8.6, which is significantly higher than IronCAD's 6.7, indicating that Inventor may provide a more robust set of features for creating detailed drawings.
- Users on G2 report that while both products have similar rendering tools scores (7.5), Inventor's overall visualization capabilities score 8.4, suggesting it may offer better options for presenting designs visually.
- Reviewers say that Inventor's quality of support is rated at 8.1, slightly better than IronCAD's 7.9, indicating that users may find Inventor's customer service more responsive and helpful.
- Users report that IronCAD has a better score in file interoperability and import files (8.3) compared to Inventor (8.1), which may make IronCAD a more flexible choice for users needing to work with various file types.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Inventor
1 Year
$2085
1 year
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IronCAD
No pricing availableFree Trial
Inventor
Free Trial is available
IronCAD
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
372
8.4
36
Ease of Use
8.3
372
8.3
37
Ease of Setup
7.9
102
9.1
9
Ease of Admin
7.7
99
8.9
9
Quality of Support
8.1
341
7.9
32
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.2
94
8.7
9
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
367
7.8
32
Features by Category
Design
Not enough data
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Move
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Store & Manage
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Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Design
8.6
35
6.7
7
8.9
35
9.3
7
8.4
35
7.6
7
7.5
32
7.5
6
Edit
8.1
34
8.3
7
7.3
33
8.8
7
7.9
34
8.3
7
7.7
34
8.1
7
Collaboration
8.1
34
6.9
6
8.6
33
7.8
6
8.3
34
8.1
6
File Options
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Tools
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Design
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Design
9.0
20
Not enough data
8.6
20
Not enough data
8.7
20
Not enough data
7.6
19
Not enough data
Tools
5.6
16
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
7.1
17
Not enough data
Work
6.9
15
Not enough data
6.8
15
Not enough data
7.2
16
Not enough data
7.6
14
Not enough data
7.6
16
Not enough data
Environment
7.7
17
Not enough data
7.7
18
Not enough data
6.9
18
Not enough data
8.1
19
Not enough data
Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)Hide 18 FeaturesShow 18 Features
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Tools - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
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File Options - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
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Customization - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
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Environment - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Inventor and IronCAD are categorized as Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD), Simulation & CAE, General-Purpose CAD, and Simulation and Test Suite
Unique Categories
Inventor has no unique categories
IronCAD is categorized as CAD Viewers and 3D Modeling
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Inventor
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
IronCAD
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
24.9%
Machinery
7.9%
Design
7.2%
Construction
5.0%
Utilities
3.8%
Other
51.1%
Furniture
13.2%
Packaging and Containers
7.9%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
7.9%
Automotive
7.9%
Architecture & Planning
7.9%
Other
55.3%
Most Helpful Reviews
Inventor
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Megan H.
Verified User in Automotive
Inventor is visually and technically user friendly. Adapting to Inventor from being a 3Ds Max user prior was extremely easy. Now I use Inventor for all modeling aspects and have actually gone away from 3Ds Max due to a change in career path.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Architecture & Planning
seems a bit different working with for autocad
IronCAD
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Architecture & Planning
IronCAD is a very efficient software for 3D and 2D design work. Its easy and can be used in conjunction with other software
Most Helpful Critical Review
Jien C.
Verified User in Computer Networking
Depending on the computer hardware, processing and rendering takes awhile
Megan H.
Verified User in Automotive
Inventor is visually and technically user friendly. Adapting to Inventor from being a 3Ds Max user prior was extremely easy. Now I use Inventor for all modeling aspects and have actually gone away from 3Ds Max due to a change in career path.
Verified User in Architecture & Planning
IronCAD is a very efficient software for 3D and 2D design work. Its easy and can be used in conjunction with other software
Verified User in Architecture & Planning
seems a bit different working with for autocad
Jien C.
Verified User in Computer Networking
Depending on the computer hardware, processing and rendering takes awhile
Discussions
How do you handle the data creation problem?
2 comments
SG
You basically need to create each model from scratch in Inventor. You can copy your AutoCAD in Inventor and extrude the models but the models won't be...Read more
there is a form to get more realistic renders from inventor?
2 comments
KC
Max can load Inventor files natively, so that's certainly one option.
The render engine in Inventor is pretty good, though. There is a great deal of ...Read more
Is integration with other Autodesk products being considered?
2 comments
MG
Autodesk published a video on how to export Inventor parts to Revit here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue7-WtyiUtIRead more
What is IronCAD mechanical?
2 comments
PT
ICM is an add-on for IronCAD. This piece of software is made by IronCAD users for IronCAD users. It automates steps in the elaboration so that you have even...Read more
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