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Compare Inventor and Rhinoceros 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (56.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$2085 1 year
$495
Inventor
Star Rating
(437)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$2085 1 year
Browse all 4 pricing plansRhinoceros
Star Rating
(189)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$495
Browse all 2 pricing plansInventor vs Rhinoceros
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Inventor easier to use. However, Rhinoceros is easier to set up and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Rhinoceros overall.
- Reviewers felt that Inventor meets the needs of their business better than Rhinoceros.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Inventor is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Rhinoceros over Inventor.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Inventor
1 Year
$2085
1 year
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Free Trial
Inventor
Free Trial is available
Rhinoceros
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
373
8.6
168
Ease of Use
8.4
374
7.9
170
Ease of Setup
7.9
104
8.9
22
Ease of Admin
7.7
99
7.9
15
Quality of Support
8.1
342
7.7
138
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.2
94
8.3
12
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
368
8.5
166
Features by Category
Design
8.6
37
9.7
5
8.9
37
Not enough data
8.4
37
Not enough data
7.5
34
Not enough data
Edit
8.1
36
9.0
5
7.3
35
Not enough data
8.0
36
Not enough data
7.7
36
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.1
36
Not enough data
8.6
35
Not enough data
8.2
36
Not enough data
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 Rhinoceros are categorized as Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD) and General-Purpose CAD
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Inventor
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Rhinoceros
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
24.8%
Machinery
7.9%
Design
7.2%
Construction
5.0%
Utilities
3.8%
Other
51.3%
Architecture & Planning
37.0%
Design
25.5%
Higher Education
4.9%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
2.7%
Marketing and Advertising
2.2%
Other
27.7%
Alternatives
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
How do I change command line auto-fill shortcuts
1 Comment
PV
Select the setting in Options > Appearance > ‘Use fuzzy autocomplete’ checked
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