--- description: Learn more about Inventor pricing, benefits, and disadvantages for your business in Canada. Read verified software reviews and find tools that fit your business needs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Inventor Pricing, Reviews & Features - Capterra Canada 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [BIM Software](/directory/31000/bim/software) > [Inventor](/software/174020/inventor) # Inventor Canonical: https://www.capterra.ca/software/174020/inventor Page: 1 / 12\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ca/software/174020/inventor?page=2) > On-premise 3D CAD software that offers engineers professional-grade 3D design, documentation, product simulation tools, and more. > > Verdict: Rated **4.5/5** by 278 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses Inventor? Designed for mechanical designers, engineers, industrial designers, and manufacturing professionals, the platform provides design, simulation, and documentation capabilities. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.5/5** | 278 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support Software | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Autodesk - **Location**: San Rafael, US - **Founded**: 1982 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$310.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial) - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Windows (On-Premise) - **Supported Languages**: Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Traditional Chinese - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 208 more ## Features - 2D Drawing - 3D Design & Modeling - 3D Imaging - Animation - Annotations - BOM Creation - CAD Tools - Collaboration Tools - Component Library - Data Import/Export - Design Analysis - Document Management Software - Drag & Drop - Item Management - Manufacturing Design Data - Version Control ## Integrations (1 total) - AutoCAD ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base Software - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [BIM Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/31000/bim/software) ## Related Categories - [BIM Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/31000/bim/software) - [3D CAD Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/31236/3d-cad/software) - [Engineering CAD Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/30556/engineering-cad/software) - [Bill of Materials (BOM) Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/32498/bill-of-materials/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[Autodesk Fusion](https://www.capterra.ca/software/178416/fusion-360) — 4.5/5 (270 reviews) ## Reviews ### "autodesk inventor" — 4.0/5 > **Marc-André** | *January 20, 2025* | Civil Engineering | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: 3d modeling, good integration to vault, and bom management > > **Cons**: cost is high, invegrated with autodesk vauld is costly for small business, bet essential for engineering > > very good, ease or use, lots of automations availables, and good autodesk market ----- ### "Inventor as a student" — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *August 30, 2024* | Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: great for full 3d modeling and mechanical designs. provides an in-depth and advanced experience. > > **Cons**: It can be a bit complex at first and requires time to train and learn. sometimes can be slower and require high processing computing power. ----- ### "Inventor for Excellence in Services." — 5.0/5 > **Chantal** | *November 24, 2024* | Higher Education Software | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Inventor has proper procurement guides and all costs are well established. > > **Cons**: Inventor has a powerful way of managing all inventories. > > Inventor is dependable, and has made every process in a firm successful. ----- ### "Fantastic Software - Assemblies could be made simpler" — 4.0/5 > **Jack** | *January 12, 2026* | Food Production | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: The ability to turnnideas into an easily viewable 3D part is incredible. The basic actions are very simple and has prompts which show you how to complete such as 2d sketches and then pulling it out into a 3D shape. > > **Cons**: Assemblies always seem difficult, wither mating physicslly or with rules it always seems glitchy and I havent been able to grasp it fully. Despite this I am able to assemble my parts but I can tell the relationships are not full. > > Overall Inventor is fantastic for a wide range of industries. I particularly use it for creating designs for fabrication to send to third party contractors and it always helps the iberall design procedure. ----- ### "Easy to use and robust" — 5.0/5 > **Mario** | *June 29, 2026* | Research | Recommendation rating: 2.0/10 > > **Pros**: Easy to use and robust CAD software. The user interface can be adjusted but it's not over complicated. I cannot comment on the value for moneybut I understand that it the cost was reasonable. The export options work well and the drawings are exctracted smoothly. > > **Cons**: I think the add-in modules such as pipe and equipment were not easy to use nor easy examples or tutorials were provided. There are equipment vendors with in-house CAD software that gives you more capabilities to build standard systems than what Inventor allows. I'm missing a clear and simple pipe and equipment module where you could also define your own standard components with connectiond and fittings if you wish to. > > Very positive. I always liked working with Inventor. If you add too many constrains or the system is over complicated it has crashed a couple of times but it might be due to my laptop specs. In general I really like it. 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