# Creo Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Creo the right 3D CAD solution for you? Explore 126 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/164678/Creo/reviews --- Creo 4.4 (126) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/164678/Creo/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of Creo Ease of use 3.8 Customer Service 4.0 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews Ronit J Design EngineerMachinery, 10,001+ employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “The best thing about Creo Parametric is that it provides rich set of features with the complete depth for all of the modules like Sheet Metal, Part Modelling, Assembly, etc.“ September 9, 2024 TK Thomas K EngineerMedical Devices, 10,001+ employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “UI is not intuitive, steep learning curve compared to Solidworks or equivalent.“ October 22, 2024 FC Filipe C Resident Engineer (SQA)Automotive, 501 - 1,000 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Creo is one of the best known CAD softwares, used by a lot of OEM, it offers a wide range of features for modeling 3D parts, for people with knowledge in this software it got a simple interface“ August 15, 2023 FC Filipe C Resident Engineer (SQA)Automotive, 501 - 1,000 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “For someone starting on 3D modeling they will need some training to have a proper feeling on what the software can do, sometimes the software crashes and we lose hours of work.“ August 15, 2023 AH Abdulbasit H EngineerElectrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 501 - 1,000 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “Creo allows me to view not only assemblies as a whole but also parts as sections of assemblies in 3D. I like the fact that it allows me to separate components into their smallest entities to understand what I need to facilitate my lifecycle management.“ August 5, 2023 AJ Amjad J Technical SupportConstruction, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: I used a free trial. “I face a lag in rendering, I could say the rendering performance is not efficient as other 3D modules.“ April 20, 2023 Caleb T Design EngineerDesign, 5,001 - 10,000 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “I also appreciate how it will import any file, regardless of type.“ August 14, 2025 PK Pradeep K Technical OfficerHigher Education, 501 - 1,000 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “D capabilities are less when compared to competition.“ June 17, 2023 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 126 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Ronit J. Design Engineer Machinery Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Creo: Best CAD Tool for Complex Assemblies" September 9, 2024 5.0 The overall experience of using Creo in my day to day professional life is fantastic. It helps me a lot as it has a lot of integrated features like EZ Tolerance Analysis, Creepage and Clearance Analysis, etc. Pros The best thing about Creo Parametric is that it provides rich set of features with the complete depth for all of the modules like Sheet Metal, Part Modelling, Assembly, etc. Cons Because of having a rich variety of features, it becomes difficult for a new user to learn it easily as compared to other CAD tools like SolidWorks. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Design Engineer Design Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great CAD software with a few key features holding it back" August 14, 2025 4.0 Overall, I am pleased with my experience. Creo is not the most intuitive software, but once you figure it out, it is usable. The program itself runs very smoothly and easily works with any other software. It also has infinite customization options to help with workflow. Pros Its rendering capabilities are by far the best and easiest to use among all of the CAD software. I also like the cable routing application as it makes modeling wire super easy. I also appreciate how it will import any file, regardless of type. Cons I use it primarily for sheet metal and have found it somewhat lacking. You are unable to regularly extrude and merge a solid. I just created a new solid while your existing sheetmetal stays the same. This is very frustrating, as sometimes it is easier to just extrude than to use a flat or flange. 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. That means there is no way of mating two parts if it has been added after the first part. Switched from [SolidWorks Premium](https://www.capterra.com/p/93121/SolidWorks-Premium/) Company-wide decision. Our small company was acquired by a larger company that was on Creo. Review Source TK Thomas K. Engineer Medical Devices Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Creo review" October 22, 2024 3.0 Pros Great capabilities with modeling, tool design, mill pathing, etc Cons UI is not intuitive, steep learning curve compared to Solidworks or equivalent. Review Source Jeremy S. Mechanical Engineer Defense & Space Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Creo is CAD made easy" January 15, 2023 5.0 Overall CREO is a brilliant platform. It brings CAD to those who are limited in drawing skill or have not had extensive CAD training. It enables almost anyone to simply come up with a design be it for University projects, quick 3D printing models and can also be used in the professional sphere. Pros The thing I liked most about this software was the ease of use. Unlike other CAD software the user interface is very straight forward and doesn't require the user to have used the products for years to be able to use. The free form capabilities allow for entry level CAD designers to realize whatever design comes to mind Cons The Cons was the lack of post production outputs. The graphics for instance is not as crisp as other premium CAD packages. The Software is less cross platform friendly than the other packages I have used. Switched from [SolidWorks Premium](https://www.capterra.com/p/93121/SolidWorks-Premium/) I had to try another CAD platform at the time when I didn't have access to Solidworks and I was pleasantly surprised how quickly I could produce an output with very little orientation required Review Source AP Andreas P. Manager Technical Design Automotive Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Daily CAD-software, if you are able to configure it" July 16, 2021 4.0 We are designing products in the industrial and automotive sector. Most of the products are made out of plastic. Pros I use this software daily in my job. You have to do trainings to know what great functions this software has. Also, if you know all config options and mapkeys, you can work very quick and comfortable. Cons Price is not really cheap, but OK for a company. Also the configuration is not that easy, but if it's done once, you will have much fun. Alternatives considered [SolidWorks Premium](https://www.capterra.com/p/93121/SolidWorks-Premium/)[CATIA](https://www.capterra.com/p/100453/CATIA/) Reason for choosing Creo Experience from school, most of automotive customers use Creo. Review Source IA Inzamam A. Design Engineer Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Creo by PTC" July 27, 2020 4.0 I will give it 4.5 stars as a result of my experience in 5years. Pros The best thing I found in this 3D Modeling software as compared to others is; the drawing options and interface is just amazing with respect to other but at the same time not much user friendly. Creo have to work on making commands easy to use, requiring less expertise. Cons Overall, I found this software amazing. Alternatives considered [SolidWorks Premium](https://www.capterra.com/p/93121/SolidWorks-Premium/) Reason for choosing Creo Creo provides more professional platform as compared to other 3D Softwares. Review Source Oliwia P. R&D/A Engineer Medical Devices Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Catia - perfect for designing" April 27, 2022 4.0 On one hand it gives endless possibilities, on the other hand it is so complex that beginner may find it difficult to use it. However definatelly it pays off when you get to know most of the functions. Pros CATIA provides a lot of possibilities for 3D designing and assemblies management using toolbar. I believe it is the best software for modelling allow to easily navigate and manage the model(s). Cons For new users it may be quite challenging to start using CATIA with all toolbars. Additionally the software is quite expensive. Review Source SIK Shoeb Iqbal K. Designer Design Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "One of the best softwares in the industry" May 5, 2022 5.0 One of the most powerful software in the industry for 3D modeling and cad engineering. Pros It makes assemblies so so much easier. The Interface is setup very nicely for 3D modeling. Cons It has a steep learning curve and takes some time to master it. It is a little hard to use for sheet metal designs. Alternatives considered [Autodesk Fusion](https://www.capterra.com/p/178416/Fusion-360/) Reason for choosing Creo The overall featureset and price point just hit the sweet spot for my use case. Switched from [CATIA](https://www.capterra.com/p/100453/CATIA/) Catia was a costlier option in the longterm. Review Source jS julien S. projet manager Automotive Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "overall feedback creo" June 10, 2025 4.0 Pros Good in terms of 3d designing and assembly, more complex and has more features compered to others like Solidworks. you can also use a plm like windchill which is connected. Cons Not easy to well understand how it is works not like Solidwrosk , especially with the plm connection. Review Source sM saravanakumar M. Engineering manager Automotive Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Exploring the Time-Saving Features of Creo" November 29, 2024 5.0 The features which are available in creo are pretty good and simple to use Pros Part family option is very good to use and reduce tonnes of time for each engineer. Cons For sheet metal is not good much ,So very hard to use. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Director - Partner & Projects Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Product design" September 5, 2021 5.0 I love the Creo Tools, one of the best used in the market, has all the functionality and features for creating complex models and parametric parts that are needed in the engineering world, integrates with other downstream tools that I needed for simulation and NC coding. Single tool that helps designing products volume Industrial and automotive sector. Pros Modeling tool helps in engineering the product complexity, very strong tool for automotive companies who deals with complex parts such as powertrain and engines dad needs a lot of parts & assembly. Has advanced features for real time design feedback and helps in improving efficiency with topology optimization. The Sketcher to helps in creating the 2D drawings and industrial drawings that captures the concept level model and can be converted into an actual engineering drawings with the same software. PTC company involved in the digital twin capabilities that integrates the models that can be repurposed for the digital twin and also for the argument reality. simulation tool that are available wait in the creo helps to validate D models trends and product features at the design stage Cons Creo is expensive compared to Solidworks or Solidedge. Complex features make it less user friendly, example layer are hassle and need to leatn how to use the system files. Automation has limitation as it follows less programing /API integartions Review Source AF Adedayo F. CAD Technician Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "A CAD software with all extensions." April 1, 2023 5.0 I create 2 and 3 dimensional drawings, design and simulation of projects and also doing the material analysis of my projects. Pros The feature that makes me do analysis of my project is the feature that I like most in Creo. Cons I don't feel there's any feature missing or any that needs a fix for now, everything is working perfectly for me. Review Source Response from PTC April 5, 2023 Thank you for enjoying our 3D CAD software! NB Nicki B. Engineering Onboarding Lead Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Successes with Creo" June 29, 2023 5.0 I have been designing with Creo for 10 years and it has been a very positive experience. Pros Creo is a fantastic resources for completing complex designs efficiently and accurately. The machine design features make getting work done easy. Cons It is not the most user friendly when you first get started with the tool. Once you pick up on the picks and clicks, it is very easy to expand your knowledge and use the tool to its fullest potential. Review Source Response from PTC July 4, 2023 Thank you for enjoying Creo! PK Pradeep K. Technical Officer Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "PTC CREO is the best and easy to learn 3D CAD/CAM software." June 17, 2023 5.0 3D modeling and Engineering design has been made easy using CREO. It saves us lot of time in the CAD lab as the students can learn this software quickly and solve engineering problems. Pros Parametric modeling allows users to change the design on the fly and eliminates the need to start from scratch. Learning is also easy and fun. Cons 2D capabilities are less when compared to competition. CAM features can be improved. Reason for choosing Creo PTC CREO is easy to learn and is the most powerful CAD/CAM software in the industry. Students get good placements when they know CAD/CAM. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Emgineer Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Creo the best 3D designing software" November 26, 2022 4.0 Overall, I think Creo is one of the best if not the top in terms of 3d designing and assembly, more complex and has more features compered to others like Solidworks. Pros The quality and resolution compered to other designing applications Cons It can only run on Windows, but not Mac yet Review Source Response from PTC November 29, 2022 Thank you for the review! We appreciate it. KS Karee S. Innovation Lab Specialist (grades 3-5) Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great professional tool, harder for beginners or students" June 24, 2021 5.0 Overall, it is a great professional tool and is probably best used in the industry rather than in educational settings (at least at the elementary/middle school level). While it is great exposure for students to be using professional software, it has a larger learning curve for both teachers and students than other more kid-friendly CAD software out there and it is more expensive than other options available. It is better and easier to print from and has many more functionalities. It just needs to be simplified and streamlined to be successful in the classroom. Pros I like that it is high quality, professional, and has a large variety of tools needed to create 3D prototypes. It is often used in the CAD industry so it is great exposure for our students. It worked really well with our 3D printers and printed out great, high-quality prototypes. Our students enjoyed using it. Cons One con is that it is not compatible with MAC computers, must have a PC. It must be downloaded and has licenses that need to be purchased whereas TinkerCAD is free online and does not need to be downloaded onto the computer. In addition, if you want younger students or beginners to use this, a lot of accommodations and simplifications need to be made. We had to spend a long time customizing the toolbar to be more accessible and kid-friendly. We had to do a lot more instruction to help students be successful. There are also no built-in trainings or tutorials that are student-friendly like TinkerCAD. Review Source AK Ajesh K. Student Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Top notch CAD software - PTC CREO" March 19, 2019 5.0 Iam a mechanical engineering student and a PTC certified CREO user I have learned this software and got a certificate from PTC CREO after passing their examination. So I normally use this software for my college works making CAD drawings for my projects, works, seminars etc. It's easy for me to use it as iam qualified. I would recommend this software to other professionals out there and to the beginners under one condition that they should learn it from a certified place and then they use it, which would really help them enjoy this software instead of getting confused or telling that this software is tough and it's crap. Pros The main advantages are: 1. It's easy to work with. 2. There a lot of options for our views to accomplish 3. A complete product can be build assembled and put to test in the software itself before making the prototype with the appropriate factors given as input. 4. It's been used by a lot of companies like KTM Duke was entirely built in this software so learning this software helps you out in different ways 5. Even some extent of analysis can be done also in the software itself 6. It's a powerful software well built with less bugs and hence I grand never come across crashing of this software no matter how much inputs use give. 7. For professionals it's a best choice. Cons The main disadvantages are: 1. It doesn't work on low end systems it becomes slow as it requires minimum 4gb graphics for the program to run smoothly without much load. 2. It's tough to learn you might need a proper guidance to learn it and once you learn it, then you would rule it. 3. It's a bit costly but if you running a company then it's good but not good to buy for personnel use 4. Surely not meant for beginners it's a software that's a high performance one and so it's tough 5. Sometimes the options would get you confused as you work on because there's that much options present. 6. Try to keep in touch atleast once in a month with the software or you might end in forgetting hope to use this software or make sure that you got a book written how to use this software on your own. Review Source HK Harshil K. Internship Automotive Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Designing means CREO" December 2, 2020 5.0 Good, fantastic, knowledgeable, learning with perfect understanding Pros I use CREO in order to design a parts at my university project. The features which are available in CREO are pretty good and simple to use. The coordinates can be easily defined in respective axis in creo. The extrude command is like a top of all when we need to work over 3D from a 2D plan. There are major features which are somehow similar to the other designing software. But the only thing which makes Creo a universal software is the file saving and its variety of format availability. As there are number of formats were available thus the creo file can be easily open in x number of Software for e.g in any simulation software like Ansys, Simulink or in other design softwares like solid works, Autocad etc. Naming and boundaries orientations were some classic features of CREO. Cons I can justify some cons with respect to other design softwares. I have use many of the softwares but there is an lack of functionality, I found in creo on comparison with others for e.g one is simulation or animation functionality which is not that much as compare to competitors. A meshing view is highly demanded in the new versions of creo. Review Source MNB Mohd Nubli B. Lecturer Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great experience with Creo" March 1, 2023 5.0 Overall, I find the Creo software easy to use and very helpful in my graphic design work. I would recommend it to others. Pros The advantage of Creo software is that it is very easy to use and learn with powerful 3D modeling capabilities. It is flexible and customizable. There is a comprehensive library of parts and assemblies. Apart from that it could simulate and analyze the design in addition to the design process automatically. It also could collaborate with other users. Cons The downside of Creo Software is the expensive licensing fee. Limited support for non-Windows operating systems, non-CAD file formats, non-Creo software, non-English languages and for non-professional users. Review Source DF Douglas F. Sr Engineer Consumer Goods Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best CAD Option" July 21, 2020 4.0 Over 25 years using Pro/Engineer 7.0 to Creo 4 - Loved the robustness. Hardly ever crashed. It is a great program and they are ready to help when necessary. Pros User interface and functionality. Mapkey creation. Work flow. Options and creation withing each functional component like fillets - options can be found easily. Cons Price. I know they need to make money and they are one of the top tiers for the CAD sector. I would like to user for hobbies etc - but I can't because it's too expensive for a toy. Alternatives considered [SolidWorks Premium](https://www.capterra.com/p/93121/SolidWorks-Premium/) Reason for choosing Creo Functionality. User Interface. Review Source AJ Amjad J. Technical Support Construction Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Very Wide 3D Modules" April 20, 2023 5.0 Creo is a 3D Modules very good for a medium level of use Pros Creo is one of the best 3D Model Designs, especially for students, Creo is friendly and smooth for students to begin with education levels. Cons I face a lag in rendering, I could say the rendering performance is not efficient as other 3D modules. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Propulsion Engineer Airlines/Aviation Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Not as powerful as NX, but not as easily usable as Solidworks" January 18, 2021 4.0 Pros There's a built-in version control called Windchill. There are some online resources you can use, but they aren't very easily searchable. You can get the hang of it eventually. Also, you can do your GD&T in the model itself, which goes into the drawings. Cons The Windchill software is very clunky and difficult to use. The online resources aren't easily searchable, and it can be difficult to learn. I preferred NX. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer PD & Design Engineer Automotive Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "One of the worst design programs ever!" February 4, 2020 3.0 I have used Creo in business because a project had designed on this. Very bad program. So not satisfied. Pros I cannot find a likeable feature for this program. Maybe the drawing section can be considered as good but that's all. Cons It is very hard to use, not user friendly, not enables to work parametric, even the easiest commands are hard to implement. Review Source TP Taylor P. Project Engineer Aviation & Aerospace Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Good but not Great..." January 18, 2020 4.0 Creo is a good software package, but it takes a back seat to Dassault and AutoCAD CAD packages within industries. It just isn't as well known and having Creo on your resume just wont go as far as the prior two mentioned because it is not industry standard... Pros Creo was the CAD package I learned first manuevering through engineering school. It has a good Mold/Tooling add-on that provides robust analysis of mold design and mold flow. Cons Creo can sometimes be too detailed for its own good. I used it less and less as I began to teach myself Solidworks (because Creo had become too convoluted when I was a novice user). There is a lot to take in starting off and it can sometimes cause a hindrance in achieving what a beginner needs to accomplish to build confidence in their CAD skills. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Researcher and Product Development Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "An advanced CAD software, very suitable for advanced modeling" September 30, 2019 4.0 I use Creo for mechanical engineering 3D modeling (parts and equipment) and the software is quite complete to meet all needs. Pros Excellent rendering tools, the possibility to create macros and a good support. In recent versions the software has become friendlier to new users. Cons It is complex software that takes some time to be able to perform good modeling. Although there has been an improvement in the ease of operation, it is still not very intuitive. Review Source Similar Products Featured