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Creo

Composite Score

8.4 /10

CX Score

8.7 /10

65 Reviews Write a Review

What is Creo?

Creo is the 3D CAD solution that helps you accelerate product innovation to build better products faster. Easy to learn, Creo uses a model-based approach to seamlessly take you from the earliest phases of product design to manufacturing, and beyond. Creo combines powerful, proven functionality with new technologies, including generative design, real-time simulation, advanced manufacturing, IIoT, and augmented reality.

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Awards & Recognition

Creo won the following awards in the Computer-Aided Design & Manufacturing category

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2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2025

Product Impact
Contract Negotiation

Latest Award, 2025

0 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2025

1 Top Rated Capabilities

0 Top Rated Features

2024

0 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2022

Creo Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

85 Likeliness to Recommend

82 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

74 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+95 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Creo?

1% Negative

1% Neutral

98% Positive

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Respectful
Continually Improving Product
Caring

Feature Ratings

Average 78

3D Modeling

Technical Drawings

2D Drawing

Visualization

Collaboration

Printing Support

3rd Party Integration

Libraries & Templates

2D/3D Conversion

Analytics and Reporting

Digital Scanning

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 76

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Customization

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Creo Reviews

Shivank D.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2024

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Trustworthy
Caring

Suman S.

Role: Operations
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2024

Very good software for manufacturing

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Creo from other similar products?

The security and ease

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Modelling and construction

What do you dislike most about this product?

Not flexible for integration

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Cost and usuagr

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy

Bùi H.

Role: Industry Specific Role
Industry: Manufacturing
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2023

Amazing Simulation with Creo

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Creo from other similar products?

Creo offers several packages and extensions to meet your specific design needs, such as Creo Parametric, Creo Direct, Creo Simulate, and more. You can use Creo to create parametric and direct models, surface and solid models, 2D and 3D models, and more.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

What I like most about Creo is the Simulation feature. I find Creo's simulation feature stronger than other CAD software. It is easy to make, highly accurate and you can use it in many fields including the plastics industry where you need to simulate flow temperatures

What do you dislike most about this product?

Although Creo's features are great, its annual license cost is also quite high

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

try the free version first then experiment and have fun. You can sign up for the free version on their official website or use Creo for Web to access it online

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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Awards & Recognition

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

Creo Ratings

85 Likeliness to Recommend

82 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

74 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+95 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Creo?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

3D Modeling Includes 3D wireframe, 3D solid, 3D surface, and 3D mesh.

Technical Drawings Includes symbols, units of measurement, notation systems, and visual styles.

2D Drawing The ability to create precise 2D drawings.

Visualization The ability to see and interact with a design in a more intuitive and informative way.

Collaboration Includes ability to view, share and direct work between co-workers in real or near real-time.

Printing Support The ability to print maps and 3D output to scale.

3rd Party Integration The ability to integrate other applications including PLM, CAM, CAE or GIS.

Libraries & Templates Includes a library of standard components and templates that users can insert into their designs, which speeds up the process of starting new projects.

2D/3D Conversion The ability to transforming a two-dimensional (2D) image or model into a three-dimensional (3D) representation.

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Digital Scanning Includes accuracy reports, photorealistic data visualization, and advanced measurement tools.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Creo Reviews

Shivank D.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Suman S.

Very good software for manufacturing

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Bùi H.

Amazing Simulation with Creo

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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