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Creo

Composite Score

8.1 /10

CX Score

8.4 /10

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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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3 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2025

1 Top Rated Capabilities

0 Top Rated Features

2024

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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.

86 Likeliness to Recommend

Up 1
Since last award

78 Plan to Renew

Up 5
Since last award

77 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Up 1
Since last award

Product Experience

Negotiation and Contract

Conflict Resolution

Strategy & Innovation

Service Experience

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product Experience:: 95%
Negotiation and Contract:: 93%
Conflict Resolution:: 91%
Strategy & Innovation:: 93%
Service Experience:: 95%

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.

+93 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?

2% Negative

0% Neutral

98% Positive

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Respectful
Continually Improving Product
Saves Time

Feature Ratings

Average 77

3D Modeling

Technical Drawings

2D Drawing

Visualization

Collaboration

Analytics and Reporting

Printing Support

Libraries & Templates

2D/3D Conversion

3rd Party Integration

Digital Scanning

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 75

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Availability and Quality of Training

Breadth of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Creo Reviews

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Retail
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2020

Excellent product

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Construction
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2020

Fantastic.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

Pros

Helps Innovate
Efficient Service
Effective Service
Includes Product Enhancements

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Creo Ratings

86 Likeliness to Recommend

Up 1 Since last award

78 Plan to Renew

Up 5 Since last award

77 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Up 1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

Emotional Footprint Overview

+93 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Creo?

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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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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 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.

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.

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

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

Excellent product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Fantastic.

Likeliness to Recommend

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