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Creo

Composite Score

8.5 /10

CX Score

8.9 /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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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.

86 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

84 Plan to Renew

3
Since last award

76 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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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.

+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?

1% Negative

0% Neutral

99% Positive

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Friendly Negotiation
Security Protects
Helps Innovate

Feature Ratings

Average 78

2D Drawing

Visualization

3D Modeling

Technical Drawings

Libraries & Templates

Printing Support

Collaboration

2D/3D Conversion

3rd Party Integration

Analytics and Reporting

Digital Scanning

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 76

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Creo Reviews

Mohit G.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2024

Very useful product for product design

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Creo from other similar products?

Creo has lot of advanced features and integrates very well with windchill, and Cetol which is very useful for me and my team.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It keeps all previous revisions saved in system such that at any point of time i can go and see the first part that i have created and changes that i have done in different intervals of time.

What do you dislike most about this product?

As i am regularly using this software for my design work i really like working with it and do not see any dislikes.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you are looking for a software for your design computer aided design needs , you may surely go for this software as it will never disappoint you.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Unique Features

Yash C.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2024

Easy tool but not specialized for surfacing

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Creo from other similar products?

CREO is a more powerful program in terms of functionality. It allows users to create features that can be controlled in every aspect, which can be confusing at times.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Designing parts in Creo is easy, and loading assemblies shouldn't be a gamble. The Creo Parametric software allows you to retrieve and start your assembly faster.

What do you dislike most about this product?

its features may be too robust and complicated for beginners to use. It has a steep learning curve and can be difficult to master all the tools it offers. annotations cannot be evaluated for correctness and are not considered when determining the constraint state of the surfaces.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Can go for it with proper training done

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

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

How We Deliver

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Awards & Recognition

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

Creo Ratings

86 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

84 Plan to Renew

3 Since last award

76 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+93 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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Mohit G.

Very useful product for product design

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Yash C.

Easy tool but not specialized for surfacing

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Suman S.

Very good software for manufacturing

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

2D Drawing

Visualization

3D Modeling

Technical Drawings

Libraries & Templates

Printing Support

Collaboration

2D/3D Conversion

3rd Party Integration

Analytics and Reporting

Digital Scanning

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support