Top Bentley MicroStation Alternatives and Competitors
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Collaboration | Analytics and Reporting | 3D Modeling | Digital Architecture | Simulation | Raster Graphics | Plant Design | Parts and Assembly Mode | Laser Scanning | Technical Drawings
7.7
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+91
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22
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Best Alternatives and Competitors to Bentley MicroStation
Compare how Bentley MicroStation stacks up to the competition in the areas that matter most to real users to short list options that will best fit your business needs.
Dassault Systemes
SOLIDWORKS
8.9
Composite
Score
+95
Emotional
Footprint
81
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Compared to Bentley MicroStation, SOLIDWORKS is:
More Innovative
Harder to Customize
Less Reliable
Worse at Support
Harder to Use
Less Inspiring
Our powerful, yet easy-to-use solutions help drive innovation while covering all aspects of your product development process, regardless of the size of your business, industry, or preferred platform.
Autodesk Inc
AutoCAD
8.7
Composite
Score
+92
Emotional
Footprint
215
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Compared to Bentley MicroStation, AutoCAD is:
Harder to Customize
Harder to Use
Worse at Support
Less Inspiring
Worse at Integrating
Less Reliable
AutoCAD® is computer-aided design (CAD) software that architects, engineers, and construction professionals rely on to create precise 2D and 3D drawings.
Trimble Navigation Limited
Trimble SketchUp Pro
8.2
Composite
Score
+86
Emotional
Footprint
62
Reviews
Reviews Say
Compared to Bentley MicroStation, Trimble SketchUp Pro is:
Less Reliable
Less Inspiring
Less Transparent
Harder to Customize
Harder to Use
Less Innovative
SketchUp is useful from the earliest stages of design to the end of construction. Programming, diagramming, design development, detailing, documentation, RFIs—wherever you need drawings, you need SketchUp Pro.
Alludo
CorelDRAW
8.2
Composite
Score
+92
Emotional
Footprint
75
Reviews
Reviews Say
Compared to Bentley MicroStation, CorelDRAW is:
More Transparent
Less Caring
Less Reliable
Less Innovative
Harder to Use
Worse at Integrating
Corel Corporation is a Canadian software company specializing in software for graphics processing.
Dassault Systemes
Dassault Systemes Catia
8.2
Composite
Score
+95
Emotional
Footprint
35
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Reviews Say
Compared to Bentley MicroStation, Dassault Systemes Catia is:
More Transparent
More Efficient
More Caring
Harder to Customize
Harder to Use
Less Inspiring
Best in class product development software applications, delivered on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, enabling 3D Design, Engineering, 3D CAD, Modeling, Simulation, Data Management and Process Management.
AVEVA
AVEVA Engineering
8.1
Composite
Score
+97
Emotional
Footprint
31
Reviews
Reviews Say
Compared to Bentley MicroStation, AVEVA Engineering is:
More Transparent
More Caring
Harder to Use
Worse at Training
Harder to Customize
Harder to Implement
AVEVA is a leader in engineering design and information management software solutions for the plant, power and marine industries. For almost 50 years it has delivered business critical software solutions to owner operators, engineering contractors and shipbuilders around the world.
ANSYS
Ansys SpaceClaim
7.7
Composite
Score
+89
Emotional
Footprint
30
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Reviews Say
Compared to Bentley MicroStation, Ansys SpaceClaim is:
More Transparent
Harder to Use
Less Reliable
Harder to Customize
Less Innovative
Less Inspiring
SpaceClaim Engineer is a 3D Direct Modeling software which allows engineers to work with CAD data from any source, regardless of origin. SpaceClaim is used in a number of applications including concept modeling, bid modeling, 2D to 3D transition, manufacturing, reverse engineering, sheet metal manufacturing and model prep.
PTC
Creo
7.7
Composite
Score
+90
Emotional
Footprint
43
Reviews
Reviews Say
Compared to Bentley MicroStation, Creo is:
Harder to Use
Harder to Customize
Worse at Support
Worse at Integrating
Less Reliable
Harder to Implement
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.
Robert McNeel & Associates
Rhino 8
7.5
Composite
Score
+87
Emotional
Footprint
27
Reviews
Reviews Say
Compared to Bentley MicroStation, Rhino 8 is:
More Transparent
Less Reliable
Harder to Use
Harder to Customize
Less Efficient
Harder to Implement
Rhinoceros is a 3-D modeling software with thousands of modeling and editing tools including support for both large files and large teams.
Hexagon PPM
CADWorx Structure
7.3
Composite
Score
+87
Emotional
Footprint
19
Reviews
Reviews Say
Compared to Bentley MicroStation, CADWorx Structure is:
Less Caring
Worse at Integrating
Harder to Customize
Worse at Training
Harder to Use
Worse at Support
CADWorx and analysis solutions work together to give you the power to tackle the most challenging and complex projects with greater ease and with superior results that were never before achievable. Our plant design and analysis offerings are easy to use, extremely flexible, totally scalable and are trusted by over 80% of the leading plant engineering companies and owner operators worldwide to deliver accurate, reliable results.
IMSI/Design, LLC.
TurboCAD
6.7
Composite
Score
+69
Emotional
Footprint
40
Reviews
Reviews Say
Compared to Bentley MicroStation, TurboCAD is:
Less Efficient
Less Inspiring
Less Caring
Harder to Customize
Less Transparent
Less Reliable
TurboCAD Pro Platinum is a professional 2D/3D CAD application that offers a great collection of 2D/3D design tools to design, modify, present, and document in an integrated fashion. An optional AutoCAD®-like 2D drafting interface with command line and dynamic input cursor helps professionals already familiar with AutoCAD easily get up to speed.