AUTODESK INVENTOR

50 · San Francisco, United States of America

Autodesk Inventor is a 3D mechanical design and CAD software product from Autodesk used by engineers and designers to create, simulate, and document digital prototypes for manufactured products. It provides parametric, direct, and freeform modeling tools along with simulation and collaboration capabilities, and is typically licensed to manufacturing, engineering, and product design organizations on a subscription basis.

  • PLM & Engineering Software
Revenue
$1.2B
Employees
3,500
Founded
1999
Headquarters
San Francisco, United States of America

What 43 Arbolus experts think of AUTODESK INVENTOR

NPS scores cluster largely between 7 and 10, with the majority of experts rating Inventor as a promotable or strong offering. Renewal intent is high, especially among decision-makers with established engineering environments. Stickiness is robust, with most customers in later implementation stages and only isolated churn signals from specific users. Common themes include reliability, performance for complex assemblies, and fit within the Autodesk ecosystem, balanced against concerns over cost and future product focus.Positive

Who reviewed AUTODESK INVENTOR

Total customers 43 37 current · 6 former
Reviews growth +25 in six months
Seniority of respondents
  • C-Suite 55% (24)
  • Director 22% (9)
  • Manager 22% (9)
Executive C-Suite NPS 9
Executive C-Suite NPS 9 Will renew
Engineering Manager C-Suite NPS 9

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Sentiment

53 Net Promoter Score, from 43 scored reviews
  • Promoters 24
  • Passives 18
  • Detractors 1

Cumulative NPS by month

-1 over 6 months
  • May 9
  • Jun 9
  • Jul 9
  • Aug 9
  • Sep 8
  • Oct 8

Net Promoter Score across 2 reviews, accumulated up to each month. Category median 57 across 2 companies.

Praised

  • Integration and Ecosystem Fit
  • Comprehensive Mechanical Toolset
  • Automation and Configurators
  • Cloud-Native Data Management

Criticised

  • Ecosystem Uncertainty
  • Subscription Costs and Licensing
  • Performance Bottlenecks
  • Market Trend Toward Cloud Tools

What customers say

Integration and Ecosystem Fit
“Inventor fits strongly into existing AutoCAD workflows, and Vault handles our data management needs very well.”
Comprehensive Mechanical Toolset
“I rely on Inventor's sheet metal and frame modules, which provide industry-leading capabilities and significant efficiency gains.”
Automation and Configurators
“I use Inventor’s iLogic and .NET API to automate repetitive design work like creating product variants, which saves significant time.”

Renewal intent

Plan to renew 82%
  • Will renew 18
  • Undecided 3
  • Not renewing 1

Plan to renew, by seniority

  • C-Suite 100% 10 answers
  • Director 67% 6 answers
  • Manager 80% 5 answers
  • Not specified 0% 1 answer
  • 8.8/10 Average score from customers who will renew
  • 9/10 Average score from undecided customers
  • 10/10 Average score from customers not renewing

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