Creo vs nTop
| Creo | nTop | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android | Linux, Windows |
| Free plan | No | — |
| Modeling method | hybrid | parametric |
| Assembly design | Yes | Yes |
| Sheet-metal tools | Yes | — |
| Surface modeling | Yes | Yes |
| Supported platforms | Windows; Solaris SPARC; Solaris x86 | Windows 11; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.9 for nTop Automate |
| File import and export | Native CADDS 5; Creo CADDS 5 exchange; solid models; assembly structures; surfaces; wireframe curves; points | CAD: STEP, Parasolid, CATIA V5, Creo, Inventor, Siemens NX, SolidWorks, ACIS; mesh: STL, OBJ, PLY, 3MF, OFF; CAE: Abaqus, ANSYS, LS-DYNA, Nastran, Patran, CGNS, UNV; other: implicit, LTXC, CSV, VDB, PNG, CLI and manufacturing slice formats |
Both are listed in Best 3D CAD Software. On Inferse, Creo scores higher on our published basis.