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Creo pricing
Creo publishes 3 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
- Entry price
- $29/month
- Model
- Subscription
- Tiers
- 3
- Free tier
- Not on record
Creo plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creo Elements/Direct | $2310/month | 1 | Entry tier |
| Creo Parametric | $2310/month | 2 | +$0/month, 2 more features |
| Creo+ | $2930/month | 2 | +$620/month, 2 more features |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Creo Elements/Direct
$2310/monthThe entry tier. It covers direct modeling.
Creo Parametric
$2310/monthOver Creo Elements/Direct, this tier adds:
- Parametric modeling
- Simulation
Creo+
$2930/monthOver Creo Parametric, this tier adds:
- SaaS delivery
- Real-time collaboration
What the product covers
The full Creo feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Core
- Parametric modeling
- Direct modeling
- Simulation
- Generative design
- Additive manufacturing
- AR integration
- Model-based definition
Integrations
- Windchill PLM
- ThingWorx IoT
- Vuforia AR
Security
- Enterprise security
- License management
Platform
- Windows support
People bring Creo in for parametric 3d mechanical cad for product and machinery design, mold design and mold machining workflows. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Creo are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in 3D & CAD
Across the 8 3d & cad tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $29/month. Creo starts at $29/month, which puts it in line with the middle of its category.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creo (this page) | $29/month | subscription | - | |
| Corona Renderer | $414/year | subscription | - | vs Creo |
| Mudbox | $29/month | subscription | - | vs Creo |
| Alibre Design | $29/month | one-time | - | vs Creo |
| D5 Render | Free, then $38/month | - | - | vs Creo |
| BricsCAD | $29/month | one-time | - | vs Creo |
| Inventor | $29/month | subscription | - | vs Creo |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Creo badges page.
Before you pay for Creo
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 3 tiers between $2310/month and $2930/month, with the jump itemised above. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare Creo against the tools that do have one before committing.
Creo runs on windows, and is published by PTC Inc. of Boston, MA. The full record is on the Creo review, and the rest of the category is under best 3d & cad tools.
Creo pricing questions
- How much does Creo cost?
- Creo publishes 3 tiers, from $2310/month for Creo Elements/Direct up to $2930/month for Creo+. The cheapest paid tier is $2310/month.
- Does Creo have a free plan?
- Not on the record we hold: Creo is listed as subscription. Whether a free trial is offered is not something this record captures, so check the vendor's site.
- What is the difference between Creo Elements/Direct and Creo Parametric on Creo?
- Creo Parametric costs $2310/month against $2310/month, and adds parametric modeling, simulation.
- Is the Creo+ plan on Creo worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is saas delivery, real-time collaboration. It costs $2930/month against $2310/month for Creo Elements/Direct. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Is Creo expensive for a 3d & cad tool?
- It starts in line with the middle of its category. Across the 8 3d & cad tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $29/month; Creo starts at $29/month.
- Which 3d & cad tools can I use without paying?
- 1 of the 8 3d & cad tools listed alongside Creo have a free tier: D5 Render.
- What am I actually paying for with Creo?
- The record lists 13 features across 4 areas: core, integrations, security, platform. In practice it is brought in for parametric 3d mechanical cad for product and machinery design, mold design and mold machining workflows.
- Does Creo charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 3 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Creo prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Creo against before paying?
- The closest 3d & cad tools in this directory are Corona Renderer, Mudbox, Alibre Design, D5 Render. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Creo covering price, platforms and features.