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As of 4 November 2026, 17 mechanical cad are named by companies instead of Autodesk Fusion 360: SolidWorks by 6,399 companies, Autodesk Inventor by 2,170, PTC Creo by 1,670.

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

Autodesk Fusion 360, companies in postings
654
Most used alternative
SolidWorks · 6,399
Fastest hiring, 90 days
SolidWorks
Alternatives ranked
17
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
01 — Ranked by evidence

mechanical cad companies choose instead of Autodesk Fusion 360

Companies naming each tool in their own postings, and postings in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the category leader.

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs Autodesk Fusion 360postings, 90 dCompare
1
SolidWorksDassault Systemes
6,399978%22,165Autodesk Fusion 360 vs SolidWorks →
2
2,170332%5,959Autodesk Fusion 360 vs Autodesk Inventor →
3
1,670255%8,814Autodesk Fusion 360 vs PTC Creo →
4
Siemens NXSiemens
1,519232%8,057Autodesk Fusion 360 vs Siemens NX →
5
CATIADassault Systemes
1,333204%7,256Autodesk Fusion 360 vs CATIA →
6
Solid EdgeSiemens
36556%828Autodesk Fusion 360 vs Solid Edge →
7
23736%370Autodesk Fusion 360 vs Onshape →
8
9014%140soon
9
exocadAlign Technology
7812%148soon
10
TopSolidMissler Software
7712%155soon
11
6310%108soon
12
FreeCADFreeCAD
355%138soon
13
SpaceClaimAnsys
355%118soon
14
ShipConstructorAutodesk
284%80soon
15
FibersimSiemens
274%63soon
16
SolidWorks eDrawingsDassault Systemes
254%28soon
17
SolidWorks ComposerDassault Systemes
203%21soon
14,825 companies name a mechanical cad in their postings.

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17 mechanical cad are named by companies instead of Autodesk Fusion 360: SolidWorks by 6,399 companies, Autodesk Inventor by 2,170, PTC Creo by 1,670, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/autodesk-fusion-360/alternatives)
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  • RankingCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov. Editions are folded into their parent product.
  • 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
  • Not includedRatings, prices, feature claims, sponsored positions.
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Autodesk Fusion 360 alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to Autodesk Fusion 360?

SolidWorks: 6,399 companies name it in their own job postings, against 654 for Autodesk Fusion 360.

How is this list ranked?

By the number of companies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system (Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov), then by postings in the last 90 days. No ratings, no vendor input, no sponsored positions.

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No. It says who uses what, by company size, industry and country, so you can see which tools companies like yours choose. For features and prices, read the vendors.

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