SOLIDWORKS Design Offer Plans and Pricing
Purchase a single-user license, with named user access, with an immediate connection to cloud capabilities
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Pricing for Term Licenses Only. Contact Us for Perpetual License pricing.
SOLIDWORKS Design
Standard Offer
( Named User Licensing)
$2,820/year
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Single-user, a cloud-based, named user license accessible on multiple devices
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Industry-standard parts, assemblies and drawings capabilities
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Immediate connection to cloud capabilities
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Real-time collaboration tools for sharing and marking up designs
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Secure, cloud file and revision management
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Production-ready manufacturing documentation
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Simplified local install, deployed from cloud
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Stays up to date with each release
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Technical support
SOLIDWORKS Design
Professional Offer
( Named User Licensing)
$3,456 $2,820/year Promo Price
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Everything included in Standard plus
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Access an intelligent CAD library of components, fasteners, and hardware parts
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Photorealistic rendering
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Automated tolerance stack-up analysis
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Automatic cost estimation
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CAD standards checking
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Technical support
SOLIDWORKS Design
Premium Offer
( Named User Licensing)
$4,716 $3,456/year Promo Price
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Everything included in Professional plus
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Electrical cable and wiring harness routing
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Pipe and tube routing
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Linear static analysis for parts and assemblies
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Time-based motion analysis
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Advanced surface flattening
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Technical support
Compare SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD Desktop Versions
| Feature | SOLIDWORKS Standard |
SOLIDWORKS Professional |
SOLIDWORKS Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ease of Use | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Part and Assembly Modeling | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2D Drawings | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Design Reuse and Automation | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Animation and Visualization | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Interference Check | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Collaborate & Share CAD Data (3D Interconnect & eDrawings) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Advanced CAD File Import | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Basic Analysis Tools (SimulationXpress & FloXpress) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Productivity Tools | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard (Must be on Active Subscription) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Design for Manufacturing | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| SOLIDWORKS Visualize Standard (Must be on Active Subscription) | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| CAD Libraries | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Automatic Task Scheduling and Batch Processing | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| ECAD/MCAD Collaboration (CircuitWorks™) | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| CAD Standards Checking | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Automated Tolerance Stack-Up Analysis (TolAnalyst) | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| SOLIDWORKS File Management | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Reverse Engineering (ScanTo3D) | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| eDrawings® Professional | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Design for Cost & Cost Estimation (Parts) | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Design for Cost & Cost Estimation (Assemblies) | — | — | ✔ |
| Motion Analysis | — | — | ✔ |
| Structural Part and Assembly Analysis | — | — | ✔ |
| Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) for Environmental Impact: SOLIDWORKS Sustainability | — | — | ✔ |
| Routing of Pipes and Tubes | — | — | ✔ |
| Routing of Electrical Cabling and Wiring Harnesses | — | — | ✔ |
| Routing of Rectangular and Other Sections | — | — | ✔ |
| Advanced Surface Flattening | — | — | ✔ |
| Assembly Level Cost Roll Up | — | — | ✔ |
✔ Included
— Not included
Which SOLIDWORKS product is right for you?
Compare the three options available in our online store to find the best fit for your team's workflow and collaboration needs.
Heads up: Feature availability can vary by package tier and Dassault updates SKU contents periodically. Confirm specifics with your Converge account rep before purchasing.
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SOLIDWORKS Design
Desktop Only
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SOLIDWORKS Design
with Cloud Services Desktop + Cloud
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xDesign
Browser-Based
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| Deployment & Access | |||
| Installation Required | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✕ No |
| Works Offline | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✕ No |
| Access from Any Device / Browser | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
| Familiar SOLIDWORKS Desktop UI | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ~ Different UI |
| CAD Capabilities | |||
| Core 3D CAD Modeling | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Native SOLIDWORKS File Format .SLDPRT / .SLDASM |
✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✕ Cloud-native format |
| PDM / Vault Compatibility | SOLIDWORKS PDM | SOLIDWORKS PDM + 3DX Enovia | 3DEXPERIENCE only |
| Cloud & Collaboration | |||
| 3DEXPERIENCE Platform Included | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Cloud File Storage via 3DDrive |
✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Cloud Collaboration & Sharing | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Licensing | |||
| Subscription Type | Term or Perpetual | Term (Annual) | Term (Annual or Term) |
| Best For | |||
| Ideal Customer | Engineers who work locally and don't need cloud collaboration or platform access. | Engineers who want the full desktop SOLIDWORKS experience plus cloud storage and team collaboration. | Teams needing lightweight, anywhere-access CAD with no IT setup or hardware requirements. |
Questions? Contact your Converge account representative to confirm the right license for your team, or to discuss volume pricing and upgrade paths.
