CATIA vs nTop
| CATIA | nTop | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Web, Windows | Linux, Windows |
| Modeling method | parametric | parametric |
| Assembly design | Yes | Yes |
| Sheet-metal tools | Yes | — |
| Surface modeling | Yes | Yes |
| Cloud collaboration | Yes | — |
| Supported platforms | Web browser applications on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform; Windows for CATIA V5 sheet-metal software. | Windows 11; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.9 for nTop Automate |
| File import and export | STEP import and export; DXF, STL, VRML and IGES are listed as supported by other CATIA V5 products. | 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 Everything Xiaomi, CATIA scores higher on our published basis.