Autodesk Inventor pricing in India is structured as an annual subscription billed in INR through an authorised Autodesk reseller. The standalone subscription and the Product Design & Manufacturing (PD&M) Collection are the two main options for Indian manufacturing and engineering firms.
Inventor Subscription Plans — India 2025
All pricing is approximate INR through Cloudfy Systems (authorised Autodesk reseller) on annual commitment, per user per month, excluding 18% GST.
Autodesk Inventor (Individual Subscription) — ~₹17,500/user/month
An Inventor annual subscription includes:
- Full Inventor — parametric 3D solid and surface modelling, assembly design, sheet metal, tube and pipe routing
- Nastran In-CAD — finite element analysis (FEA) for stress, vibration and modal analysis
- Dynamic simulation — mechanism analysis, kinematic and force simulation
- Frame generator — structural frame design with standard section profiles
- Content Centre — library of standard parts including fasteners, bearings and structural profiles
- Autodesk Docs — 100GB cloud storage
- Latest version evergreen — all new releases during subscription
Annual cost per user: Approximately ₹2,10,000–2,20,000 excluding GST.
Product Design & Manufacturing (PD&M) Collection — ~₹25,000/user/month
The PD&M Collection is designed for complete product development teams.
PD&M Collection includes:
- Autodesk Inventor (full + Nastran In-CAD)
- AutoCAD (full + all 10 toolsets)
- Fusion 360 (cloud CAD + CAM + CAE)
- Vault Professional (product data management)
- AutoCAD Electrical
- Nastran In-CAD (FEA)
Annual cost per user: Approximately ₹3,00,000–3,12,000 excluding GST.
When to Choose Individual vs Collection
Individual Inventor when:
- Your team uses only Inventor for mechanical design
- You do not need AutoCAD, Fusion 360 or Vault
- Minimising licence cost is the priority
PD&M Collection when:
- Your team also uses AutoCAD for 2D drafting (most mechanical firms do)
- You want Fusion 360 for CAM work or cloud collaboration
- You want Vault Professional for file version control and data management
Value calculation: If any user needs both Inventor and AutoCAD:
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Inventor alone: ~₹17,500/month
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AutoCAD alone: ~₹17,000/month
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Total: ~₹34,500/month per user
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PD&M Collection: ~₹25,000/month per user (includes both plus Fusion 360 and Vault)
For most Indian mechanical engineering and manufacturing firms, the PD&M Collection is better value as soon as any user needs more than one Autodesk tool.
Autodesk Vault Professional — Pricing and Value
Vault Professional is a product data management (PDM) system for engineering teams. It is included in the PD&M Collection but can also be purchased standalone.
Vault Professional standalone: Approximately ₹5,000–6,000/user/month (annual subscription).
What Vault Professional provides:
- Version control for Inventor, AutoCAD and other engineering files
- Check-in / check-out workflow to prevent simultaneous edits
- Electronic change order and revision management
- BOM management linked to Inventor assemblies
- Role-based access control for different user types
- Integration with PDM/ERP systems (via API)
When you need Vault: Vault is essential for teams of 3 or more engineers sharing Inventor files. Without PDM, engineers working simultaneously on the same assembly create file conflicts, overwrite each other's work and lose revision history. Vault eliminates these issues.
For teams of 1-2 Inventor users, Autodesk Docs (included in the subscription) provides basic cloud file management without Vault's full PDM capabilities.
Inventor vs SolidWorks — Pricing Comparison for India
Indian mechanical engineering firms often compare Inventor and SolidWorks before purchasing. Pricing is a key factor.
Autodesk Inventor: ~₹17,500/user/month (annual subscription through Indian reseller)
SolidWorks: Pricing varies significantly depending on the edition:
- SolidWorks Standard: approximately ₹15,000–20,000/user/month
- SolidWorks Professional: approximately ₹25,000–30,000/user/month
- SolidWorks Premium: approximately ₹35,000–40,000/user/month
At the standard level, Inventor and SolidWorks are comparably priced. The PD&M Collection advantage becomes apparent when teams need CAM, data management and multiple design tools.
For teams already in the Autodesk ecosystem (AutoCAD users, Revit-connected firms), Inventor's integration with existing Autodesk tools is a significant operational advantage over SolidWorks.
Network Licensing for Manufacturing Teams
For manufacturing and engineering companies with multiple Inventor users, floating (network) licences offer usage flexibility:
How floating licences work with Inventor:
- A licence server (RLSA) is installed on the network
- Users check out a licence when launching Inventor
- Licences return to the pool when Inventor is closed
- Borrowing allows users to take a licence offline for remote work
This means a 10-seat floating pool can serve 12-14 engineers if not all are using Inventor simultaneously — a common scenario in project-based engineering firms.
Cloudfy Systems configures Autodesk's RLSA licence server for manufacturing clients requiring floating licence deployment.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between Nastran In-CAD and full Nastran? Nastran In-CAD is an embedded FEA tool inside Inventor — suitable for static linear stress analysis, modal analysis and thermal analysis on individual parts and small assemblies. Full Autodesk Nastran is a standalone advanced FEA package for complex non-linear, dynamic and composite analysis. Most mechanical design engineers need Nastran In-CAD; advanced stress analysts and aerospace engineers need full Nastran.
Does Inventor work with 3D printing in India? Yes. Inventor exports STL and 3MF files for 3D printing. It also includes basic generative design capabilities (through Fusion 360 integration via the PD&M Collection) for 3D-print optimised part geometries.
Can I share Inventor files with SolidWorks users? Through STEP or IGES interchange formats. Direct .ipt/.iam files are Inventor-specific. Cloudfy Systems can advise on interoperability workflows for firms working with both platforms.
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