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At a Glance
FeatureCAM
FeatureCAM
Star Rating
(14)3.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (42.9% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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PowerMill
PowerMill
Star Rating
(16)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (57.1% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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FeatureCAM vs PowerMill

  • Reviewers felt that PowerMill meets the needs of their business better than FeatureCAM.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that FeatureCAM is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of FeatureCAM over PowerMill.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
FeatureCAM
No pricing available
PowerMill
No pricing available
Free Trial
FeatureCAM
No trial information available
PowerMill
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
11
8.8
14
Ease of Use
9.2
11
8.0
14
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.1
9
7.9
13
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
11
6.7
14
Features by Category
Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM)Hide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
8.7
70
8.6
117
CAD to CAM
8.3
9
8.6
13
8.6
7
8.2
13
7.7
8
8.3
13
CNC Programming
8.8
8
8.9
14
8.8
7
8.6
14
9.2
8
8.7
14
Machining
8.3
8
8.5
12
8.8
8
8.9
12
9.5
7
8.6
12
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
FeatureCAM
FeatureCAM
PowerMill
PowerMill
FeatureCAM and PowerMill are categorized as Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM)
Unique Categories
FeatureCAM
FeatureCAM has no unique categories
PowerMill
PowerMill has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
FeatureCAM
FeatureCAM
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
42.9%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
28.6%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
28.6%
PowerMill
PowerMill
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
21.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
21.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
57.1%
Reviewers' Industry
FeatureCAM
FeatureCAM
Research
21.4%
Education Management
14.3%
Writing and Editing
7.1%
Semiconductors
7.1%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
7.1%
Other
42.9%
PowerMill
PowerMill
Research
35.7%
Higher Education
14.3%
Automotive
14.3%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
7.1%
Information Technology and Services
7.1%
Other
21.4%
Most Helpful Reviews
FeatureCAM
FeatureCAM
Most Helpful Favorable Review
BB
BERKAY B.
Verified User in Research

This program makes you to use your CNC machine efficiently. Codes are so sensitive. Using it is so easy. I wasn't even meet with any CAM programs before FeatureCAM and I learned so quickly. Interface is simple and brilliant.

Most Helpful Critical Review
James H.
JH
James H.
Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing

My 2010 version will not install into Windows 10 Home edition operating system. Any solution?

PowerMill
PowerMill
Most Helpful Favorable Review
TS
Turan S.
Verified User in Research

You don't need to change entire toolpath when you did a mistake or want to change. Also when you decided toolpath, UI shows how can you adapt the tool so you don't need to do whole process from the beginning. These two makes your process easier. No need to...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Automotive
GA
Verified User in Automotive

Comparing with other softwares such as Siemens NX, which includes all the CAD and CAM functions in the same software, Autodesk has split the CAD/CAM capabilities into two different softwares: PowerShape and PowerMill. This is sometimes quite uncomfortable...

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Discussions
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FeatureCAM Discussions
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