Solid Edge is a mid range parametric CAD program very like Solid Works. So much so - you might ask why? Its because they share the same kernel.
There are twice as many Solid Works users than Solid Edge users, the last figures I saw were 12% for SW and 6% for SE. Why is it so? It seems to me that Solid Works does a better job of marketing.
Has anyone actually compared both?
As for which came first, SW rents the kernel from EDS the owner of SE.