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What is Simulation Software?
Simulation software is a type of software that utilizes mathematical algorithms to replicate real-life scenarios. This allows for the testing and analysis of various systems, processes, and strategies. Many industries, such as aviation and engineering, use simulation software to predict performance outcomes and identify potential issues before implementing them in the real world. These programs are designed to accurately mimic the behavior of complex systems and provide visual representations of data for easier interpretation. They can be used for educational purposes or as tools for decision-making in business settings. Compare and read user reviews of the best Simulation software currently available using the table below. This list is updated regularly.
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Innoslate
SPEC Innovations
Advanced Simulation for Smarter Decision-Making Innoslate offers a cutting-edge simulation capability that enables organizations to easily model, analyze, and optimize complex systems, processes, and workflows. Whether validating system behavior, identifying bottlenecks, or exploring "what-if" scenarios, Innoslate delivers the insights needed to make smarter, data-driven decisions. End-to-End Process Simulation: Visualize and simulate workflows, operations, and system interactions to predict outcomes and identify areas for improvement. Discrete Event and Monte Carlo Simulations: Perform detailed system performance analyses under varying conditions, accounting for uncertainties and variability. Traceability with Requirements and Models: Link simulations directly to system requirements and models to maintain traceability and ensure alignment with project goals. AI-Assisted Optimization: Leverage AI to refine simulations, uncover hidden inefficiencies, and enhance system performance. -
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Azore CFD
Azore CFD
AzoreCFD has been a trusted, cutting-edge software tool since 2007. Azore focuses on analysis, design, engineering, and on obtaining precise, and quick results. Customers use Azore for applications that include: industrial flows, aerodynamics, thermal mixing, conjugate heat transfer, gas species mixing, heating and cooling systems, external flows, and more. Azore can be used to simulate essentially any steady-state or transient fluid flow model, including problems that involve conjugate heat transfer and special transport. With flexible pre/post processing, Azore allows for arbitrary polyhedral mesh topology with several import formats supported. Built-in post-processing capabilities includes: scalar fields, pathlines, animations, residual reports, vector fields, ISO-surfaces, force & movement reports, and export for external post-processing. -
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UberCloud
Simr (formerly UberCloud)
Simr (formerly UberCloud) is a cutting-edge platform for Simulation Operations Automation (SimOps). It streamlines and automates complex simulation workflows, enhancing productivity and collaboration. Leveraging cloud-based infrastructure, Simr offers scalable, cost-effective solutions for industries like automotive, aerospace, and electronics. Trusted by leading global companies, Simr empowers engineers to innovate efficiently and effectively. Simr supports a variety of CFD, FEA and other CAE software including Ansys, COMSOL, Abaqus, CST, STAR-CCM+, MATLAB, Lumerical and more. Simr automates every major cloud including Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, and Google GCP. -
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OrCAD X
Cadence Design Systems
OrCAD® X is a unified PCB design software platform that offers significant improvements in ease of use, performance, automation, data management, and collaboration. Our cloud-enabled product suite contains applications for schematic, simulation, and PCB layout. OrCAD X Capture is one of the most widely used schematic design solutions for the creation and documentation of electrical circuits. PSpice® is our virtual SPICE simulation environment integrated within Capture that allows you to prototype your designs using the industry-leading, native analog, mixed-signal, and advanced analysis engines to deliver a complete circuit simulation and verification solution. Our two PCB layout environments, OrCAD X PCB Editor and OrCAD X Presto, allow designers to easily collaborate between ECAD/MCAD teams and build better PCBs faster. OrCAD X Presto is a new user-friendly option offering a simpler interface for quick-turn PCB design.Starting Price: $107 USD/month -
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SprutCAM X
SprutCAM Tech
SprutCAM X is CAD/CAM software featuring a streamlined workflow and comprehensive functionality. Compatible with any CNC machine: 3/4 and 5 axis Mill, Lathe, Mill-turn, Swiss, MTM, EDM. Toolpath calculation is performed taking into account full machine kinematics and limitations including collision avoidance and axis limits control. A single environment for the offline programming (OLP) of industrial robots. An efficient robot machining solution for the rapid creation of complex collision-free 3D movements in native 6 or more axes code (5 to 6 axis transformations are not required). The SprutCAM team has been working on CAM software development since 1987. During this long period we have gained extensive experience and expertise in computer-aided manufacturing. Our team consists of experts and practitioners in the technologies required to power the tools to make CNC programming easier, faster, and more effective for our customers. -
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DC-E DigitalClone for Engineering
Sentient Science Corporation
DigitalClone® for Engineering is the world's only gearbox reliability prediction solution integrating multiple scales of analysis in a single software package. In addition to modeling and analysis capabilities at the gearbox and gear/bearing levels, DC-E is the only solution available that models fatigue life based on detailed, physics-based models of the material microstructure (US Patent 10474772B2). DC-E enables construction of a gearbox digital twin with high value across all stages of the lifecycle of the physical asset - from design and manufacturing optimization to component supplier selection to failure root cause analysis to condition-based maintenance and to prognostics. This computational environment drives down the time and cost to bring new designs to the market and to sustain them over time.Starting Price: Upon request -
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MIMIC Simulator
Gambit Communications
MIMIC Simulator creates a real world lab environment, with 100,000 devices, at a fraction of the cost of physical equipment. It provides an interactive hands-on lab for quality assurance, development, sales presentation, evaluation, deployment and training of enterprise management applications. Users create a customizable virtual environment populated with simulated IoT sensors and gateways, routers, hubs, switches, WiFi/WiMAX/LTE devices, probes, cable modems, servers and workstations. MIMIC Web Simulator creates a virtual lab with hundreds of simulated web servers. It allows you to easily develop and test. A Powerful Network Environment Simulator. For scalable, extensible and configurable testing, demo and development tools. -
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MATLAB
The MathWorks
MATLAB® combines a desktop environment tuned for iterative analysis and design processes with a programming language that expresses matrix and array mathematics directly. It includes the Live Editor for creating scripts that combine code, output, and formatted text in an executable notebook. MATLAB toolboxes are professionally developed, rigorously tested, and fully documented. MATLAB apps let you see how different algorithms work with your data. Iterate until you’ve got the results you want, then automatically generate a MATLAB program to reproduce or automate your work. Scale your analyses to run on clusters, GPUs, and clouds with only minor code changes. There’s no need to rewrite your code or learn big data programming and out-of-memory techniques. Automatically convert MATLAB algorithms to C/C++, HDL, and CUDA code to run on your embedded processor or FPGA/ASIC. MATLAB works with Simulink to support Model-Based Design. -
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iGrafx Process360 Live
iGrafx
iGrafx enables true business transformation by helping organizations continuously improve their processes. An integrated intelligence platform is critical for achieving continuous process improvement. Today’s complex processes involve multiple departments, systems, and stakeholders, making it hard to understand the entire process ecosystem. Without a holistic view, it can be difficult to assess what’s actually going wrong and which potential solutions are most effective. Unlock the power of process intelligence with the Process360 Live platform, bringing together process mining, design and simulation. Streamline processes, identify bottlenecks, and optimize workflows to get more done and create higher quality products with the same amount of resources. Keep volume, pace and quality stable while decreasing financial investment through process optimization and improved resource allocation. -
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Maya
Autodesk
Create expansive worlds, complex characters, and dazzling effects. Bring believable characters to life with engaging animation tools. Shape 3D objects and scenes with intuitive modeling tools in Maya® software. Create realistic effects—from explosions to cloth simulation. A new visual programming environment using dynamic solvers enables you to create blockbuster-worthy effects quickly. Build custom graphs using the Bifrost Graph Editor. Create stunning effects—from snow and sand to dust storms and explosions—with ready-to-use graphs. Render your most complex projects with Arnold. Arnold is built to manage complex characters, scenery, and lighting challenges. Arnold is integrated with Maya, so you can see high-quality previews and iterate changes quickly. Save time with Arnold’s artist-friendly UI and simple, intuitive controls. -
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SimScale
SimScale
SimScale is a cloud-based web application that plays a key part in simulation software for many kinds of industries. The platform allows the use of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Finite Element Analysis (FEA), and Thermal Simulation. It also offers 3D simulation, continuous modeling, and motion & dynamic modeling. -
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Samadii Multiphysics
Metariver Technology Co.,Ltd
Metariver Technology Co., Ltd. is developing innovative and creative computer-aided engineering (CAE) analysis S/W based on the latest HPC technology and S/W technology including CUDA technology. We will change the paradigm of CAE technology by applying particle-based CAE technology and high-speed computation technology using GPUs to CAE analysis software. Here is an introduction to our products. 1. Samadii-DEM (the discrete element method): works with the discrete element method and solid particles. 2. Samadii-SCIV (Statistical Contact In Vacuum): working with high vacuum system gas-flow simulation. Using Monte Carlo simulation. 3. Samadii-EM (Electromagnetics): For full-field interpretation 4. Samadii-Plasma: Plasma simulation for Analysis of ion and electron behavior in an electromagnetic field. 5. Vampire (Virtual Additive Manufacturing System): Specializes in transient heat transfer analysis. additive manufacturing and 3D printing simulation software -
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AnyLogic
The AnyLogic Company
AnyLogic is the standard in multimethod modeling technology, delivering increased efficiency and less risk when tackling complex business challenges. The unmatched flexibility found in AnyLogic allows users to capture the complexity of virtually any system, at any level of detail, and gain a deeper insight into the interdependent processes inside and around an organization. AnyLogic has a GSA Contract schedule #47QTCA18D007Q. Government agencies of the USA may purchase through GSA Advantage. -
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Solid Edge
Siemens
Solid Edge is a portfolio of affordable, easy to deploy, maintain, and use software tools that advance all aspects of the product development process – mechanical and electrical design, simulation, manufacturing, technical documentation, data management, and cloud-based collaboration. Developed on Siemens industry leading technologies, Solid Edge provides the most innovative and comprehensive approach to product development for the mainstream market.Starting Price: $75/month/user -
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Vensim
Ventana Systems
Vensim® is the software of choice for thousands of analysts, consultants, and researchers worldwide for building high-quality simulation models in business, scientific, environmental, and social systems. Vensim integrates into one environment a powerful suite of tools for developing, testing, interpreting, and distributing models. These tools include cause-and-effect diagramming, graphical and textual model construction, easy reproduction of model structure using subscripts (arrays), Monte Carlo sensitivity analysis, optimization, data handling, and application interfaces. Further features enable advanced model resolution and fidelity. Vensim includes patented techniques to aid error detection, error prevention, and rapid comprehension of complex results.Starting Price: $50 per month -
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FEATool Multiphysics
Precise Simulation
FEATool Multiphysics - "Physics Simulation Made Easy" - a fully integrated physics, FEA, and CFD simulation toolbox. FEATool Multiphysics is a fully integrated simulation platform with a unified interface for several Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) multi-physics solvers, such as OpenFOAM, SU2 Code, and FEniCS. This uniquely allows for modeling coupled physics phenomena such as found in fluid flow, heat transfer, structural, electromagnetics, acoustics, and chemical engineering applications, within a single user-friendly interface. With these capabilities, FEATool Multiphysics has become trusted tool by engineers and researchers worldwide to accelerate innovation and quickly achieve results in the energy, automotive, semi-conductor, and process industries. -
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Arena
Rockwell Automation
Take the guesswork out of your decision making. Move confidently forward using Arena software. Simulation software is the creation of a digital twin using historical data and vetted against your system’s actual results. Arena™ Simulation Software uses the discrete event method for most simulation efforts, but you will see in using the tool that we cover areas in flow and agent-based modeling as well. Evaluate potential alternatives to determine the best approach to optimizing performance. Understand system performance based on key metrics such as costs, throughput, cycle times, equipment utilization and resource availability. Reduce risk through rigorous simulation and testing of process changes before committing significant capital or resource expenditures. Determine the impact of uncertainty and variability on system performance. Run "what-if" scenarios to evaluate proposed process changes. -
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ExtendSim
Imagine That
ExtendSim consists of a full range of tools for any type of simulation. No matter how you want to use ExtendSim, building models, running models, analysis, etc., there is a package that will fit your needs. There are ExtendSim products for building, experimenting with, and analyzing models, Model Developer Editions, and more specialized packages designed strictly for running models, analyzing models, or for use as a learning tool. Figure out which package might work best for you based on how you intend to use ExtendSim by visiting User Types. Create, use, and interactively run models, build custom interfaces and components, exchange data with and be controlled by other applications. Each Model Developer Edition (MDE) of ExtendSim has the same core set of capabilities. In them you can create and build models and interfaces, change values and settings, run simulations and animations, perform experiments, do analysis and optimization, save and export results. -
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COMSOL Multiphysics
Comsol Group
Simulate real-world designs, devices, and processes with multiphysics software from COMSOL. General-purpose simulation software based on advanced numerical methods. Fully coupled multiphysics and single-physics modeling capabilities. Complete modeling workflow, from geometry to postprocessing. User-friendly tools for building and deploying simulation apps. The COMSOL Multiphysics® software brings a user interface and experience that is always the same, regardless of engineering application and physics phenomena. Add-on modules provide specialized functionality for electromagnetics, structural mechanics, acoustics, fluid flow, heat transfer, and chemical engineering. Choose from a list of LiveLink™ products to interface directly with CAD and other third-party software. Deploy simulation applications with COMSOL Compiler™ and COMSOL Server™. Create physics-based models and simulation applications with this software platform. -
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Simcenter Amesim
Siemens
Simcenter Amesim is a leading integrated, scalable mechatronic system simulation platform that allows design engineers to virtually assess and optimize the systems’ performance. This will boost overall systems engineering productivity from the early development stages until the final performance validation and controls calibration. It allows its users to focus on engineering, deliver accurate and actionable results, develop scalable models supporting the entire development cycle, improve collaboration and integrate system performance with other engineering disciplines. Simcenter Amesim is part of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio, the comprehensive and integrated portfolio of software and services from Siemens Digital Industries Software. -
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Simul8
Simul8 Corporation
Decision making happens every day, at every level, in every business. Make your best decisions, every time - and deliver serious impact fast - with Simul8. Simulation software so intuitive, fast and effective youll use it every day. Base decisions on truth, not hunches. Understand and maximize flow. Reveal and inspire new ways to operate. Forecast and plan with confidence. Challenge the status quo. It's all possible with Simul8. Whatever your priorities and ambitions, Simul8 is designed to rapidly unlock significant value and drive a serious, positive impact across your organization from day one. From decisions that save millions, to saving lives, organizations in every industry are driving transformative changes with Simul8. We’re proud to support and celebrate world-changers — people and organizations who are using simulation to make a real impact on social, health and environmental issues.Starting Price: $250 per user per month -
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ProcessModel
ProcessModel
ProcessModel is a simulation software designed to map and analyze complex processes, systems, and workflows. It is widely used in various industries, including manufacturing, healthcare, logistics, finance, and many others. It has an intuitive, and easy-to-use interface. Users can create process flow diagrams by simply dragging and dropping objects onto the canvas. ProcessModel has a powerful simulation engine that allows users to model and simulate complex processes in a virtual environment. The simulation engine can simulate both discrete and continuous processes and can be used to model both simple and complex systems. ProcessModel can optimize the process by finding the best combination of parameters to achieve specific goals. This allows users to identify the most cost-effective and efficient process designs. Scenario analysis is another useful feature that allows users to simulate multiple scenarios and compare the results to identify the most effective solution.Starting Price: $1,656 / Year / User -
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Simile
Simulistics
Simulistics develops and distributes Simile, modelling and simulation software for complex dynamic systems in the earth, environmental and life sciences. We use unique logic-based declarative modelling technology to represent the interactions in these systems in a clearly structured, visually intuitive way. Using Simile makes modelling a more productive task for scientific investigators. Models can be prepared more quickly, shared more easily and maintained more efficiently. Object-based representation, for handling disaggregation and individual-based modelling. Auto-generated C++ model code, for fast execution. Plug-and-play modules, supporting modular modelling, any part of a model can be extracted and used separately. Plug-in displays, allowing you to create graphics specific to your field. Declarative model representation, making it easy to manipulate the model in complex ways.Starting Price: $300.00/one-time/user -
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Autodesk Fusion 360
Autodesk
Fusion 360 unifies design, engineering, electronics, and manufacturing into a single software platform. Get integrated CAD, CAM, CAE & PCB on a single development platform. Also includes EAGLE Premium, HSMWorks, Team Participant, and access to consumptive services, such as generative design, cloud simulation, and cloud rendering. Engineer products with a comprehensive set of modeling tools. Ensure form, fit, and function of your products with various analysis methods. Create and edit sketches with sketch constraints, dimensions, and a powerful suite of sketch tools. Edit or repair imported geometry from non-native file formats. Make design changes without worrying about time-based features. Create and edit complex parametric surfaces for repairing, patching or designing geometry. Create history-based features, including extrude, revolve, loft, sweep, etc., that update with design changes.Starting Price: $495 per year -
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Sim3D
Emulate3D
Sim3D is a desktop-based high-performance system simulation software. It provides a common representation of the project state, reduces project-associated risks investment, and produces statistical results. Sim3D helps create model layouts with drag and drop catalog components, import a variety of CAD formats to enhance the models and incorporate CAD to create company-specific catalogs.Starting Price: $5000.00/one-time/user -
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Simcad Pro
CreateASoft, Inc.
Simcad Pro lets you visualize, analyze and optimize process flow systems in an interactive 2D/3D simulation modeling environment. Plan, optimize, and re-arrange processes and procedures while optimizing layouts, facility improvement, automation and scheduling. Simcad Pro integrates live and historical data to provide the most effective simulation tool on the market. Applications in multiple industries including manufacturing, automation, logistics, distribution warehouse, food and beverage, services, and more. Multi-Threaded - 64 bit Engine. On-the-fly simulation - Make real-time changes to the model while the simulation is running. Animate the model in 2D, 3D and VR with Ray Tracing, light effect, and shadows. Singular model building environment. Smart, Spatially Aware Agents, Sub-Flows, Collision Avoidance and Real-Time Connectivity. Spaghetti Diagrams, Congestion Analysis, Heat Maps, Efficiency and OEE. Extensive reporting and analysis tools. Scenario Analyzer.Starting Price: $4950.00/one-time/user -
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Simulink
MathWorks
Design and simulate your system in Simulink before moving to hardware. Explore and implement designs that you wouldn’t otherwise consider – without having to write C, C++, or HDL code. Explore a wide design space by modeling the system under test and the physical plant. Your entire team can use one multi-domain environment to simulate how all parts of the system behave. Package and share your simulations with collaborators, suppliers, and clients. Reduce expensive prototypes by testing your system under conditions that are otherwise too risky or time-consuming to consider. Validate your design with hardware-in-the-loop testing and rapid prototyping. Maintain traceability from requirements to design to code. Instead of writing thousands of lines of code by hand, automatically generate production-quality C and HDL code that behaves the same way as the model you created in Simulink. Then deploy it directly onto your embedded processor or FPGA/ASIC.Starting Price: $860 per year -
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RoboDK
RoboDK
RoboDK is a powerful and cost-effective simulator for industrial robots and robot programming. RoboDK simulation software allows you to get the most out of your robot. No programming skills are required with RoboDK's intuitive interface. You can easily program any robot offline with just a few clicks. RoboDK has an extensive library with over 500 robot arms. The advantage of using RoboDK's simulation and offline programming tools is that it allows you to program robots outside the production environment. With RoboDK you can program robots directly from your computer and eliminate production downtime caused by shop floor programming. Use your robot arm like a 5-axis milling machine (CNC) or a 3D printer. Simulate and convert NC programs to robot programs (G-code or APT-CLS files). RoboDK will automatically optimize the robot path, avoiding singularities, axis limits and collisions. Simulation and Offline Programming of industrial robots has never been easier.Starting Price: €145 -
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OnScale Solve
OnScale
OnScale is the first Cloud Engineering Simulation platform. It combines powerful multiphysics solver technology with the limitless compute power of cloud supercomputers. With OnScale, engineers can run massive numbers of full 3D multiphysics simulations in parallel to create true Digital Prototypes digital representations of physical high-tech devices that capture the complete behavior of a device over its operating envelope. With OnScale Solve we want to provide you with an awesome Cloud Engineering Simulation experience that’s easy, powerful, and gets the job done. OnScale Solve is built to run on public and private cloud supercomputers and includes a functional web-based UI, an API to efficiently integrate into any design workflow, scripting languages to fully customize engineering simulations, and plugins to enhance its modeling capabilities. OnScale Solve gives engineers the simulation capability necessary to synthetically generate data to train sophisticated AI/ML algorithms.Starting Price: $4 -
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Predator Software
Predator Software
Since 1994, Predator Software focuses on automating manufacturers worldwide with innovative and award-winning software applications. Predator Software is an industry leader in Industry 4.0, lean manufacturing, industrial networking solutions and automation via shop floor control or SFC. Predator's SFC technologies include CNC networking, machine monitoring, OEE, production data management, data collection, machine simulation & verification, tool & gage crib management, traveler management, CNC post processing, flexible manufacturing systems and robotic cell control software.Starting Price: $250