Who Uses SimScale?
SimScale is an integral part of the design validation process of thousands of successful companies worldwide across industries such as AEC, HVAC, electronics, automotive, industrial equipment, etc.
What Is SimScale?
Based in Munich and Boston, SimScale is the world's first production-ready SaaS app for engineering simulation. By providing instant access to computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and finite element analysis (FEA) to 200,000 users worldwide, SimScale has moved high-fidelity physics simulation technology from a complex and cost-prohibitive desktop application to a user-friendly web application, available with a yearly subscription. No special hardware, installation or maintenance required.
SimScale Details
SimScale
https://simscale.com/_en/?
Founded 2012
SimScale pricing overview
SimScale has a free version and offers a free trial.
Pricing Details
FREE trial available Price provided on demand Additional costs include SimScale Professional Training, Proof of Concept, SimScale Coaching and extra Core Hours.
Free Version
Yes
Free Trial
Yes
SimScale deployment and support
Support
- Email/Help Desk
- FAQs/Forum
- Knowledge Base
- Phone Support
- Chat
Deployment
- Cloud, SaaS, Web-based
- Mac (Desktop)
- Windows (Desktop)
- Linux (Desktop)
Training
- Live Online
- Webinars
- Documentation
- Videos
SimScale Features
3D CAD Software
- 2D Drawing
- API
- Activity Dashboard
- Animation
- Annotations
- Bill of Materials Management
- Collaboration Tools
- Compliance Management
- Component Library
- Configurable Workflow
- Configuration Management
- Content Library
- Custom Development
- Customisable Branding
- Customisable Templates
- Data Capture and Transfer
- Data Import/Export
- Data Storage Management
- Data Synchronisation
- Data Visualisation
- Design Management
- Document Generation
- Document Management
- Document Storage
- Drag & Drop
- File Management
- File Transfer
- For 3D Printing
- For Architects
- For Manufacturers
- Image Editing
- Modeling & Simulation
- Multiple Format Support
- Multiple Projects
- Predictive Analytics
- Process Control
- Projections
- Real Time Comparisons
- Real-time Updates
- Reference Management
- Reporting & Statistics
- Reporting/Analytics
- Rules-Based Workflow
- Secure Data Storage
- Template Management
- Third Party Integrations
- Version Control
- Visual Analytics
- Visual Discovery
- Workflow Management
BIM Software
- 2D Drawing
- 3D Imaging
- API
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Accounting Integration
- Activity Dashboard
- Activity Tracking
- Audit Trail
- Bid Management
- Change Management
- Collaboration Tools
- Conflict Tracking
- Contract/License Management
- Cost Estimating
- Customisable Templates
- Data Import/Export
- Data Visualisation
- Design Management
- Design Modeling
- Document Management
- Document Review
- Document Storage
- Estimating
- For Facility Management
- Issue Management
- Issue Tracking
- Job Costing
- Mobile Access
- Offline Access
- Project Accounting
- Project Estimating
- Project Management
- Project Planning
- Project Tracking
- Projections
- Real Time Notifications
- Real-time Updates
- Reporting & Statistics
- Role-Based Permissions
- SSL Security
- Scheduling
- Search/Filter
- Secure Data Storage
- Status Tracking
- Subcontractor Management
- Task Management
- Task Scheduling
- Third Party Integrations
- Version Control
- Workflow Management
Engineering CAD Software
- 2D Drawing
- 3D Imaging
- API
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Activity Dashboard
- Assessment Management
- Bills of Material
- CAD Tools
- Change Management
- Chemical Management
- Civil
- Collaboration Tools
- Compliance Management
- Configurable Workflow
- Configuration Management
- Content Library
- Custom Development
- Customisable Templates
- Customizable Fields
- Data Capture and Transfer
- Data Import/Export
- Data Visualisation
- Design Analysis
- Design Management
- Document Generation
- Document Management
- Document Storage
- Electrical
- File Management
- File Transfer
- Historical Reporting
- Manufacturing Design Data
- Mechanical
- Mechatronics
- Planning Tools
- Presentation Tools
- Process Control
- Product Data Management
- Project Management
- Project Templates
- Projections
- Reporting & Statistics
- Reporting/Analytics
- Requirements Management
- Role-Based Permissions
- Summary Reports
- Template Management
- Third Party Integrations
- Version Control
- Visual Analytics
Manufacturing Software
- API
- Accounting
- Accounting Integration
- Activity Dashboard
- Activity Tracking
- Barcode / Ticket Scanning
- Bills of Material
- Compliance Management
- Customisable Reports
- Customizable Fields
- Data Import/Export
- Distribution Management
- Document Management
- ERP
- Financial Management
- Forecasting
- Inventory Management
- Inventory Tracking
- MES
- Maintenance Management
- Material Requirements Planning
- Monitoring
- Multi-Currency
- Multi-Location
- Order Management
- Planning Tools
- Production Management
- Production Scheduling
- Production Tracking
- Project Management
- Projections
- Purchase Order Management
- Quality Control
- Quality Management
- Quotes/Estimates
- Real Time Analytics
- Real Time Data
- Real Time Reporting
- Reporting & Statistics
- Reporting/Analytics
- Safety Management
- Sales Orders
- Shipping Management
- Supplier Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Third Party Integrations
- Traceability
- Warehouse Management
- Work Order Management
- Workflow Management
Simulation Software
- 3D Imaging
- API
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Activity Dashboard
- Ad hoc Analysis
- Agent-Based Modeling
- Change Management
- Compliance Management
- Configurable Workflow
- Content Library
- Continuous Modeling
- Customisable Reports
- Customization
- Data Import/Export
- Data Verification
- Data Visualisation
- Design Analysis
- Design Management
- Direct Manipulation
- Discrete Event Modeling
- Document Management
- Drag & Drop
- Dynamic Modeling
- File Management
- Graphical Data Presentation
- Graphical Workflow Editor
- Industry Specific Database
- Mathematical Modeling
- Monte Carlo Simulation
- Motion Modeling
- Performance Management
- Policy Management
- Predictive Analytics
- Presentation Tools
- Process Control
- Product Data Management
- Project Workflow
- Projections
- Real Time Data
- Real Time Monitoring
- Reporting & Statistics
- Reporting/Analytics
- Rules-Based Workflow
- Scenario Planning
- Stochastic Modeling
- Third Party Integrations
- Turbulence Modeling
- Version Control
- Visual Analytics
- Workflow Management
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SimScale Reviews
Read all reviewsOverall rating
Average score
Paras G.
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Overall Rating5 /5
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Ease of Use5 /5
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Features & Functionality5 /5
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Customer Support5 /5
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Value for Money5 /5
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Likelihood to Recommend
- Reviewer Source
- Reviewed on 27/07/2019
"Detailed & Easy"
Pros: I am an OpenFOAM user and I like the freedom it gives the user to play with the parameters. SimScale offers the same level of freedom but with an interface that's simple and effortless to handle. Since it is cloud-based there isn't any need to download it and even the free version provides a lot of computing hours.
Cons: I am still exploring the software and have enjoyed every bit of it. I would appreciate if the tutorials emphasize more on the values used while mesh refining as well as Numerics and Simulation Control.
- Reviewer Source
- Reviewed on 27/07/2019
Michael H.
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Overall Rating5 /5
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Ease of Use5 /5
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Features & Functionality5 /5
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Customer SupportUnrated
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Value for MoneyUnrated
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Likelihood to Recommend
- Reviewer Source
- Reviewed on 26/07/2019
"Easy to learn, even without previous FEA experience"
Comments: I am an electrical engineer by training and don't routinely use FEA software in my current role. However, I had a problem that needed solving, no access to any other FEA packages, so I found SimScale. I probably won't be able to justify a fully licensed version, but the learning opportunity alone on the trial version is well worth your time investment. The ease of use and how quickly I was able to run a basic simulation was amazing. Even importing geometry was easy. Also very helpful is the ability to see how your solution is converging (or not). With that data you can make assessments about time step, mesh resolution, etc. It makes striking a balance between accuracy and computational intensity much easier to judge.
Pros: The online tutorials made this software very easy to gain a basic proficiency very quickly. The menu layout makes it easy to set simulation parameters and reduces the chance of missing something that will negatively impact the accuracy of your simulation.
Cons: So far I've found nothing that I don't like.
- Reviewer Source
- Reviewed on 26/07/2019
Mark H.
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Overall Rating2 /5
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Ease of Use4 /5
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Features & Functionality2 /5
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Customer Support2 /5
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Value for Money4 /5
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Likelihood to Recommend
- Reviewer Source
- Reviewed on 10/07/2017
"CFD + Customer Service need work"
Pros:
Speed
Ease of use/understanding
Complete control; SimScale has built-in options that allows more advanced users better control
Customer support responds quickly
Cons: I worked on a project evaluating SimScale for use in a professional setting and the software was unable to provide accurate results for a simple CFD simulation that I worked on with customer support for quite some time. They were responsive, but seemingly unable to find any issue with my solution that would only converge with unreliable results, if at all. Soon, they stopped responding. It just looks like the implementation of OpenFoam for CFD and the support staff are not at the level they need to be for SimScale to work for us right now. Hopefully things will improve in the future!
Vendor Response
by SimScale on 17/07/2017
Dear Mark,
Thanks a lot for your feedback! I am sorry to hear that you didn¿t have a positive support experience. We treat the success of our customers as our success. So we aim at answering all user questions with effective solutions that help them get the job done faster. It seems like we didn¿t achieve that in your case. After a review of the support logs, it looks like this is what happened: Our support team answered via the live chat but you were already offline. Then the automatic follow-up email that is sent in case a user doesn¿t read the chat message wasn't sent out. This is currently being investigated to ensure it doesn¿t happen in the future.
In case you¿re willing to give SimScale a second chance, our support team would love to help you be successful with your next CFD project. If there is anything in addition we can do to help remedy your experience, feel free to reach out to me directly.
All the best,
David Heiny
Managing Director and Co-Founder of SimScale
- Reviewer Source
- Reviewed on 10/07/2017
-doron -.
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Overall Rating5 /5
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Ease of Use5 /5
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Features & Functionality5 /5
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Customer Support5 /5
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Value for Money5 /5
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Likelihood to Recommend
- Reviewer Source
- Reviewed on 12/02/2021
"surely recommend SimScale"
Comments:
I guess the above says it all.
Excellent CFD tool. Perfect support in both - knowledge, patience and response time!!
Pros: SimScale covers several applications for CFD analysis. My office is doing analysis and design for structures in the widest form. We do structures in Civil Engineering, Aeronautics, industrial equipment of all types. SimScale seems to fit any application within this list! The LBM option for wind pressure distribution on high rise. The PWC - an automated solution for wind comfort. The incompressible for airfoils etc. The multi-phase for liquid-air interaction. and probably a lot is yet to come.....
Cons:
1. Show the CFL criteria plotted while running.
2. Enable video screen capture! now using 3rd party app.
- Reviewer Source
- Reviewed on 12/02/2021
John W.
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Overall Rating5 /5
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Ease of Use5 /5
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Features & Functionality5 /5
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Customer Support5 /5
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Value for Money5 /5
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Likelihood to Recommend
- Reviewer Source
- Reviewed on 27/07/2019
"Simple to use"
Comments: We needed a CFD solution that came with great support for the casual user. We only use it a few times a year, but it gives us great results. This helps us to have confidence our designs will perform as desired.
Pros: For a company that does not have a full time simulation staff person this is perfect. Easy to learn and support is #1.
Cons: Nothing. This software is great. When I get interns and they need to simulate something I just link them up with SimScale. The support people at SimScale are great and help on board my staff.
- Reviewer Source
- Reviewed on 27/07/2019
