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Compare Altair OptiStruct and Ansys Mechanical 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (38.7% of reviews)
Mid-Market (34.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Altair OptiStruct
Star Rating
(32)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (38.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Altair OptiStructAnsys Mechanical
Star Rating
(87)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (34.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Ansys MechanicalAltair OptiStruct vs Ansys Mechanical
- Reviewers felt that Altair OptiStruct meets the needs of their business better than Ansys Mechanical.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Altair OptiStruct is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Ansys Mechanical over Altair OptiStruct.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Altair OptiStruct
No pricing availableAnsys Mechanical
No pricing availableFree Trial
Altair OptiStruct
No trial information availableAnsys Mechanical
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.0
24
8.9
64
Ease of Use
8.8
24
8.2
65
Ease of Setup
8.9
6
9.8
7
Ease of Admin
8.1
6
Not enough data
Quality of Support
9.4
22
8.4
59
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
6
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.5
23
8.8
59
Features by Category
Design
8.2
17
8.2
24
8.6
17
7.3
22
9.0
17
8.3
23
8.1
13
7.0
22
Tools
8.0
15
8.6
22
9.2
23
9.6
24
8.7
15
9.2
24
Work
8.2
14
8.3
20
8.6
14
8.8
18
9.2
16
9.2
21
8.6
11
8.0
23
8.1
14
8.9
19
Environment
8.3
16
8.5
23
8.3
18
8.6
23
8.8
15
9.0
23
8.9
17
8.9
24
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Altair OptiStruct and Ansys Mechanical are categorized as Simulation & CAE
Unique Categories
Altair OptiStruct has no unique categories
Ansys Mechanical has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Altair OptiStruct
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Ansys Mechanical
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Automotive
38.7%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
9.7%
Aviation & Aerospace
9.7%
Information Technology and Services
6.5%
Computer Software
6.5%
Other
29.0%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
21.7%
Automotive
16.9%
Higher Education
8.4%
Design
8.4%
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
6.0%
Other
38.6%
Alternatives
Discussions
Inertia relief analysis of same model was performed using Optistruct and Nastran, Result of Optistruct was showing very high stresses to that of Nastran. Why is it so?
1 Comment
CB
OptiStruct solves both linear and nonlinear problems using an enhanced proprietary version of NASTRAN. We’d need to see the model to troubleshoot your issue.Read more
Can i do the kinematics & dynamic analysis of rigid body (Mechanism ) along with the FEA analysis
1 Comment
CB
Yes, OptiStruct is fully integrated with MotionSolve, Altair’s motion analysis solver, supporting both rigid and flex bodies FE analyses. See...Read more
Altair OptiStruct has no more discussions with answers
What is Ansys Mechanical Apdl?
1 Comment
MC
Ansys Mechanical APDL is a complex tool for advanced users and its bit complicated as compared to Ansys Mechanical workbench. Read more
How much is Ansys mechanical?
1 Comment
AP
ANSYS mechanical is very popular software in the CAE field which allows us to find the stresses and strengths of any structures within a very small amount of...Read more
Ansys Mechanical has no more discussions with answers
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