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At a Glance
Ansys Fluent
Ansys Fluent
Star Rating
(119)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (39.5% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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PSCAD
PSCAD
Star Rating
(26)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (47.6% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about PSCAD

Ansys Fluent vs PSCAD

  • Reviewers felt that PSCAD meets the needs of their business better than Ansys Fluent.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that PSCAD is the preferred option.
  • When assessing product direction, Ansys Fluent and PSCAD received similar ratings from our reviewers.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Ansys Fluent
No pricing available
PSCAD
No pricing available
Free Trial
Ansys Fluent
Free Trial is available
PSCAD
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
88
9.0
18
Ease of Use
8.0
88
8.3
18
Ease of Setup
8.4
21
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.2
18
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.5
85
8.8
19
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
17
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
87
8.8
19
Features by Category
7.8
66
7.4
11
Design
7.8
59
Not enough data
7.5
59
8.8
8
7.5
60
9.0
7
7.6
58
8.0
5
Tools
8.9
60
Not enough data
8.2
60
4.0
5
7.7
54
5.7
5
Work
7.5
53
8.3
5
8.1
53
8.3
6
8.0
53
Not enough data
7.2
49
Not enough data
8.0
52
Not enough data
Environment
7.2
49
7.3
5
8.0
53
6.9
6
7.2
52
7.8
6
7.9
56
7.5
6
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Ansys Fluent
Ansys Fluent
PSCAD
PSCAD
Ansys Fluent and PSCAD are categorized as Simulation & CAE
Unique Categories
Ansys Fluent
Ansys Fluent has no unique categories
PSCAD
PSCAD has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Ansys Fluent
Ansys Fluent
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
39.5%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
32.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
28.1%
PSCAD
PSCAD
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
47.6%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
14.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
38.1%
Reviewers' Industry
Ansys Fluent
Ansys Fluent
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
20.2%
Aviation & Aerospace
10.5%
Design
7.9%
Education Management
7.0%
Automotive
7.0%
Other
47.4%
PSCAD
PSCAD
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
33.3%
Higher Education
23.8%
Research
9.5%
Renewables & Environment
9.5%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
9.5%
Other
14.3%
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Ansys Fluent
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PSCAD
PSCAD Alternatives
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Inventor
Inventor
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Discussions
Ansys Fluent
Ansys Fluent Discussions
What is Ansys Fluent used for?
2 Comments
Gobiha D.
GD
Modeling and simulating mechanical systemsRead more
Does Ansys student have fluent?
1 Comment
Vimal G.
VG
Yes, but has limited capability compare to the professional version.Read more
Which is the best CFD software?
1 Comment
Sachin K.
SK
Ansys FluentRead more
PSCAD
PSCAD Discussions
What is the best way to compare two waveforms?
1 Comment
Nuwan Madushanka H.
NH
In my opinion, you can export the waveform data to a spreadsheet as a CSV file and then use some kind of graphing tool to plot the saved data. Any shifts...Read more
Monty the Mongoose crying
PSCAD has no more discussions with answers