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At a Glance
Ansys Mechanical
Ansys Mechanical
Star Rating
(86)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (35.4% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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SolidWorks Simulation
SolidWorks Simulation
Star Rating
(58)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (49.1% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about SolidWorks Simulation

Ansys Mechanical vs SolidWorks Simulation

  • Reviewers felt that Ansys Mechanical meets the needs of their business better than SolidWorks Simulation.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that SolidWorks Simulation is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Ansys Mechanical over SolidWorks Simulation.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Ansys Mechanical
No pricing available
SolidWorks Simulation
No pricing available
Free Trial
Ansys Mechanical
No trial information available
SolidWorks Simulation
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
63
8.3
41
Ease of Use
8.2
64
8.5
41
Ease of Setup
9.8
7
8.7
5
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.4
58
8.5
36
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
58
8.2
38
Features by Category
8.5
26
8.3
23
Design
8.1
23
9.1
21
7.2
21
9.0
20
8.2
22
9.0
21
6.9
21
8.1
20
Tools
8.5
21
8.1
19
9.6
23
8.3
21
9.1
23
8.6
18
Work
8.2
19
7.7
18
8.7
17
7.9
18
9.2
20
8.5
19
8.0
22
8.1
17
8.9
18
8.5
19
Environment
8.4
22
8.2
18
8.6
22
8.3
16
8.9
22
7.8
15
8.8
23
8.3
19
Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)Hide 18 FeaturesShow 18 Features
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Tools - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
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File Options - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
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Customization - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
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Environment - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Ansys Mechanical
Ansys Mechanical
SolidWorks Simulation
SolidWorks Simulation
Ansys Mechanical and SolidWorks Simulation are categorized as Simulation & CAE
Unique Categories
Ansys Mechanical
Ansys Mechanical has no unique categories
SolidWorks Simulation
SolidWorks Simulation is categorized as Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Ansys Mechanical
Ansys Mechanical
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
30.5%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
35.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
34.1%
SolidWorks Simulation
SolidWorks Simulation
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
40.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
49.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
10.9%
Reviewers' Industry
Ansys Mechanical
Ansys Mechanical
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
22.0%
Automotive
15.9%
Higher Education
8.5%
Design
8.5%
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
6.1%
Other
39.0%
SolidWorks Simulation
SolidWorks Simulation
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
23.6%
Design
16.4%
Higher Education
12.7%
Oil & Energy
7.3%
Machinery
7.3%
Other
32.7%
Alternatives
Ansys Mechanical
Ansys Mechanical Alternatives
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SolidWorks Simulation
SolidWorks Simulation Alternatives
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Designcenter NX
Designcenter NX
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Autodesk Fusion
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Altair HyperWorks
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Discussions
Ansys Mechanical
Ansys Mechanical Discussions
What is Ansys Mechanical Apdl?
1 Comment
Mahendra Singh C.
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
Avinash P.
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
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Ansys Mechanical has no more discussions with answers
SolidWorks Simulation
SolidWorks Simulation Discussions
What is the use of Solidworks software?
2 Comments
Saurabh s.
SS
Solidworks is a solid modelling tool that best describes it as a tool which can model the complex machine components and mechanisms. Also Solidworks has a...Read more
Is solidworks simulation free?
1 Comment
Sanket P.
SP
No its based on subscriptionRead more
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SolidWorks Simulation has no more discussions with answers