Compare Autodesk CFD and OpenFOAM

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At a Glance
Star Rating
Autodesk CFD
Autodesk CFD
OpenFOAM
OpenFOAM
Market Segments
Autodesk CFD
Autodesk CFD
Small-Business (63.3% of reviews)
Information
OpenFOAM
OpenFOAM
Small-Business (63.6% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
Autodesk CFD
Autodesk CFD
No pricing available
OpenFOAM
OpenFOAM
No pricing available

Autodesk CFD vs OpenFOAM

  • Reviewers felt that Autodesk CFD meets the needs of their business better than OpenFOAM.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Autodesk CFD is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Autodesk CFD over OpenFOAM.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Autodesk CFD
No pricing available
OpenFOAM
No pricing available
Free Trial
Autodesk CFD
No trial information available
OpenFOAM
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
22
8.0
26
Ease of Use
8.8
22
6.7
26
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.8
21
6.1
21
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
19
6.1
24
Features by Category
8.7
233
6.9
152
Design
8.6
14
6.2
11
8.6
15
6.1
11
8.8
15
6.8
11
8.7
15
7.1
12
Tools
9.4
15
8.8
13
9.1
15
6.5
8
8.8
15
6.3
8
Work
8.6
14
6.7
8
8.4
15
6.9
9
8.8
15
7.1
8
8.1
14
6.4
7
9.0
14
6.9
9
Environment
8.6
14
7.1
8
8.5
14
6.8
10
8.7
14
7.4
7
9.0
15
7.2
12
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Autodesk CFD
Autodesk CFD
OpenFOAM
OpenFOAM
Autodesk CFD and OpenFOAM are categorized as Simulation & CAE
Unique Categories
Autodesk CFD
Autodesk CFD has no unique categories
OpenFOAM
OpenFOAM has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Autodesk CFD
Autodesk CFD
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
63.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
30.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
6.7%
OpenFOAM
OpenFOAM
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
63.6%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
18.2%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
18.2%
Reviewers' Industry
Autodesk CFD
Autodesk CFD
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
20.0%
Oil & Energy
10.0%
Higher Education
10.0%
Design
10.0%
Manufacturing
6.7%
Other
43.3%
OpenFOAM
OpenFOAM
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
30.3%
Automotive
18.2%
Research
12.1%
Higher Education
9.1%
Oil & Energy
6.1%
Other
24.2%
Most Helpful Reviews
Autodesk CFD
Autodesk CFD
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

This software package is very easy to use and at the same time it has a wide range of computational methods to solve real world CFD problems such as heat transfer and navier stokes equations. Also it is easier to learn when compared to other packages

Most Helpful Critical Review
Geetesh W.
GW
Geetesh W.
Verified User in Higher Education

There is a tool which is trying to gain popularity but lacks handling of advanced physics that other competitors can handle. Integration with other generally used softwares seems to be a hindrance

OpenFOAM
OpenFOAM
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Waleed k.
WK
Waleed k.
Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

Automatic Meshing. Snappy Hex Mesh BlockMesh

Most Helpful Critical Review
moinuddeen s.
MS
moinuddeen s.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

OpenFOAM doesnt have a UI like Ansys or other competitors have, and its doesnt have a very intuitive documentation, so for a person new to fluid dynamics, its difficult to understand various settings/options available and would require understanding of many...

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Autodesk CFD
Autodesk CFD Alternatives
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OpenFOAM
OpenFOAM Alternatives
MATLAB
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SimScale
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Ansys Fluent
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Discussions
Autodesk CFD
Autodesk CFD Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
Autodesk CFD has no discussions with answers
OpenFOAM
OpenFOAM Discussions
What do you use as mesher? Are there free ones that are good for complex geometries?
1 comment
Chris H.
CH
I used snappyHexMesh to mesh a complicated geometry and it did well. Many like cfMesh too. If snappyHexMesh is used, can use blockMesh to generate background...Read more
Is OpenFOAM free?
1 comment
OP
Yes! It's open sourceRead more
Monty the Mongoose crying
OpenFOAM has no more discussions with answers