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At a Glance
COMSOL Multiphysics®
COMSOL Multiphysics®
Star Rating
(36)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (36.1% 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

COMSOL Multiphysics® vs SolidWorks Simulation

  • Reviewers felt that COMSOL Multiphysics® 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 SolidWorks Simulation over COMSOL Multiphysics®.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
COMSOL Multiphysics®
No pricing available
SolidWorks Simulation
No pricing available
Free Trial
COMSOL Multiphysics®
Free Trial is available
SolidWorks Simulation
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
32
8.3
41
Ease of Use
6.9
32
8.5
41
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
8.7
5
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
Not enough data
Quality of Support
7.8
26
8.5
36
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
7.7
31
8.2
38
Features by Category
8.5
9
8.3
23
Design
8.5
8
9.1
21
8.9
9
9.0
20
8.3
9
9.0
21
8.1
7
8.1
20
Tools
8.7
5
8.1
19
9.4
9
8.3
21
8.9
6
8.6
18
Work
8.3
5
7.7
18
7.3
5
7.9
18
8.9
6
8.5
19
Not enough data
8.1
17
8.7
5
8.5
19
Environment
Not enough data
8.2
18
8.3
6
8.3
16
8.3
5
7.8
15
8.3
6
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
COMSOL Multiphysics®
COMSOL Multiphysics®
SolidWorks Simulation
SolidWorks Simulation
COMSOL Multiphysics® and SolidWorks Simulation are categorized as Simulation & CAE
Unique Categories
COMSOL Multiphysics®
COMSOL Multiphysics® has no unique categories
SolidWorks Simulation
SolidWorks Simulation is categorized as Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
COMSOL Multiphysics®
COMSOL Multiphysics®
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
30.6%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
33.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
36.1%
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
COMSOL Multiphysics®
COMSOL Multiphysics®
Higher Education
22.2%
Research
16.7%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
8.3%
Medical Devices
5.6%
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
5.6%
Other
41.7%
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
COMSOL Multiphysics®
COMSOL Multiphysics® Alternatives
MATLAB
MATLAB
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SimScale
SimScale
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Ansys Fluent
Ansys Fluent
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Simulink
Simulink
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SolidWorks Simulation
SolidWorks Simulation Alternatives
Inventor
Inventor
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Designcenter NX
Designcenter NX
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Autodesk Fusion
Autodesk Fusion
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Ansys Mechanical
Ansys Mechanical
Add Ansys Mechanical
Discussions
COMSOL Multiphysics®
COMSOL Multiphysics® Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
COMSOL Multiphysics® has no 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
Monty the Mongoose crying
SolidWorks Simulation has no more discussions with answers