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Compare SimScale and Simcenter STAR-CCM+ 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (58.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (38.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
SimScale
Star Rating
(272)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (58.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about SimScaleSimcenter STAR-CCM+
Star Rating
(167)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (38.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about Simcenter STAR-CCM+SimScale vs Simcenter STAR-CCM+
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found SimScale easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with SimScale overall.
- SimScale and Simcenter STAR-CCM+ both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that SimScale is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of SimScale over Simcenter STAR-CCM+.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
SimScale
No pricing availableSimcenter STAR-CCM+
No pricing availableFree Trial
SimScale
Free Trial is available
Simcenter STAR-CCM+
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
249
8.5
114
Ease of Use
8.7
253
8.1
134
Ease of Setup
9.0
150
7.8
52
Ease of Admin
9.1
27
7.1
18
Quality of Support
9.2
244
8.6
113
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
28
8.6
17
Product Direction (% positive)
9.7
248
8.3
115
Features by Category
Design
5.7
187
7.6
83
5.3
185
7.4
77
6.2
187
8.0
80
6.2
181
8.2
76
Tools
8.7
192
9.1
88
8.5
181
7.1
56
7.2
163
7.1
49
Work
7.0
154
7.2
44
7.2
155
7.1
47
7.6
162
7.3
40
6.0
144
6.8
38
7.6
162
7.0
48
Environment
8.1
171
8.1
65
7.8
165
7.9
60
8.0
165
Feature Not Available
8.3
184
8.4
67
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
SimScale and Simcenter STAR-CCM+ are categorized as Simulation & CAE
Unique Categories
SimScale has no unique categories
Simcenter STAR-CCM+ has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
SimScale
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Simcenter STAR-CCM+
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
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
22.5%
Automotive
13.9%
Aviation & Aerospace
7.5%
Higher Education
6.0%
Architecture & Planning
5.6%
Other
44.6%
Automotive
26.3%
Aviation & Aerospace
12.5%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
11.8%
Higher Education
10.5%
Oil & Energy
9.2%
Other
29.6%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is SimScale used for?
1 Comment
AR
Simulation on the CloudRead more
SimScale has no more discussions with answers
What is Star CD?
1 Comment
BC
STAR CD is the old branding of the software when it was owned by CD-Adapco. Some people still refer to the current software as STAR or STAR CD or STAR-CCM+....Read more
What is Simcenter STAR-CCM+ used for?
1 Comment
PN
STAR CCM+ is used for the simulation of Fluid, Thermal, Reactive, Multiphase flow problems.Read more
Simcenter STAR-CCM+ has no more discussions with answers
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