# Simio Reviews **Vendor:** Simio **Category:** [Business Process Simulation Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/business-process-simulation) **Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 28 ## About Simio Simio is an object-oriented discrete event and agent based simulation software developed by Simio LLC. ## Simio Reviews ### 1. Simio is the software with the highest modeling capabilities. Very useful but hard to learn. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Tolgahan T. | Founder & CEO @ Simulationhelpdesk.com, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 26, 2022 **What do you like best about Simio?** Auto-creating entities, nodes, objects and paths allows you to create model automatically by direct data input Great 3D animation capability **What do you dislike about Simio?** It is hard to learn and documentation of the software (help content) is limited. You can find get help from experts at simulationhelpdesk though **What problems is Simio solving and how is that benefiting you?** I am using Simio to develop various models. From simple supermarket, coffeeshop models to complex production system, warehouse and supply chain operations. ### 2. Simple and user friendly **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jacob D. | Post-Doctoral Fellow, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 30, 2020 **What do you like best about Simio?** The extensive probability distributions and the ease with which to import images for introducing creativity into a simulation. Further, the amount of documentation behind Simio is extensive. Tutorials and "how-to" videos are easy to find and the ever-increasing adoption rate of Simio in the academic and commercial realms means that their library is ever-growing. An interesting feature of Simio is the ability to assign "intelligence" to entities/nodes. When modeling a socio-technical system (such as trying to manage customer flow at self-checkout lines or modeling passenger throughout from an airport gate), this feature greatly enhances the outputs. **What do you dislike about Simio?** Bugs and lag in importing images at times. If there was a major con that I can think of, it would be the inability of the software to sufficiently scale for complex and rather large simulations/models. The software is best utilized for quick, efficient simulations of small to medium projects. For something like a life cycle assessment of environmental systems, the network can become cumbersome and in turn slow down the execution of the model. Unless you have a touch-screen laptop (and even then, finger cramps can set in), the software is very "point and click" intensive. Further, the software could be said to lack the ability to produce "professional looking" outputs/charts/graphs/etc. These however could easily be remedied by exporting results to Microsoft Excel, Tableau, or another graphics program. **Recommendations to others considering Simio:** Ensure that you consult the tutorial before use. Further, I'd recommend exploring additional tools for graphics generation. **What problems is Simio solving and how is that benefiting you?** Benefits seen in identifying interaction hot spots between nodes. ### 3. Great beginners tool into the simulation world **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Juno B. | Transfer Specialist Cabin Crew Rosters, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 09, 2020 **What do you like best about Simio?** The ease of going from beginner to pro in a relatively short period. It has some great courses for when you are a beginner, it is an easy program the start learning. Bit by bit you can dive deeper into more complex simulations and it also becomes more fun. It's also a nice addition that you can quickly switch from a 2d model to a well detailed 3d version with buildings, puppets, and other vectors. It even stores actual aircraft which makes it useful in presentations as well. So summarised its a wonderful tool, especially for students whom can gain knowledge and experience with the software in a few months. It can handle small basic projects but also simulations of something as complex as a whole airport operation, in which the smallest details can be adjusted to tweak the outcome and optimize the whole process **What do you dislike about Simio?** Simio sometimes will run very slow, this can be due to lacking computer hardware, but these meet the minimum requirements. I have found that this also occurs when there is an error somewhere in the programming part of the simulation, when this is the case it is really difficult to find this issue. Further, I would like some sort of presentation mode where it 'pans' through the simulation to show is actually running, which can be used for presentations in one seamless way **Recommendations to others considering Simio:** Its great for beginners and prof's, it has great 3D capabilities and customizability **What problems is Simio solving and how is that benefiting you?** I've focused on the processes within the airport. It can greatly show the errors in current systems and show where optimization can be achieved. ### 4. Great and intuitive software for beginner level simulation **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Lauren B. | Personnel Policy Analyst, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 22, 2020 **What do you like best about Simio?** The user interface is extremely intuitive and utilizes several unique visualizations to portray simulation results. The simulation I tested even ran a sample assembly line to include forklifts, workers, queue buildups, and people on their cell phones **What do you dislike about Simio?** More complicated simulations are difficult to construct. Changing simple things such as a units behavior or a paths distribution can be difficult to find instructions on. Additionally online documentation is weak. Similar products include very in-depth documentation including free packages from python. I could not execute a simple aircraft maintenance problem without copious amounts of help from a subject matter expert. **Recommendations to others considering Simio:** Great product for basic level simulation. Will need large amounts of practice for more detailed simulations. **What problems is Simio solving and how is that benefiting you?** Educational problems with simio for learning and basic research problems. Examples of problems I worked on include aircraft maintenance problems that dealt with repair times, product availability, and flight hours. In addition, I worked on problems that dealt with assembly lines, logistics, and supply chain optimization. ### 5. Simio Review **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Roberto E. | Analista de Proyectos & Procesos, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 26, 2020 **What do you like best about Simio?** The models themselves. You're not only capable of programming and configuring models but you're also able to visualize them. Even import 3D renders from third parties. This can help a lot in identifying real life variables like space, traffic, etc. **What do you dislike about Simio?** The UI is kind of outdated. Not bad, but not smooth. **What problems is Simio solving and how is that benefiting you?** First I used it to learn simulation in my University. Now in real life I've used to model an insurance company client traffic, controlling entry points and furniture distribution to facilitate the interaction. ### 6. Project Manager **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Mugundhan D. | Industry Analyst, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 18, 2020 **What do you like best about Simio?** User friendliness and simplicity in reporting **What do you dislike about Simio?** Simulation errors could be displayed as and when during the run. **Recommendations to others considering Simio:** One of the best simulation softwares particularly in the production and manufacturing sectors. Easy to use and best in class. **What problems is Simio solving and how is that benefiting you?** Very effficient in predicting machine throughput and addressing bottleneck processes. ### 7. I used Simio intensively during my university studies. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Gerard I. | Automotive Dampers and Suspension Systems R&D Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 25, 2020 **What do you like best about Simio?** Easy visualisation, so the model can be built based on "visual" modules. **What do you dislike about Simio?** Popularity of Simio models, which are "difficult" to share since other platforms are more popular (Mathworks' Matlab). **What problems is Simio solving and how is that benefiting you?** Queue analysis. ### 8. It is very recommended software and good to use in manufacturing lines,industrial engineering study **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Machinery | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 26, 2020 **What do you like best about Simio?** Easy to use, 3d symbols create good effects **What do you dislike about Simio?** Limited symbols, cannot construct multi floor structure in basic version **Recommendations to others considering Simio:** It's easy to use you can see virtually which is on paper or mind I used in die pressing manufacturing line to see existing and after implementation of lean concepts and line balancing how it will work. **What problems is Simio solving and how is that benefiting you?** To find out bottlenecks on existing manufacturing line ### 9. Analyze your System Here **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Education Management | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 30, 2019 **What do you like best about Simio?** Simio is a simulation software which provides great flexibility while creating and analyzing systems. Simio gives easy, visual picture of the system you are trying to create making it more effective and understandable. There are animations available and also an online library for images from where you can try and create a system that looks exactly what it does in reality. Apart from the visual aspects, simio provides great flexibility with the input and output parameters, with creating expressions and state variables. It also has the ability to perform experiments which increase the replications, giving you more accurate results. Simio has various easy to interpret result viewing options which include a table format as well as graphical format. It also has tutorials and guides to help you learn the software **What do you dislike about Simio?** There is actually nothing I dislike about simio. The only problem I have with simio is that it might be expensive to use. Other than this, learning simio well, to be able to find your way around the software, may take some time. **What problems is Simio solving and how is that benefiting you?** SImio is being used to create and analyse systems that are of day to day importance and how changing some factors can result in better system. It helps to determine the stability of the system with the resources you have and gives an idea if more resources would be needed to handle the queue that lines up in front of a process. ### 10. Working with Simio was a wonderful experience in letting me calculate different scenarios. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 26, 2020 **What do you like best about Simio?** The animation part is the most important feature i like **What do you dislike about Simio?** There is nothing to dislike about simio . **Recommendations to others considering Simio:** I recommend simio for is user friendly interface and ease of making simulations **What problems is Simio solving and how is that benefiting you?** There are no problems ### 11. I haven’t used Simio at all. Not sure why I would recommend this to someone at all. **Rating:** 1.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Automotive | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 27, 2020 **What do you like best about Simio?** As I said I haven’t used the producer yet **What do you dislike about Simio?** I can’t answer this question either. I wish I could use this app **Recommendations to others considering Simio:** I wish I could use the product **What problems is Simio solving and how is that benefiting you?** None ### 12. Simio my review **Rating:** 2.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer & Network Security | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 25, 2020 **What do you like best about Simio?** It tries to integrate mathematical analysis with a game engine visualisation **What do you dislike about Simio?** Couldnt connect Simio to VR, AR devices. **What problems is Simio solving and how is that benefiting you?** manufacturing visualization ### 13. Experience with Simio **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ishan K. | Information Technology Staff, Internet, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 17, 2019 **What do you like best about Simio?** Using Simio It becomes easy to build and simulate models to focus upon the visuals and forget about the analysis. It allows 2D as well as 3D-visualisation for better understanding of models. Simio provides nice features to load data from foreign systems to the internal table structure. **What do you dislike about Simio?** Simio is based on a primitive conveyor modeling method. Thus it creates troubles while we want to not set the controls of an experiment in a excel table using all its optimization parameters. **Recommendations to others considering Simio:** I would recommend to take the initial training course on Simio which is designed for the kind of simulation you want to get properly set up before using it. **What problems is Simio solving and how is that benefiting you?** I have implemented several projects in my company that involved production, manufacturing as well as modeling. ### 14. Not suitable for beginners. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Benjamin R. | Chief Of Operations, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 23, 2019 **What do you like best about Simio?** It is a good quality software, very affordable and very easy to use because it does not need coding, allowing its concentration in the images without seeing much analysis of each program or product. From simian you can build models that already exist or configure a new model. **What do you dislike about Simio?** For me, the only problem is the time that must be spent to do very specific things, that is, one must learn enough first, to be able to get the most out of ape and thus obtain the desired results. **Recommendations to others considering Simio:** Low cost and helps simulate for weeks, giving good results However, I do not recommend it to beginners, because you have to get enough knowledge to use it, this in terms of difficult tasks. **What problems is Simio solving and how is that benefiting you?** This software is easily integrated with google, along with other applications. Being an innovative product, it allows to visualize in 2D and in 3D, so that the models can be understood in a better way; On the other hand it is very easy to use, offering detailed reports for optimal results, being very precise. ### 15. Experiment Modeling for Production **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Airlines/Aviation | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 30, 2019 **What do you like best about Simio?** Simio is extremely useful because it allows users to complete experiments without interrupting the actual process or implementation site, all for a lower cost. These virtual experiments can be used to optimize production, throughout, and many other factors related to queuing theories. The resource allocation tool in extremely useful and the software also provides KPIs in various units, as well as many different distribution choices to more precisely represent your population. **What do you dislike about Simio?** The only real drawback of SIMIO is related to the processing capabilities of the device that you are using the software on. After designing the experiment and designating a number of trial runs, you are often left waiting for up to 15 minutes for more complex models to finish their number of trials. **What problems is Simio solving and how is that benefiting you?** SIMIO is very useful in solving production and optimization problems (how many workers should a restaurant have, should workers be cross trained, what is the estimated lead time, worker utilization, etc). As mentioned earlier, SIMIO is a cost effective way to execute experiments without disruption. ### 16. Excellent software **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Mouhamadou N. | Student Assistant, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 16, 2019 **What do you like best about Simio?** It is very easy to use and does not require coding characteristics. Also, you can easily build models that will let you focus on the visuals without worrying too much about the analysis. You can transition from 2D to 3D visualization by simply pressing the "2" and ''3'' keys. The price is very affordable. **What do you dislike about Simio?** It has perfectly fulfilled all my needs honestly speaking. Everything looks excellent. **Recommendations to others considering Simio:** It is an excellent software and easy to work with **What problems is Simio solving and how is that benefiting you?** Being able to build models without having to code. ### 17. Simulations, analysis ... Use it and you will not regret it... **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** jacod h. | Senior Web Analyst, Telecommunications, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 22, 2019 **What do you like best about Simio?** I like that it is a very innovative product and has solids in its very high interface and good quality. Another excellent feature of Simio is the integration with Google (it is integrated with other applications). In addition, 3D modeling met our specific solid tool requirements. **What do you dislike about Simio?** On many occasions, novice users find it difficult to run Simio tools because they are somewhat complex for inexperienced users. But in general, after time passes, they managed to adapt **Recommendations to others considering Simio:** The very varied tools of Simio is the main reason for my recommendation to recommend this product. Use it and you will get positive results quickly. **What problems is Simio solving and how is that benefiting you?** Simulations, models, many analyzes and problems to obtain more precise results. ### 18. Amazing tool, Cut down time by 30% **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Machinery | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 17, 2019 **What do you like best about Simio?** The thing that i like the most about Simio is that it helps to generate 3D modelling, which can be generated from 2D modelling in such a short time and also the process is really easy. Also, it integrates with Google warehouse, which is a very useful feature. **What do you dislike about Simio?** The way the company provide quotes and the efficiency of doing that can be improved. Als, it can work around the user interface. **Recommendations to others considering Simio:** Simio should work towards the pricing and quote structure and also try to improve the user interface and make it compatible with a mobile app **What problems is Simio solving and how is that benefiting you?** We get a lot of 2D models, but to actually derive a solution, we need 3D Modelling. Simio has made it really easy to generate the 3D models. Also our firm works with google app suite, and the fact that Simio can be integrated with Google Warehouse makes it even more convenient. ### 19. Simio **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** hannah lym w. | mechanical engineer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 17, 2019 **What do you like best about Simio?** It is a very easy product to use since it has an incredible interface that is quickly molded to the needs of my organization due to the wide variety of options available **What do you dislike about Simio?** what I did not like about the program is that sometimes it is not so easy to build back-end logic for processes **Recommendations to others considering Simio:** it is a fantastic product I recommend it totally **What problems is Simio solving and how is that benefiting you?** I have used this program more than anything else in Project Analysis. ### 20. One of the best simulation and scheduling softwares in the market! **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Education Management | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 02, 2019 **What do you like best about Simio?** It's a user-friendly yet powerful object-oriented simulation and scheduling application allowing users to build models graphically. **What do you dislike about Simio?** For implementing complex scenarios, the application becomes quite complicated to work with. In addition, there isn't enough resources out there. **Recommendations to others considering Simio:** The vendor holds seminars from time to time, which can be a great source of information. **What problems is Simio solving and how is that benefiting you?** Simulating business operations to gain valuable insights such as average number of products manufactured, average waiting time at each station, finding bottlenecks, etc. ### 21. Very effective, accurate simulations **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Harish R. | Assistant Housing Affairs, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 10, 2019 **What do you like best about Simio?** Simio has a good variety of tools and modeling elements. Using the different layers especially for 3D modeling helps make the simulation more easy to understand when demonstrated to viewers. **What do you dislike about Simio?** Simio isn't very simple for a beginner to use. Definitely can use 'Help' options in many area's where the tools software specific rather than general words. **What problems is Simio solving and how is that benefiting you?** Discrete event simulation ### 22. Easy to use with good analysis results **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sarath J. | Research Felowship, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 08, 2019 **What do you like best about Simio?** It is very easy to use the tools for simulation. Many data elements already exist on the dashboard, and it is easy to create new ones too. **What do you dislike about Simio?** Sometimes interpreting the results of the analysis can be hard. Also, for a newbie, it takes time to get used to the software at first. **What problems is Simio solving and how is that benefiting you?** Project Analysis ### 23. Very useful for Simulations **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Education Management | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 04, 2019 **What do you like best about Simio?** The ability to give very minute details for getting an accurate simulation is one of the key features of this software. It turns out to give good results **What do you dislike about Simio?** A little bit more user friendly, and flexibility so that witness horizon users can easy use simio software too **What problems is Simio solving and how is that benefiting you?** Worker and time simulation. It helps simulate for weeks and gives accurate output. Stoppages and breakdowns and shifts patterns can easily be simulated ### 24. Good customizability of Elements **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Industrial Automation | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 08, 2019 **What do you like best about Simio?** The software offers very good and minute data elements on the dashboard without having to create them from scratch to do a simulation model. This saves time while doing big simulations. **What do you dislike about Simio?** On trying to learn simio for beginners, it is quite difficult as the elements are not categorized very well. Makes things confusing. **What problems is Simio solving and how is that benefiting you?** Production and manufacturing modeling projects ### 25. Great simulation tool **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Oil & Energy | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 04, 2019 **What do you like best about Simio?** Simio makes it easy to setup a model, and even copy/build from already existing models **What do you dislike about Simio?** It takes a while to learn how to do very specific things. You really need to become a master and invest a lot of time until you can squeeze everything out of it **What problems is Simio solving and how is that benefiting you?** This was great to represent and simulate suggested redesigns for an operational floor that I was in charge of redesigning for an internship project. I was able to generate expected efficiencies and the results were reasonable when compared to the final results after I implemented the changes ### 26. Simio Review **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** sri p. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 02, 2018 **What do you like best about Simio?** It is generally very simple to utilize. There UI is clean with wonderful animations and up to date. Practical scheduling and planning features are the best. Their Customer Support is amazing. We had an issue with licence issues and they resolved our issue in no time. optQuest feature is delivers detailed reports for optimized processes, easy to use and very accurate. **What do you dislike about Simio?** It is sometimes not that easy to build the back-end logic for processes.Too many clicks are needed to do simple operations, a scrip language support would be very helpful. Not as simple as flexsim. No version for MACos.I have to use a separate laptop for simio. **Recommendations to others considering Simio:** Get hold of an evaluation copy and use the on line tutorials, you will be able to master it in no time. **What problems is Simio solving and how is that benefiting you?** I worked on a lot of Health care projects and used Simio often. It's a very nice software with great visuals. ### 27. Well built software **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 30, 2018 **What do you like best about Simio?** Simio handles complex simulations, is relatively easy to learn app and has a great customer support. **What do you dislike about Simio?** Their advanced features seem a little bit hard to use, that's the only problem found so far **Recommendations to others considering Simio:** Simio is well built, has a professional team, i'd recommend it. **What problems is Simio solving and how is that benefiting you?** I can model whatever I want, the software is very versatile . ### 28. Its a great product to simulate a process before you put in the money **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 06, 2018 **What do you like best about Simio?** The simulation features are amazing. i love the optimization module, as well as the planning and scheduling module. 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