--- title: Ansys LS-DYNA Reviews meta\_title: 'Ansys LS-DYNA Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 48 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Ansys LS-DYNA works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.5 review\_count: 48 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: CAD & PLM url: https://www.g2.com/categories/cad-plm --- # Ansys LS-DYNA Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by Ansys LS-DYNA but has limited features. Are you part of the Ansys LS-DYNA team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! ANSYS LS-DYNA is the most commonly used explicit simulation program with multi-physics capabilities to simulate the response of materials to short periods of severe loading. Its many elements, contact formulations, material models and other controls can be used to simulate complex models with control over all the details of the problem. * * * Seller [Ansys, Inc.](https://www.g2.com/sellers/ansys-inc) Discussions [Ansys LS-DYNA Community](https://www.g2.com/products/ansys-ls-dyna/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Marion BLANC Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/ansys-ls-dyna/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Altair Hypermesh](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Altair Hypermesh") Altair Hypermesh 4.4/5(116) ](https://www.g2.com/products/altair-hypermesh/reviews) [ ![Abaqus](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Abaqus") Abaqus 4.3/5(54) ](https://www.g2.com/products/abaqus/reviews) [ ![SolidWorks Simulation](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "SolidWorks Simulation") SolidWorks Simulation 4.4/5(60) ](https://www.g2.com/products/dassault-systemes-solidworks-simulation/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/ansys-ls-dyna/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 48 real user reviews. Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Nagraj T.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Nagraj T.") NT Nagraj T. Project Team Lead Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/18/2022 "Well, whats is not mostly liked in Ansys is the quality of the mesh." 2.5/5 What do you like best about Ansys LS-DYNA? The interface is very easy to use unlike any other software. Easy to navigate between ANSYS and DYNA. Easy to learn and expertiment. Userguide is elaborted which is much useful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Ansys LS-DYNA? More examples in the help file should be included. More tutorials will help us to gain more knowledge and work accordingly. The meshing quality to be improved a lot. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Ansys LS-DYNA solving and how is that benefiting you? Mainly, explicit-based problems which are non-linear in nature. Crash analysis for vehicles, aircraft structures, blast simulation, and bird impact analysis. Undoudtedly the interface makes things easy to solve which is not laborous. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Devaraju U.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Devaraju U.") DU Devaraju U. Research Engineer III Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 8/10/2022 "DYNAMIC" 4/5 What do you like best about Ansys LS-DYNA? Dynamic, drop test simulations, NON-LINEAR MATERIALS MODULES, SIMULATIONS IN AUTOMOTIVE, RETAIL INDUSTRIES, SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRIES, AND IN-HOME APPLIANCES. CASE Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Ansys LS-DYNA? Need more supportive documents in semiconductor and automotive industries, CASE STUDIES MATERIALS, MATERIAL MODULES, CONTACT NON LINEARITY, SOLVER CONVERGENCE ISSUES Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Ansys LS-DYNA solving and how is that benefiting you? Drop and impact simulations, DYNAMIC SIMULATIONS, FATIGUE, THERMAL FATIGUE CALUCALTIONS, TRANSIENT SIMULATIONS, LINEAR AND NON-LINEAR ANALYSIS, MODAL, FRA, RANDOM Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Pavan P.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Pavan P.") PP Pavan P. Structural Mechanics Engineer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 10/14/2022 "Using Ansys from last 7 years. You can do almost everything you imagined as simulation engineer" 5/5 What do you like best about Ansys LS-DYNA? Results of my analytical calculations are matching exactly with some tolerance with Ansys LSDyna Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Ansys LS-DYNA? I don't find anything in Ansys ls dyna about to dislike Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Ansys LS-DYNA solving and how is that benefiting you? Recently solved problem on simulation of ocean waves on pumps. We are able to solve this with ansys hydrodynamic diffraction and with the help of hydrodynamic response analysis. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Automotive](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Automotive") UA Verified User in Automotive Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 8/8/2022 "Ls-dyna is a great simulation software" 4/5 What do you like best about Ansys LS-DYNA? Ls-dyna has all simulation capabilities with good accuracy of results. Materials & help are easily available on internet. Tutorials are in easy & simple language as compared to other tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Ansys LS-DYNA? Accuracy is less compared to other solver like Pamcrash. Pre-processeor is not upto the mark. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Ansys LS-DYNA solving and how is that benefiting you? I am using Ls-dyna for automotive Crash & Static simulation. It helps to anticipate physical test case scenarios. Saves lot of time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Our network of Icons are G2 members who are recognized for their outstanding contributions and commitment to helping others through their expertise.G2 IconCurrent UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Jay M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Jay M.") JM Jay M. ESG Analyst Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 9/1/2022 "Best Analysis Software" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Ansys LS-DYNA? The way it helps model dynamic scenarios to analyse different real life situations in an intricate manner. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Ansys LS-DYNA? The software is heavy for ordinary laptops. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Ansys LS-DYNA solving and how is that benefiting you? We modelled vehicle crash scenarios for SAE BAJA competition and they were very accurate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Automotive](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Automotive") IA Verified User in Automotive Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 9/14/2022 "Simulate to evaluate." 5/5 What do you like best about Ansys LS-DYNA? Software is so easy to understand and learn. User friendly with good GUI. We can solve larger probablems very easily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Ansys LS-DYNA? It would be better, if we get some post processing tools to view in detail. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Ansys LS-DYNA solving and how is that benefiting you? Am using LS dyna, to check the crash and Safety performance and to find crash worthyness. We had some other softwares but those are not much easy as this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Hanumanth T.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Hanumanth T.") HT Hanumanth T. CAE expert Chassis group Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/17/2022 "I have total 16 years of experience in Ls Dyna" 4/5 What do you like best about Ansys LS-DYNA? Many elements type which is useful for different kind of analysis.User will have many choices Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Ansys LS-DYNA? Too many material modules will confuse the user and also difficult for user Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Ansys LS-DYNA solving and how is that benefiting you? Mainly on coupled filed analysis Ansys Lsdyna is very good tool Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Automotive](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Automotive") UA Verified User in Automotive Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 8/24/2022 "Ansys is one the best solver are modelling software for cae engineers" 5/5 What do you like best about Ansys LS-DYNA? Ansys ls dyna helps to handle the critical project..its includes modelling as well solver inbuilt.that is very helpful and time saving. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Ansys LS-DYNA? I dislike about ansys is we can model detailing for Plastic components. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Ansys LS-DYNA solving and how is that benefiting you? It's helps me to model very fast for solid components and it's time saving software..complete project we can handle it in. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Jerome T.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Jerome T.") JT Jerome T. Research Engineer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/31/2021 "Is it hard to use Ansys Ls-Dyna" 3/5 What do you like best about Ansys LS-DYNA? Ls-Dyna, is very powerful simulation software. You can do a lot of stuff based on your creativity and how to define a problem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Ansys LS-DYNA? A very complex user interface, it is very challenging to learn if you are new to the simulation field. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Ansys LS-DYNA solving and how is that benefiting you? I am using it for process simulation, composite forming, and thermal analysis. The benefit is they have a lot of physics modules come together in one place. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Rahul S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Rahul S.") RS Rahul S. Asso prof Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 12/23/2021 "Oldest software for Crash or Impact analysis." 5/5 What do you like best about Ansys LS-DYNA? Maximum number of material models are present for crash or impact analysis as compared with other competiting FEA softwares. Cheap as compared with other FEA software for nonlinear analysis. Have reached maturity for crash or impact simulation, so most trusted results, at least for crash or impact analysis. In high demand (For Job ) in automobile companies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Ansys LS-DYNA? Only specific for non linear problems. Not a complete package for all type of analysis which are be useful for Academic institutions where students are working on different types of problems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Ansys LS-DYNA: Highly recommended for crash or impact analysis. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Ansys LS-DYNA solving and how is that benefiting you? Crash or impact analysis. From low velocity or drop weight to high-velocity impact analysis on metal and composite structures. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 12/30/2021 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about Ansys LS-DYNA? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. 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