Top 10 OpenFOAM Alternatives & Competitors

Top 10 Alternatives to OpenFOAM Recently Reviewed By G2 Community

Sponsored
G2 Advertising
Get 2x conversion than Google Ads with G2 Advertising!
G2 Advertising places your product in premium positions on high-traffic pages and on targeted competitor pages to reach buyers at key comparison moments.
Learn More

MATLAB
By MathWorks
4.5/5
(766)
Product Description
MATLAB is a high-level programming and numeric computing environment widely utilized by engineers and scientists for data analysis, algorithm development, and system modeling. It offers a desktop environment optimized for iterative analysis and design processes, coupled with a programming language that directly expresses matrix and array mathematics. The Live Editor feature enables users to create scripts that integrate code, output, and formatted text within an executable notebook. Key Features and Functionality: - Data Analysis: Tools for exploring, modeling, and analyzing data. - Graphics: Functions for visualizing and exploring data through various plots and charts. - Programming: Capabilities to create scripts, functions, and classes for customized workflows. - App Building: Facilities to develop desktop and web applications. - External Language Interfaces: Integration with languages such as Python, C/C++, Fortran, and Java. - Hardware Connectivity: Support for connecting MATLAB to various hardware platforms. - Parallel Computing: Ability to perform large-scale computations and parallelize simulations using multicore desktops, GPUs, clusters, and cloud resources. - Deployment: Options to share MATLAB programs and deploy them to enterprise applications, embedded devices, and cloud environments. Primary Value and User Solutions: MATLAB streamlines complex mathematical computations and data analysis tasks, enabling users to develop algorithms and models efficiently. Its comprehensive toolboxes and interactive apps facilitate rapid prototyping and iterative design, reducing development time. The platform's scalability allows for seamless transition from research to production, supporting deployment on various systems without extensive code modifications. By integrating with multiple programming languages and hardware platforms, MATLAB provides a versatile environment that addresses the diverse needs of engineers and scientists across industries.
Show More
Reviewers say compared to OpenFOAM, MATLAB is:
More expensive
Better at support
More usable
Categories in common with OpenFOAM:
Simulation & CAE

SimScale
By SimScale GmbH
4.6/5
(272)
Product Description
SimScale is revolutionizing the computer-aided engineering sector by providing access to engineering simulation 100% via your web browser and to one of the largest CAE communities in the world. The SimScale web-based platform enables engineering professionals to perform CFD, FEA, Thermodynamics, Acoustics and Particle Analyses, making simulation technology accessible to everyone.
Show More
Reviewers say compared to OpenFOAM, SimScale is:
Better at support
More expensive
More usable
Categories in common with OpenFOAM:
Simulation & CAE

Ansys Fluent
By Ansys, Inc.
4.5/5
(119)
Product Description
ANSYS Fluent software is the most-powerful computational fluid dynamics (CFD) tool available, empowering you to go further and faster as you optimize your product's performance. Fluent includes well-validated physical modeling capabilities to deliver fast, accurate results across the widest range of CFD and multiphysics applications
Show More
Reviewers say compared to OpenFOAM, Ansys Fluent is:
More expensive
Better at support
More usable
Categories in common with OpenFOAM:
Simulation & CAE
You’re Seeing Part of the StoryLog in or create an account to access the full set of alternatives.
Create a Free Account

SolidWorks Flow Simulation
By Solidworks
4.1/5
(35)
Product Description
SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation is an intuitive Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) solution embedded within SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD that enables you to quickly and easily simulate liquid and gas flows through and around your designs to calculate product performance and capabilities.
Show More
Reviewers say compared to OpenFOAM, SolidWorks Flow Simulation is:
More expensive
Better at support
More usable
Categories in common with OpenFOAM:
Simulation & CAE

Autodesk CFD
By Autodesk
4.3/5
(31)
Product Description
Autodesk® CFD software provides computational fluid dynamics and thermal simulation tools to help you predict product performance, optimize designs, and validate product behavior before manufacturing.
Show More
Reviewers say compared to OpenFOAM, Autodesk CFD is:
More expensive
Better at support
More usable
Categories in common with OpenFOAM:
Simulation & CAE

Autodesk Fusion
By Autodesk
4.5/5
(506)
Product Description
Autodesk Fusion is a comprehensive cloud software platform that integrates various tools for 3D design, manufacturing, electronics, simulation, and generative design. It serves as a collaborative, cloud-enabled CAD (Computer-Aided Design), CAM (Computer-Aided Manufacturing), CAE (Computer-Aided Engineering), and PCB (Printed Circuit Board) software.
Show More
Reviewers say compared to OpenFOAM, Autodesk Fusion is:
Better at support
More usable
More expensive
Categories in common with OpenFOAM:
Simulation & CAE

SOLIDWORKS
By Solidworks
4.5/5
(628)
Product Description
SOLIDWORKS offers complete 3D software tools that let you create, simulate, publish, and manage your data. SOLIDWORKS products are easy to learn and use, and help you design products better.
Show More
Reviewers say compared to OpenFOAM, SOLIDWORKS is:
More expensive
Better at support
More usable
Categories in common with OpenFOAM:
Simulation & CAE

GNU Octave
By FreeCAD
4.2/5
(55)
Product Description
GNU Octave is an open-source mathematical modeling and simulation software very similar to using the same language as Matlab and Freemat.
Show More
Reviewers say compared to OpenFOAM, GNU Octave is:
Better at support
More usable
Better at meeting requirements
Categories in common with OpenFOAM:
Simulation & CAE

Designcenter Solid Edge
By Siemens Digital Industries Software
4.3/5
(569)
Product Description
Solid Edge is a portfolio of affordable, easy-to-use software solutions for product development — 3D design, simulation, manufacturing, data management, cloud collaboration, and more. Solid Edge combines the speed and simplicity of direct modeling with the flexibility and control of parametric design – made possible with synchronous technology.
Show More
Reviewers say compared to OpenFOAM, Designcenter Solid Edge is:
More expensive
Better at support
More usable
Categories in common with OpenFOAM:
Simulation & CAE

Sponsored
G2 Advertising
Get 2x conversion than Google Ads with G2 Advertising!
G2 Advertising places your product in premium positions on high-traffic pages and on targeted competitor pages to reach buyers at key comparison moments.
Learn More