# SimScale Reviews **Vendor:** SimScale GmbH **Category:** [Simulation & CAE Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/simulation-cae) **Average Rating:** 4.6/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 279 ## About SimScale SimScale is a leading cloud-native CAE platform that provides access to CFD, FEA, electromagnetics and thermodynamics simulation capabilities 100% via a standard web browser. No hardware, installation or licenses required. Try the free Community plan or request a free trial for the Professional account at https://www.simscale.com/ ## SimScale Pros & Cons **What users like:** - Users find SimScale to be **exceptionally easy to use** , making simulation accessible even for non-technical individuals. (39 reviews) - Users appreciate the **fast and helpful customer support** from SimScale, ensuring smooth simulation experiences. (35 reviews) - Users value the **versatile simulation capabilities** of SimScale, greatly aiding their understanding and optimization of designs. (29 reviews) - Users value the **cloud-based accessibility** of SimScale, allowing seamless simulation from any device, anywhere. (22 reviews) - Users value the **efficiency improvement** of SimScale, with fast simulation setups and excellent cloud integration enhancing productivity. (15 reviews) - Ease of Learning (11 reviews) - Time Saving (11 reviews) - Affordable (9 reviews) - Features (8 reviews) - Accuracy (7 reviews) **What users dislike:** - Users experience **slow simulations** in SimScale compared to other programs, leading to frustration with timing and accuracy. (9 reviews) - Users experience **meshing issues** in SimScale, with long processing times and limited control over mesh settings negatively impacting efficiency. (8 reviews) - Users find the **lack of features** limits SimScale’s post-processing and model editing capabilities, complicating their workflow. (6 reviews) - Users find the **complex modeling** process burdensome due to slow loading times and frequent errors during simulations. (5 reviews) - Users find the **learning curve complex** , requiring time and effort to navigate SimScale's features effectively. (5 reviews) - UX Improvement (4 reviews) - Users find SimScale **not user-friendly** , facing challenges with its learning curve and complex CAD features. (3 reviews) - Time Consumption (3 reviews) - Users find the **complex geometry handling** to be difficult and limited, impacting simulation and post-processing capabilities. (2 reviews) - Design Improvement (2 reviews) ## SimScale Reviews ### 1. Clean UI, Powerful FEA/CFD, and Expert Support in One Platform **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Glyn S. | Staff Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 14, 2026 **What do you like best about SimScale?** SimScale is the easiest to use simulation platform that I've used. I love that the user interface is clean and clear, and that you can do good quality defeaturing and meshing along with FEA and CFD all in one place. It accepts CAD in all formats I expect. The FEA capability is very high now (great implicit solver) with the Non Linear Mechanical simulation type. I also often use the chat feature to talk to SimScale's simulation experts who always give good advice and help get to the bottom of the problem at hand. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** It doesn't yet have feature parity with some of the other big simulation tools, but I generally find that I can simulate what I want to in SimScale. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Engineering problems ### 2. Empowers Fast, Easy Simulation for Product Development **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jordan P. | Senior Mechanical Engineer, Electrolyzer Stack Design, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 20, 2026 **What do you like best about SimScale?** I use SimScale at my hydrogen production startup and appreciate how it simulates structural and fluid flow phenomena, guiding our design process and speeding up product development. SimScale's cloud computing capabilities allow us to run parallel simulations without needing expensive in-house computing. I like the user interface; it's easy to use and very powerful for a browser-based tool, making difficult physics simulations less intimidating. The consistent setup flow across different physics types and straightforward meshing, with a reliable automesher, save me a lot of time. I find it convenient to access SimScale on any device, including my phone, to check simulation statuses and rerun cases if needed. The initial setup was very easy, and the trial was sufficient to get up to speed. Overall, SimScale has been a valuable tool in our operations. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** There are some results settings missing in the multipurpose solver that I would like to see such as field calculations or isovolume specific statistics. Also the CAD editor built in can be frustrating to use, specifically that selection groups cannot be edited and also that the CAD editing steps in the middle of the tree cannot be edited without deleting all subsequent steps. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use SimScale to guide our design process with simulations, speeding up development. Cloud computing reduces costs, and the browser-based interface is user-friendly, allowing access from any device. Consistent simulation setup and efficient meshing save time. ### 3. Versatile Online CFD Tool with Stellar Support **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Eduard M. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 14, 2026 **What do you like best about SimScale?** I really like that SimScale is online, which means I can open it anywhere and compute multiple simulations. This is particularly helpful because I often need to run 10 simulations simultaneously and compare them, saving me time. Additionally, the support team is very helpful, making the initial setup quite easy with their assistance. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** The postprocessor interface is great but there's room for improvement. Sometimes, the Y axis is set to be pointing upwards, and I have to keep switching it. It would be nice if we can change the configurations and work with the Z axis pointing upwards. There are still things that need to be done in other postprocessors from other programs, like extracting the velocity data from an area to use it as an inlet in another simulation. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use SimScale to analyze air diffuser behavior. It's beneficial for running and comparing multiple simulations simultaneously, saving me time. Its online access means I can open it anywhere, and their helpful support enhances my experience. ### 4. User-Friendly, Robust Performance with Great Integrations and AI **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** shrinivasa k. | Junior Executive Engineer (EE1), Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 20, 2026 **What do you like best about SimScale?** User friendly, simpler but effective, lot of options, robust, accurate, awesome performance, best integrations modules, pricing is decent compare to other softwares, technical support engineer plate vitol role in ordert o understand software platform best, and Ai intelligence integaration is also helpful **What do you dislike about SimScale?** actually its quite perfect and finding disorderness in simscale is bit difficult till now i haven't got any problem regarding anything so there no reasons to dislike it. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** actually we are start up organisation in project we come across mau uncertainties' regarding fluid, thermal, dynamic and static so instead on designing blind now we are using simscle to validate the design and makinf design validation process (DVP) ### 5. Effective Tool with Room for UI Improvement **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Gavin M. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 20, 2026 **What do you like best about SimScale?** I like the direct connection between SimScale and Onshape, which allows me to import models straight from Onshape into SimScale. It's much quicker and saves me from having to export a model from Onshape and then re-import it back into SimScale. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** The mesh analysis in SimScale is clunky and needs quite a lot of work to make it more slick and easier to use. The initial setup was fairly lengthy because I wasn't an expert in computational fluid dynamics or finite element analysis, and I needed a lot of interaction with the service team to get up and running. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** SimScale helps me verify if the working pressure of items is accurate and ensures differential pressure is within expected ranges. Importing models from Onshape into SimScale is quicker and saves me from the tedious export and reimport process. ### 6. Streamlined Cloud Simulations That Do the Heavy Lifting **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Calum M. | Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 20, 2026 **What do you like best about SimScale?** The cloud does the heavy lifting with the simulations, and a lot of work has clearly gone into streamlining the simulation workflows **What do you dislike about SimScale?** The CAD editor is a bit limited, and it is often faster to modify the geometry (ie splitting faces) in a CAD program and re-uploading it. Also some of the options are not always very obvious about what they do, but this is not too different from most Simulation tools **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Fast turnaround on complex mechanical design work and simulations ### 7. User-Friendly & Easy to Navigate Without CFD/FEA Expertise **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 15, 2026 **What do you like best about SimScale?** The user-friendly interface allows me to jump back in and confidently set up new simulations after not using the platform for a while. It's easy to navigate without a comprehensive background in CFD or FEA. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** The lack of predefined reports/templates for sharing results. It is time consuming to pull screenshots at different angles and with different filters shown each time to put into a manually created PDF with manually entered results for dissemination. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Simscale allows my team to validate concepts much earlier in our process and identify thermal issues from a CAD model and iterate well before thermal testing on the first prototype, leading to shorter test cycles and faster design pivots prior to tooling investments. ### 8. Excellent software, excellent support **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Noah S. | Engineering Manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 16, 2025 **What do you like best about SimScale?** SimScale is exceptionally straightforward to use. Currently, we have only used the FEA side of SimScale, but have been very impressed. Not only is the software great, but the technical support that we receive with our subscription is phenomenal. Namely, Igor has been an incredible asset in providing tips/tricks and insight while using SimScale. SimScale also seamlessly integrates with our 3D software, Onshape. We are able to select the exact version of a part or assembly and import directly into SimScale. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** My only gripe against SimScale is its controls (fly, rotate, pan). It is difficult to go back and forth between various software, and need to mentally adjust between controls. I'd love to see this be more user preference driven. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** SimScale offers more informative data to us than other FEA software that we have used. We are able to easily and quickly see how our parts or assemblies will perform under loads/vibrations. ### 9. powerful and intuitive cloud-based FEA-tool with great support **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Christoph M. | Independent simulation engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 10, 2025 **What do you like best about SimScale?** SimScale combines an intuitive browser-based interface with the flexibility of a professional FEM solver. Onboarding was quick and easy, even coming from ANSYS, and the UI lets me focus on building solid engineering models instead of spending time on setup or IT infrastructure. The biggest upsides for me (as a freshly started engineering service provider) are the excellent technical support (fast, personal, and very helpful), the fact that I don’t need to invest in expensive hardware or server setups, and the fair pricing. For everyday structural simulations (static, harmonic, dynamic, thermomechanical) it delivers everything I need. The constant updates and user-requested features are also a strong plus, showing that the platform evolves fast according to the needs of their users. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** Some clients of mine expect me to use “big-name” software just for the sake of it, which is not a technical issue but can be a practical one as a freelancer. Under the standard mechanical FEA license, SimScale is not yet at the same level of solver robustness and feature depth as flagship tools like ANSYS. Very specialized modelling (e.g. advanced composites, multiphysics, or extreme nonlinear / dynamic cases) can be tricky or even impossible, and the solver stability can occasionally be an issue on more demanding setups. While the platform is improving rapidly and a new MARC solver is promising (but rather costly), for very niche requirements you may still need additional (and much more expensive) tools. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** SimScale eliminates the need for expensive local hardware and IT setups, which is a huge benefit as an independent engineering office. I can run professional simulations directly in the browser on a laptop, scale computing resources as needed, and focus on the actual engineering instead of infrastructure. The platform also shortens the learning curve thanks to its intuitive UI, so I can get models up and running quickly. Combined with responsive technical support, this allows me to deliver reliable simulation results without the overhead of traditional FEM software. From a business perspective, the pricing and flexibility make it possible for me to offer simulation services at a competitive rate, while still accessing professional-grade tools. ### 10. Most efficient FEA web service ever! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** jaekyung l. | CEO, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 21, 2025 **What do you like best about SimScale?** Compared to other finite element analysis programs, Simscale offers excellent compatibility with Rhino models. I was able to quickly identify the structural fit, displacements, and interactions of my desired model. Over the past 15 years as an engineer, I've experienced many structural analysis programs, but Simscale is by far the best value for money. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** When examining external forces for various cases in a single model, I have to re-enter all the boundary conditions, and it would be nice to be able to retrieve the boundary conditions from just before. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Our company develops lightweight frame systems for modular buildings. Because we use thin steel sheets, typically around 1mm thick, we need to ensure that buckling occurs within a small range. We also use Simscale to rapidly analyze composite structures by joining composite materials. We create actual mockups, conduct structural tests, and compare the results with Simscale's FEA analysis to establish a basis for evaluation in actual projects. Furthermore, we are engineering curved façades with diverse geometries that are difficult to analyze using conventional structural mechanics methods. We use Simscale to analyze 1:1 scale models of secondary structures, exterior panels, aluminum mullions, and aluminum sheet panels, which are not part of the main structure, to simulate potential structural defects. Although using a slightly simplified model, we are analyzing architectural façade systems that are very large in scale and include even the smallest components. Simscale's low-cost access to supercomputing power allows us to quickly and easily perform large-scale simulations on a building scale without worrying about infrastructure costs, which is very satisfying for us. ### 11. Experience using simscale for Thermal, Structural FEA and CFD for Robotics **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ankit R. | Robotics Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 22, 2025 **What do you like best about SimScale?** Very Intuitive User interface. The workflow integration with Onshape makes it very easy to import assemblies for simulating and testing. Cloud based simulation removes hardware restrictions. Very useful to have access anywhere with an internet connection to improve simulations. The Support team is amazing, extremely knowledgeable and documentation regarding different simulation models is very helpful. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** Slightly cost prohibitive for multiple users. Ability to define local coordinate system after importing the CAD to simulate varying load cases is not implemented, so the coordinate system has to be changed in the original source file. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Our robots are deployed in very harsh environments with high temperature deflections and varying load cases. Simscale is helping us better protect our electronics packaging both structurally and thermally as well as allows me to testing different cooling solutions which have not been implemented in the field before. There are also some applications can we cannot test for in our lab where the robot is undergoing dynamic structural loading but Simscale allows us to model and improve our designs. ### 12. A Powerful and Accessible CFD Platform That Delivers Real Results **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Mark H. | Mechanical Engineer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 18, 2025 **What do you like best about SimScale?** SimScale has completely transformed the way I approach HVAC and airflow analysis. As a mechanical engineer working on complex building systems, I’ve used a range of CFD tools—but SimScale stands out for its balance of capability, ease of use, and accessibility. What really sets it apart is the cloud-based workflow. I can run large simulations without worrying about hardware limitations, and the interface is intuitive enough that I can quickly set up models, apply boundary conditions, and iterate on designs efficiently. I’ve modeled everything from temperature stratification in high-ceiling spaces to rooftop louver pressure losses, and the results have been both reliable and insightful. The support team is exceptional—responsive, knowledgeable, and genuinely interested in helping users succeed. They’ve helped me troubleshoot complex setups and provided clear guidance that improved my results. If you’re in the AEC or HVAC space and need fast, accurate airflow simulations with minimal friction, SimScale is a game-changer. It’s helped me optimize designs, validate performance, and communicate findings with confidence. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** Occasional learning curve on advanced solver settings if coming from another CFD program. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** SimScale is helping us validate and optimize HVAC performance early in the design process, reducing costly post-installation issues and guesswork. As an MEP engineer, I use it to simulate airflow, temperature distribution, and ventilation effectiveness in complex spaces like reception halls, classrooms, and shelters. This has enabled us to ensure thermal comfort, minimize stratification, and better locate supply/return elements before construction. The cloud-based platform makes it easy to iterate on design changes without the typical hardware limitations of CFD. SimScale has become a critical tool in delivering high-performance buildings. ### 13. SimScale: An Excellent Platform for Engineering Simulations **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Abhijith P. | Lead Engineer- Analysis, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 02, 2025 **What do you like best about SimScale?** I think SimScale is an excellent platform for engineering simulations because it makes complex analyses accessible and efficient. Its cloud-based AI-powered tools streamline design optimization, and its collaborative features help teams work seamlessly on projects. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** I find SimScale to be a great simulation tool, but it does have some frustrating aspects. The meshing process can be tricky, simulations sometimes take longer than expected, and certain features, like advanced post-processing, feel a bit limited. The learning curve is also steep for beginners, which can make getting started a challenge. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** We utilize SimScale primarily for CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) simulations, with a focus on CHT (Conjugate Heat Transfer) simulations to analyze thermal interactions in our models. By running multiple simulations simultaneously, we efficiently optimize designs, improve performance, and refine engineering solutions to achieve greater accuracy and efficiency. This approach allows us to accelerate development cycles while ensuring precise validation of thermal and fluid flow behaviors. ### 14. First months using SimScale **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Oscar R. | Strategic Product Manager, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 16, 2025 **What do you like best about SimScale?** The technical support and following sessions are provides a smooth and adequate induction to the use of SimScale tool. Also, the platform is intuitive and very well organized to provide a robust simulation experience to the user. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** To what I have seen and research until now, there is no capability to calculate fatigue failures (number of cycles), under application of periodic thermal, mechanical or combined loads conditions. The results provided from simulations can be used on life predictions models, however, it will be good to have this capability as part of the simulation options in the future. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Design iterations and laboratory testing setup/run time, cost of various prototype concepts, mostly for thermal and mechanical systems/components required for new products development on the low/medium power electronics industry. ### 15. First Steps in CFD with SimScale: A New User’s Perspective **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Alessia P. | HVAC engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 07, 2025 **What do you like best about SimScale?** What I like best about SimScale is the customer support, that’s always readily available to help with projects. It really makes a difference, especially when you're just starting out. The platform is also easy to use and runs entirely in the cloud, so it doesn’t slow down my computer at all—that’s a huge plus! **What do you dislike about SimScale?** The platform is powerful, but for beginners, setting up simulations correctly can be a bit overwhelming without deeper guidance, even with tutorials available. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** SimScale is a valuable tool for supporting our clients with simulations related to temperature homogeneity,velocity fields, confort. By using SimScale, we are able to conduct detailed simulations that assess and optimize temperature distribution within various systems or environments. This is crucial for our clients who need to ensure consistent temperature performance, whether it’s in manufacturing processes, product designs, or facility management. ### 16. Swiss army knife of CAE world! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Hamed P. | Mechanical engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 06, 2025 **What do you like best about SimScale?** The support team is great. Always taking the extra mile to help. The documentation is good (could always be better). Public projects section is one of the best features. Act like the github of the simulation realm. I appreciate that the failed runs are not considered towards the core hours. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** It would have been really good if I could calculate more values in the post-processing. The fact that I had to set all the required results (such as max reaction force of a certain surface over time) before running the simulation, is annoying. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are a relatively small team with limited budget and Simscale is doing a decent job for the price. ### 17. Very accurate results **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** John W. | Sr. Principal Mechanical Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 04, 2025 **What do you like best about SimScale?** I love not solving on my PC. The cloud computing is great! The results are most important to me, though. I've run many studies in Conjugate Heat Transfer that have matched the benchtop experiments. The support team is a chat box away. They are live experts. This helps a new user get over the learning curve if their sim fails for some reason. Love this! **What do you dislike about SimScale?** Downsides of Simscale? Nope, I can't think of any. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** The software allows us to only physically make products that we know will work and require very little, if any iterations since we simulated it first. ### 18. Electromagnetic Simulation for surgical implants **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Will M. | Associate Design Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 28, 2025 **What do you like best about SimScale?** I like that it is simple, and I could run 10 free simulations. Being able to take a SolidWorks assembly and just stick it right into the workbench was super helpful. The tutorials were straightforward and taught me everything I needed to get the job done. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** The flow region was a little bit annoying since after it was added I would have to hide it. Then when closing and opening the projects again, it would become visible again and the project just looks like a cube when the flow region is visible. Also, I got a lot of emails from SimScale and I usually just ignore them. I do like that when I first signed up, a real person reached out to me. That kind of surprised me, usually it's just a machine when I sign up for stuff **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** I needed to do some quick analyses on magnets to test the viability of a surgical implant. I used the electromagnetics simulations to test the forces of various configurations of magnets. I didn't need to do any heavy simulations; I just needed a general idea of how magnets interact and how I could optimize the forces. SimScale was nice because I didn't want to have to download any new software and allowed me to get quick answers to my own questions and my clients' questions. ### 19. Excellent toolchain and support **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jacob B. | CEO & Lead Scientist, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 27, 2025 **What do you like best about SimScale?** Easy and intuitive interfaces for CFD and thermal transport problems. Fast-running simulations and has great flexibility in meshing. Awesome side-by-side comparison view system for comparing two different sets of parameters in the same visualization, color map scaling, etc. But what I've loved most is the extremely quick and helpful support from experts who know a ton about advanced simulation. On multiple occasions and within 5 minutes of messaging them via the platform, the support guys have literally jumped into an ongoing zoom meeting with me and my colleagues, and helped us setup boundary conditions correctly outside of their working hours. I've never had a better experience with software than I've had at SimScale. Couldn't recommend more! Thank you! **What do you dislike about SimScale?** The way the mouse moves the camera in the 3D viewer rotates all axis simultaneously and is difficult to get the angle of a view correct with mouse motion alone. But they will probably fix this eventually, as the UI seems to be improving regularly. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are analyzing the limits of conduction in chip scale convective and liquid cooling systems. ### 20. Streamlined workflows but lacking more advanced features **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Marcus W. | Mechanical Design Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 11, 2025 **What do you like best about SimScale?** The entire SimScale workflow is very fast for basic simulations. Personally, I have run over 50 simulations (thermal, CFD, and dynamic structural) in the past couple of months since my company started using this package. It integrates with OnShape, so importing geometries is very quick if that happens to be your CAD package. Setting up boundary conditions is similarly efficient. Meshing and simulation runs are performed on the cloud and can be run in parallel, making the process even faster. I think SimScale is a great package for quickly gaining an approximate understanding of how a design might perform. I've used the customer support live chat a couple of times and found it helpful—response times have always been within an hour, and the support team has understood and answered my questions well. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** As a relatively new simulation package, it is still missing some more advanced functionality. One downside of being such a streamlined package is that it limits control over certain setup options. The biggest missing feature that would benefit my workflow is parametric sweeps. If a range of geometries could be imported from different OnShape configurations and then simulated in parallel with the same boundary conditions, it would be a huge improvement for my typical use cases. Additionally, customising the meshing configuration and extracting data during post-processing could be improved. Greater flexibility in these areas would make SimScale an even more powerful tool. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** So far, I've been using SimScale to optimise the themal design of cells and battery modules with thermal conduction simulations and the flow balance of parallel channel coldplates using CFD. ### 21. Great technical support **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Joseph “Joe” D. | Ower | Engineering Consultant, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 17, 2025 **What do you like best about SimScale?** Simscal has great technical support. I have a dedicated agent that is fantastic to work with. Luis is always willing to help me through some difficult simulations or situations where I need a little extra help. Also, since Simscale is cloud based, I can access it anywhere. There's been many times where I'm at a client facility and need to run a quick simulation. No need to drive 2 hours back to my office. If there's internet there's the ability so run FEAs. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** Sometimes my work takes to to remote areas where internet is not available. In these cases I do need to be in my office to run some simulations. These times are far and few betweeen. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** I solve difficult problems for my clients every day. Simscale is a key part of my work process. ### 22. Excellent way to start in CFD **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Valente G. | process Engineer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 07, 2025 **What do you like best about SimScale?** Simscale is a CFD which is easy to learn how to use even if you had never used a CFD. Doing the training projects you familiarize with basic things, and when you work in a real project you understand better. The customer service is a 10/10, if you send an e-mail with some doubts, they will respond in less than one hour with feedback, somecases in a explainer video You don´t need to install anything, it runs online. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** Is not possible to simulate a phase change in SimScale like evaporation, just cavitation is available When a particle trace crash with a rotating zone, particle trace disappears in an animation **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** We got the profile temperature in a chambear and we learn that the outlet temperature is equal to wall temperature, this way we identificate the reason of a important problem, also we got the velocity outlet from a chamber We simulate a mix chamber with hot and cool air, this way we learn there were too much cool air ### 23. Intuitive, cloud-based, well balanced simulation package **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** James B. | Mechanical Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 24, 2023 **What do you like best about SimScale?** The ability to run multiple simulations without using my laptops computing power is very valuable. The UI is really user-friendly and there are great training resources available online. Having the ability to talk to SimScale's engineers from within a simulation and have them provide feedback live is also a really fantastic feature! **What do you dislike about SimScale?** I'd like some more documentation on advanced transient simulation setups, but otherwise I'm very satisfied. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Allows me to quantify the difference that modifying a design has on its performance very time-efficiently. ### 24. Modern, easy to grasp, accessible simulation software. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Piotr T. | Mechanical Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 21, 2025 **What do you like best about SimScale?** I like that SimScale can really be handled by people that did not have prior experience with simulations before. The online tutorials are really great and practical. The support team is knowledgeable and helpful, you don't have to dwell for hours on the web to find the right way to do something. The creators are there to help you. It's absolutely great that it's cloud based so I can run dozens of simulations at the same time. It greatly limits the resources that one needs to bring to run big simulations and you can keep doing what you were doing while the sims are running! The basic package of modules that comes at a relatively low price is just great. I do not know another software that can offer me dynamic non-linear or basic CFD simulations for this price. The interface is modern, accessible, user-friendly. It takes your hand and leads you to the end. It will point to any mistakes in the setup or the simulation itself. It's hard to go wrong with this one. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** I would say that the resource estimator is the biggest downside of SimScale at the moment. It is frequently underestimating the core hours needed to run something. However, the mistakes can be avoided by carefully following the simulation in the beginning and knowing good practices. But for beginner users it can be really frustrating. The geometry preparation is a bit tedious and clunky. It would be great if default units for typical solution fields could be changed and saved. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** It is solving both static and dynamic structural simulations as well as some thermal expansion cases. But we are yet to see the true benefits as we started using it just recently. I think it would be good to ask this question in a few months. ### 25. A little clunky, but gets the job done. **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Matt W. | Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 19, 2025 **What do you like best about SimScale?** I like the cloud based feature, and it has the basic tools needed for FEA. Excellent customer support. Fairly intuitive interface if you're familiar with other FEA tools. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** I don't like that you can not alter or change how you interface with the program (i.e.- mouse settings etc). Some settings or options in program are difficult to find. In program modeling editor could be better. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Structural and thermal analysis. Helping me to refine my designs. ### 26. Effortless CFD, simulations made easy **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Leif Christian H. | Prosjektleder, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 26, 2025 **What do you like best about SimScale?** SimScale is cloud-based and runs through the browser. It has an intuitive UI, a straightforward simulation setup, and built-in checks to ensure input matches output. They provide an extensive library of recorded webinars, tutorials, sample projects, and rich documentation to get you started. There are also many community projects to explore. The platform offers great support, including the option for video sessions. It is easy to use and implement, as it does not require any hardware. Multiple simulations can be run simultaneously. Having SimScale allows us to rapidly validate cases and assumptions, providing insights that we previously could not obtain. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** Some features are still under development such as CAD preparations. There are some support for it today, but it has room for improvement. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Pressure loss in pipe systems ### 27. Great for people who are new to CFD **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Armando V. | Mechanical Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 12, 2025 **What do you like best about SimScale?** It is a great option for persons that are not familiarized with FEA and CFD simulations. Is very simple to use, even if you are not a "tech-y" person. If you were to start your own engineering design firm, it would be a great option to invest in a simulation software such as SimScale, because the licensing can be obtained for a cheaper prize as compared to other FEA/CFD softwares. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** It would be helpful to somehow be able to do parametric studies not only by changing boundary condition values but also changing geometry dimensions. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Engineering firm that I worked for was interested in obtaining CFD software for a relatively affordable prize. Simscale is able to deliver solutions that benefit not only us, but also our clients. ### 28. Innovative CAE Platform **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Renewables & Environment | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 07, 2025 **What do you like best about SimScale?** Easy to use and implement, with great support. Since it is cloud based, you can access data from everywhere, which make is appealing to use within a team. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** I don't think there is anything specific that i could point out. It has all the features one could expect from a CAE platform. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use it mainly to understand fluid distribution within a reactor. I also plan to use for mechanical stability analysis through their FEA function. ### 29. SimScale CFD and FEA **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Eli G. | CEO and Chief Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 12, 2025 **What do you like best about SimScale?** I purchased a SimScale CFD and FEA license for my company. It's a really great product with great support. It's a very easy product to use and setup. I have been using it on a weekly basis. It was easy to integrate with Solidworks, and it can import native models. Very happy so far. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** SimScale limits the number of core hours, so for very large simulation products the user may run out of resources. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** CFD and FEA problems on various subjects. ### 30. Accessible simulation software **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 11, 2025 **What do you like best about SimScale?** Walks you through the steps required for making a simulation. Pretty user-friendly. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** Looking at results is sometimes buggy and not so helpful. E.g. "inspect point" doesn't seem to work well since the values are sometimes different than the color-coding indicates. Always I usually have issues with the cutting plane - possible to make the cutting plane invisible? Sometimes I can get this to work but not always. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Often need quick estimates of air flow or heat transfer values to move forward with prototyping. SimScale is good for this. ### 31. Simscale Review **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Construction | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 18, 2025 **What do you like best about SimScale?** The ability to run parallel simulations is great, this allows for better productivity. The customer support is also another good feature. If you have a question the technical team is very quick to respond. The GUI is user friendly and easy to learn. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** Sometimes you will need to export your results to a third party software to do certain specific tasks, like plotting a quantity along a line. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** The ability to perform CFD simulations set us apart from our competitors. It gives our clients ease of mind that we have done the proper R&D when developing our products. ### 32. Fast, intuitive cloud simulation **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Konrad Z. | Mechanical Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 12, 2025 **What do you like best about SimScale?** Launching CFD straight from the browser saves hardware costs and cuts iteration time from days to hours. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** The built-in CAD tool feels unintuitive for detailed geometry edits **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** SimScale takes the heavy compute and setup pain out of CFD, so we can spin up multiple design studies in the cloud and get results in minutes—not hours—letting us iterate fast and reach better designs earlier. ### 33. My First Experience Working with an Online Analysis Tool **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Airlines/Aviation | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 21, 2025 **What do you like best about SimScale?** This was my first experience using an analysis software that operates entirely through a web-based platform rather than a fully installed program on my computer. Two aspects of SimScale truly impressed me in a very positive way. First, the technical support team has been outstanding. They were always available to answer my questions with great efficiency and kindness. As a user, it is incredibly reassuring to know that I can rely on real professionals who provide immediate and personalized assistance whenever needed. Second, the cloud-based nature of SimScale is a game-changer. Since all computations run on SimScale’s servers, I can perform complex simulations and manage large projects from any of my devices quickly and easily, without installing any software or needing high-end hardware. The ability to work from anywhere, without being tied to a fixed workstation, makes SimScale an invaluable tool for multiphysics analysis. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** I wouldn’t say there’s anything I dislike about SimScale, but there are certainly a few areas that could be improved. So far, I have only used SimScale for FEA and don’t have extensive hours on the platform yet. However, one of the first things I noticed is that whenever I want to modify a 3D file (such as simplifying the geometry) I always have to create a new copy instead of editing the existing file. It would be great to have the option to work directly on the same model without duplicating it. Additionally, while SimScale offers excellent simplification tools, I found it more convenient to simplify 3D models in CAD software before importing them into SimScale. Enhancing these built-in simplification tools could make the workflow even smoother. Regarding meshing, I would love to have more control over the mesh type selection, such as choosing between tetrahedral or hexahedral elements, as well as having more options to fine-tune mesh settings. Lastly, one significant improvement would be expanding the materials catalog. Considering the wide range of metal alloys and the different heat treatments they can undergo, a more comprehensive selection would be highly beneficial. I look forward to revisiting this feedback in a few months, once I have gained more experience with the platform and can provide a more in-depth perspective. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Within our company, we have used SimScale for structural, thermal, and vibrational analysis, consistently achieving accurate results in a highly effective, fast, and efficient manner. The learning curve is remarkably low, allowing our team to quickly adapt to the platform without spending weeks on training. This ease of use has enabled us to integrate SimScale into our workflow seamlessly, making it a valuable tool for our engineering projects. ### 34. Good experience overall. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Mikel G. | Sustainability Specialist, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 13, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** Ease of use. Ability to create a wide range of simulations for the scope of my projects within hours. Good postprocessing of results. Very good customer service and technical support. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** Maybe a bit "too easy". For example, having sometimes solid results that may not be that good when in-depth analysed. The software lacks some postprocess features that may be inherited from Paraview. Difficult to defend the procedures when "old-school" clients/partners with certain knowledge in CFD review the results. I miss measuring tools for models, and features that allow to combine data related to geometries when some layers are updated in a new model. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Wind engineering. From wind loads to Pedestrian Wind Comfort. I am able to perform highly demanding simulations without lossing track of project updates as changing geometry or parameters is quite easy. Accessible technical support helps avoiding bottle necks while performing complex simulations. ### 35. Way more intuitive than any other cfd I have used **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Michael D. | Mechanical Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 09, 2025 **What do you like best about SimScale?** The training they provide and the access to engineers is exceptional. The integration with cloud computing works great **What do you dislike about SimScale?** The fact coming from solidworks CAD files, its not very well integrated **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Its solving flow related problems for us. allowing us to understand what we are expected to see. ### 36. Easy to use and a great support team that's available quickly **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sameer B. | R&D Mechanical Engineer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 02, 2025 **What do you like best about SimScale?** I like that it is cloud based so that I can log in from wherever. It's very easy to use once you understand how to run simulations and the support team does a great job at helping you out with detailed videos and walkthroughs of setting up a simulation as well as troubleshooting where needed. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** If you have multiple simscale windows open, it faces some issues loading the projects. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** It's helping us run CFD simulations for our products. Saving a lot of time by prioritizing simulations over prototyping. ### 37. Satisfied of the interface, types of simulations and results **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Heni T. | Mechanical Design Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 23, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** The interface is simple and user-friendly. The types of simulations available are convenient to what we are working on. Error logs and warnings are easy to understand and to fix. The support engineers are so helpful and professional and speak English very fluently. Kind stuff and master well the physics and computing codes in the backend. Running simulations on SimScale is time saving thanks to the server computing cores and allow us to work simultaneously while the simulation is running. The option of running multiple simulations at the same time is highly appreciated. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** CAD platform is not very rich of editing features, most of the times I have to edit the model in my CAD software and re-upload it again. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Thermal loads of electronic devices due to power dissipation and cooling solutions (passive or active) ### 38. Cloud based simulation tool **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Viven S. | Graduate research assistant, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 22, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** A native cloud simulation setup alleviates the need for substantial local computation and machines. The graphical user is continually improved. Recently, a local measurement was added to my solid mechanics simulation, which is a significant enhancement. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** Internal updates are sometimes rolled out without notifying users, complicating things when running a series of simulations. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** I am utilizing SimScale for solid mechanics FEM modeling, have found the ease of implementing various boundary and initial conditions to be extremely beneficial. Recently, they have introduced additional numerical comparison features under the beta testing phase, which I find useful for simple cloud calculations. This eliminates the need to download the entire model file and post-process it separately. ### 39. Lots of support available, great for learning! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sultana S. | NRC Aerostructural Engineer Lead, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 24, 2025 **What do you like best about SimScale?** The best part of Simscale for me is the user experience - it's easy to use and intuitive. The support available is great. The tutorials are very very helpful and I learned a great deal through them, especially considering this is my first time using CFD. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** So far I've experienced the issue of not being able to progress from where I've left off. My current project already had an external flow volume saved, boundary conditions and everything set up. I opened it again the next day and the flow volume disappeared, meaning I have to start over. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Analysis for my own research project ### 40. Great ability to visualize complex scenarios and perform FEA for heat transfer. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** David E. | Student, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 20, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** Intuituve user interface. Easily accessible since it is entirely web based (no need to connect to HPC). Very cost and time effecitve through leverageing of cloud computing. Quality of life features like geometry modification within simscale. Overall simscale is relativley easy to learn, with a higher ceiling to master. It is also important to note the great visual gradients and reliable point data all within simscale (no need for paraview). **What do you dislike about SimScale?** Meshing seems to be my main complaint, as I have had numerous simulations fail due to issues with mesh sizing and quality. Being able to customize the mesh with sliders from 0-10 (fineness) is nice and works most of the time, but if it does not work it is difficult to fix the mesh. I have also had difficulties with modleing multiphase fluids. These difficulties are mainly due to the complex nature of these types of problems, and I believe simscale is fully capable. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Simscale allows for easy acessibility (low cost and web based), which has helped my University fund accounts with ample CPU hours for all mechanical engineering students. Simscale also streamlines the simulation process (geometry, meshing, BCs, result control and solution viewing), allowing for all simulation steps to be conducted in one place. I have experience simulating on HPCs and being web based alone makes the whole process much more accessible for new users. New users can focus on learning Simscale instead of learning how to use HPC clusters, and numerous software for meshing, simulating, and viewing results. I also understand that simscale is working on improving the meshing feature, which was my main complaint adressed earlier. ### 41. Easy to Use Simulation Tool with Wide Functionality **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Gage C. | Staff Mechanical Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 11, 2025 **What do you like best about SimScale?** I have run a number of different types of simulations using SimScale, and in every case the interface has been easy to use and understand. SimScale provides a ton of functionality to refine simulations, so I never feel limited to only simulating overly simplified cases. SimScale integrates smoothly with my CAD program Onshape. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** Meshes and simulations seem to take longer to run in SimScale than in other programs I have used. SimScale is also less widely known than other programs and is not considered the industry standard for high fidelity results, so for truly critical simulations with a thin margin for pass vs failure, I have some skepticism for the results. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** refinement and validation on mechanical designs ### 42. Best CAE software for electrical connector industry **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Vincent L. | High Voltage Electrical Interconnect Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 13, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** User friendly interface and workflow. Easy to pick up and run. You can use it frequently. Very low learning curve to the engineers with some basic FEA knowledge. Easy to implement in the company. The model mapping is great for the design iteration. Easy to integrate with any CAD system. Easily duplicate the simulation for different boundary conditions. Cloud computing: free up your workstation, Submit as many jobs as you like in the same time. One subscription included multiple physics analysis under the same uer friendly interface Quick and easy mesh tool, great time saving CFD with Joule heating (not many software has this). Much accuracate thermal analsyis result collerated with test data Ecellent online tech support. Get issue resolved immidiately Huge saving on hard ware and software installation for the company and startup. Cloud enviroment great for global company's collaboration **What do you dislike about SimScale?** Unit scale: the system seems designed for larger part. My projects are usually small components. Need smaller scale for display better. Post processor can be improved more. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Quick and accurcate simulation results and collreated with actual test data. Great for our product design on accuracy, project lead time, cost ### 43. Interesting results and insights **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Mark H. | Mechanical Design Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 11, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** We can clearly see the air flow within our units, which helps with our understanding of the machine performance. We can design baffles and similar air flow redirection methods, and re-run the simulation without any costly R&D. Customer support is first class, quick to respond with helpful suggestions. It's cloud based, so no need for powerful hardware to run the simulations. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** It's very complex, and takes a while to get your head around (at least it did in my case). Models have to be massively simplified to allow a simulation run which takes a fair amount of time. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** We have never used and CFD software, so the performance of our machines has been improved purely by experience. Now we can simulate using these tools, we can hopefully increase the performance even further. ### 44. The team was very helpful in my projects and in places where I had difficulties. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Tufan A. | Mechanical Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 17, 2025 **What do you like best about SimScale?** The interface is easy to use, I can get a quick response from technical support and they are very helpful, the simulations are finished in a short time and since I do it over the cloud, it does not occupy my computer. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** The primitive geometries are few and difficult to place. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** So far it has solved a lot of airflow simulations and temperature related tasks. ### 45. A great and easy approach to a complex problem **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Armin N. | Manager, Thermofluids & Simulations, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 23, 2025 **What do you like best about SimScale?** The ease of use, that it is always available, cloud computing, and the capabilities. Also the customer support is excellent. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** There aren't much, however, there are some areas that progress could be made, like field function developments and using them as stopping criteria. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** To be able to quickly do simulations and not think about hardware. Basically, it enables us to get straight to the engineering problem. ### 46. A handy approach to simulation **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Manufacturing | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 12, 2025 **What do you like best about SimScale?** Simscale is very easy to use, connecting easily to other CAD softwares. What makes it especially great is the support ! **What do you dislike about SimScale?** Ii would be nice to go a bit more in details of the simulations, also the log files are not translated to english making it hard to understand. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Mechanical simulations, linear and non linear analysis ### 47. Very useful software for optimizing designs **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 20, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** It has very wide capabilities in simulation including static, frequency analysis, thermal, and cfd that are very helpful in evaluating and optimizing designs. They have a great deal of technical support available from customer support engineers who can help with any technical issues when setting up simulations. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** I'm the only one at work who does mechanical design and I find that I go through periods during the product development cycle when I am too busy to use it so it sometimes doesn't get used as much as I would like. But then at other points in the design cycle I'm using it extensively. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Most of the simulations I've done have been in optimizing the design of products by simulating fluid flow behavior sometimes combined with heat transfer. But lately I've also being doing static and vibration analysis of designs as well. Our marketing group have made good use of the fluid flow animations that it creates in order to illustrate how some of our products function. ### 48. The Best Web-based Simulation tool **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Kunjukuttan C. | Founder, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 17, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** 1. Web based, so no downloads and no need for a high end graphic laptop. 2. Pretty easy to learn and use. The tutorials are very good 3. 10 simulations and 3000 core hours are free for trial. This is a very good way to do some trial simulations and verify the results. 4. Extremely helpful chat support. The support staff are well trained and highly knoweldgeabe. 5. I think the learnig curve is not so steep for this, based on my experience. 6. Since Simscale is integrated with Onshape, I find it very helpful. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** I didn't find anything to dislike from the simulation point. However, I think the fonts for the simulation set up dialogue boxes should be a lit bigger. It was kind of very small and hard to read. I am not sure whether it is possible to change th font size. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Being a web based tool, SimScale is eliminating the need for heavy duty workstations. I think the cost of the workstation is more than the yearly licence of SimScale. ### 49. SimScale: Anything, anywhere, anytime, for any duration of time. GoGet of CFD world. **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Oksana T. | Research & Development Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 11, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** No data loss so far. No crashes. No fatal errors. Do not have to worry about simulation stopping if I send my computer to hibernate, or if I have to restart it. Great graphical user interface. Be it CAD editor, mesh creation, or results post-processing. And if I have to do something more complicated, I can just export/download the results to my PC and look at them in ParaView. CFD calculations being done in OpenFOAM (an open-source, well-known CFD software) is appreciated. Great responsive support team. It's almost like talking directly to developers of SimScale. I can use as many resources as I want. The only problem is when I run out of resources - because that can be costly for whoever is paying for my subscription. I generally import CAD files in STP file format, but SimScale has a very good compatibility with a wide range of file formats. Screenshots up to around 20M pixels (probably depends on the RAM you have available on your PC?) can be taken, and they are very lightweight - less than 1MB each. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** Occasional glitches with screenshot taking. Took a screenshot? Download it (and make sure it's not just an empty rectangle), because if SimScale forgets the "view" for the simulation run, it will forget all the screenshots. Occasional glitches with CAD editing - if an operation has a problem, I cannot interrupt the operation, and I have to wait for operation to time out - which can take a while. But don't worry about it, CAD editor is being actively developed, developers are aware of the issue, so this problem will be solved. In two months™? Periodic boundary condition can be done for translational periodicity, but not for rotational one. Very annoying! It could have reduced computational usage by a factor of 2, or 4, or 12, depending on geometry, if periodic boundary condition just worked. [I hope SimScale people are reading the review. Because I am sure that OpenFOAM has this feature, but SimScale for whatever reason does not have it, yet] Predictions of running time and computing resource usage are unreliable. The software responsible for that probably needs to take more factors into account - even with similar geometries, meshing can take 40min for one case and 80min for another (and prediction is probably 15min? to be fair, my geometries are inordinately complex). **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** SimScale is predicting airflow patterns, and relationship between airflow rate and pressure drop. Which provides opportunity to swiftly try out a few dozens of prototypes without even trying to manufacture them. Sure, once "the best" prototype(s) are selected based on SimScale modelling, they will need to be actually manufactured and tested to see whether their performance is anywhere near expected. But unless SimScale is dramatically off, it should have at least helped to pick the best out of several considered options. ### 50. Great for pedestrian wind comfort, with excellent support from the SimScale team **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Consulting | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 05, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** SimScale has significantly reduced the time it takes to run our Pedestrian Comfort simulations, and it allows me to continue to use my PC while mulitple heavy simulations are running. Also, the SimScale support team is excellent. They are generally very quick to reply, unless it's a German public holiday, and they provide easy to understand feedback. I recently had an issue that exploited a bug in the software. Within 3 days the team had identified and fixed the issue as well as run my original simulation to confirm the fix worked. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** I feel the results visualisation could be a bit better, especially for pedestrain comfort. Being able to adjust the colour scale as well as "cut" the model to make taking pictures of different areas would be very useful. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** CFD simulations often require a signficant amount of computing power. They can take up to a day and significantly slow down the operation of the computer they are running on. By using SimScale, we are able to get our simulations done quicker as a more powerful computer is used for the simulations, which allows us to better make and test changes to get a solution back to the client quicker. 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