--- title: SimScale Reviews meta_title: 'SimScale Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta_description: Filter 283 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how SimScale works for a business like yours. aggregate_rating: rating_value: 4.6 review_count: 283 scale: '5' date_modified: '2026-06-30' parent_category: name: CAD & PLM url: https://www.g2.com/categories/cad-plm --- # SimScale Reviews **Vendor:** SimScale GmbH **Category:** [Simulation & CAE Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/simulation-cae) **Average Rating:** 4.6/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 283 ## 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 value the **ease of use** of SimScale, benefiting from intuitive interfaces and exceptional support. (34 reviews) - Users praise the **quick and knowledgeable customer support** from SimScale, enhancing their overall software experience. (31 reviews) - Users value the **excellent technical support** of SimScale, which aids in efficient and effective simulation processes. (26 reviews) - Users value the **online accessibility** of SimScale, allowing fast cloud-based simulations without using local resources. (19 reviews) - Users enjoy the **efficiency improvement** of SimScale, facilitating faster iterations and simultaneous teamwork on simulations. (14 reviews) - Ease of Learning (9 reviews) - Affordable (8 reviews) - Time Saving (8 reviews) - Meshing Techniques (7 reviews) - Integrations (6 reviews) **What users dislike:** - Users often find the **slow simulation speed** frustrating, as it complicates the modeling and post-processing experience. (8 reviews) - Users find **meshing issues** in SimScale lead to longer run times and complicate the simulation process. (7 reviews) - Users find the **learning curve challenging** , citing complexity and overwhelming setup processes, especially for beginners. (5 reviews) - Users find the **UX improvements in SimScale challenging** , particularly regarding controls, geometry UI, and meshing features. (4 reviews) - Users find the **complex modeling** aspect of SimScale challenging, often requiring significant time and simplification for effective use. (3 reviews) - Users find a **lack of features** in SimScale, impacting editing and post-processing capabilities for complex projects. (3 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) - Limited Drawing Tools (2 reviews) ## SimScale Reviews ### 1. Simplest yet highly powerful CAE software i have ever used **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Automotive | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 15, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** - Extremely easy to use and not intimidating (like other FEA or CFD software) - Cloud based allowing for simultaneous simulation - CAD edition feature (extremely useful) - Data extraction and simulation visualisation directly in software - Quick and useful support I use it nearly every day now. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** - Lack of high level in-depth mesh parameters , but honestly it's not so useful 99% of the time, Simscale does a great job with automatic settings. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Rapid prototyping test that requires no investment. It allows me to quickly review the iteration of a part and measure the improvement in performance that I obtain. ### 2. Good user interface that supports a logical sequencing of model set up. **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** kieren P. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 23, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** It is quite user friendly and is quite handy for a beginner to pick up. There are good tutorials and plenty of documentation that you can read to better understand what the software is doing and how it operates. The support is pretty good to. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** Some of the more detailed and intricate settings that you may like to tweek in your fluid sims can be hidden or impossible to edit as they are present and fixed in some simulation types. It's still in development which means some features you would like or have in other software is not avaliable yet. The support is in europe which is problematic when you are in a different time zone. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** It is a cost effective solution to our simulation needs. We don't have to pay the significant licensing costs associated with other simulation software. We are also using Simscales Core hours which frees up our machines for other things. ### 3. Simscale for mechanical engineering **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Rindert A. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 29, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** The best thing I like about SimScale is the usability and the support. I am fairly new to finite element analysis and the interface is easy to use. Plus SimScale let's you browse thousands of earlier projects for inspiration. It got me started within a week with virtually no prior knowledge on finite element modeling. Support is also very good, response time is short and knowledge is very good. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** There is just one thing: I would like to see buckling calculations and visualisations in a future version. i haven't seen any specific 'buttons' for buckling in the interface but maybe that is just because I am not fully familiar yet with that type of analysis. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** We get many questions from clients about a more in-depth calculation than what is laid down in construction codes and operational codes. These questions we can often address and solve using SimScale. ### 4. Timely solution. Really liked it! **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Oleg V. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 25, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** It is very convenient that you can work on the platform from a regular computer. The platform does not have high requirements for the computer. That is, to perform complex calculations, you do not need to buy an expensive high-performance computer. Thank you to the support team. There were questions. The guys responded promptly and helped to sort things out. Even though we speak different languages. There is a lot of educational material freely available. However, sometimes you start to get lost in this abundance of information. Therefore, it is easy to learn how to work on the platform independently. Even without experience working with CFD solvers. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** The price bites. Even for the company, it turned out to be more profitable to get a solver license from AutoDesk. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Used the platform to analyze the applicability of the module. It helped choose the direction for further product development. ### 5. Level up your calculation skills one tutorial at a time **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Javier L. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 23, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** I had a engineering background and a bit of knowledge in numerical methods and finite element analysis. However, I am no expert so I really appreciate the numerous and detailed tutorials that Simscale offers. I use Simscale from time to time, but the intuitive interface makes it easy for guiding me step by step. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** I find that the free version to be extraordinary restrictive. I believe Simscale should offer restricted free Simulations, but on a monthly basis. That way a stronger free user community could be created, with benefits for everyone. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Mainly structural design that needs optimization for both volume and weight reduction. ### 6. Used for projects, great! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 17, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** Very easy to use and data is comprehensible. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** Simulations could be more intuitive to set up. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** It is a cheaper product than competitors. ### 7. Easy to use for all engineering skill levels. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Automotive | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 03, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** The ease of use and friendly user initerface. The software is very easy to figure out and we have been able to teach it to many young engineers still in college. The way the CAD is implemented in. I can upload an assembly and modify that assembly right in the software. Such as if something is misaligned. The multiple different simulation styles that can be used, such as having both CFD and FEA analysis. The multitasking capabilities and not needing a super computer. I can run multiple simulations at the same time, and still use my very basic work laptop in the background to continue working on other tasks while the simulations run. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** There is really nothing I dislike. The new addition of starting your CFD simulation in translusent white when it is complete instead of being already set to cutting the model and having it show the velocity right when you look at the solution field. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** It is helping us design better products by using their CFD function to see how our new designs react under flow BEFORE buying prototypes. Allows us to optimize before purchasing parts. ### 8. Pretty good Online FEA Software **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Zsolt Viktor V. | Senior Mechanical Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 11, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** It is fully online and your calculations are not core limited due to your hardware performance. Excellent training and support. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** It is an early-stage product and requires more options to modify. Can not change dimensions (meter to mm) in most of the features. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** I am simulating Mechanical Impacts for later protect development. Based on the result I will design protectors to our robots. ### 9. Static analysis of a mechanical part subjected to wear **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Erwin Gilberto O. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 29, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** It is very easy to use, it allows you to make a combination between forces, axes to fix, supports, and it allows you to simulate many characteristics that a piece has in real life. Additionally, you can do your simulation online, you don't need to install anything, and when the program finishes its simulation, it will send you a notification, which makes it very useful and valuable. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** I haven't encountered any problems, the interface is very easy to use and you can link your OnShape accounts to upload your drawings. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Resistance analysis of a piece, you can verify the design and discard it or continue with it ### 10. CFD software well-explained to the CFD community, as well as outsiders. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Martim C. | Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 23, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** Open documentation about a lot of CFD themes. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** Lack of accurate explanations about some points. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** SimScale is helping me to simulate an internal incompressible flow. ### 11. Great wind simulation software **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Architecture & Planning | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 04, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** There are so many great features in Simscale especially when you are trying to do a detailed wind analysis or see some results more closely. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** Sometime the complexity of the model takes long time to load and starts giving errors. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Simscale to me personally helps me undertand a lot of wind studies for the desiging work that I do and I use it a lot to understand the complexity of design and its surrounding that are affecting y design. ### 12. Great for large-scale simulations **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Edoardo T. | Project Leader, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 10, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** The most helpful thing is its capability to run cloud-based simulation. In my experience, as a member of a fairly newborn formula student team, it was the beat option to run accurate CFD analyses. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** It could have more tutorials and personalized help center. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** For now, almost the entirety of the core hours went into CFD simulations of our formula student car. ### 13. Simple and intuitive **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jake M. | Senior Mechanical Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 31, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** Being able to use Catia files without conversion **What do you dislike about SimScale?** Thing I think that would be most helpful is to offer training, on the theory to use the software correctly. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** It was used for modal analysis in an iterative design process ### 14. SimScale - Easy Design Check **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Myoung C. | Naval Architect, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 07, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** The best cloud base environment and easy setting of simulation **What do you dislike about SimScale?** A little bit short of settings may become difficult in complex problems. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Check the integrity of a mooring equipment during handling offshore ### 15. Easy, accessible and powerful **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Henrique F. | Egineer Manager, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 26, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** It is great that it is online and accessible virtually anywhere. The analysis tools are robust and the solvers available give precise results. Implementation time is almost non existent, as you do not need to setup any server, unlike some other FEA and CFD solutions. Integration is seamless with available plugins and costumer support is really fast. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** The cad geometry simplification tool could be more robust. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Its helping me and my company solve problems in our designs faster, while allowing us to offer better quality solutions to our costumers. ### 16. Easy to start, hard to master. I just started CFD and i've felt super comfortable with this platform **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Design | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 15, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** lots of guides and very intuitive interface. Customer care has been super-supportive and the guides are easy to reach. very approachable post-process with good depth **What do you dislike about SimScale?** there's practically no middle ground between the easy automatic controls and the super in-depth ones. you either trust the sistem or feel lost if you'r not expert. given that is a cloud based system, when you get errors, sometimes you feel like you're dealing with a black box **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** ease of use CFD for aerodynamic development with tons of depth ### 17. stiffness calculation **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Automotive | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 25, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** really working quickly, when understand how does it work you can apply everything. implementaion from onshpe is cool support are helpfull everytime. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** missing feature from ansys. missing edit in real model (need make a copy of part). **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** shows on the models a place that is not so rigid ### 18. One-shop-stop for aerodynamics and heat transfer simulations **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Vladislav . | Design Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 15, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** I like the best its browser-based structure, fast workflow and good overview over the project. Customer support is very helpful and responsive. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** I saw acoustic module was available in the past. Would be great to re-introduce it. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Aerodynamics, heat transfer, pressure drop at internal flows. ### 19. Accesible CFD **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 31, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** The user interface is very beginner friendly!!! **What do you dislike about SimScale?** That it forces users to a purchased version, and that at times the simulations crash without refund. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Analysis of a product prototype ### 20. Good and helps get a lot of good insights. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Simran S. | Lead Network Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 15, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** The ease of use and hassle free integration, no need to download apps/drivers, etc. Great customer support. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** Sometimes the results take time to load and lag a bit. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Thermal analysis, helps learn which part of the design is over heating and need cooling, etc. ### 21. User Friendly **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Civil Engineering | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 27, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** Simscale was fairtly Easier to use than other FEA softwares, also it gives accurate results. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** Sometimes it takes very long time to analyze the model. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** It helped me to analyze a complicated bridge connection for my class ### 22. Complex CFD Simulations on Any PC **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Marko K. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 11, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** A very easy-to-use graphical interface, readily available user support, and, most importantly to me, access to cloud computing. Cloud access allows me to run CFD simulations that would be impossible to execute on a personal computer. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** After roughly 10 completed runs of complex mixed external/internal CFD simulations, I haven't encountered any dislikes yet. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** My current project involves improving airplane engine cooling flow. CFD simulations enable me to test many different modifications and configurations in a short time and without any significant cost involved. ### 23. Great Experience **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Rishabh A. | Landscape Architect, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 04, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** Student license was the best feature and also the customer support was very responsive **What do you dislike about SimScale?** As student i couldn't access LMV simulations **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** CFD SIMULATIONS ### 24. Overall a decent cheap program **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Apparel & Fashion | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 31, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** Its accurate and useful, fairly easy to use, but not intiutive **What do you dislike about SimScale?** Pay structure is very expensive for short term needs. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Its helping with Thermo Calcs ### 25. The best interactive simulation software **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer & Network Security | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 10, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** The best thing about it is how easy and interactive it is, very user friendly especially for beginners its much better than other softwares that requires extensive courses. Also, being cloud based is a plus so you don't have to buy expensive softawers and computers. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** The pathlines in result control are somehow complicated to simulate compared to others **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Helped me create CFD simulation without worying about max cell size allowed for free licnses on pro softwares like ansys. ### 26. Low Initial Cost and User Friendly Approach **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Construction | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 07, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** I particularly appreciate the low cost of entry that SimScale offers. Unlike its competitors, where owning expensive hardware for simulations is necessary, SimScale's cloud-based approach makes simulation accessible without the need for hefty investments. The convenience of being able to run simulations from any device with an internet connection is a major advantage, allowing me to work flexibly and efficiently. The customer support is absolutely top tier as well. Being able to communicate directly with a support engineer is a game changer. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** While SimScale's platform provides a cost-effective and convenient solution for simulations, it does have limitations. Occasionally, I find myself wanting to modify specific equations or utilize boundary conditions that I may have otherwise been able to use in OpenFOAM. SimScale is mainly geared towards engineers that are new to CFD/FEA, so those features are understandably restricted. I would just like the option to view them should I so choose. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Its cloud-based infrastructure eliminates the need for costly hardware investments, granting individuals access to sophisticated simulation tools without having to buy expensive equaipment. With scalable computing resources readily available, I can tackle projects of diverse complexities without worrying about infrastructure limitations. Its intuitive interface, coupled with pre-built simulation templates and documentation, expedites the setup and execution of simulations, reducing time for designs. SimScale has allowed me to solve intricate problems at work that would have otherwise been solved using empirical equations for approximation. By democratizing simulation technology, SimScale enhances efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and innovation in engineering processes, enabling me to make faster and more informed decisions. ### 27. Nice and easy tool with basic electric field simulation features **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Luca M. | PHD Student, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 11, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** It is easy to use, intuitive and integrated with Onshape. Customer support is very responsice and proficient. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** The analysis options are quite limited with respect to similar tools **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Simulating electric field in 3D for custom geometries ### 28. Great experience so far, there is more room for improvement **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Alireza H. | Mechanical Integration Engineer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 09, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** It is user friendly and very easy and clear to use. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** Cannot define boundray condition on interface. There is no shortcut key for actions, like unselecting parts. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Helping me do validate my design to make sure it doesn't pass temperature limits. ### 29. Very professional finite element simulation software **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Mojtaba A. | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 25, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** One of the advantages is that it is a cloud based software, it is easy to use. Worked examples online are also very interesting and give some idea about how to simulate your own example. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** The CAD drawing within the software and its modification is not the easiest one. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** I am mostly using it for soft robotics application and I am taking a lot of benefit from this software. ### 30. Good software to approach CFD simulations **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Andrea L. | Ingegnere meccanico, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 11, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** intuitive, easy, completely online: there is no need to have a high-performance computer **What do you dislike about SimScale?** low computing power in the free version. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** I used simscale to study air CO2 and comfort inside classrooms ### 31. Easy to use, nice software **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Automotive | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 15, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** I like the fact that there is an active forum which responds quickly to queries and helps users out. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** Sometimes i feel it's not as accurate as Ansys **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** It is benefitting me by all simulation related work. I use it to run my team's simulations for FSAE and we will be designing our front wings for the very first time, thanks to SimScale. ### 32. I am using Simscale for 2 years. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sławomir M. | CEO, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 11, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** I like very much presentation side of the results. There are many features that one can use and view the simulation. Most important is that giving me confidance with explanation how the air is flowing in curtain conditions. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** Luck of dimensioning results and there are small bags with particle trace. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are working in comercial ventilation systems. Thats why we often simulate non standard solution with ventilaton of eg. sport hols, concert rooms and checking velocity and temperature distribution. ### 33. Good Product for Simple CFDs **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Architecture & Planning | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 03, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** Generally pretty easy to use, and runs fairly quickly as well. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** The model navigation is very old school and clunky, need to finick with it a while to get the right views. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Running quick and dependable CFDs. ### 34. Simulation made easy! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Md Habib Ullah K. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 25, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** Integrated features in a simple workspace. All the commands are very easy to find and edit. Simulations can be setup with minimum effort compared to other softwares. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** Not much flexibility to change the mesh shape. I needed to use another software paraview to create a line plot but simscale should have this option. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Optimize fin with simscale for saving material weight and cost. ### 35. It's a simple an even complex tool **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Silvia H. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 23, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** I use this tool in my university and i even if i don't go in my class, i can do the tasks. We load our constructions from Onshape and this is very easy! **What do you dislike about SimScale?** Sometimes you can't find some settings, but you can always look in the faq. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** We do simple tasks and with the post process results i can understand them easily. ### 36. Accurate results and easy to use application for CFD **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Muhammed Faruk K. | Senior Aerospace Engineering Student, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 10, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** Fast and Accurates results and everything is well explained **What do you dislike about SimScale?** meshing the seperated bodies and simulation runs for different bodies **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** CFD related project ### 37. SimScale provides excellent support for FEA/CFD **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Paula C. | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 23, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** The level of support SimScale offers is fantastic. They offer plenty of tutorials and guiding documents, as well as quick live support through their chat. In the past, I've had videos and in depth explanations provided by the SimScale team based on my specific question. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** Some slight inconsistencies between versions and tutorials. Sometimes I look at an old forum and the UI looks slightly different, making it harder to follow along. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** SimScale helps iterate through design decisions faster and helps validate models before me invest time into building them. ### 38. SimScale Review **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Marty R. | Engineering Manager, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 29, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** Tech support is outstanding Low overhead - minimal IT support required, can use a laptop/tablet Software does everything we require for our simulations Always available **What do you dislike about SimScale?** Generating reports would be a very helpful feature that is not available Some settings in the CFD function can be confusing Units - resetting units from metric to Imperial on the fly was not possible before, maybe it is now **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Reduces the amount of IT overhead required to run complex simulations - much less computing power required on the user side Enables us to run several simulations in quick succession to converge on the best design ### 39. For academic and personal research purposes. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Vikranth J. | Head - Team Rocket Propulsion Laboratory (RPL), Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 03, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** Cloud based support is very convienient and allows a team to work on projects simultaneously. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** Nothing in particular. All things so far are satisfactory. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Complexity with other simulation softwares was not allowing us to take it to our members. SimScale's ease of use allows our members to learn to use it in no time. ### 40. Helpful browser based FEA software to take the computing load off your local machine. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Oil & Energy | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 04, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** The cloud computing and ability to run multiple simulations in parallel really helps to speed up the process of running many simulations in a relaitevly short period of time. I also really appreciate the ability to share specific simulations with Simscale's team of application engineers to help debug simulations live when you need help. I usually get a response within 20 minutes during working hours and that service has been very helpful. To help you troubleshoot issues with meshing, boundary conditions, running simulations, etc. I have recieved detailed videos regarding my specific application which has been very helpful in speeding up the learning curve when learning how to use SimScale's software. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** It would be helpful if SimScale automatically flagged maximum or minumum stress, deflection, etc. values on a simulation model as I've seen done on other FEA software. When it comes to static FEA simulations you are also limited to using tetrahedral elements (1st or 2nd order) with no options for quadrahedral elements and some limitations to meshing. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are using SimScale mostly for static FEA simulations - both linear and nonlinear analyses. ### 41. Perfect getting started Simulation Tool that requires only a little curiousity **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Automotive | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 10, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** Easy to get started, requires only a little curiousity. Web based so no Hardware preconditions. Tutorials on many examples and many help-ready Users to troubleshoot the details + easy interface and accessibility **What do you dislike about SimScale?** Maybe the speed of the CAD Editing, but you can also do that in other CAD Software and import **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Getting started with Cars Aerodynamic Analysis ### 42. SimScale is really great due to its accessibility as a cloud based software. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Nyasha M. | Volunteer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 10, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** Intuitive interface and online accessibility **What do you dislike about SimScale?** The free version has limited number of simulations **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Aerodynamic simulations of different airfoil designs ### 43. User-friendly with stunning graphical results **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Nermine A. | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 25, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** The workflow is easy to follow The file import is convenient The animated results are impressive All CFD models are included **What do you dislike about SimScale?** Some important tools, such as the multidirectional wind analysis, are not available in the trial period. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Visualizing (particularly animated) indoor cross-ventilation and ventilation by convection. Vizualizing outdoor (particularly animated) urban wind corridors potential. ### 44. As a freelance mechanical designer I find SimScale a useful tool for analysis concepts. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Peter S. | Mechanical Product designer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 12, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** The user interface is simple and making setting up simulations a quick process. The results are clearly displayed making them easy to analysis. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** It is a shame that it is not available to purchase on monthly or CPU hourly basis. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Thermal studies relating to passive cooling of electronic devices. ### 45. Reviewing Simscale from a University Student **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 23, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** I like the fact that SimScale is based online. This means I don't need a powerful computer and I can access all of my simulations from any computer with internet. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** There is a small learning curve to get over to get used to the platform. Takes a while to understand and isn't intuitive at first. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** As an engineering student, I use SimScale for my engineering projects. This allows me to save money when creating projects as I can prototype digitally first. ### 46. There were considerable steps required to set up model for simulations **Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Stephen H. | Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 15, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** It was free. I did not have to pay for an expensive software to run a simple analysis. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** The time it took to configure the model to give me the correct flow analysis. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** An airflow simulation and where the pressure points were on my model. ### 47. Convenient, intuitive, and always making improvements. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Daniel B. | Design Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 19, 2023 **What do you like best about SimScale?** It is great to be able to rely on SimScales servers rather than our local computers. This frees up our computuing power and allows us to get work done more efficiently. SimScale is constantly working on improvements to the software and we have been able to implement many of those changes in our everyday workflow. Whenever we have issues, a representative is available over email or in the chat to get us the support we need. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** For our work, there are some specific post processing features that would make life a bit easier (i.e. generate chart along a line in plane cut), but those are specific to us. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** We have to validate flow distributions and head loss for our intake screens. This keeps us in spec and allows us to be competitive on bids without relying on expensive physical models. ### 48. Some suggestions for improvement. Overall positive **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 11, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** Simple UI. Setting up is easy Onshape compatible. I am able to import directly from Onshape Cloud Based. I can run multiple sims at the same time. Computation is all online. Variety of physics. Price **What do you dislike about SimScale?** Parts hidden in Onshape sometimes show up in SIMSCALE. I had to painfully delete them in SIMSCALE. Limited Boundary conditions especially ( connectors). I wanted to add spings between two flat surfaces. Easy to do in Solidworks sim but I cannot do it in simscale. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Modal, Static Helped us design our machine structure to have natural freqeuncy well above our operation frequencies. with good safety factore agains yield. ### 49. The best support I had from a software company and an outstanding simulation tool. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Maurício G. | CTO, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 09, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** Simscale provides an amazing CFD and FEA tool, with a large knowledge material and it has a great support team, always resposive and caring, with a large experience. **What do you dislike about SimScale?** I believe they could improve some animations in post-process results and some UX tools to enhance the user performance. **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** Simscale provided a robust cloud-based simulation solution, which allowed us to save significantly on hardware. In addition, the support team provided us with rapid leverage of knowledge and implementation of the tool. ### 50. Simscale is interesting simulation tool for solving challenging problems for our customer **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sandesh K. | FEA Engineer , Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 05, 2024 **What do you like best about SimScale?** Most helful and upsides criteria in Simscale will be less computational time to solve complex problems. More advanced and unique tools in tools in analysis settings and boundary conditions **What do you dislike about SimScale?** Least helpful in simscale will be in meshing domain. very less parameters for accurate meshing in terms of different types of meshing such as polyhedral, hexagoal and hexahedral **What problems is SimScale solving and how is that benefiting you?** The problems we are solving in static analysis and dynamic analysis. 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