--- title: Step Reviews meta\_title: 'Step Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Step works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.0 review\_count: 3 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2025-10-30' parent\_category: name: CAD & PLM url: https://www.g2.com/categories/cad-plm --- # Step Reviews & Product Details Step is an open-source two-dimensional physics simulation engine (KDE). * * * Seller [KDE](https://www.g2.com/sellers/kde) Discussions [Step Community](https://www.g2.com/products/step/discuss) Show More ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![MATLAB](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "MATLAB") MATLAB 4.5/5(771) ](https://www.g2.com/products/matlab/reviews) [ ![Onshape](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Onshape") Onshape 4.7/5(725) ](https://www.g2.com/products/onshape/reviews) [ ![SOLIDWORKS](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "SOLIDWORKS") SOLIDWORKS 4.5/5(646) ](https://www.g2.com/products/solidworks/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/step/competitors/alternatives) AM Aparna M. Trainer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/17/2021 "Free educational software which will be helpful for students and teachers" 4/5 What do you like best about Step? The KDEdu is free educational software as a teacher or trainer I am using it. It is very user-friendly. Most of the applications I can use on the Windows platform. They are also having their technical blog which is helping users like me to know about their features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Step? KDEdu is very good but there is scope for a better graphical user interface. If they will improve this aspect then more users will get attracted to KDEdu Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Step: They are providing very good educational tools free of cost. I am recommending them to teachers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Step solving and how is that benefiting you? As I am trainer, I want tools and applications which will be helpful for teaching purpose and also students should easily opt those tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Education Management](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Education Management") UE Verified User in Education Management Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 5/18/2021 "So easy to use! " 3.5/5 What do you like best about Step? Very user friendly and was easy to get started. I really enjoyed the navigation of it once I got the hang of it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Step? Once I got started the navigation took a second to understand it all. I had to flip through tabs to see where everything was. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Step: Make sure you navigate through it first and see where everything is placed. It'll help greatly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Step solving and how is that benefiting you? Step is helping with time management and prioritizing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ### There are not enough reviews of Step for G2 to provide buying insight. Below are some alternatives with more reviews: [ 1 ![MATLAB Logo](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_d5738f5e7922b4552c3ba543a2b9dee6/matlab.jpeg "MATLAB Logo") MATLAB 4.5 (771) MATLAB is a high-level programming and numeric computing environment widely utilized by engineers and scientists for data analysis, algorithm development, and system modeling. 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