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Top 10 SolidWorks Flow Simulation Alternatives & Competitors

(35)4.1 out of 5

Looking for alternatives or competitors to SolidWorks Flow Simulation? Other important factors to consider when researching alternatives to SolidWorks Flow Simulation include design. The best overall SolidWorks Flow Simulation alternative is Ansys Fluent. Other similar apps like SolidWorks Flow Simulation are COMSOL Multiphysics®, MATLAB, OpenFOAM, and Autodesk CFD. SolidWorks Flow Simulation alternatives can be found in Simulation & CAE Software but may also be in Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD) Software or Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms.

Best Paid & Free Alternatives to SolidWorks Flow Simulation

  • Ansys Fluent
  • COMSOL Multiphysics®
  • MATLAB
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Top 10 Alternatives to SolidWorks Flow Simulation Recently Reviewed By G2 Community

Browse options below. Based on reviewer data, you can see how SolidWorks Flow Simulation stacks up to the competition, check reviews from current & previous users in industries like Information Technology and Services, Higher Education, and Computer Software, and find the best product for your business.

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    #1

  1. Ansys Fluent

    By Ansys, Inc.
    (119)4.5 out of 5

    2. ANSYS Fluent software is the most-powerful computational fluid dynamics (CFD) tool available, empowering you to go further and faster as you optimize your product's performance. Fluent includes well-validated physical modeling capabilities to deliver fast, accurate results across the widest range of CFD and multiphysics applications

    Categories in common with SolidWorks Flow Simulation:

    Reviewers say compared to SolidWorks Flow Simulation, Ansys Fluent is:

    More expensive
    Better at meeting requirements
    Better at support
    See all Ansys Fluent reviews
    #2

  2. COMSOL Multiphysics®

    By COMSOL
    (36)4.3 out of 5

    3. Engineers and scientists use the COMSOL Multiphysics® software to simulate designs, devices, and processes in all fields of engineering, manufacturing, and scientific research. COMSOL Multiphysics® is a simulation platform that provides fully coupled multiphysics and single-physics modeling capabilities. The Model Builder includes all of the steps in the modeling workflow — from defining geometries, material properties, and the physics that describe specific phenomena to performing computations and evaluating the results. The COMSOL Multiphysics® software brings a user interface and experience that is always the same, regardless of engineering application and physics phenomena. Add-on modules provide specialized functionality for electromagnetics, structural mechanics, acoustics, fluid flow, heat transfer, and chemical engineering. Choose from a list of LiveLink™ products to interface directly with CAD and other third-party software. Deploy simulation applications with COMSOL Compiler™ and COMSOL Server™.

    Categories in common with SolidWorks Flow Simulation:

    Reviewers say compared to SolidWorks Flow Simulation, COMSOL Multiphysics® is:

    More expensive
    Better at meeting requirements
    See all COMSOL Multiphysics® reviews
    #3

  3. MATLAB

    By MathWorks
    (742)4.5 out of 5

    4. MATLAB is a programming, modeling and simulation tool developed by MathWorks.

    Categories in common with SolidWorks Flow Simulation:

    Reviewers say compared to SolidWorks Flow Simulation, MATLAB is:

    Better at meeting requirements
    Better at support
    More usable
    See all MATLAB reviews
    #4

  4. OpenFOAM

    By OpenFOAM Project
    (35)4.3 out of 5

    5. OpenFOAM is an open-source software used for computational fluid dynamics (or CFD).

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    #5

  5. Autodesk CFD

    By Autodesk
    (31)4.3 out of 5

    6. Autodesk® CFD software provides computational fluid dynamics and thermal simulation tools to help you predict product performance, optimize designs, and validate product behavior before manufacturing.

    Categories in common with SolidWorks Flow Simulation:

    Reviewers say compared to SolidWorks Flow Simulation, Autodesk CFD is:

    More expensive
    More usable
    Better at support
    See all Autodesk CFD reviews
    #6

  6. Moldflow

    By Autodesk
    (28)4.4 out of 5

    7. Moldflow software for plastic injection molding simulation helps reduce manufacturing defects. Access tools for injection mold design, plastic part design, and mold processing.

    Categories in common with SolidWorks Flow Simulation:

    Reviewers say compared to SolidWorks Flow Simulation, Moldflow is:

    More expensive
    More usable
    Better at support
    See all Moldflow reviews
    #7

  7. Inventor

    By Autodesk
    (435)4.4 out of 5

    8. Inventor® 3D CAD software offers an easy-to-use set of tools for 3D mechanical design, documentation, and product simulation.

    Categories in common with SolidWorks Flow Simulation:

    Reviewers say compared to SolidWorks Flow Simulation, Inventor is:

    Better at meeting requirements
    More usable
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    #8

  8. Autodesk Fusion

    By Autodesk
    (499)4.5 out of 5

    9. Autodesk Fusion is a comprehensive cloud software platform that integrates various tools for 3D design, manufacturing, electronics, simulation, and generative design. It serves as a collaborative, cloud-enabled CAD (Computer-Aided Design), CAM (Computer-Aided Manufacturing), CAE (Computer-Aided Engineering), and PCB (Printed Circuit Board) software.

    Categories in common with SolidWorks Flow Simulation:

    Reviewers say compared to SolidWorks Flow Simulation, Autodesk Fusion is:

    More usable
    Better at meeting requirements
    Better at support
    See all Autodesk Fusion reviews
    #9

  9. SimScale

    By SimScale GmbH
    (262)4.6 out of 5

    10. SimScale is revolutionizing the computer-aided engineering sector by providing access to engineering simulation 100% via your web browser and to one of the largest CAE communities in the world. The SimScale web-based platform enables engineering professionals to perform CFD, FEA, Thermodynamics, Acoustics and Particle Analyses, making simulation technology accessible to everyone.

    Categories in common with SolidWorks Flow Simulation:

    Reviewers say compared to SolidWorks Flow Simulation, SimScale is:

    Better at support
    More usable
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    #10

  10. Solid Edge

    By Siemens Digital Industries Software
    (428)4.3 out of 5

    11. Solid Edge is a portfolio of affordable, easy-to-use software solutions for product development — 3D design, simulation, manufacturing, data management, cloud collaboration, and more. Solid Edge combines the speed and simplicity of direct modeling with the flexibility and control of parametric design – made possible with synchronous technology.

    Categories in common with SolidWorks Flow Simulation:

    Reviewers say compared to SolidWorks Flow Simulation, Solid Edge is:

    More usable
    Better at support
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