Physics Simulation Software
Alternatives to OpenSim
The tools Specifiction weighs against OpenSim, from its list of physics simulation software, each with its plans, platforms and spec score.
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SimFlow SimFlow suits CFD users who need a desktop workflow and want simulations kept on local hardware.
From €666.67/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux9.3 Visit Specs - 02
COMSOL Multiphysics It suits engineers, scientists, technical enterprises, research labs, and universities working with simulation models.
Free trial Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.9 Visit Specs - 03 FeenoX
FeenoX is aimed at advanced users, including engineers, Unix hackers, and academic professors.
Free plan Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted8.8 Visit Specs - 04 myPhysicsLab
myPhysicsLab suits learners exploring physics concepts, as well as people who want to customize interactive simulations with EasyScript or JavaScript.
Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.8 Visit Specs - 05
OpenFOAM OpenFOAM suits science and engineering companies, consultancies, and universities working on fluid-flow or heat-transfer simulations.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted8.7 Visit Specs - 06 MPTRAC
MPTRAC suits atmospheric researchers studying transport, dispersion or chemistry who can provide meteorological input data.
Free plan Web · Linux · Self-hosted8.7 Visit Specs - 07
SimScale Free plan Web8.6 Visit Specs - 08 SimEvents
It suits teams modeling communication systems, hybrid Simulink systems, or operational processes requiring queue, resource, and performance analysis.
Free trial Windows · macOS · Linux8.6 Visit Specs - 09
FEATool Multiphysics FEATool suits engineers, researchers, teachers, and students in industry or academia who need multiphysics modeling and solver integrations.
Free trial Windows · macOS · Linux8.6 Visit Specs - 10 FEST-3D
FEST-3D suits users working on aerodynamic flow simulations who can build and run a Fortran and MPI application.
Free plan macOS · Linux8.6 Visit Specs - 11 FDTDX Free plan Linux · Self-hosted8.6 Visit Specs
- 12 DynamicalSystems.jl Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux8.6 Visit Specs
- 13 GNU FisicaLab
FisicaLab suits learners who want to focus on physics concepts before solving calculations by hand.
Free plan Windows · Linux8.5 Visit Specs - 14 Xcos Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux8.4 Visit Specs
- 15 libCEED Free plan Linux · API · Self-hosted8.4 Visit Specs
- 16 VaMPy Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted8.4 Visit Specs
- 17 PyAutoLens Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux8.4 Visit Specs
- 18 Ansys Fluent Windows · Linux · Self-hosted8.3 Visit Specs
- 19 Physion From $6/mo Free plan Web8.3 Visit Specs
- 20 ngspice
ngspice suits users who can describe circuits as netlists and want to simulate analog, digital, or mixed-signal designs.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted8.2 Visit Specs - 21 Step
Step suits Linux users learning or experimenting with simulated physical systems, including people who want editable experiments and built-in tutorials.
Free plan Linux8.2 Visit Specs - 22
ASCEND Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux8.2 Visit Specs - 23 LISE++ Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux8.2 Visit Specs
- 24 Algodoo Free plan Windows · macOS · iOS8.2 Visit Specs
- 25 Interactive Physics Free trial Windows · macOS8.2 Visit Specs
- 26 Open Source Physics
It suits learners seeking physics lessons and educators or others who want authoring tools for learning materials.
Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.1 Visit Specs - 27 PySDM Free plan Linux · Self-hosted8.1 Visit Specs
- 28 py-pde Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted8.1 Visit Specs
- 29 PhysSandbox Free plan Web8.0 Visit Specs
- 30 The Physics Aviary Free plan Web8.0 Visit Specs