Chombo-Discharge vs FEATool Multiphysics
Chombo-Discharge
chombo-discharge.github.io
FEATool Multiphysics
featool.comSide by side
| Figure | Chombo-Discharge | FEATool Multiphysics |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 3 |
| Spec score · Physics Simulation Software | 7.8 (#39) | 8.6 (#10) |
| Authoring tools | Yes | Yes |
| Delivery mode | desktop | desktop |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Intended users | The documentation describes it as an evolving research code and says users should be willing to understand how it operates and learn Chombo basics. | The maker describes the product for engineers, researchers, teachers, and students in industry and academia. |
| Lesson library | No | Yes |
| Purpose | Chombo-Discharge is a modular research code for two- and three-dimensional simulations of low-temperature plasmas in complex geometries. | FEATool Multiphysics is an engineering simulation toolbox for modeling and solving physics problems. |
| Support | The installation guide invites users to contact the project on GitHub about installation issues. | Limited free help is available through the public community forum, with dedicated developer support available as an add-on. |
| 3D visuals | Yes | Yes |
Plans
FEATool Multiphysics
- Default free trial licenseFree
- 1-Year licensePrice not published
- Perpetual licensePrice not published
In their own words
Chombo-Discharge
Chombo-Discharge has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
FEATool Multiphysics
FEATool Multiphysics is desktop software for engineering simulation, with tools to model and solve problems across heat transfer, mass transport, structural mechanics, fluid dynamics, and electromagnetics. Models can be built in 1D, 2D, or 3D, including axisymmetric configurations. Geometry tools support modeling and exchange in STEP, IGES, STL, and OBJ formats; meshes can be generated with built-in tools or Gmsh, Netgen, tetWild, and Triangle. FEATool connects its solvers with OpenFOAM, SU2, FEniCS, and redbKIT workflows. Interface actions map to MATLAB functions, and projects can be saved as MATLAB scripts or exported as Python scripts for FEniCS. Results can be exported to MATLAB, CSV, GMV, and VTK, or as interactive ParaView Glance and Plotly web models. It runs as a standalone app on Windows and Linux, or as a MATLAB toolbox on Windows, Linux, and Intel Mac; no standalone macOS app is available. A limited-functionality trial is offered, with full-feature trials requestable for 30 days.