FEATool Multiphysics vs Interactive Physics
FEATool Multiphysics
featool.comInteractive Physics
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| Figure | FEATool Multiphysics | Interactive Physics |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 3 | 17 |
| Spec score · Physics Simulation Software | 8.6 (#10) | 8.2 (#26) |
| Authoring tools | Yes | Yes |
| Data export | Yes | Yes |
| Delivery mode | desktop | desktop |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Lesson library | Yes | Yes |
| Modeling | It supports 1D, 2D, and 3D simulation, plus axisymmetric models. | Users can create circles, blocks, polygons, ropes, springs, dampers, pulleys, slots, actuators and motors. |
| Purpose | FEATool Multiphysics is an engineering simulation toolbox for modeling and solving physics problems. | Interactive Physics is educational software for modeling and simulating physical phenomena in STEM education. |
| Support | Limited free help is available through the public community forum, with dedicated developer support available as an add-on. | The maker lists [email protected] and a support forum, and says Homework/Student Editions do not include technical support. |
| Trial | The maker offers downloads and trials with limited functionality and says full-feature trial versions can be requested for 30 days. | The price list states that no-cost evaluation versions are available to determine whether products meet requirements. |
| Visualization | Results can be exported as interactive ParaView Glance and Plotly web models. | Simulation results can be displayed as numbers, graphs and animated vectors. |
Plans
FEATool Multiphysics
- Default free trial licenseFree
- 1-Year licensePrice not published
- Perpetual licensePrice not published
Interactive Physics
- Single User (node-locked)Price not published
- Additional Single UserPrice not published
- Single User (dongle-locked)Price not published
- 10 UserPrice not published
- 20 UserPrice not published
- 30 UserPrice not published
- Single User (node-locked) — Annual License$100 a year
- Single User (node-locked) — Paid Up License$249, paid once
- 10 User — Annual License$400 a year
- 20 User — Annual License$600 a year
In their own words
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.
Interactive Physics
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