Forio vs StratX Simulations

Forio builds interactive simulations for training and higher education, with options for ready-made business learning and tailored projects. Epicenter is its platform for creating learning simulations with model-driven interfaces, cohort management, and secure deployment. Ready-Made simulations support individual, team-based, and asynchronous formats. Forio also develops custom simulations with customers and says the customer owns the resulting intellectual property. Performer provides branded role-play experiences with scoring criteria, facilitator dashboards, and AI feedback for select exercises. Epicenter supports Python, R, and Julia models, along with Vensim and Stella, and includes Flow.js, Epicenter.js, and REST APIs. It can connect LLMs and AI libraries through Python or APIs, and describes OAuth 2.0 security and role-based project access. Epicenter Personal is free. Ready-Made Simulations start at $168, paid once; Epicenter Professional costs $1,970 a year, and Epicenter Business costs $4,770 a year. Performer Business costs $7,200 a year, plus a one-time set-up and training fee of $2,700.

StratX Simulations develops web-based experiential business simulations for educators and learners. Participants learn by making decisions in realistic competitive settings across topics such as marketing strategy, digital marketing, circular economy, innovation, sales and negotiation, brand strategy, digital transformation, and marketing mix. The audience includes undergraduate and graduate students, MBA and executive education participants, and working professionals. Markstrat has assessment tools, a real-time AI assistant inside the simulation, and multiple language versions. Its exercises cover segmentation, positioning, pricing, product portfolios, research and development, and communication while customers and competitors change. Markstrat requires 12–20 hours of decision-making and can run over a semester, in a 4.5-day intensive course, or in a two-day highly intensive course. Use is reserved for registered instructors validated by StratX. Simulations run on the web, support multiplayer participation and an instructor dashboard, and are licensed per participant only within programs. StratX recommends at least 15 participants and sets no maximum. Pricing is provided on request. The company states compliance with EU–U.S. and Swiss–U.S. Data Privacy Frameworks.