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OpenLB vs SimFlow

OpenLB

openlb.net

SimFlow

sim-flow.com

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FigureOpenLBSimFlow
Price from—€666.67/mo
Free plan—Yes
Free trial—Yes
Open source——
Web—Yes
WindowsYesYes
macOSYesYes
LinuxYesYes
Plans published03
Spec score · CFD software5.6 (#18)8.6 (#2)

Plans

OpenLB

No plans published.

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SimFlow

  • FreeFree
  • Professional€8,000 a year
  • Enterprise€10,000 a year

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OpenLB

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SimFlow

SimFlow is desktop software for computational fluid dynamics, covering the workflow from mesh generation through post-processing. Simulations stay on the user's hardware, and the software runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS, including Apple Silicon. Jobs can run on a local cluster, remote server, or cloud, with HPC-grade parallel computing and no per-core or hourly charges. The full simulation engine is included in every plan. CAD imports include STL, STEP, IGES, OBJ, and BRep; results can be exported in VTK, Fluent, Tecplot, and Ensight formats. SimFlow integrates with ParaView, OpenFOAM, Docker, and Windows Subsystem for Linux. The free plan has no signup, credit-card requirement, or time limit, but is limited to 200,000 mesh nodes and one CPU. Professional costs €8,000 per year; Enterprise costs €10,000 per year. Commercial plans include a 30-day trial. Perpetual licenses are also available, with one year of maintenance and optional yearly renewals.

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