--- description: Learn how SimScale can help your business. GetApp provides users in South Africa with the most detailed information on software tools, prices and features. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/getapp/og_logo-94fd2a03a6c7a0e54fc0c9e21a1c0ce9.png title: SimScale Reviews, Prices & Ratings | GetApp South Africa 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Simulation Software](/directory/146/simulation/software) > [SimScale](/software/105393/simscale) # SimScale Canonical: https://www.getapp.za.com/software/105393/simscale Page: 1 / 7\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/105393/simscale?page=2) > SimScale is a cloud-native simulation platform that gives access to FEA and CFD simulation via a standard web browser to every engineer and designer in the world. Delivered as SaaS, SimScale is accessible through a yearly subscription, with no special hardware, installation or maintenance needed. > > Verdict: Rated **4.5/5** by 140 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Key benefits of SimScale No Special Hardware: Being a 100% cloud-native solution, SimScale can save you tens of thousands in cost compared to an on-premises hardware investment. No Installation and No Maintenance Required: You only need a standard laptop or PC and internet connection to run complex, high-fidelity physics simulations. SimScale takes care of software updates and you are always using the most recent version. Easy Setup and Use: On-premises simulation tools are usually complex and difficult to learn. SimScale focuses on ease of access and use. In addition, with the help of ready-to-use simulation templates in the Public Projects Library, you don't have to start an analysis from scratch. Process Compression—From Weeks to Minutes: The benefits of cloud-native simulation include the ability to run multiple simulations at the same time, allowing parallel design exploration, with each simulation able to access up to 96-core machines. Multiphysics in One: SimScale includes flow, thermal, and structural physics simulations all in one platform. Perform separate fluid flow or thermal physics simulations on one model, or analyze conjugate heat transfer or thermal stress. Seamless Collaboration: Global teams can easily collaborate on their simulation projects in real-time, online. World-class Support: The SimScale support team is considered one of the main factors that set it apart from the competition. Our experienced team of engineers is happy to answer any of your questions in real-time in the simulation platform, or via email, phone, or chat. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.5/5** | 140 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: SimScale - **Location**: München, Germany - **Founded**: 2012 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$0,00 - **Pricing model**: (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: FREE trial available Price provided on demand Additional costs include SimScale Professional Training, Proof of Concept, SimScale Coaching and extra Core Hours. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1 000, 1 001–5 000, 5 001–10 000, 10 000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and 6 more ## Features - 3D Imaging - API - Animation - Civil - Collaboration Tools - Continuous Modeling - Data Import/Export - Data Visualization - Design Analysis - Design Management - Design Modeling - Dynamic Modeling - For AEC Industry - For Architects - For Manufacturers - Mathematical Modeling - Mechanical - Mechatronics - Modeling & Simulation - Motion Modeling ## Integrations (4 total) - Autodesk CFD - CFturbo - Onshape - RhinoCAM ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Simulation Software](https://www.getapp.za.com/directory/146/simulation/software) ## Related Categories - [Simulation Software](https://www.getapp.za.com/directory/146/simulation/software) - [BIM Software](https://www.getapp.za.com/directory/1199/bim/software) - [3D CAD Software](https://www.getapp.za.com/directory/1433/3d-cad/software) - [Engineering CAD Software](https://www.getapp.za.com/directory/1207/engineering-cad/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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It has a wide range of applications in different branch of engineering, furthermore it has a lot od support. > > **Cons**: maybe, the website is a little bit confusing, and the materials in some case is not updated up to day. > > Great experience for me, I-ve been using for cfd simulations. ----- ### "SimScale User Experience" — 5.0/5 > **Ajith** | *01 December 2020* | Utilities | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: EASE OF USE: I used it for compressible flow fluid simulations. It is very easy to setup and run a simulation in SimScale and analyze the output. SimsScale GUI is excellent. You can specify specify forces and moments and/or area averages to monitor statistics across specific faces of objects and also obtain statistics using post processing simulation results using cutting planes and particle traces. EASE of SETUP: Because all computations are on the cloud you can use any computer with reasonable power to run SimScale using a web browser. Further you can submit many simulation runs which runs in the back ground on the cloud. SUPPORT AND DOCUMENTATION: SimScale provides excellent library of on-line tutorials that enables you to self learn. They also provide unlimited access to a very competent, patient and helpful team of consultants free of charge to provide assistance with simple and complex issues. EASE of LEARNING: You don't need to be an expert on Computational Fluid Dynamics to use SimScale. Having a basic understanding of CFD will suffice. I used the books recommended by SimScale to self learn CFD before using SimScale for increasingly complex simulations including Turbine simulations. Although I do have a Civil engineering background with graduate studies in Operations Research I did not have deep expertise in fluid mechanics and CFD before I got started. Between tutorials and assistance of SimScale consultants you can learn very fast. > > **Cons**: SimScale user experience is fundamentally very good. I only have minor issues. One feature I would really like to see in SimScale is to have the ability to specify surface area averages on a cross section created by an arbitrary cutting plane. Currently you can do that only on specific faces of a imported CAD object. For example inlets, outlets or surfaces. By defining a surface area average you can also see how statistics across that area change as a function of iterations. Currently only way to get this information for non-surfaces is by post processing simulation data using cutting planes. This requires more work and takes time. Also SimScale can be somewhat slow to paint the screens because of large amounts of data involved. Another area of improvement is to provide more tutorials and documentation as to how to improve the mesh quality. Currently what is available is some what limited. > > Excellent product at a reasonable price. With a professional subscription you get privacy for your data and a fixed amount of core hours that can be used for simulations. As you need you can buy more core hours at a very reasonable cost. Also, by controlling the number of cores (using simulation setup) you can manage the consumption of core hours. If you let the software automatically select the number of cores it can get quite expensive in terms of usage of core hours. Also, tutorials and consultants make all the difference in terms of speed of learning. Customer service provided by the consultants in terms of responsiveness, quality and depth is outstanding. I have never experience better service in my experience of working 25 years in the software development industry. ----- ### "Simscale for CFD modeling HVAC Design" — 3.0/5 > **Joper** | *23 October 2023* | Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Simscale helps our consulting engineering company perform on a different level. It has given our Mechanical HVAC division a new niche in engineering \& design. > > **Cons**: The ability to simulate more than one material. > > Its a monster program that once tamed, it can be a valuable tool. ----- ### "Excellent platform" — 5.0/5 > **Ajay Bangalore** | *06 October 2016* | Research | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I have tried several simulations - ranging from solid, fluid, particles etc. The platform is extremely well built and robust. I liked that it was extremely easy to use. The aspect I liked the most was that there is a community version that students and learners could use. In addition, I think the professional version serves best for more advanced users who would use simulations for design in a more pronounced manner and on an everyday basis. The forums are extremely helpful and I am really glad regarding the speed at which one receives replies both from the people working in the company and also other users. In addition, the blogs and help files definitely make it really easy to use the platform. One of the aspects I also liked is the fact that it is based on open-source codes. So it is not a black box. I could go to openFOAM and check out how things work. The codes are all well parallelized that I have never faced any issues. Issues with parallelization are a general problem in this line of work but with SimScale this was really handy. > > **Cons**: There are definitely some aspects where they can improve: 1. Providing structural elements like shells, beams, and plates. Most of the large aspect ratio structures are very time consuming to model using 3D FEM 2. Allow users to use custom material models. Most often, in both industry and academia, we do not use material models given in the software but would like to input our own material model. This is what drives most of the R\&D centres. 3. There are no ad-hoc algorithms that allow hexahedral mesh generation for all geometries. I can think this as one of the reasons why SimScale might not have hexahedral mesh generator. But this can be significantly useful for many applications. > > I have tried several simulations - ranging from solid, fluid, particles etc. The platform is extremely well built and robust. I liked that it was extremely easy to use. The aspect I liked the most was that there is a community version that students and learners could use. In addition, I think the professional version serves best for more advanced users who would use simulations for design in a more pronounced manner and on an everyday basis. The forums are extremely helpful and I am really glad regarding the speed at which one receives replies both from the people working in the company and also other users. In addition, the blogs and help files definitely make it really easy to use the platform. One of the aspects I also liked is the fact that it is based on open-source codes. So it is not a black box. I could go to openFOAM and check out how things work. The codes are all well parallelized that I have never faced any issues. Issues with parallelization are a general problem in this line of work but with SimScale this was really handy. There are definitely some aspects where they can improve: 1. Providing structural elements like shells, beams, and plates. Most of the large aspect ratio structures are very time consuming to model using 3D FEM 2. Allow users to use custom material models. Most often, in both industry and academia, we do not use material models given in the software but would like to input our own material model. This is what drives most of the R\&D centres. 3. There are no ad-hoc algorithms that allow hexahedral mesh generation for all geometries. I can think this as one of the reasons why SimScale might not have hexahedral mesh generator. But this can be significantly useful for many applications. I am sure this is a platform with great potential for the future \& I will look forward to upcoming features. ----- ### "Sharing the Experience working on Simscale" — 4.0/5 > **Mehar** | *30 July 2023* | Architecture & Planning | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: I liked the most - It's navigator form, which makes it easy to learn and use this software. Other software, u need to have your own checklist to do the simulation in a correct way, one thing is missed, whole simulated results will be wasted. here, in Simscale , due to it's navigator form, u don't need to worry about the checklist. in addition to this feature, i liked how fast we can get the simulation done , generally CFD simulations are taking time but here in simscale , u can have your results ready within some hours. That is fantastic. > > **Cons**: Yes, sometime as user i feel that i am not able to fix the simulation file/model when it is failing to run and i have to take help from customer support. Getting help from customer support is good but i want to avoid most of the times and want to fix it by myself which i can do easily in other software. for Example, sometime it is showing "error is encountered" but not showing the actual problem. Yes, as an user, i would like to suggest simscale to work on this point and also provide us the easiness to fix the errors/issue coming by ourselves when the run is failed. > > Mostly we are using simscale for Thermal Comfort CFD simulations and outdoor cooling applications. 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