SIMUL8

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Business process modeling and simulation tool

About SIMUL8

SIMUL8 is a cloud-based business process simulation tool that allows businesses to experiment with processes and plan scenarios using simulation tools. It offers a drag-and-drop process modeller to facilitate simulation creation and reports to assess potential results. Designed to help businesses across all industries improve processes and increase efficiency, SIMUL8 offers features including visual logic, easy access menus, a drag-and-drop simulation editor, data import and export, results visualization, and more.

With SIMUL8, businesses can build, run, and analyze business process simulations on any web-enabled device. The platform offers tools for discrete event simulation, agent-based simulation, continuous simulation, and hybrid simulation. Simulation parts can be grouped into categories to make reusing common components easier for frequently used resources. The Scenario Manager allows users to perform unlimited simulation runs and compare the performance of different simulations, whilst the Results Manager offers in-depth analysis and custom reports on scenario results.

SIMUL8 can be integrated with third party systems such as Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets to facilitate data import, and the API allows users to connect the platform with other software systems for data transfer.


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Overall rating

4.6 /5
(135)
Value for Money
4.5/5
Features
4.5/5
Ease of Use
4.3/5
Customer Support
4.9/5

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Kristina
Kristina
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  • Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Ease of use and WONDERFUL customer experience

Reviewed on 2019/08/09

10/10 - I would purchase again. I also took the training with customer service rep and that...

10/10 - I would purchase again. I also took the training with customer service rep and that unlocked my use of the tool more than if I were to just buy and use without going.Both the reps are the two employees I interface with most and I can't say enough positive things about my experience as a customer and user. They already had the sale, they didn't need to keep helping me but I feel their attitude is for the product to truly help my decision making.

Pros

Product is easy to use but the absolute BEST feature is the support. I can shoot an email with a question and get a very helpful response in under a day or, even better, I have emailed them my file and had support respond with where my error was. I wish I could give them 6/5 stars in this category.

Cons

In today's world we are spoiled with things like the iPhone "just working" and there are a few features that require some extra clicks when trying to make changes. Also could have more "flashy" charts/features but I just export the data to excel when needed to make these.

Alternatives Considered

FlexSim, Visual Components, Teamcenter and Simio

Reasons for Switching to SIMUL8

When our team was evaluating multiple software, Simlu8 was the only one that had their price displayed on their website. There were others slightly cheaper through a quoting system but the Simul8 product in addition to the culture of transparency was plain better. Depending on which we were comparing it against, Simul8 had a better UX and/or better features for what we needed.
Aida
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  • Industry: Hospital & Health Care
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

A user friendly

Reviewed on 2024/02/05

I can’t praise the simul8 team enough, very knowledgeable, patient and flexible. Everyone has been...

I can’t praise the simul8 team enough, very knowledgeable, patient and flexible. Everyone has been very supportive and they are still supportive through my project.

The team has ideas and is always looking to improve and find solutions. My project was with the university and in a hospital and the simul8 have been very flexible about availability.

Pros

Simul8 made the very complex IVF lab structure easy to picture and see and understand. This is key to showcase how difficult planning is and what are the main bottlenecks.
The visuals are important and the quality of the inputs is very high.

Cons

To be able to utilise simul8, I needed help so I still can’t use it by myself. I have been handheld all the way through. I suppose if someone has the time and the ability to learn they can do it
I work in healthcare and have a full time job.

Iris
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  • Industry: Government Administration
  • Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 3.0 /10

Great support staff. But poor documentation.

Reviewed on 2020/12/22

Pros

I value the availability of the support chat function. The support staff are very forthcoming and helpful.

Cons

I need to use the visual logic functionality for most of my modelling. But the documentation for this is lacking. Comprehensive documentation, tutorials and documented examples would improve the experience significantly.
The VL interface is also quite frustrating as compared to normal programming languages. Finding commands is difficult, and the use of the interface is not intuitive.

Response from SIMUL8

Hi Iris,

Thank you for taking the time to write a review, user feedback is so important for helping us improve. We originally replied back in 2020, we wanted to follow up again as we've made improvements in the areas you suggested improvements.

Firstly the Visual Logic editor has had a major update. Yourself and other users wanted us to make it completely free type like other programme editors you use. We've now done this, so you can type freely with no verification getting in the way. To help beginner users we've kept the line validation but moved it to a separate mode. So now all users can have VL behave as suits them.

In terms of documentation we've since introduced Simul8 Academy and have introduced a range of new examples for Visual Logic. We'll keep adding to this bank each week so it will grow as a resource.

Again, thank you for the feedback. It has been invaluable and directly inputted to our product development. Thank you.

Frances Sneddon
CTO, Simul8

Maximilian
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  • Industry: Pharmaceuticals
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

nine out of ten

Reviewed on 2024/08/21

The course was super helpful to better understand the basic building blocks and all of their...

The course was super helpful to better understand the basic building blocks and all of their options.

Pros

simple to build quick simulations but has capability for more complex simulations

Cons

Some options are quite hidden and are hard to find.

Response from SIMUL8

Maximilian, thank you for sharing your feedback with us! We’re thrilled to hear you find Simul8 straightforward for building quick simulations, yet capable of handling more complex needs. Making our software intuitive and valuable from the start is a priority for us, so it's great to know this aligns with your experience.

We understand that some advanced options may feel less accessible, as we’ve intentionally kept the interface streamlined for new users. However, we’re always looking to improve, so if there are specific features you’d like to see more prominently, we’d love your input! Please feel free to reach out to us at [email protected] with any suggestions.

Thank you again for your review and for choosing Simul8—we’re here to support your simulation journey!

Zach
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  • Industry: Defense & Space
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

An Ode to Simul8

Reviewed on 2024/07/02

Completely happy. Blown away by the capabilities. Looking forward to further my project with the...

Completely happy. Blown away by the capabilities. Looking forward to further my project with the team.

Pros

Simul8 is the first simulation application I've used in my career and just wow! I'm completely blown out of the water. While still being in the early stages of production, this program has already solved multiple headaches.

Cons

My one and only gripe, I wish simul8 would auto update itself.

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SIMUL8 FAQs

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SIMUL8 offers the following pricing plans:

  • Starting from: US$4,995.00/year
  • Pricing model: Subscription
  • Free Trial: Available

SIMUL8 has the following typical customers:

Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000

SIMUL8 supports the following languages:

English, Japanese

SIMUL8 supports the following devices:

SIMUL8 integrates with the following applications:

Google Sheets, Microsoft Excel, Minitab

SIMUL8 offers the following support options:

Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, Chat

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