AICFD Alternatives

AICFD is described as 'Is universal computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation software that is independently developed by Nanjing Tianfu Software Co., Ltd. to quickly and intelligently simulate flows and heat transfer' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to AICFD for Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and MATLAB. The best AICFD alternative is COMSOL Multiphysics. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try FEATool Multiphysics or Elmer. Other great apps like AICFD are SimScale, OpenFOAM, Code_Saturne and Code_Aster.

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AICFD alternatives page was last updated May 5, 2025
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  1. COMSOL Multiphysics icon

    COMSOL Multiphysics

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    COMSOL Multiphysics is an engineering, design, and finite element analysis software environment for the modeling and simulation of any physics-based system.

    53 COMSOL Multiphysics alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    COMSOL Multiphysics screenshot 1

    COMSOL Multiphysics Features

    1.  Multiphysics modelling
    2.  Finite element
    3.  CAE
    4.  CFD
    5.  Heat flow

    COMSOL Multiphysics VS AICFD

     

    • COMSOL Multiphysics is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to AICFD.

    • COMSOL Multiphysics is the most popular commercial alternative to AICFD.

    • COMSOL Multiphysics is Paid and ProprietaryAICFD is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. FEATool Multiphysics icon

    FEATool Multiphysics

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    FEATool is a fully integrated multiphysics modeling and engineering simulation environment for Matlab and Octave, featuring built-in CAD and geometry tools, preprocessing and grid generation, solvers, and postprocessing and visualization.

    39 FEATool Multiphysics alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • GNU Octave
    • MATLAB
    FEATool Multiphysics Matlab Toolbox with Easy to Use GUI

    FEATool Multiphysics Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  FEM
    3.  CAE
    4.  CFD
    5.  Finite element

    FEATool Multiphysics VS AICFD

     

    • FEATool Multiphysics is the most popular free alternative to AICFD.

    • FEATool Multiphysics is Freemium and ProprietaryAICFD is Paid and Proprietary
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    Elmer

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    Elmer is an open source multiphysical simulation software mainly developed by CSC - IT Center for Science (CSC). Elmer development was started 1995 in collaboration with Finnish Universities, research institutes and industry.

    20 Elmer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • FI flagFinland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Elmer screenshot 1

    Elmer Features

    1.  Electromagnetics
    2.  Finite element
    3.  FEM
    4.  CFD

    Elmer VS AICFD

     

    • Elmer is the most popular Open Source alternative to AICFD.

    • Elmer is Free and Open SourceAICFD is Paid and Proprietary
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    SimScale

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    SimScale offers a software that allows you to perform CFD, FEA, and Thermal simulations to your CAD model in the cloud without needing high-performance computing power.

    21 SimScale alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Wheel Loader in the SimScale Workbench

    SimScale Features

    1.  CAD engineering
    2.  CFD
    3.  CAE

    SimScale VS AICFD

     

    • SimScale is the most popular Web-based alternative to AICFD.

    • SimScale is Paid and ProprietaryAICFD is also Paid and Proprietary
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    OpenFOAM

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    OpenFOAM is the leading free, open source software for CFD, owned by the OpenFOAM Foundation and distributed exclusively under the General Public Licence (GPL). The GPL gives users the freedom to modify and redistribute the software and a guarantee of continued free use, within...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    OpenFOAM screenshot 1

    OpenFOAM Features

    1.  CFD
    2.  Web-Based

    OpenFOAM VS AICFD

     

  7. Code_Saturne

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    Code_Saturne solves the Navier-Stokes equations for 2D, 2D-axisymmetric and 3D flows, steady or unsteady, laminar or turbulent, incompressible or weakly dilatable, isothermal or not, with scalars transport if required.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Code_Saturne Features

    1.  CAE
    2.  CFD
    3.  Finite element

    Code_Saturne VS AICFD

     

  9. Code_Aster

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    Structures and thermomechanics analysis for studies and research.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Code_Aster Features

    1.  Finite element
    2.  CAE

    Code_Aster VS AICFD

     
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    ANSYS Fluent

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    ANSYS Fluent software contains the broad physical modeling capabilities needed to model flow, turbulence, heat transfer, and reactions for industrial applications ranging from air flow over an aircraft wing to combustion in a furnace, from bubble columns to oil platforms, from...

    24 ANSYS Fluent alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    ANSYS Fluent screenshot 1

    ANSYS Fluent Features

    1.  CFD
    2.  Finite element

    ANSYS Fluent VS AICFD

     
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    ANSYS Workbench

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    The ANSYS Workbench platform is the backbone for delivering a comprehensive and integrated simulation system to our customers. Using Workbench for your product development simulations will result in higher productivity from integrated applications leveraging common and...

    21 ANSYS Workbench alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Windows

    ANSYS Workbench VS AICFD

     
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    CFDTool

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    CFDTool™ (https://www.cfdtool.com) is a fully integrated and dedicated MATLAB® Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Toolbox for modeling and simulation of fluid flows with coupled heat transfer.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Easy to Use CFDTool MATLAB CFD Toolbox GUI

    CFDTool Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  CAE
    3.  CFD
    4.  One click installation

    CFDTool VS AICFD

     
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    SimFlow

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    SimFlow is a powerful CFD software, focused on engineering and science. It combines an intuitive user interface with the advantages of the open-source OpenFOAM® libraries in something more than a compact OpenFoam® GUI.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    SimFlow - Aircraft External Aerodynamics

    SimFlow Features

    1.  CFD
    2.  Heat flow
    3.  Support
    4.  CAE
    5.  Finite element

    SimFlow VS AICFD

     
  14. Code_Aster for Windows icon

    Code_Aster for Windows

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    Code_Aster is a free software for numerical simulation in structural mechanics. It is a general software for simulation in mechanics and calculation of structures.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Code_Aster for Windows screenshot 1

    Code_Aster for Windows Features

    1.  Finite element
    2.  FEM

    Code_Aster for Windows VS AICFD

     
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