ANSYS Fluent Alternatives

ANSYS Fluent is described as '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' and is an app in the education & reference category. There are more than 25 alternatives to ANSYS Fluent for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and SaaS apps. The best ANSYS Fluent alternative is SimFlow. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try OpenFOAM or FEATool Multiphysics. Other great apps like ANSYS Fluent are COMSOL Multiphysics, dicehub, Elmer and SimScale.

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  1. SimFlow icon

    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.

    26 SimFlow alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    SimFlow - Aircraft External Aerodynamics
     
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    • Almost everyone thinks SimFlow is a great ANSYS Fluent alternative.

    • SimFlow is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to ANSYS Fluent.

    • SimFlow is the most popular commercial alternative to ANSYS Fluent.

    • SimFlow is Paid and ProprietaryANSYS Fluent 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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    most powerful alternative but unfortunately it has a steep learning curve and is time consuming to work with even after learning. it will be the best if it has a graphical user interface (GUI).

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks OpenFOAM is a great ANSYS Fluent alternative.

    • OpenFOAM is the most popular Mac alternative to ANSYS Fluent.

    • OpenFOAM is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to ANSYS Fluent.

    • OpenFOAM is Free and Open SourceANSYS Fluent is Paid and Proprietary
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    dicehub

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    dicehub is a cloud-based SaaS offering on-demand fluid dynamics simulations. It features an intuitive, browser-based interface with capabilities for real-time collaboration and high-performance computing, streamlining complex simulation workflows without setup fees or licensing...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • dicehub is the most popular Web-based & SaaS alternative to ANSYS Fluent.

    • dicehub is Paid and ProprietaryANSYS Fluent is also Paid and Proprietary
  6. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

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

    21 Elmer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Elmer screenshot 1
     
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Wheel Loader in the SimScale Workbench
     
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    It is a service based on OpenFOAM and CalculiX, that are considered good alternatives, and it has free-of-charge usage option (with limitations).

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    • SimScale is Paid and ProprietaryANSYS Fluent is also Paid and Proprietary

  10. Code_Aster

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    Structures and thermomechanics analysis for studies and research.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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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...

    22 ANSYS Workbench alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

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

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    XFlow is a next generation CFD software system that uses a proprietary state-of-the-art Lattice Boltzmann technology, and is specifically designed for companies which require accurate feedback on flow simulation, transient aerodynamics, water management and fluid-structure...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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