ANSYS Workbench Alternatives

ANSYS Workbench is described as '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' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to ANSYS Workbench for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and iPad apps. The best ANSYS Workbench alternative is SOLIDWORKS. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try FEATool Multiphysics or Elmer. Other great apps like ANSYS Workbench are Autodesk Inventor, Catia, Solid Edge and COMSOL Multiphysics.

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  1. SOLIDWORKS icon

    SOLIDWORKS

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    Leading 3D CAD software for design, analysis, and product data management, developed by Dassault Systèmes. Enhances productivity, fosters collaboration, and accelerates time to market. Features include parametric modeling, photorealistic rendering, and strong PLM process support.

    102 SOLIDWORKS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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    Solidworks is CAD software with various tools such as basic simulation. Ansys Workbench is a simulation software with various tools such as basic CAD modeling. So they are completely different in basis.

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    • SOLIDWORKS is the most popular Windows alternative to ANSYS Workbench.

    • SOLIDWORKS is the most popular commercial alternative to ANSYS Workbench.

    • SOLIDWORKS is Paid and ProprietaryANSYS Workbench is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. Autodesk Inventor icon

    Autodesk Inventor

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    Software for 3D mechanical design, simulation, and visualization. Provides parametric, direct, and freeform design options, along with integrated simulation, CAM tools, and advanced rendering up to 16K resolution. Features include section views and customizable rendering environments.

    60 Autodesk Inventor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  4. Catia icon

    Catia

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    CATIA (Computer Aided Three-dimensional Interactive Application) (in English usually pronounced /k?'ti?/) is a multi-platform CAD/CAM/CAE commercial software suite developed by the French company Dassault Systèmes.

    56 Catia alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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    Autodesk Inventor

    Software for 3D mechanical design, simulation, and visualization. Provides parametric, direct, and freeform design options, along with integrated simulation, CAM tools, and advanced rendering up to 16K resolution. Features includ...

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    Solid Edge

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    Solid Edge is an industry-leading mechanical design system with exceptional tools for creating and managing 3D digital prototypes. With superior core modeling and process workflows, a unique focus on the needs of specific industries, and fully integrated design management, Solid...

    43 Solid Edge alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • iPad
    Solid Edge with ST4 offers a working environment with ground plane reflections and shadows.
     

    • Solid Edge is the most popular iPad alternative to ANSYS Workbench.

    • Solid Edge is Paid and ProprietaryANSYS Workbench is also Paid and Proprietary
  7. 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.

    54 COMSOL Multiphysics alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • COMSOL Multiphysics is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to ANSYS Workbench.

    • COMSOL Multiphysics is Paid and ProprietaryANSYS Workbench is also Paid and Proprietary
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    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
     

    • FEATool Multiphysics is the most popular free alternative to ANSYS Workbench.

    • FEATool Multiphysics is Freemium and ProprietaryANSYS Workbench 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.

    21 Elmer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Elmer is the most popular Open Source alternative to ANSYS Workbench.

    • Elmer is Free and Open SourceANSYS Workbench is Paid and Proprietary
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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...

    25 ANSYS Fluent alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  12. Abaqus Unified FEA icon

    Abaqus Unified FEA

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    The Abaqus Unified FEA product suite offers powerful and complete solutions for both routine and sophisticated engineering problems covering a vast spectrum of industrial applications. For example, in the automotive industry engineering work groups can consider full vehicle...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  13. COSMOSWorks icon

    COSMOSWorks

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    COSMOSWorks provides easy to use yet powerful design validation and optimization tools for designers and engineers alike. COSMOSWorks enables faster, less costly, and more optimized product development, as well as more in-depth examination of product performance than would ever...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  14. ANSYS AIM icon

    ANSYS AIM

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    ANSYS AIM makes upfront simulation easy by combining intuitive, guided workflows, accurate simulation results and optimization in a complete simulation tool. Integrated geometry modeling based on ANSYS SpaceClaim technology helps you create new 3-D concept models, or edit/repair...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
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    midas NFX

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    midasNFX provides a high-performance finite element pre-processor that provides a highly interactive and visual environment to analyze product design performance. midasNFX presents the users with an advanced suite of easy-to-use tools to build and edit CAE models.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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