OpenFOAM Alternatives

OpenFOAM is described as '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' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to OpenFOAM for Windows, Linux, Mac and MATLAB. The best OpenFOAM alternative is SimFlow. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Elmer or FEATool Multiphysics. Other great apps like OpenFOAM are COMSOL Multiphysics, ANSYS Fluent, Code_Aster and Code_Saturne.

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OpenFOAM alternatives page was last updated Dec 18, 2024
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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.

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    • 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 OpenFOAM

     
    Comments about SimFlow as an Alternative to OpenFOAM
    derek12
    Positive Dec 18, 2024
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    SimFlow is an intuitive OpenFOAM GUI that helps to use OpenFOAM more efficiently.

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    • Almost everyone thinks SimFlow is a great OpenFOAM alternative.

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

    • SimFlow is the most popular commercial alternative to OpenFOAM.

    • SimFlow is Paid and ProprietaryOpenFOAM is Free and Open Source
  2. 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

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    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 OpenFOAM

     

    • COMSOL Multiphysics is the most popular Mac alternative to OpenFOAM.

    • COMSOL Multiphysics is Paid and ProprietaryOpenFOAM is Free and Open Source
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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.

    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 OpenFOAM

     

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

    • Elmer is Free and Open SourceOpenFOAM is also Free and Open Source
  5. 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.

    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 OpenFOAM

     
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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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    • Windows
    ANSYS Fluent screenshot 1

    ANSYS Fluent Features

    1.  CFD
    2.  Finite element

    ANSYS Fluent VS OpenFOAM

     

  7. 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 OpenFOAM

     

  9. 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 OpenFOAM

     
  10. KRATOS Multiphysics icon

    KRATOS Multiphysics

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    Kratos Multiphysics (A.K.A Kratos) is a framework for building parallel multi-disciplinary simulation software. Modularity, extensibility and HPC are the main objectives. Kratos has BSD license and is written in C++ with extensive Python interface.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    KRATOS Multiphysics screenshot 1

    KRATOS Multiphysics Features

    1.  CFD
    2.  C++

    KRATOS Multiphysics VS OpenFOAM

     
  11. CFDTool icon

    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 OpenFOAM

     
  12. 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...

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    • Windows

    COSMOSWorks Features

    1.  Finite element

    COSMOSWorks VS OpenFOAM

     
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    FEATFLOW

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    The program package FEATFLOW is both a user oriented as well as a general purpose subroutine system for the numerical solution of the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations in two and three space dimensions.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    FEATFLOW screenshot 1

    FEATFLOW Features

    1.  CAE
    2.  CFD
    3.  Finite element

    FEATFLOW VS OpenFOAM

     
  14. QuickerSim CFD Toolbox for MATLAB® icon

    QuickerSim CFD Toolbox for MATLAB®

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    Powerful application for performing fluid flow and heat transfer simulations in MATLAB ® making CFD analysis more accessible than ever. Our Toolbox is compatible with other MATLAB® toolboxes and external software.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    QuickerSim CFD Toolbox for MATLAB® screenshot 1

    QuickerSim CFD Toolbox for MATLAB® Features

    1.  FEM
    2.  Finite element
    3.  CFD

    QuickerSim CFD Toolbox for MATLAB® VS OpenFOAM

     
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