Orbital Stack vs. SimScale

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Orbital Stack
Score 0.0 out of 10
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Orbital Stack is a CFD web-based software that provides earlier qualitative guidance, comparing a large number of design options on shape/massing and land -use, while highlighting any potential red flags. It allows for the realization of a variety of climate-conscious, high-performance developments not previously feasible due to cost and/or time constraints associated with traditional studies. Orbital Stack is a digital climate-analysis tool built by developers in wind and…
$249
per month per user
SimScale
Score 9.6 out of 10
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SimScale is an engineering simulation platform that aims to revolutionize the way engineers, designers, scientists, and students design products. The SimScale platform is fully cloud-based and is accessible completely via a standard web browser. The easy-to-use interface supports numerous simulation types including Structural Mechanics, Fluid Dynamics, Thermodynamics, and more. The vendor says that SimScale eliminates many of the hurdles that accompany traditional simulation tools: high…N/A
Pricing
Orbital StackSimScale
Editions & Modules
Basic
$249
per month per user
Standard
$499
per month per user
Premium
$999
per month per user
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Orbital StackSimScale
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsOrbital Stack also offers services like Rapid CFD Simulations, Full CFD Simulations, Additional AI Simulations, and Consulting Sessions for an additional cost.
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User Ratings
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User Testimonials
Orbital StackSimScale
Likelihood to Recommend
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SimScale has a quick learning ramp. This is due to the excellent staff at SimScale. I've had interns in their 2nd year of a BSME degree pick this program up and solve some difficult incompressible flow simulations. They love it and I love that we can iterate so quickly on a tool that doesn't stop their other design work. We can run a simulation and get back to designing in CAD. We get notified when the simulation is done. It's great! Give it a try for free and see for yourself.
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Pros
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  • Material non-linear analysis.
  • Geometric non-linear analysis.
  • Meshing.
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Cons
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  • Learning from tutorials is great, but limiting. The online help is a must.
  • Some simulations take a lot of time, but at least it's not on your PC.
  • Sometimes the software times out due to the server.
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Likelihood to Renew
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I had a great experience with SimScale but we only used the software for a short period of time to complete the current design requirements. It is not a software that we would continually subscribe to. Next subscription event would occur when there is a design requirement to do so.
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Alternatives Considered
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We chose to go with SimScale based mostly on capital cost. Competitors have a large upfront cost and also require expensive hardware to properly run them. Even their subscription cost is competitive with the annual cost of others.
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Return on Investment
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  • We've been able to iterate through a large number of designs more quickly than we would have without a CFD simulation, and also compared to the time it would have taken to prepare most other CFD simulations.
  • Affordable price, and it prevented us from needing to invest in expensive computing equipment.
  • Help from the support team also sped up the process of modeling different scenarios!
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Screenshot of Thermodynamics: Gearbox Thermal SimulationScreenshot of Finite Element Analysis (FEA): Gantry Crane Stress AnalysisScreenshot of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD): HVAC Internal Flow Analysis