Simulation Software Survey - Oct.2015

Simulation Software Survey- Or/Ms Today, October 2015
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Typical Applications of the
software
Primary Markets for which the

software is applied
aGPSS Simulation System

Education
General purpose discrete events

simulation for situations with
uncertainty requiring many runs
Education, esp. students of

business, logistics and supply
chain systems
Analytica
Lumina Decision Systems,

Inc
All kinds of modeling and decision

support, including decision
analysis, uncertainty, risk,
optimization.
Economics, energy, environment,

engineering, education, financial,
operations planning, project
management
AnyLogic
AnyLogic North America
Multimethod general-purpose
simulation tool. Discrete Event,
Agent-Based, and System
Dynamics modeling.
Supply chains, logistics,

healthcare, manufacturing,
pedestrian dynamics, defense,
marketing, social processes, and
more.
Arena
Professional
Edition
Rockwell Automation
Arena is used for simulating and

analyzing existing and proposed
systems as well as operational
analysis.
Manufacturing, Supply Chain,

Government, Healthcare,
Logistics, Food and Beverage,
Packaging, Mining, Call Centers
Arena Standard
Edition
Rockwell Automation
Arena is used for simulating and

analyzing existing and proposed
systems as well as operational
analysis.
Manufacturing, Supply Chain,

Government, Healthcare,
Logistics, Food and Beverage,
Packaging, Mining, Call Centers
Argo
Booz Allen Hamilton
Spreadsheet based Monte Carlo

simulation
Finance, Cost analysis,

Engineering
BLUESSS
simulation
package
Stanislaw Raczynski
Discrete event and continuous

simulation
Engineering, academic
CircuitLogix
Logic Design Inc.
Simulation of Electrical and

Electronic circuits
Colleges, Universities, Technical

Training Centers
CSIM 20
Mesquite Software, Inc.
system simulation
computer systems,
communication systems,
education
DiscoverSim
Version 2
SigmaXL, Inc.
Excel Add-In for Monte Carlo

Simulation and Global
Optimization
Quality, Design for Six Sigma,

Risk and Project Management
DPL
Syncopation Software
capital investment decision

analysis, R&D prioritization, risk
analysis, Monte Carlo simulation,
valuation
pharmaceutical, oil & gas, energy,

new product development,
environmental, utilities
Enterprise
Dynamics
INCONTROL Simulation
Solutions
Manufacturing, Material Handling,

Logistics
Manufacturing, Material Handling,

Logistics
Enterprise
Portfolio
Simulator (EPS)
ProModel Corporation
Web-based simulation analysis of

multiple, simultaneous
project/product plans across one
or more portfolios of projects
Project & Portfolio

Planning;Strategic Resource
Capacity Planning;Product
Development,R&D;Project
Selection & Prioritization
Epicenter SaaS
Platform
Forio
Import business models, develop

sophisticated User Interfaces,
experiement with scenarios for
business process execution.
Enterprise & Higher Ed. - Change

Management, L&D, Innovation,
Project Management, Customer
Experience & Lifecycle
ExtendSim AT
Imagine That Inc.
DE processes: production lines,

supply chains, Lean/Six Sigma,
call centers, logistics, emergency
rooms, transportation.
Manufacturing, Business,
Healthcare, Security & Defense,
Transportation, Pharma, Green &
Environmental Eng,
Communication.
ExtendSim Suite Imagine That Inc.
Reliability, High-Speed/Volume
Processes, Packaging Lines,
Agent-Based, Process Flows,
System Design, Prescriptive
Analytics.
Food & Beverage, Manufacturing,

Energy, Oil & Gas, Mining, Pulp &
Paper, Government & Public
Sector, Sales, Mgnt Presentation
FlexSim
FlexSim Software Products,

Inc.
Simulation and modeling of any

process, with the purpose of
analyzing, understanding, and
optimizing that process.
Manufacturing, packaging,
warehousing, material handling,
supply chain, logistics,
healthcare, factory, aerospace,
mining.
FlexSim
Healthcare
FlexSim Software Products,

Inc.
Simulation and modeling to

analyze, optimize, and better
Healthcare, healthcare systems,

architecture.
Software
Vendor
aGPSS
understand healthcare systems.

GoldSim
GoldSim Technology Group
engineering risk analysis, strategic environmental engineering,

planning, system design and
mining, water resources, energy,
reliability, water resource
nuclear, waste management
management, waste management
GPSS/H
Wolverine Software
General-purpose discrete-event
simulations
Mining & Logistics
Integrated
Performance
Modelling
Environment
Alion Science & Technology
Human performance modeling
defense, manufacturing, air traffic

control
JaamSim
Ausenco
Free open-source software for

discrete-event and continuous
models. Easy to use GUI, fast and
scalable to the largest models.
Manufacturing, education,
research, etc. Industry-specific
palettes of objects can be added
by users using Java.
LogixSim
Logic Design Inc.
Simulation suite providing test,

debug and programming of
electronics, PLCs, Robotics

Training Centers
MedModel
process optimization and

healthcare and life sciences
improvement, resource utilization,
system capacity and throughput,
Micro Saint
Sharp
Alion Science and Technology General purpose tool. Process

improvement/optimization, cost
justification, lean
implementations, human/system
performance.
Healthcare, Human Performance,

Supply Chains, Manufacturing,
Defense, Marketing, Finance,
Energy, Education, Transportation
ModelRisk Vose Software BVBA

Industrial Edition
ModelRisk Professional
Edition
Vose Software BVBA
Excel add-in for advanced risk

analysis using Monte Carlo
simulation and optimization
Science; Engineering; Oil/Gas;

Pharma; Utilities;
Aerospace/Defense;
Construction; Manufacturing;
Business; Mining/Metals
ModelRisk Vose Software BVBA

Standard Edition
Excel add-in for simple risk

analysis using Monte Carlo
simulation
Aerospace & Defense;

Construction; Manufacturing;
Government; Business; Mining &
Metals
Oracle Crystal
Ball
Oracle Corporation
Spreadsheet-based Monte Carlo

simulation, optimization, and
time-series forecasting
Business, financial, energy,

pharma, environmental,
healthcare, defense,
manufacturing, education,
telecommunication
Patient Flow RX
Strategic High Level Patient Flow

and Bed Management
Healthcare
Pedestrian
Dynamics
INCONTROL Simulation
Solutions
Crowd management & control
Architects, AEC, Facility Owners,

Emergency & Security Managers,
Schools
PLCLogix
Logic Design Inc.
design, test, debug programmable Colleges, Universities, Technical

logic controller (PLC) programs
Training Centers
using realistic 3D simulation
Polaris
Booz Allen
Polaris is an Integrated Cost and

Schedule Risk Analysis Monte
Carlo Solution
All markets with complex projects

including, Construction, IT,
Energy, DOD
Process
Simulator
Lean, SixSigma, value stream

mapping, process mapping, flow
chart simulation, continuous
process improvement
All
ProModel
Optimization
Suite
process optimization and

manufacturing, production,
improvement, resource utilization, supply chain and logistics,
system capacity and throughput, healthcare and life sciences
Proof Animation Wolverine Software

(2D animation =
P5, 3D = P3D)
Concurrent and post-processed

animation of discrete-event
simulation models.
Logistics, transportation,
manufacturing
RASON Analytics Frontline Systems Inc.

API
Business risk analysis, resource

allocation decisions under
uncertainty
Finance/investment, insurance,
pharmaceuticals, oil and gas,
some consumer apps
Risk Solver Pro / Frontline Systems Inc.

Platform

uncertainty
MBA education
RoboLogix
Logic Design Inc.
design, test, debug industrial

robotics programs using realistic
3D simulation

Training Centers
SAS Simulation
Studio
SAS
Discrete-event simulation: supply

chains, resource management,
capacity planning, workflow
analysis, cost analysis, more.
Manufacturing, banking,
pharmaceutical, health care,
energy, government agencies,
retail, education, transportation,
etc.
Simio
Design/Team
Simio LLC
Ideal product for professional

modelers and researchers.
Powerful OO modeling and
integrated 3D animation for rapid
modeling.
Academic, Aerospace & Defense,

Airports, Healthcare,
Manufacturing, Mining, Military,
Oil & Gas, Supply Chain,
Transportation
Simio Enterprise Simio LLC

Edition
Increase your model lifecycle with

a single tool that builds models
and extends them into Risk-Based
Planning and Scheduling

Transportation
Simio Express
Simio LLC
Powerful, fully functional objectbased modeling with integrated 3D

animation providing both a fast
start and rapid modeling

Transportation
Simio Portal
Edition
Simio LLC
Once your model is built, you can

store it in Portal Edition to run
experiments, create plans, run risk
analysis, and more!

Transportation
SIMPROCESS
CACI
SIMPROCESS is a hierarchical
Military, government,
modeling tool that combines
corporations, universities,
process mapping, discrete-event
interanational, foreign
simulation, Activity-Based Costing
SIMUL8
Professional
SIMUL8 Corporation
Lean, Assembly Line, Strategic

planning, BPMN, Line Balancing,
Healthcare Systems, Shared
Services, Capacity Planning
Manufacturing, Healthcare,
Education, Engineering, Supply
Chain, Logistics, Business, BPMN,
Lean, Public Sector, Call Centers
SIPmaker(tm)
ProbabilityManagement.org
Generates SIP libraries from

existing @Risk or Crystal Ball
models, also built-in random
generators compatible with XLSim.
@Risk, Crystal Ball, or XLSim

users who want to create SIP
libraries for use in other
applications.
SIPmath(tm)
Modeler Tools
Automates the generation of Data

Table simulations in native Excel.
Runs thousands of trials, reads
SIP libraries.
@Risk, Crystal Ball, and Risk

Solver users who want to build
standalone versions of their
applications in native Excel.
SLIM
MJC2
Logistics and supply chain

simulation and planning
All logistics, manufacturing and

supply chain operations
SLX
Wolverine Software
Discrete Event Simulation
Transportation, Air Traffic Control,

Manufacturing, Logistics,
Healthcare
Solver SDK Pro / Frontline Systems Inc.

Platform

uncertainty
marketing
Stat::Fit
Statistically fits to your data the

most useful analytical distribution
and exports into specific forms for
simulation.
Simulation and Modeling, Risk

Assessment, Reliability, Quality,
Engineering and Financial
Management
Tecnomatix Plant Siemens Product Lifecycle

Simulation
Management Software Inc.
Discrete-event simulation,
visualization, analysis and
optimization of material flow,
resource utilization and logistics.
Automotive OEM, Automotive

Tier-1, Consulting, Aerospace,
CPG, Logistics, High-tech &
Electronics, Machinery,
Healthcare
Transportation
Logistics
Simulator (TLS)
Ausenco
Mine-to-port and port-to-port

supply chain logistics for the
mining and oil & gas industries.
Ports, marine terminals, off-shore

platforms, railways, pipelines,
shipping, transshipment, barges,
shuttle tankers, FPSO/FSO
WITNESS
Lanner
Facility and Process Design,

Resource and Throughput
optimization
Manufacturing, Oil and Gas,

Healthcare, Nuclear, Defense
Geer Mountain Software

Corp.
Software
Operating Systems
aGPSS
Windows; Mac OS X 10.10

and later
Analytica
Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
AnyLogic
Windows, Mac, Linux
Can the software

use a
multiprocessor
CPU if available?
Can the software

utilize other
software to
perform
specialized
If so, name which
functions?
software:
y
Proof Animation of
Wolverine Software
Microsoft Excel, a variety

of solvers, anything
accessible by COM or
ODBC
Excel, Access, any kind of

database, any Java/DLL
library e.g. for bayesian
or neural networks.
Arena
Professional
Edition
Microsoft Windows 8,
y
Windows 8.1, Windows 7,
Microsoft Windows Vista (SP2
or later), Microsoft Windows
XP Pro or Home (32-bit SP3,
64-bit SP2), Microsoft
Windows Server 2008
OptQuest
Arena Standard
Edition
y
Windows Server 2008
OptQuest
Argo
Windows XP, 7, 8, 10
Microsoft Excel
BLUESSS
simulation
package
Windows
CircuitLogix
Windows XP, Vista, WIndows

7, Windows 8, Windows 10
Gerber PCB export
CSIM 20
Windows, Linux
any libraries available to

C/C++ programs
DiscoverSim
Version 2
Microsoft Windows Vista with

Service Pack (SP) 2, or later
operating system (Windows
10 Compatible).
DPL
Windows, Mac version beta
Excel, user-written DLL's
Enterprise
Dynamics
Windows XP, Windows 7,

Windows 8/8.1, Windows 10
Various
Enterprise
Portfolio
Simulator (EPS)
For Server: Windows For

y
Client: Mac or PC run browser
with Microsoft Silver Light
Microsoft Project Server
Epicenter SaaS
Platform
Windows, MAC, IOS, Android, y

Linux
Excel, Python, R, Vensim,

STELLA/iThink, Julia
ExtendSim AT
Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10,

2000 or better; Macintosh OS
X 10.4-10.6
Excel, Access, SQL

Server, MySQL, Stat::Fit,
JMP, Minitab, any custom
DLL.
ExtendSim Suite

X 10.4-10.6
Excel, Access, SQL

DLL.
FlexSim
Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, and

10
Excel, database software,

C++ applications
FlexSim
Healthcare

10

C++ applications
GoldSim
Windows Vista, Windows 7,

Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and
Windows 10
any software that can be

compiled as a DLL
GPSS/H
Windows
Builtin DLL call feature.
Integrated
Performance
Modelling
Environment
Windows XP through Windows y

7 or Linux
JaamSim
Windows, Linux, Mac OS X
Any software that can

read or write text files or
that can be called from
Java.
LogixSim

MedModel
Windows Vista/7/8
Excel, Access,
Micro Saint Sharp Microsoft Windows
Excel, Visio, Visual Studio

(C#)
ModelRisk Windows (XP or later)

Industrial Edition
Other software that can

be controlled by C++ or
VBA macros
Edition
Windows (XP or later)

VBA macros
ModelRisk Standard Edition

VBA macros
Oracle Crystal
Ball
Windows
Patient Flow RX
Windows 8, 7, Vista, XP
Excel
Pedestrian
Dynamics

Various
PLCLogix

Polaris
Microsoft Windows XP
Service Pack 3 or higher,
Windows Vista, Windows
7, Windows 8
Import Microsoft Project

and Primavera P6 files
Process Simulator Windows 8,7,Vista,XP
Visio, Excel
ProModel
Optimization
Suite
Windows Vista/7/8
Excel,Access
Proof Animation
(2D animation =
P5, 3D = P3D)
Windows
RASON Analytics
API
Cloud-based, OS-independent y
Virtually any web-based

software/API
Risk Solver Pro /

Platform
Windows (Vista, 7, 8, 10)
XLL Functions
RoboLogix

SAS Simulation
Studio
Windows
SAS and JMP software,

either run externally or
embedded via SAS
Program block.
Simio
Design/Team
Microsoft XP, Windows

y
Vista, Windows 7, Windows
8 or Windows 10. Both 32 and
64 bit operating systems are
fully supported
Microsoft Azure,
Wonderware,
OptQuest, .Net Programs
(over 60 languages
supported), Excel,
Access, SQL Server,
MySQL
Simio Enterprise
Edition

y
fully supported
Microsoft Azure,
Wonderware,
(over 60 languages
supported), Excel,
Access, SQL Server,
MySQL
Simio Express

y
fully supported
OptQuest, Excel, Access,

SQL Server, MySQL
Simio Portal
Edition
Any Web Browser
SIMPROCESS
Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8,

Server 2003, Server 2008, or
Server 2012, Linux
MS Excel, any SQL

DBMS, any software with
a programmatic interface
SIMUL8
Professional
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Excel, Stat::Fit,

OptQuest, SQL
Databases
SIPmaker(tm)
Windows
SIPmath(tm)
Modeler Tools
Windows and Macintosh OS
Uses the Microsoft Excel

platform
SLIM
Windows, Linux, Unix
SLX
Windows
Any Windows DLL, e.g.,

Wolverine's Proof
Animation Software
C/C++, C#/.NET, Java,

R, MATLAB, PHP,
JavaScript code
ExtendSim, ProModel,
Simul8, ProcessModel
Solver SDK Pro / Windows (Vista, 7, 8, 10),

Platform
Linux, Azure, AWS
Stat::Fit
PC/Windows
Tecnomatix Plant Windows 7, 8, 10

Simulation
Matlab, C dlls, MS-Excel,

SAP, Simatic IT,
Teamcenter, Autocad,
Microstation
Transportation
Logistics
Simulator (TLS)

Java.
WITNESS
Windows 7, 8 or 10
Can link in any COM

enabled DLL or EXE as a
component module
Software
Operating Systems
aGPSS
Windows; Mac OS X 10.10

and later
Analytica
Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
AnyLogic
Windows, Mac, Linux
Can the software

use a
multiprocessor
CPU if available?
Can the software

utilize other
software to
perform
specialized
If so, name which
functions?
software:
y
Proof Animation of
Wolverine Software
Microsoft Excel, a variety

of solvers, anything
accessible by COM or
ODBC
Excel, Access, any kind of

database, any Java/DLL
library e.g. for bayesian
or neural networks.
Arena
Professional
Edition
y
Windows Server 2008
OptQuest
Arena Standard
Edition
y
Windows Server 2008
OptQuest
Argo
Windows XP, 7, 8, 10
Microsoft Excel
BLUESSS
simulation
package
Windows
CircuitLogix

Gerber PCB export
CSIM 20
Windows, Linux
any libraries available to

C/C++ programs
DiscoverSim
Version 2
Microsoft Windows Vista with

Service Pack (SP) 2, or later
operating system (Windows
10 Compatible).
DPL
Windows, Mac version beta
Excel, user-written DLL's
Enterprise
Dynamics

Various
Enterprise
Portfolio
Simulator (EPS)
For Server: Windows For

y
Client: Mac or PC run browser
with Microsoft Silver Light
Microsoft Project Server
Epicenter SaaS
Platform
Windows, MAC, IOS, Android, y

Linux
Excel, Python, R, Vensim,

STELLA/iThink, Julia
ExtendSim AT

X 10.4-10.6
Excel, Access, SQL

DLL.
ExtendSim Suite

X 10.4-10.6
Excel, Access, SQL

DLL.
FlexSim

10

C++ applications
FlexSim
Healthcare

10

C++ applications
GoldSim
Windows Vista, Windows 7,

Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and
Windows 10
any software that can be

compiled as a DLL
GPSS/H
Windows
Builtin DLL call feature.
Integrated
Performance
Modelling
Environment
Windows XP through Windows y

7 or Linux
JaamSim

Java.
LogixSim

MedModel
Windows Vista/7/8
Excel, Access,
Micro Saint Sharp Microsoft Windows
Excel, Visio, Visual Studio

(C#)
ModelRisk Windows (XP or later)

Industrial Edition

VBA macros
Edition

VBA macros

VBA macros
Oracle Crystal
Ball
Windows
Patient Flow RX
Windows 8, 7, Vista, XP
Excel
Pedestrian
Dynamics

Various
PLCLogix

Polaris
Microsoft Windows XP
Service Pack 3 or higher,
Windows Vista, Windows
7, Windows 8
Import Microsoft Project

and Primavera P6 files
Process Simulator Windows 8,7,Vista,XP
Visio, Excel
ProModel
Optimization
Suite
Windows Vista/7/8
Excel,Access
Proof Animation
(2D animation =
P5, 3D = P3D)
Windows
RASON Analytics
API
Cloud-based, OS-independent y
Virtually any web-based

software/API
Risk Solver Pro /

Platform
Windows (Vista, 7, 8, 10)
XLL Functions
RoboLogix

SAS Simulation
Studio
Windows
SAS and JMP software,

either run externally or
embedded via SAS
Program block.
Simio
Design/Team

y
fully supported
Microsoft Azure,
Wonderware,
(over 60 languages
supported), Excel,
Access, SQL Server,
MySQL
Simio Enterprise
Edition

y
fully supported
Microsoft Azure,
Wonderware,
(over 60 languages
supported), Excel,
Access, SQL Server,
MySQL
Simio Express

y
fully supported
OptQuest, Excel, Access,

SQL Server, MySQL
Simio Portal
Edition
Any Web Browser
SIMPROCESS
Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8,

Server 2003, Server 2008, or
Server 2012, Linux
MS Excel, any SQL

DBMS, any software with
a programmatic interface
SIMUL8
Professional
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Excel, Stat::Fit,

OptQuest, SQL
Databases
SIPmaker(tm)
Windows
SIPmath(tm)
Modeler Tools
Windows and Macintosh OS
Uses the Microsoft Excel

platform
SLIM
Windows, Linux, Unix
SLX
Windows
Any Windows DLL, e.g.,

Wolverine's Proof
Animation Software
C/C++, C#/.NET, Java,

R, MATLAB, PHP,
JavaScript code
ExtendSim, ProModel,
Simul8, ProcessModel
Solver SDK Pro / Windows (Vista, 7, 8, 10),

Platform
Linux, Azure, AWS
Stat::Fit
PC/Windows
Tecnomatix Plant Windows 7, 8, 10

Simulation
Matlab, C dlls, MS-Excel,

SAP, Simatic IT,
Teamcenter, Autocad,
Microstation
Transportation
Logistics
Simulator (TLS)

Java.
WITNESS
Windows 7, 8 or 10
Can link in any COM

enabled DLL or EXE as a
component module
Software
Can the
software be
controlled or
run by an
external
program?
Does the
software provide
Can the software be the ability to
customized by user monitor how the
using model
CPU cycles are
primitives or
used during
Which software can control or run programming
execution of a
the product?
languages?
model?
aGPSS
Analytica
Any application (including MS Office)

that supports COM interface.
AnyLogic
AnyLogic models can be exported as y

standalone Java applications that can
be called/controlled from/by any
other application.
Arena
Professional
Edition
Visual Studio for the purpose of

automation as well as VB
Arena Standard
Edition
Visual Studio for the purpose of

automation as well as VB
Argo
BLUESSS
simulation
package
CircuitLogix
Electronics Technician CBT
CSIM 20
user provided
DiscoverSim
Version 2
Microsoft Excel 2007, Excel 2010 and

Excel 2013 with latest service packs
installed.
DPL
Any client that can invoke .NET or

automation methods
Enterprise
Dynamics
Various
Epicenter SaaS
Platform
Wide variaties of 3rd party tools due

to the use of RESTful API's
ExtendSim AT
Can be controlled and communicated y

with as a COM Automation Server by
Excel, Access, or any other Windows
application that can be configured as
an Automation controller.
ExtendSim Suite y
Can be controlled and communicated y

with as a COM Automation Server by
Excel, Access, or any other Windows
application that can be configured as
an Automation controller.
FlexSim
OLE, ActiveX
FlexSim
Healthcare
OLE
Enterprise
Portfolio
Simulator (EPS)
GoldSim
GPSS/H
y
y
Comman-line launch or Windows

CreateProcess() API
JaamSim
Any software that can read or write

text files or that can launch an
external application.
LogixSim
Industrial Automation CBT
MedModel
Excel, Access, C#,VB ,VBA
Micro Saint
Sharp
Command Line, SharpTalk360
ModelRisk -
Any program capable of calling an API y
Integrated
Performance
Modelling
Environment
Industrial Edition
Edition
ModelRisk y
Standard Edition
Oracle Crystal
Ball
Excel, or any software that supports

COM/OLE
Patient Flow RX
Excel
Pedestrian
Dynamics
Various
PLCLogix
PLC CBT
Process
Simulator
Visio
ProModel
Optimization
Suite
Excel,Access,C#,VB.,VBA
Polaris
Proof Animation y
(2D animation =
P5, 3D = P3D)
Can be file-driven (post-processed) or

concurrent (DLL library calls)
RASON Analytics y
API
Designed for control by any Web or

mobile app
Risk Solver Pro / y

Platform
Visual Basic for Applications
RoboLogix
Industrial Robotics CBT
SAS Simulation
Studio
Any program that is able to launch a

Java application.
Simio
Design/Team
Wonderware, OptQuest, .Net

Programs (over 60 languages
supported)
Simio Enterprise y
Edition
Wonderware, OptQuest, .Net

Programs (over 60 languages
supported)
Simio Express
OptQuest
Simio Portal
Edition
SIMPROCESS
SIMUL8
Professional
Any software that can make web

y
service calls or execute batch or shell
files
y
Microsoft Excel, Any COM enabled IDE y
Command-Line Launch, Windows

LaunchProcess() API
Any user-written application
Tecnomatix Plant y
Simulation
Any software supporting remote

control functionality, e.g, COM
Transportation
Logistics
Simulator (TLS)
Any software that can read or write

text files or that can launch an
WITNESS
OLE and COM control options.
SIPmaker(tm)
SIPmath(tm)
Modeler Tools
SLIM
SLX
Solver SDK Pro / y

Platform
Stat::Fit
Model Building
Software
Graphical model
construction
(icon or drag-and-drop)
Model building using

programming/ access to
programmed modules
Run time
debug
aGPSS
Analytica
AnyLogic
Arena Professional Edition
Arena Standard Edition
Argo
BLUESSS simulation package
CircuitLogix
CSIM 20
DiscoverSim Version 2
DPL
Enterprise Dynamics
Enterprise Portfolio Simulator (EPS)

Epicenter SaaS Platform
ExtendSim AT
ExtendSim Suite
FlexSim
FlexSim Healthcare
GoldSim
GPSS/H
Integrated Performance Modelling
Environment
JaamSim
LogixSim
MedModel
Micro Saint Sharp
ModelRisk - Industrial Edition
ModelRisk - Professional Edition
ModelRisk - Standard Edition
Oracle Crystal Ball
Patient Flow RX
Pedestrian Dynamics
y
y
PLCLogix
y
y
Polaris
Process Simulator
ProModel Optimization Suite
Proof Animation (2D animation =

P5, 3D = P3D)
RASON Analytics API
Risk Solver Pro / Platform
RoboLogix
SAS Simulation Studio
Simio Design/Team
y
y
Simio Enterprise Edition
Simio Express
Simio Portal Edition

SIMPROCESS
SIMUL8 Professional
SIPmaker(tm)
SIPmath(tm) Modeler Tools
SLIM
SLX
Solver SDK Pro / Platform
Stat::Fit
Tecnomatix Plant Simulation
Transportation Logistics Simulator

(TLS)
WITNESS
Model Building (continued)
Software
Answer for
product
Input
Distribution
Fitting
(Specify)
Output
Analysis
Support (Specify)
Input
answer for
Output answer for specify
Distribution specify Input Analysis Output Analysis
Fitting
Distribution Support Support:
Fitting
aGPSS
Student's t-distribution
confidence intervals
Batch run or
experimental
design
(Specify)
Batch run or answer for specify
experimental Batch run or
design
experimental
design
Analytica
Fit multiple
distribution
types or
resampling
Many statistical
y
methods, sensitivity and
uncertainty analysis,
regression.
Multiple scenarios or
Monte Carlo
simulation
AnyLogic
31 built-in
distributions
plus custom
distribution.
Distribution
fitting using
Stat::Fit,
ExpertFit, or
other
software.
Reports, charts, output

to Excel or any
database.
Flexible user
interface for creation
of the follofwing
experiments:
Parameter Variation,
Compare Runs,
Monte Carlo,
Sensitivity Analysis,
Calibration, or
custom.
Arena
Professional
Edition
Yes, Arena's
y
Input Analyzer
is used to fit
distributions.
Output Analyzer and

Process Analyzer allow
the user to review
results and users may
also use external
products as well.
Arena's Process
Analyzer allows the
user to run a series
of different model
runs in a batch.
Arena
Standard
Edition
Arena's Input
Analyzer
Arena Output Analyzer

and Process Analyzer
Process Analyzer
allows the user to
run a series of
different model runs
in a batch.
Argo
MLE
Visualization, Custom
Reporting, Custom
Statistical functions etc.
BLUESSS
simulation
package
variance analysis,
Supports variable
parameter
experiments
CircuitLogix
Monte Carlo
CSIM 20
DiscoverSim
Version 2
y
y
DPL
Enterprise
Dynamics
53 Continuous y
+ Threshold
(where
applicable) +
10 Discrete
Distributions
y
Enterprise
y
Dynamics
comes with
the Autofit
module that
allow users to
generate
distributions
User friendly output

graphics and statistics
in native Excel
workbook.
sensitivity analyses,
numerous graphical
outputs
Enterprise Dynamics
y
has its own
functionalities for the
generation of reports
and also has its own
Experiment Wizard that
allows users to do
extensive analysis.
The Scenario
Manager allows the
user to define
experimental
designs. Batch runs
are part of the
functionality of the
Experiment Wizard.
based on
actual data.
Enterprise
Portfolio
Simulator
(EPS)
15
predefined
distributions,
plus
distribution
fitting using
Stat::Fit
software
(additional)
Output analysis reports y

and charts included.
Output to Excel
Unlimited scenarios
can be predefined to
experiment on
parameters
Epicenter
y
SaaS Platform
Using libraries y
such as
Python's SciPy
Using standard
libraries using Python,
R, Julia
ExtendSim AT y
35 pre-defined y
distributions
plus includes
Stat::Fit
software for
distribution
fitting.
Scenario Manager
y
factors and responses
can be dialog variables,
database
tables/records/fields,
and even entire
databases. Also
quantile and interval
statistical analysis,
Gantt charts, and
plus export to other
applications for
analysis.
At user option. Store

run results in the
internal database or
export to an
DOE includes
manual, full
factorial, and two
options each for JMP
custom design and
Minitab optimal
design.
ExtendSim
Suite
35 pre-defined y
distributions
plus includes
Stat::Fit
software for
distribution
fitting.
Scenario Manager
y
factors and responses
can be dialog variables,
database
tables/records/fields,
and even entire
databases. Also
quantile and interval
statistical analysis,
Gantt charts, and
plus export to other
applications for
analysis.
At user option. Store

run results in the
internal database or
export to an
DOE includes
manual, full
factorial, and two
options each for JMP
custom design and
Minitab optimal
design.
FlexSim
Fully
y
integrated
with ExpertFit.
A full suite of charts and y

graphs in the
Dashboard, as well as
extensive Excel output
options.
An experimentation
engine is built into
the software.
FlexSim
Healthcare
Fully
y
integrated
with ExpertFit.
A full suite of charts and y

graphs in the
Dashboard, as well as
extensive Excel output
options.
An experimentation
engine is built into
the software.
sensitivity and
uncertainty analysis
batch runs
Integrated
Performance
Modelling
Environment
Output can be graphed. y
Experimental design
JaamSim
Basic statistics collected y

for all relevant outputs.
Selected outputs can be
logged for more
detailed analysis.
Large numbers of
runs can be batched
across multiple
cores using a simple
batch file or by
external software.
GoldSim
GPSS/H
LogixSim
MedModel
16 statistical
distributions
available
via Output Viewer and

Minitab
can run multiple

scenarios
Micro Saint
Sharp
31 built-in
distributions,
user defined
Automatic path, task,

resource and queue
data collection.
Users can specify a

batch run or can use
the Experiment
distributions
ModelRisk Industrial
Edition
Edition
As with
ModelRisk
Professional,
includes
parameter
uncertainty,
density,
cumulative,
PP, QQ plots
Statistics calculations.
Built-in charting and
histogram capabilities.
Task timeline display.
Ability to export to
Excel or other
applications for
analysis.
y
Separate Results Viewer

application. Graphical
and stats reports
exportable to
PDF/DOC/PPT/XLS
>100 distributions, >15 y

time series, >11
correlation structures.
Fit by MLE, fit
comparison using AIC,
BIC, LR
ModelRisk Standard
Edition
Oracle Crystal
Ball
feature to define
unlimited different
experimental
conditions and
number of
replications.
Separate Results
Viewer application.
Graphical and stats
reports exportable
to
PDF/DOC/PPT/XLS
Separate Results Viewer

application. Graphical
and stats reports
exportable to
PDF/DOC/PPT/XLS
15 continuous y
and 7 discrete
pre-defined
distributions
with statistical
fitting Output
Analysis
Output analysis includes y

charts, tables, reports
and output to Excel
Batch run or
experimental design
Full batch control

through VBA or
other software
supporting COM/OLE
Optimization
Patient Flow
RX
15 predefined y
distributions,
plus
distribution
fitting using
Stat::Fit
software
included

Also outputs in Excel
Scenarios can be
predefined to
experiment on
parameters
Pedestrian
Dynamics
Pedestrian
Dynamics
comes with
the Autofit
module.
Visual Analysis Support y

is included.
The Experiment
Wizard is supporting
the user in running
batch runs or
perform
experimental design.
Polaris
Beta,
LogNormal,
Normal,
Trigen,
Triangular,
Uniform,
Weibull,
Rayleigh, Early
Peak, Late
Peak, Front,
End, Central
Peak
Process
Simulator
15 predefined y
distributions,
plus
distribution
fitting using
Stat::Fit
software
included

Also outputs in Excel
and Minitab for analysis
Unlimited
scenarios can be
predefined to
experiment on
parameters
ProModel
Optimization
Suite
16 statistical
distributions
available
via Output Viewer and

Minitab
can run multiple

scenarios
PLCLogix
Proof
Animation (2D
animation =
P5, 3D = P3D)
RASON
Analytics API
Nearly 50
continuous
and discrete
distributions
Statistics, risk
measures, percentiles
Risk Solver
y
Pro / Platform
Nearly 50
continuous
and discrete
distributions
Frequency, sensitivity,
scatter charts,
statistics, risk
Steady state analysis

included. Output
analysis via SAS
software products.
Experimental
design; automated
via JMP software
integration.
RoboLogix
SAS
Simulation
Studio
Via JMP
software
integration.
Simio
Design/Team
Works with
y
ExpertFit and
Stat::Fit.
Supports table
driven input
sampling
MORE Plots for risk

analysis, sensitivity
analysis, custom
dashboards,
comprehensive data in
pivot tables, export
summary or details to
external packages
Run manual
scenarios with
multiple replications.
Concurrent full use
of all processors.
Built-in ranking and
selection
Simio
Enterprise
Edition
Works with
y
ExpertFit and
Stat::Fit.
Supports table
driven input
sampling
MORE Plots for risk

analysis, custom
dashboards,
external packages
Run manual
scenarios with
Concurrent full use
of all processors.
selection
Simio Express y
Works with
y
ExpertFit and
Stat::Fit.
Supports table
driven input
sampling
MORE Plots for risk

analysis, custom
dashboards,
external packages
Run manual
scenarios with
Concurrent full use
of all processors.
selection
MORE Plots for risk

analysis, custom
dashboards,
external packages
Run manual
scenarios with
Concurrent full use
of all processors.
selection
Run scenarios can be

y
defined and compared;
standard and custom
reports available;
standard and custom
plots available (both
local and remote);
dashboards available
(both local and
remote); output can be
directed to files,
spreadsheets, and
databases
Experiment manager
allows DOE and
batch runs of
experiments
Simio Portal
Edition
SIMPROCESS
Model Fit
SIMUL8
Professional
Custom
options within
software and
Stat::Fit
Multiple Replications
and Scenario
Management
Both
SIPmaker(tm)
SIPmath(tm)
Modeler Tools
Output trials available in

real time for analysis
with native Excel
functions
SLIM
Reporting tools
SLX
Solver SDK
y
Pro / Platform
Nearly 50
continuous
and discrete
distributions
Stat::Fit
32
distributions.
Auto::Fit
capability.
Exports into
specific forms
for simulation
software.
Tecnomatix
Plant
Simulation
Beta,
Binomial,
Cauchy,
Continuous
Empirical,
Erlang,
Gamma,
Laplace,
Normal,
Pareto,
Poisson,
Triangular,
Uniform,
Weibull, and
many others
Transportation
Logistics
Simulator
(TLS)
WITNESS
recommend
ExperFit (not
included with
software)
C++-like
functionality
Statistics, risk
Datafit, Charts, Sankey, y

Bottleneck Analyzer,
Energy Analyzer, Neural
Networks
Built-in Experiment
Manager supporting
distributed
simulation
Basic statistics collected y

for all relevant outputs.
Selected outputs can be
logged for more
detailed analysis.
Large numbers of
runs can be batched
across multiple
cores using a simple
batch file or by
external software.
Multi response
tables/charts, variance
and boxplot charts,
confidence intervals,
parameter sensitivity
report. Direct link to
MINITAB.
WITNESS
Experimenter,
simple and
advanced modes,
line by line or
range/sets
combination. Batch
command options
too.
Software
Optimizatio
n
(Specify)
Code
reuse(e.g.,
objects,
templates)
Model
Packaging(e.g
., can
completed
model be
shared with
others who
might lack the
software to
Tools to support
develop their
packaging(Specif Does this feature cost
own model?)
y)
extra?
Answer for
product
Optimizatio answer for

n
specify
optimizatio
n
Code reuse Model

(e.g.,
packaging
objects,
templates,
submodule
s)
aGPSS
Grid search
Analytica
Linear
y
programmin
g, quadratic,
and
nonlinear
solvers.
Yes, including
Analytica Cloud
Player
AnyLogic
OptQuest is y
included in
AnyLogic
Professional.
Models can be
No
exported as
standalone Java
applications or
shared online on
RunTheModel.com
.
Arena
Professional
Edition
OptQuest for y
Arena allows
for
optimization.
We provide Arena
Runtime for this
purpose.
Runtime is available to
users who already have
Arena and can be
purchased.
Arena
Standard
Edition
OptQuest for y
Arena
Arena Runtime
Runtime is available to
users who already have
Arena and can be
purchased.
Yes
No
Argo
answer for tools answer for Does this

to support the
feature cost extra
packaging
No
BLUESSS
simulation
package
CircuitLogix
CSIM 20
DiscoverSim y
Version 2
Local
Smooth:
Sequential
Quadratic
Programmin
g; Local
NonSmooth:
NelderMead;
Discrete
Exhaustive
(all
combinations
for small
discrete
problems);
Global:
MIDACOSOLVER,
Genetic
Algorithm.
DPL
decision tree y
rollback
no tools needed
no
Enterprise
Dynamics
Various
integrated
links to
Free Enterprise
Dynamics Viewer.
Free
optimizers.
Enterprise
Portfolio
Simulator
(EPS)
Via
y
experiments
and running
simulation
scenarios
Not required
N/A
Epicenter
SaaS
Platform
Using
y
libraries such
as Python's
SciPy or Julia
JUMP library
Web based
interfaces
No
ExtendSim
AT
An
y
evolutionary
optimizer is
included in
all versions
of
ExtendSim.
Two RunTime
packages are
available: the
Demo/Player and
the Analysis. Open
and run models
built by others.
Change
parameters and
view results.
Demo/Player RunTime is
a free download from
www.SimulationDemo.co
m. Analysis RunTime has
more capabilities and
costs $495.
ExtendSim
Suite
An
y
evolutionary
optimizer is
included in
all versions
of
ExtendSim.
Two RunTime
packages are
available: the
Demo/Player and
the Analysis. Open
and run models
built by others.
Change
parameters and
view results.
Demo/Player RunTime is
a free download from
www.SimulationDemo.co
m. Analysis RunTime has
more capabilities and
costs $495.
FlexSim
An
y
optimization
engine,
powered by
OptQuest, is
available as
an add-on.
The free trial

No
version of FlexSim
is capable of
running any
simulation model
built with FlexSim.
FlexSim
Healthcare
An
y
optimization
engine,
powered by
OptQuest, is
available as
an add-on.
The free trial

No
version of FlexSim
Healthcare is
capable of running
any simulation
model built with
FlexSim
Healthcare.
GoldSim
global
y
optimization
of complex
dynamic
systems
Comes with
software
Built-in feature
No
called Stand Alone
Model Generation
None required JaamSim is free

open-source
software.
No
No
GPSS/H
Integrated
Performance
Modelling
Environment
JaamSim
Optimization y
can be done
using an
external
program that
reads/writes
the JaamSim
text based
input/output
files.
MedModel
available
using
SimRunner
ProModel Silver
Run Time
no
Micro Saint
Sharp
OptQuest
Yes, there is a
built-in runtime
version export
capability. Export
No
LogixSim
to HTML is also
available.
Edition
OptQuest
capabilities
fully
integrated
into
ModelRisk
with control
and results
interfaces
The free Results

No
Viewer allows you
to share results
and create new or
customized
reports
Edition
OptQuest
capabilities
fully
integrated
into
ModelRisk
with control
and results
interfaces
The free Results

No
Viewer allows you
to share results
and create new or
customized
reports
The free Results

No
Viewer allows you
to share results
and create new or
customized
reports
ModelRisk Standard
Edition
Oracle
Crystal Ball
OptQuest
engine
Runtime version of No
Crystal Ball
Patient Flow
RX
Via
y
experiments
and running
simulation
scenarios
ProModel Silver
Run Time
no
N/A
Free Pedestrian
Dynamics Viewer
Free
Pedestrian
Dynamics
PLCLogix
Polaris
Risk
y
Prioritization
optimizes
risk
mitigation
based on
risk impact
duration and
cost to the
overall
project
shared via .tif,

xlsx and .pdf files
No
Process
Simulator
Via
y
experiments
and running
simulation
scenarios
Visio, Excel
No
ProModel Silver
Run Time
no
ProModel
y
Optimization
Suite
available
using
SimRunner
Proof
Animation
(2D
animation =
P5, 3D =
P3D)
RASON
y
Analytics API
Simulation
y
optimization,
robust
optimization,
stochastic
programmin
g methods
Built-in tools to
No
automatically
create Web/mobile
apps
Risk Solver
Pro /
Platform
Simulation
optimization,
robust
optimization,
stochastic
programmin
Packaging tools
built-in
Free for Excel Online,

Google Sheets; others
extra cost
g methods
RoboLogix
SAS
Simulation
Studio
y
y
Via data
y
transfer to
SAS/OR
software;
can be
embedded in
simulation
model via
SAS Program
block.
Simio
y
Design/Team
OptQuest
y
(option)
takes full
advantage of
all
processors.
Featuring
MultiObjective
and Pattern
Frontier
optimization
Requires Team
No
Edition or above
to package model
Simio
Enterprise
Edition
OptQuest
y
(option)
takes full
advantage of
all
processors.
Featuring
MultiObjective
and Pattern
Frontier
optimization
Yes
Simio
Express
OptQuest
y
(option)
takes full
advantage of
all
processors.
Featuring
MultiObjective
and Pattern
Frontier
optimization
Requires Team
No
Edition or above
to package model
Simio Portal
Edition
OptQuest
y
(option)
takes full
advantage of
all
processors.
Featuring
MultiObjective
and Pattern
Frontier
optimization
Yes
SIMPROCESS y
OptQuest
Model bundles can No

be created and
extracted
SIMUL8
Professional
OptQuest
SIMUL8 Viewer
and SIMUL8 Web
All models run

No
interactively in
native Excel
without macros or
add ins.
No
No
No
SIPmaker(tm
)
SIPmath(tm) y
Modeler
Tools
For small
models
optimization
is possible
with the
Excel solver.
SLIM
SLX
Multiple
y
optimisation
algorithms
y
Yes - Can
Yes
generate freestanding EXE files
Simulation
y
optimization,
robust
optimization,
stochastic
programmin
g methods
Tools are built-in
No
Genetic
y
Algorithm,
Layout
Optimizer,
Neural
Networks,
Hill Climbing,
Dynamic
Programmin
g, Branch
and Bound
Built-in Pack and

Go functionality
No
Transportatio y
n Logistics
Simulator
(TLS)
Optimization y
can be done
using an
external
program that
reads/writes
the JaamSim
text based
input/output
files.
WITNESS
Algorithms
y
incorporated
in WITNESS
Experimente
r - include
Simulated
Annealing,
Tabu search,
Hill Climb
and Six
Sigma
algorithm
(uses SA for
incremental
optimization)
Run-only licences
available
Yes
Solver SDK
Pro /
Platform
Stat::Fit
Tecnomatix
Plant
Simulation
Software
Animation
Export
animation(e.g
., MPEG
Mixed
version that
Discrete/Continuo
Real- can run
Cost
us Modeling
Anitime
independent of
Allocation/Costi (Levels, Flows,
matio viewin simulation for
ng
etc.)
n
g
presentation)
aGPSS
Compatibl
e
animation
software
3D
Animatio
n
Import
CAD
drawing
s
Analytica
AnyLogic
Arena
Professional
Edition
Arena
Standard
Edition
BLUESSS
simulation
package
CircuitLogix
Argo
CSIM 20
DiscoverSim
Version 2
DPL
Enterprise
Dynamics
Enterprise
Portfolio
Simulator
(EPS)
Epicenter
SaaS
Platform
ExtendSim
AT
ExtendSim
Suite
FlexSim
FlexSim
Healthcare
GoldSim
y
y
GPSS/H
Integrated
y
Performance
Modelling
Environment
JaamSim
LogixSim
MedModel
Micro Saint
Sharp
Edition
Edition
ModelRisk Standard
Edition
Oracle
Crystal Ball
Patient Flow
RX
Pedestrian
Dynamics
PLCLogix
Polaris
Process
Simulator
RoboLogix
SAS
Simulation
Studio
Proof
Animation
(2D
animation =
P5, 3D =
P3D)
RASON
y
Analytics API
Risk Solver
Pro /
Platform
y
y
ProModel
y
Optimization
Suite
Simio
y
Design/Team
Simio
Enterprise
Edition
Simio
Express
Simio Portal
Edition
SIMPROCES
S
SIMUL8
Professional
SIPmaker(tm
)
SIPmath(tm)
Modeler
Tools
SLIM
SLX
Solver SDK
Pro /
Platform
Stat::Fit
Tecnomatix
Plant
Simulation
Transportatio
n Logistics
Simulator
(TLS)
WITNESS
Support/Training
Pricing Information:
Software
User group
User
or
Support/ discussion Training On site Consulting
Hotline
area
Courses Training Available Standard
aGPSS
Analytica
AnyLogic
Arena
Professional
Edition
Arena Standard y
Edition
Student Version
$700.00
Standard 150 blocks $

40.00; Extended 400
blocks $ 90.00
Analytica Free 101 Free 101 $0. Other

$0, Professional
editions 50% off for
$995, Enterprise
academic use.
$2795, Optimizer
$4995
Please see the

website
Pricing is available Pricing is available

upon request
upon request
Pricing is available Pricing is available

upon request
upon request Student
Student version
version
$2,000 (USD)
US $ 90
Free
Argo
BLUESSS
simulation
package
CircuitLogix
CSIM 20
DiscoverSim
Version 2
DPL
DPL 8 Professional DPL 8 Academic

- $1,495
(Professional) - $149
Enterprise
Dynamics
Depending on type Free

of license. Prices
between $ 4,500 17,800.
Enterprise
Portfolio
Simulator
(EPS)
$49,000 for 1 to 5 Complementary at this

seats
time
Epicenter SaaS y
Platform
Platform fee plus

custom simulation
development
proposals
Prebuilt simulations
available on our
Simulation Storefrom
Harvard, Wharton, MIT,
Kellogg, etc.
ExtendSim AT
$2495 for nodelocked license.

Concurrent user
(floating) licenses
and discounts for
educational use
are available.
$100 download from

the ExtendSim Store;
discounts available for
students. Research
Grants are available to
use the full version of
ExtendSim in research
projects for advanced
degrees. Plus, there
are many departmentwide programs for
universities.
ExtendSim
Suite
$4995 for nodelocked license.

Concurrent user
(floating) licenses
and discounts for
educational use
are available.
$100 download from

the ExtendSim Store;
discounts available for
students. Research
Grants are available to
use the full version of
ExtendSim in research
projects for advanced
degrees. Plus, there
are many departmentwide programs for
universities.
$295 USD
y
$2,000 (USD)
$145 USD
Professional
$65
single-user $1195,
educational
department $1100
995
200 (Fully functional,

perpetual license)
FlexSim
$10,000 to
$20,000
$0 to $100
FlexSim
Healthcare
$10,000 to
$20,000
$0 to $100
GoldSim
$4,450
free
$4,000
Free
GPSS/H
Integrated
Performance
Modelling
Environment
JaamSim
$9,500
$100
Free open-source
software
Free open-source
software
$495 USD
LogixSim
MedModel
21500
30
Micro Saint
Sharp
Call for pricing.

Different versions
are available.
$50
Edition
One year license: $75

$1150 / Perpetual:
$2295
Edition
One year license:

$825 / Perpetual:
$1645
$75
ModelRisk Standard
Edition
One year license:

$445 / Perpetual:
$895
$75
Oracle Crystal
Ball
Professional:
$995. Optimizer
and Extreme
Speed: $1,995
Special classroom
package, contact
vendor
Patient Flow RX y
custom pricing
n/a
Pedestrian
Dynamics
$9,995
Free
PLCLogix
$295 USD
Polaris
Process
Simulator
ProModel
Optimization
Suite
$5,000 per license Significant Discounts

with volume
for Students
discounts starting
at 5 licenses
$4,200
PCS Free (32bit

version)
21500
30
P3D: $2500 P5:

$1750
Free
Proof
Animation (2D
animation =
P5, 3D = P3D)
RASON
Analytics API
Free and paid

($99/month)
accounts at
www.rason.com
N/A
Risk Solver Pro y

/ Platform
Risik Solver Pro

$995, Risk Solver
Platform $4,995
Free with certain

textbooks, very low
cost student lab
licenses
RoboLogix
$295 USD
SAS Simulation y
Studio
Call.
Full version available at

academic discount; call
for pricing.
Simio
Design/Team
Contact us for
details
$25 (Academic Grants

available)
Simio
Enterprise
Edition
Contact us for
details

available)
Simio Express
$4,850

available)
Simio Portal
Contact us for
See desktop software
Edition
details
SIMPROCESS
SIMUL8
Professional
$10,000.00
$1,500.00
$7,495
$1,995
SIPmaker(tm)
Free
Free
SIPmath(tm)
Modeler Tools
Basic version is
free
Same as basic version
POA
n/a
Commercial
License: $6,000
Free Download
Solver SDK Pro

$995, Solver SDK
Platform $1,995
N/A
SLIM
SLX
Solver SDK Pro y

/ Platform
Stat::Fit
$289
Free
Tecnomatix
Plant
Simulation
Various
Free Student
Download; Additional
Academic options
available
Transportation
Logistics
Simulator
(TLS)
$20,000 CDN per

seat or $60,000
CDN for site
license.
WITNESS
Prices on
Very low cost licences
Application - range or subscriptions for
of options
academic use
Software
Major new features

(since 2013)
Vendor Comments
aGPSS
Available on Mac as of October 2015; Part 2 Extensions- of textbook 2014
Aim is best software for starting courses

in simulation, leading to realistic
student projects in business
Analytica
66% faster, Multitable inputs, COM integration, button

events, and more.
Key advantages are transparency of

influence diagrams and scalability from
Intelligent Arrays
AnyLogic
New GIS implementation with support of online-based

tile maps; Road Traffic Library; Fluid Library; built-in
database.
The only simulation tool that supports

combining Discrete Event, Agent-Based,
and System Dynamics simulations in
one model.
Arena Professional
Edition
Updates have been made to Optquest interface, 3D

Animation, Symbol Factory, Data Interfaces
Arena Standard
Edition
Updates have been made to Optquest interface, 3D

Animation, Symbol Factory, Data Interfaces
Arena Standard Edition differs from

Professional Edition in that it does not
include Template Building and SIMAN
templates
Argo
Dynamic Simulation, Monte Carlo & Latin Hypercube

sampling, Maximum Likelihood estimation, Rank
Correlation, comp w/ Excel
Argo is not a discrete event simulation

software. It is a Monte Carlo simulation
software.
BLUESSS
simulation package
CircuitLogix
Related to C++. Needs C++Builder to

be run
3D simuilation, advanced SPICE capabilities, increased
number of models & devices
CSIM 20
CSIM 20 is very useful for developing

models (in C/C++) of large, complex
systems
DiscoverSim
Version 2
MIDACO-SOLVER, Exhaustive Discrete, Nelder-Mead,

Non-normal Process Capability and Control Charts,
Please note that DiscoverSim in strictly

Monte Carlo Simulation and Global
Optimization - it does not include DES.
DPL
API enhancements, support for new functions &

distributions, addt'l user resources, decision analytic
portfolio system DPMX
DPL combines Decision Tree Analysis &

Monte Carlo Simulation to perform
robust decision, risk, and real options
analyses.
Enterprise
Dynamics
64bit version, enhanced visualization capabilities,

customized reporting, extended graph functionalities,
new objects
Enterprise Portfolio
Simulator (EPS)
Epicenter SaaS
Platform
Distributed model computation in the cloud, support for We enabling users to create web based
a wide variety of languages, extensive suite of REST
graphic applications, share their models
API
with users & clients worldwide.
ExtendSim AT
ADO DB support, Statistics DB report, ExtendSim DB

Add-In for Excel, Item Logging, Templates Library,
Smart Blocks/Connection
The advanced technology in ExtendSim

AT simplifies modeling & analysis of
complex processes & scales as your
company grows.
ExtendSim Suite
Flow Attributes, ES DB Add-In for Excel, MultiComponent Failure Modeling, Recipe Building and
Batching Capabilities, Enhanced ARM
When you want a little more than

ExtendSim AT. Bundled pkg with 3D
animation, discrete rate
capability,reliability technology
FlexSim
Enhanced material handling features (AGV and

Conveyor modules), improved charts and graphs.
FlexSim is committed to help answer

questions relating to any process in the
most intuitive, easy-to-use interface
possible.
FlexSim Healthcare Improved documentation, enhanced visuals (including

shadows and shaders), improved interface, 64-bit
version.
FlexSim Healthcare is committed to

supporting the healthcare industry by
helping them answer "what if"
questions.
GoldSim
Used for high-profile projects such as

NASA space missions and large scale
water resource planning
Scenario analysis, nested Monte Carlo analysis,

improved timestepping, plotting and result analyis
GPSS/H
Legacy product first sold in 1977, still in

worldwide use
Integrated
Performance
Modelling
Environment
capability to import from and export to a spreadsheet
JaamSim
Optimized simulation engine - now the fastest in its
Free open-source software that rivals
class.
the commercial packages. Easy to use

GUI, fast and scalable to the largest
models.
LogixSim
Advanced SPICE, 3D simulation, RSLogix 5000

emulation
MedModel
Multi-View Runner, Intellisense, Logic Windows, Syntax

Guide, Expanded Debug Window
Micro Saint Sharp
Microsoft Project Import, Improved Syntax Editor,

Added Probability Distributions, New Path Reports,
Parallel Execution
ModelRisk Industrial Edition
SQL database connectivity, adv actuary tools, ODE sim, Free trial at www.vosesoftware.com
num integration, prob calc tools, assumptions library,
SME elicitation
Micro Saint Sharp has the power,

flexibility, speed, ease of use, and
interoperability to meet any simulation
need!
ModelRisk Improved extreme value tools, data visualization,

Professional Edition object modeling, importing sim results from other
software, sim control
Free trial at www.vosesoftware.com
>50 dists, precision control, connectivity with Tamara

project risk software, multi-threading, @Risk/Crystal
Ball converters
Free trial at www.vosesoftware.com
Oracle Crystal Ball
Updated example models, improved correllation

feature, improved time-series forecasting, 19
languages
Standard-setting spreadsheet risk

analysis and forecasting package with
modern interface for Excel users
Patient Flow RX
Pedestrian
Dynamics
Enhanced algorithms for crowd management & control,

64bit version, enhanced visualization, new simulation
objects.
PLCLogix
Emulation of Rockwell RSLogix 5000 PLC software
Polaris
Cost of Delay, Probabilistic Calendaring, Probabilistic

Branching, Risk Scenario Modeling
Process Simulator
ProModel
Optimization Suite
PCS Pro - Now Available!

SharePoint Connection, Multi-View Runner, Intellisense,
Logic Windows, Syntax Guide ,Expanded Debug
Window
Proof Animation
(2D animation =
P5, 3D = P3D)
Designed for use with any software that

can generate trace files or issue DLL
library calls.
RASON Analytics
API
Newly introduced in 2015
RASON is a new modeling language

embedded in JSON with a REST API,
used to add simulation/optimization to
any Web/mobile app
Risk Solver Pro /

Platform
Six Sigma support, enhanced charting, sensitivity

analysis, distribution fitting, publish to Excel Online,
Tableau, Power BI
Risk Solver is a leading simulation/risk

analysis/optimization tool used in
desktop Excel, Excel Online, Google
Sheets, iPad.
RoboLogix
Advanced 3D simulation
SAS Simulation
Studio
Parallel execution of design points, real-time data

trimming, enhanced mobile resource management.
Included with SAS/OR. Integrated with

SAS and JMP analytical capabilities.
Models can incorporate any SAS or JMP
code.
Simio Design/Team See http://www.simio.com/resources/release-notes/ for Latest architecture, designed by the Dr.
a comprehensive list. Our list of recent developments is C. Dennis Pegden team, takes Flexibility
incredible!
and Rapid Modeling to new levels
Simio Enterprise
Edition
See http://www.simio.com/resources/release-notes/ for Risk-Based Planning and Scheduling

a comprehensive list. Our list of recent developments is generates schedules that minimize risks
incredible!
and reduce costs in the presence of
uncertainty
Simio Express
See http://www.simio.com/resources/release-notes/ for Simio features the latest architecture,

a comprehensive list. Our list of recent developments is designed by the Dr. C. Dennis Pegden
incredible!
team who created many market leaders
Simio Portal Edition See http://www.simio.com/resources/release-notes/ for Simio Portal Edition allows you access to
a comprehensive list. Our list of recent developments is your model virtually anywhere with an
incredible!
internet connection!
SIMPROCESS
1. Java version updated to Java 8. This changed the

Please contact for more information
JDBC driver requirements for MS Access databases. See simprocess.com
the properties file
SIMUL8
Day Planner, Resource Schedule, Travel Time Matrix,
SIMUL8 Professional includes, Online
Professional
Resource Individuality, Scheduled Maintenance, MORE

Plot,Variable Collect
Training and Annual Maintenance for the

first year as standard.
SIPmaker(tm)
Produces SIPmath 2.0 Standard

libraries, which may be used with the
SIPmath Modeler Tools to create
standalone Excel models.
SIPmath(tm)
Modeler Tools
Creates active simulation models in

native Excel that can run thousands of
trials per keystroke in Mac and PC
environments.
SLIM
Enhanced capability to model ports and maritime

operations
SLX
Direct generation of free-standing EXE files
SLX is designed for end-user

customization in unique, high-end
applications. Animation requires Proof
Animation.
Solver SDK Pro /

Platform
Six Sigma support, improved distribution fitting, cloud

deployment features
Solver SDK is a leading object library for

simulation/risk analysis/optimization
used in desktop, server and Web service
apps
Pointcloud integration, Energy analysis, Fluids

simulation, PLM integration, Worker behavior, Multiportal cranes
Siemens PLM Software appreciates the

opportunity to participate in this
simulation survey.
Stat::Fit
Tecnomatix Plant
Simulation
Transportation
TLS has been re-designed as an add-on to Ausenco's
Logistics Simulator free open-source simulation software "JaamSim".
(TLS)
Provides all the industry-specific objects

needed to build detailed models of
mine-to-port and port-to-port supply
chains.
WITNESS
WITNESS sells on productive quick

modelling with great experimentation
and sensational VR when required
All new 3D technology with options for full immersion.

New Experimenter with COM API, Upgraded Interface.
Simulation Software Survey

Vendor List
aGPSS Simulation System Education
SSE, Box 6501
Stockholm
SE 11383
SWEDEN
+4687369425
+468321270
[email protected]
www.aGPSS.com
Alion Science & Technology
4949 Pearl East Cir
Suite #100
Boulder, CO 80301
303-442-6947
[email protected]
www.alionscience.com
AnyLogic North America
20 N Wacker Dr. Suite 2044
Chicago, IL 60606
312-635-3344
[email protected]
www.anylogic.com
Ausenco
855 Homer Street
Vancouver, BC V6B2W2
Canada
+1 604 684-9311
+1 604 688-5913
[email protected]
www.jaamsim.com
Booz Allen Hamilton
8283 Greensboro Dr
McLean, VA 22102
703.902.5000
[email protected], [email protected]
https://www.boozallen.com/argo, https://www.boozallen.com/Polaris
CACI
1455 Frazee Road
Suite #700
San Diego, CA 92108
619-881-5809
619-692-1013
[email protected]
SIMPROCESS.com
FlexSim Software Products, Inc.
1577 North Technology Way
Building A, Suite 2300
Orem, UT 84097
801-224-6914
801-224-6984
[email protected]
https://www.flexsim.com, https://healthcare.flexsim.com
Forio
1159 Howard Street
San Francisco,CA 94103
415-440-7500 x87
[email protected]
www.forio.com
Frontline Systems Inc.
P.O. Box 4288
Incline Village, NV 89450
775-831-0300
775-831-0314
[email protected]
www.solver.com, www.rason.com
Geer Mountain Software Corp.
104 Geer Mountain Road
South Kent,CT 06785
860-927-8000
[email protected]
www.geerms.com
GoldSim Technology Group
22500 SE 64th Place, Suite 240
Issaquah, WA 98027
425-295-6985
425-642-8073
[email protected]
www.goldsim.com
Imagine That Inc.
6830 Via Del Oro
Suite 230
San Jose, CA 95119
408-365-0305
408-629-1251
[email protected]
www.ExtendSim.com
INCONTROL Simulation Solutions
118 College Drive #5191
Hattiesburg, MS 39406
601-266-5280
[email protected]
www.incontrolsim.com, www.pedestrian-dynamics.com
Lanner
Forward House, 17 High Street
Henley-in-Arden
Worcestershire
B95 5AA
United Kingdom
+44 1564 333300
[email protected]
www.lanner.com
Logic Design Inc.

170 The Donway, Suite 706
Toronto, ON M3C 2E8
Canada
1-877-682-7999
[email protected]
www.logicdesign.com, www.logixsim.com, www.plclogix.com, www.robologix.com
Lumina Decision Systems, Inc
26010 Highland Way
Los Gatos, CA 95033
408-335-4658
[email protected]
www.analytica.com
Mesquite Software, Inc.
PO 63206
Austin, TX 78755
512-338-9153
512-338-4966
[email protected]
www.mesquite.com
MJC2
33 Wellington Business Park
Crowthorne
Berkshire
RG45 6LS
United Kingdom
+44 1344 760000
[email protected]
www.mjc2.com/strategic-planning-logistics.htm
Oracle Corporation
100 Oracle Pkwy
Redwood City, CA 94065
800-633-0738
[email protected]
www.oracle.com/crystalball
3507 Ross Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303
747-225-1840
[email protected]
7540 Windsor Drive
Suite 300
Allentown, PA 18195
888-900-3090
610-391-9709
[email protected]
www.promodel.com, https://www.promodel.com/Products/MedModel/,https://www.prom
odel.com/Products/ProcessSimulator/,https://www.promodel.com/Products/ProModel/,ht
tps://www.promodel.com/Products/EPS/
Rockwell Automation
9500 Arboretum Blvd, Suite 400
Austin, TX 78759
724-741-4000
724-741-4001
[email protected]
https://www.arenasimulation.com
SAS
SAS Campus Drive
Cary, NC 27513
919-677-8000
919-677-4444
www.sas.com
Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc.
5800 Granite Parkway
Suite 600
Plano, TX 75024
800-498-5351
https://www.siemens.com/plm
SigmaXL, Inc.
305 King Street West
Kitchener, ON N2G 1B9
Canada
1-519-579-5877
1-416-352-0037
[email protected]
www.SigmaXL.com
Simio LLC
504 Beaver St
Sewickley, PA 15143
412-528-1576
412-253-9378
[email protected]
www.simio.com
SIMUL8 Corporation
225 Franklin Street
26th Floor
Boston, MA 02110
800-547-6024
[email protected]
www.SIMUL8.com
Stanislaw Raczynski
ISSFAM ed C11 dep 203
Mexico City
14620
Mexico
[email protected]
www.raczynski.com/rac/rac.htm
Syncopation Software
6 State Street
Suite 308
Bangor, ME 04401
866-796-2375
866-796-4668
[email protected]
www.syncopation.com
Vose Software BVBA
Franklin Rooseveltlaan 348
Gent
Oost-Vlaanderen
9000
Belgium
+32 9 265 02 30
[email protected]
www.vosesoftware.com
Wolverine Software
P.O. Box 372
Nassau, DE 19969
[email protected]
www.wolverinesoftware.com

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Primary Markets for which the

aGPSS Simulation System

General purpose discrete events

Education, esp. students of

Lumina Decision Systems,

All kinds of modeling and decision

Economics, energy, environment,

AnyLogic North America

Supply chains, logistics,

Arena is used for simulating and

Manufacturing, Supply Chain,

Arena is used for simulating and

Manufacturing, Supply Chain,

Booz Allen Hamilton

Spreadsheet based Monte Carlo

Finance, Cost analysis,

Discrete event and continuous

Logic Design Inc.

Simulation of Electrical and

Colleges, Universities, Technical

Mesquite Software, Inc.

Excel Add-In for Monte Carlo

Quality, Design for Six Sigma,

capital investment decision

pharmaceutical, oil & gas, energy,

Manufacturing, Material Handling,

Manufacturing, Material Handling,

Web-based simulation analysis of

Project & Portfolio

Import business models, develop

Enterprise & Higher Ed. - Change

Imagine That Inc.

DE processes: production lines,

ExtendSim Suite Imagine That Inc.

Food & Beverage, Manufacturing,

FlexSim Software Products,

Simulation and modeling of any

FlexSim Software Products,

Simulation and modeling to

Healthcare, healthcare systems,

understand healthcare systems.

GoldSim Technology Group

engineering risk analysis, strategic environmental engineering,

Mining & Logistics

Alion Science & Technology

Human performance modeling

defense, manufacturing, air traffic

Free open-source software for

Logic Design Inc.

Simulation suite providing test,

Colleges, Universities, Technical

process optimization and

Alion Science and Technology General purpose tool. Process

Healthcare, Human Performance,

ModelRisk Vose Software BVBA

Vose Software BVBA

Excel add-in for advanced risk

Science; Engineering; Oil/Gas;