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Simul8 is the most intuitive and fastest simulation engine on the market. Before Simul8, simulation software was costly, resource-hungry and time-intensive, Simul8 makes simulation accessible to all.
Simulation and scheduling solution designed to help businesses assess, predict and manage processes with designing, planning, optimization and other tools.
Fantastic support, great knowledge, ability to create and nice communication style in getting things done right.
Regular changes in pricing models and new charges for new bolt ons is a little frustrating (hard to budegt).
I have tested other simulation software and can confirm that SIMUL8 is powerful, well designed and robust. Its cost (license and maintenance) is very competitive compared to other simulation software.
Weak animation compared to other simulation softwares.
The possibility to interact with VBA and Python makes it a good candidate to develop a digital twin. Simplicity of use also in complex environments and great customer support Team.
Menu's are cut off and in some cases, are completely inaccessable.
Simul8 offers an easy way to see where bottlenecks in a system are and the ability to test out different scenarios, in order to choose the most effective solution.
Hard to record videos of a simulation run. I used a third-party program.).
The SimBit is really good, an excellent tool for quick start. The introduction is really good.
I find there is a lack of documentation in general.
It is a good simulation software with easy to understand charts and reports. Its visuals are very good and easy to use.
Advanced functions might get hard to use if you don't have an experienced user helping you. Error messages could be more explicit and create a reference to where the configurational conflict lies.
It has improved a lot and, at this time, I think is the best simulation software. As a profesor and a researcher, my students and I take advantage of its flexibility, easy of use, and performance.
Hidden functions (hard to find functions intuitively). Lack of shared materials online (compared to Arena).
The support team are great and very friendly and over all I find the package excellent. I would certainly recommend this to others.
Sometimes it is difficult to build a logic, especially with processes.
Zach: Hi, my name is Zach. I am a technical program manager. I work for a very large company and I give Simul8 a five out of five. I discovered Simul8 through my manager. He directed me to utilize the software to maximize our throughput and build a schedule for our daily output. After being directed to dive in, I reached out to Simul8 team, and from there the relationship started to flourish. The reasons why I love Simul8 is it's such a crazy technical program, but it is such user-friendly. I have zero coding experience. I joke around saying I'm a caveman when it comes to coding, but with the visual learning and logic that Simul8 has built in and how user-friendly it is, I can go in and I immediately know what I'm doing. I immediately know how to understand and read the code. The user-friendly interface, everything about it is just so user-friendly that it is very refreshing for on the surface level, looking so hard and complex, but never judge a book by its cover. Open it, and very easy to use right out of the packaging. Getting Simul8 set it up in the beginning was one of the easiest programs I've ever had to get started. I did the research online. I went through their academy online and if I had any questions, I'd reach out to the team. They would reply back fast. Even though they're based in Europe and I'm on the west coast of the United States, time difference did not matter. They would answer the questions. As of right now, I could reach out to them and I will get an answer back ASAP. Truly the friendliest company I've interacted with and just outright, everything is just... It blows my mind. It honestly leaves me speechless on how amazing, easy and friendly Simul8 and the company is, the program and the company. If I had to give advice to anybody looking out to see if Simul8 is the right program for them, I'd reach out to the customer service team and they will get back to you fast. They're based out of Europe, but it does not matter where you're in the world. You could be even in space, they'll get back to you instantly. If they don't know the answer, they will tell you, "Hey, I may not know it right this moment, but I will get back to you," and they will absolutely get back to you. Some of the friendliest, kindest, courteous people I've ever met, and I am very happy to be developing a relationship with them and their company.
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