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Provider
SIMUL8
Located In
United Kingdom
Foundation
1994
Open API
Yes
Deployment
On-Premise Windows, Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Training
Live Online, Videos, In Person, Documentation, Webinars
Support
Email/Help Desk, Chat, Knowledge Base, FAQs/Forum, Phone Support
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.
Content Source: SIMUL8
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Reviewers consistently praise SIMUL8's support team for their knowledge, responsiveness, and helpfulness. They find the customer service to be outstanding, with the support staff providing invaluable assistance and guidance, especially for complex projects. Users appreciate the team's ability to communicate effectively and their willingness to help with any issues, making the overall experience with SIMUL8 more positive and productive.
Users appreciate SIMUL8's data visualization features, particularly the ability to visualize processes and the user-friendly interface. They find it easy to input data and visualize complex structures, which aids in understanding and communication. However, some reviewers mention difficulties with navigation and limited features, such as the lack of confidence intervals in plots, which can hinder the overall user experience.
Pros
Fantastic support, great knowledge, ability to create and nice communication style in getting things done right.
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.
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.
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.
Cons
Hard to record videos of a simulation run. I used a third-party program.).
Weak animation compared to other simulation softwares.
Regular changes in pricing models and new charges for new bolt ons is a little frustrating (hard to budegt).
Menu's are cut off and in some cases, are completely inaccessable.
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Thank you so much for taking the time to create such a glowing video review! We're thrilled to hear that our software has been a valuable tool for you, and we're especially proud that our team made such a positive impact. They work hard to ensure our users have the best experience, and it’s always fantastic to see their efforts recognized. Your feedback helps us continue improving, and we're so grateful for your support. If you ever need anything, don’t hesitate to reach out—we’re always here to help!
SIMUL8 Review: Best Customer Service Ever!
Zach J.
"We see Simul8 is a collaborator in teaching and research"
Overall: My experience with Simul8 has been excellent. I was introduced to the software by my PhD supervisor. My PhD was in distributed computing and a research project focussed on distributed simulation. Simul8 provided me with multiple licenses for the Researcher edition of their software and technical support. This helped me better understand the technical aspects of the software, which was necessary for the intended purpose of distributed execution of models. My students have also continued to receive such exceptional support. Several of our received papers have used Simul8!
Pros: Simul8 is a versatile discrete-event simulation (DES) software. It has a programming language called Visual Logic (VL). For learning and teaching and the implementation of a wide range of DES projects, the Simul8 visual interface, which supports drag and drop, is sufficient to develop fairly complex models. With VL you can do a lot more! As an educator, I continue using the software to introduce simulation to new cohorts of MSc students in Operations Management and Business Analytics. The students love it! On the research side, the MRes and PhD students I supervised have used Simul8 to develop proof-of-concept models for their Modelling and Simulation research and also full-fledged models to support decision-making. The customer support that we have received over the years is exemplary! This goes to the extent that the Simul8 representatives you meet at conferences are happy to go through the model and provide advice.
Cons: From the education and teaching perspective, Simul8 is a perfect solution and students will love it! On the research side, if you were to develop integration with other models and modelling paradigms, it would require assistance from Simul8 technical support. With open-source software, integrating libraries and code offers many opportunities, especially for those who know coding. However, with Simul8, some additional integration work to achieve similar objectives may be needed. The software continues to evolve and this may be possible in the near future.
"Powerful tool"
Overall: A powerful tool for process simulation. While the user interface may appear outdated compared to state-of-the-art options, this doesn’t reflect its robust capabilities. Initial training is essential, and at least 120 hours of practice are necessary to become reasonably proficient in performing reliable simulations of medium complexity
Pros: The functionality and capacity to replicate "real life scenarios" .
Cons: The number of hours required to become proficient with the tool is reasonable. Given the variety of options and scenarios available, the trade-off between output and effort is more than acceptable
"Simul8 Review"
Pros: It has some good features such as importing/exporting data via Excel easily. It provides ready to use simulation results. Visual logic is perfectly helpful for interact the simulation as user wants.
Cons: The software always hangs while we're using/creating simulations. In addition, due to huge amount of data is imported to the software, it slogs on to process the data. The graphs display poor visualisations.
"Simulating materialographic processes"
Overall: Beyond expectations. It is easy to learn the basics and create simple simulations, yet the software has so much depth, there's virtually nothing that can not be built and simulated. The coaching sessions and all the support offered by Simul8 also helps to fully utilize the possibilities of the software.
Pros: Its versatility. We are working in a niche field with a lot of variables, yet we can still utilize Simul8 to its full extent to test real life scenarios.
Cons: The reporting could be further developed. Not that it is bad as it is, but as it is fully customizable, it takes time to build it. Building blocks or templates would help a lot.
"Simul8 to sell "
Overall: I have worked hard to learn and understand it. Constantly changing what i use and how i use it.
Pros: Being able to prove to a customer that our conveyor system would work and to show any issues and changes that we would need to make.
Cons: Moving images and uploading your own small images for the activity icons would be good.
