# SIMUL8 Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is SIMUL8 the right Simulation solution for you? Explore 142 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/114609/SIMUL8-Professional/reviews --- SIMUL8 4.6 (142) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated June 3rd, 2026 # Reviews of SIMUL8 Ease of use 4.3 Customer Service 4.9 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews Elmounder B Master of Supply Chain ManagementEducation Management, 501 - 1,000 employeesUsed the software for: I used a free trial. “Time saving, immediate visualization of the variables, shorten the time of analyzing prior decision making, especially for presentation to executive level!“ January 20, 2026 NO NUR SELIN O ResearcherHigher Education, 1,001 - 5,000 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “In addition, due to huge amount of data is imported to the software, it slogs on to process the data.“ July 9, 2024 GG Ghefra G StudentHigher Education, 501 - 1,000 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “Data analysis is steong enough I think that I can do a lot of data especially in staatistical data.“ January 20, 2026 OD Oliver D Industrial EngineerAviation & Aerospace, 5,001 - 10,000 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “I was using the 2004 version which had little support in creating neat simulation models in the workspace, this often meant I had to spend time to create a clear simulation by dragging boxes and lines.“ May 28, 2024 KG Karla G Continuous Improvement ManagerMining & Metals, 501 - 1,000 employeesUsed the software for: I used a free trial. “The copy and paste function is very handy to cut time invested creating a simulation model.“ December 10, 2025 NO NUR SELIN O ResearcherHigher Education, 1,001 - 5,000 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “The software always hangs while we're using/creating simulations.“ July 9, 2024 BK Brian K Ops directorConstruction, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “This is a very helpful tool that beats Excel in modeling dynamic systems.“ December 15, 2025 KN Kanchanit N Business Data ScientistChemicals, 10,001+ employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “Thus, there were limited features to use and I could not link data directly for result analysis or plotting graphs.“ August 29, 2023 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 142 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Luis Miguel P. Teacher Education Management Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "For education." December 10, 2025 5.0 My experience is only with introductory courses, and I’m thinking about implementing it in some of my classes at the industrial engineering level. Pros This simulator makes it possible to analyze different types of processes, services, and production to measure the key indicators and make decisions before carrying out any investment. Cons Even though it’s very intuitive, it still requires knowledge of how to use the software, and the licenses do involve an investment. Review Source Response from Minitab December 15, 2025 Hi Luis Miguel, We’re so glad you’re part of our community! Feedback like yours keeps us motivated to keep improving and delivering great value. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. Elmounder B. Master of Supply Chain Management Education Management Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Without coding skills, minitab makes the complx simple " January 20, 2026 5.0 Especially for queueing simulation, it is the most efficient software I reviewed! The toolbar is user friendly! Pros Time saving, immediate visualization of the variables, shorten the time of analyzing prior decision making, especially for presentation to executive level! Cons The cost of training material, if the training material is for free, it would be more motivating to soread it in the supply chain ecosystem ! Switched from [Microsoft Project Server Subscription Edition](https://www.capterra.com/p/238840/Project-Server/) Minitab more simplified, no need to remember any hidden settings, all in the interface Review Source Response from Minitab March 30, 2026 Hi Elmounder, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. If training is not what you are looking for right now, we recommend checking out our free upcoming and on-demand webinars: https://www.minitab.com/en-us/resources-services/resources/events/ and subscribing to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MinitabGlobal. We also have additional support information for Simul8 here: https://www.simul8.com/support/help/doku.php?\_\_hstc=110814042.6a6155806003344eacd77d76d8e73f87.1740425584080.1774880624595.1774882683907.814&\_\_hssc=110814042.12.1774882683907&\_\_hsfp=dc5e16338bb9417277c2f5ad3469e68b. Thanks again, The Minitab Team NSO NUR SELIN O. Researcher Higher Education Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Simul8 Review" July 9, 2024 2.0 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. Review Source PF Pavel F. Head of Department Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Thank you for your cooperation" January 9, 2025 5.0 Overall experience is simply great, whole support of MA and PhD students for their thesis. Pros Quite easy to learn and understand the Simul8 environment. At the same time possibility to make advance complex models. Cons Everything was fine, no cons were identified. Alternatives considered [Arena](https://www.capterra.com/p/144460/Arena/)[AnyLogic](https://www.capterra.com/p/95940/AnyLogic/)[Simio](https://www.capterra.com/p/110473/Simio/) Reason for choosing SIMUL8 Great Academic Licence support allowing to support also students and teachers. Review Source Kristina N. Industrial Engineer II Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Ease of use and WONDERFUL customer experience" August 9, 2019 5.0 10/10 - I would purchase again. I also took the training with customer service rep and that unlocked my use of the tool more than if I were to just buy and use without going.Both the reps are the two employees I interface with most and I can't say enough positive things about my experience as a customer and user. They already had the sale, they didn't need to keep helping me but I feel their attitude is for the product to truly help my decision making. Pros Product is easy to use but the absolute BEST feature is the support. I can shoot an email with a question and get a very helpful response in under a day or, even better, I have emailed them my file and had support respond with where my error was. I wish I could give them 6/5 stars in this category. Cons In today's world we are spoiled with things like the iPhone "just working" and there are a few features that require some extra clicks when trying to make changes. Also could have more "flashy" charts/features but I just export the data to excel when needed to make these. Alternatives considered [FlexSim](https://www.capterra.com/p/107009/FlexSim/)[Arena](https://www.capterra.com/p/144460/Arena/)[Visual Components](https://www.capterra.com/p/188853/Visual-Components/)[Teamcenter](https://www.capterra.com/p/217609/Teamcenter/)[Simio](https://www.capterra.com/p/110473/Simio/) Reason for choosing SIMUL8 When our team was evaluating multiple software, Simlu8 was the only one that had their price displayed on their website. There were others slightly cheaper through a quoting system but the Simul8 product in addition to the culture of transparency was plain better. Depending on which we were comparing it against, Simul8 had a better UX and/or better features for what we needed. Review Source DG Dilan G. Continuous Improvement Analyst Consumer Services Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Webinar Simul8" December 10, 2025 5.0 Amazing!! No words to describe it opened a new world to me so I'll start implementing simulations on my end Pros I really like the process... The examples presented where very detailed, I hope to get a chance to get a Demo to try it on my projects. Cons Not so sure, cause I loved the webinar and the explanations provided by \[sensitive content hidden\] was very clear... I hope to get the chance to get a Demo. Review Source Response from Minitab December 15, 2025 Hi Dilan, Thank you for the kind words. If you have not already, please fill out the form here: https://www.simul8.com/demo, so we can contact you about your demo. We look forward to connecting with you soon. BK Brian K. Ops director Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent tool!" December 15, 2025 5.0 This is a very helpful tool that beats Excel in modeling dynamic systems. Interactions that affect system behavior in reality are easily captured. Pros It is very easy to get started and make useful models quickly. The visual dynamic display is great for communication. Cons Very advanced features are harder to implement. Basic programming knowledge will always help in any case. Review Source Response from Minitab March 30, 2026 Hi Brian, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. If you'd like to learn more about developing your skillset, you can take a look at our training course on the essentials here: https://www.minitabeducationhub.com/learn/courses/223/simul8-essentials. You can always reach out to us at techsupport@minitab.com. Thanks, The Minitab Team AS Adrian S. Engineering Associate Medical Devices Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Happy with the time spent " December 10, 2025 5.0 Very good, great presentations. All the answers were very torough and show that the range for this is very big Pros Very complex, in a good way. This can be used for a lot of things to increase outputs in production and id like to learn more. Cons Would need individual training to set up. I find that once its set up its a great tool but to apply it to my area, i would need help Review Source Response from Minitab December 15, 2025 Hi Adrian, Thank you so much for your kind words! We’re thrilled to hear you had a great experience. We truly appreciate your support! GG Ghefra G. Student Higher Education Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "A Friendly Statistical Modeling Data" January 20, 2026 4.0 It's a friendly dashboard and analyssis tools that We can explore for simulaion, for modeling until for forecasting Pros Data analysis is steong enough I think that I can do a lot of data especially in staatistical data. So I can do more for data analysis and compare eaxh other Cons Features is more complex and completely from recent version and We can make more analytical data so We can explore Review Source Response from Minitab March 30, 2026 Hi Ghefra, We're glad to hear that you're enjoying our software. If you'd like to learn more about developing your skillset, you can take a look at our training course on the essentials here: https://www.minitabeducationhub.com/learn/courses/223/simul8-essentials. Thanks, The Minitab Team KG Karla G. Continuous Improvement Manager Mining & Metals Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Great software" December 10, 2025 5.0 Simul8 is very easy to understand. I used simio and arena ten years ago and not used simulation since but this software is very easy for me to use considering I am a rusty simulation user. Pros The copy and paste function is very handy to cut time invested creating a simulation model. I want to learn more functions outside the demo seminar. Cons i have not seen any cons since I have only seen the demo trial from the seminar today. I hope the price is accessible. Review Source Response from Minitab December 15, 2025 Hi Karla, Thank you for sharing your feedback! Please let us know if there is anything we can assist with after your trial. We hope to hear from you soon. MM Matthew M. Student Design Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Simul8 User Review" January 16, 2025 5.0 It has been positive, and as I've used it more, you learn just how capable the software is. Pros The software is very dynamic in terms of the types of problems you can solve with it. You can do a lot with the basic functionalities but the visual logic can open up even further potential. Cons It can be quite difficult to learn by one's self. The online help supplied by Simul8 is good but maybe more in-depth examples would be useful. Review Source MG Maximilian G. Sales and Operations Manager Pharmaceuticals Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "nine out of ten" August 21, 2024 5.0 The course was super helpful to better understand the basic building blocks and all of their options. Pros simple to build quick simulations but has capability for more complex simulations Cons Some options are quite hidden and are hard to find. Review Source Response from Minitab October 28, 2024 Maximilian, thank you for sharing your feedback with us! We’re thrilled to hear you find Simul8 straightforward for building quick simulations, yet capable of handling more complex needs. Making our software intuitive and valuable from the start is a priority for us, so it's great to know this aligns with your experience. We understand that some advanced options may feel less accessible, as we’ve intentionally kept the interface streamlined for new users. However, we’re always looking to improve, so if there are specific features you’d like to see more prominently, we’d love your input! Please feel free to reach out to us at support@Simul8.com with any suggestions. Thank you again for your review and for choosing Simul8—we’re here to support your simulation journey! RC Robert C. Founder Pharmaceuticals Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Simul8, a very flexible and powerful simulation tool!" September 20, 2022 5.0 I've been using Simul8 for almost 2 decades on and off. I love what I can do with it, especially in creating very nuanced test data for projects. Pros It is easy to get started with it. The modeling options are generic and easy for business users to understand. Once you have a stable simulation, the coding language allows you to create very sophisticated simulations. Cons I would like to be able to use some of the simulation graphics for documentation. I'm sure this is more my issue than the product. Reason for choosing SIMUL8 Simulate is easy to understand (not overly complicated or structured), it's flexible and the coding language is easy to pick up and use. Review Source RP Ryan P. Assistant Analyst Oil & Energy Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Logistics Simulations" July 16, 2019 5.0 Positive experience. Technical support has been fantastic, and the software has answered all the needs I have so far. Pros Visual interface is great for observing and validating simulations. Graphics are useful for visualizing what is actually going on. Incorporating of visual logic is great for interfacing with excel, and customizing your own time or event based actions. When you hold mouse over a setting, there is usually a great explanation which is really helpful. It does what I need it to! So I can't complain there. I am still a new user so I have a good deal to learn, but overall, I'm having a positive experience and haven't encountered any issues I couldn't work out with some (excellent) technical support! Cons Could improve variables - it would be nice to be able to declare variables in the visual logic code, instead of having to go into information store and declare before using. Would be nice to have an option to see all visual logic in one place as opposed to broken up and nested in each activity, makes it tricky to monitor when counters are updated, for example. Would also be nice to see some common event based visual logic pre-made, for example, when activity complete, send time of day to a spreadsheet cell, and increment the row for the next completion time. Would like to highlight several activities and change all parameters, such as resource details. It might just be my use case, but a lot of labour goes into updating a batch of settings across multiple activities that could be a global change. An example is for making a resource travel with work item - have to go into details in resources of each and every activity. The default settings add a travel time based on arrow length - I would make that off by default. Graphics interface feels a little buggy when scrolling and zooming - clock jumps around. It appears you have to use the same units across the whole simulation. Clock in hours and others in minutes would be helpful. Granted, I am using an old version of the software, and I am a relatively new user of the software. None of these are dealbreakers for me, just hopefully helps the development team improve or potential users get started. Review Source JB John B. Director of OptimiseQI Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "OptimiseQI review of Simul8" November 13, 2023 5.0 Simul8 remains my goto software of choice when I wish to model a process or system due to its ease of use. I have used agent based and system dynamics previously. Simul8 remains the one that allows me to get a working model up and running quickly and produce insights Pros I have used Simul8 for over 10 years. It continues to evolve with new features. However, the ease fo use and intuitive interface make it straightforward to build models quickly, from simple to complex. The ability to link to MS Excel, or R, etc is helpful when undertaking in depth analysis of the results Cons More personal preference, I don't tend to use Simul8 for visualisation of results. Instead I will send the data to MS Excel, and more recently R, for further analysis and visualisation Review Source WS Warren S. Principal Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best Simulation product in the market!" February 3, 2023 5.0 I have had many years using Simul8 in Industry, consulting, and it University Classroom. This tool fits in too many ways to point them out in a brief review Pros Ease of use and provides so much professionalism in presentation Cons The robust features of Simul8 cover 100% of my needs. Reason for choosing SIMUL8 No comparison. I was producing credible results on serious projects within a couple of weeks of using Simul8 Review Source Response from Minitab February 6, 2023 Hi Warren, We are so pleased that you are getting so much value from Simul8! Thank you for taking the time to leave such a great review. We look forward to you continuing your Simul8 journey with us, and if there is anything you may need, the team will be happy to help! AS Andy S. Chair, Mechanical Engineering Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "SImul8 - a great simulation and educational tool" February 21, 2023 5.0 My experience with Simul8 is very positive. I have been using it for several years now. It is easy and intuitive to use and you can be up and running wiht it very quickly.I would recommend it to anyone looking at operations research or trying to imporove their process flow. Pros The software is easy to use that anyone can get started very quickly. A user can build a model quickly, run it, and see the results. From there users can quickly expand on what they have learned and adapt it to their speific requirements/needs. Cons Some of the advanced features are a more challenging and a little abstract. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Student Education Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "An experience from a novice Simulation tool user.." March 9, 2023 4.0 Pros The simplicity to represent a process or discrete event/s in terms of activities and working around them makes SIMUL8 a powerful tool. We have tried to implement a 'Process Digital Twin' of course in 1-D simulation, but to get some insightful results with the process. Cons It requires some baseline understanding about the statistics, a bit of programming (if you plan on using Visual Logic) and importantly, defining your problem scenario and expected deliverable/s out of the SIMUL8 models; but again, the SIMUL8 TEAM is awesome with this regards. Review Source CS Claudio S. Engineer Research Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Relevant for the simulation of complex manufacturing systems" March 8, 2024 4.0 Pros It has a very fast learning curve. That is why it is possible from the outset to model first elementary systems and deepen one's skills over time. Cons At present, I see few difficulties for my purposes. I would increase its functionality in warehouse processes (picking, stocking, etc.). Review Source eB ed B. Sessional Instructor, Consultant, Trainer, Grand Poo-Bah Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "For the Student version - from U of T" July 2, 2019 5.0 Overall very good .... especially for simulation which hasd a rap of beeing complicated and hard to understand.. I can get a class of 30 people from a zero knowledge base, to build, test and run a basic simulation in under 40 minutes. that is fast Student experience is almost always very favourable ... some even find it slightly addictive! Pros Simplicity - visual nature and very Visio like in design and appearance makes it a natural fit with process analysis which for us starts with a Viso Flowchart Cons Use of Inter-arival time at work entry point.. I always find this trips up most people at first .. couldn't we just put another factor such as arrival rate . Secondly adding or deleting lines in results manager is a pain.. I am starting to export to excel more and more Review Source JT John T. Industrialization Principal Engineer Medical Devices Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Stryker & Simul8" May 14, 2024 5.0 The support provided is outstanding.\[sensitive content hidden\]was partnered with us. She was amazing. She helped us build something from scratch by outlining a structured approach, being collaborative, working through together and explaining things a we go. Fantastic support, great knowledge, ability to create and nice communication style in getting things done right. Pros The simplicity of the software and its capability. Need more time using software to get familiar with it. Like the Cons No issues to date. It is capable of doing what we need. Need more time using software. Basic input creation has a lot of options but it may help to have quick tip guidelines or scenario examples. Handover of model, in package provided it would help if support was provided here for a set period of time. A support service just to understand things better and possibly refine things in model. Review Source AP Alastair P. College Lecturer - Manufacturing Engineering Education Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "HND Manufacturing Engineering class" April 12, 2023 5.0 Extremely satisfying, I believe more organisations should be using Simul8. Students taught loved it, enjoyed the classes and spoke of trying to introduce current and future employers to Simul8 Pros Extremely user friendly. Students spent time using it and barely needed to refer to my guidance and notes. They picked it up in their own way very quickly and competently. Cons Students did not use the graphics options much which could've enhanced the aesthetics of their models. This does not necessarily mean they graphics options need improved but perhaps they were not attracted to use them as they didn't look appealing (they're used to photo type gaming graphics) Review Source ER Emma R. Analyst Banking Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Fast and Flexible" February 15, 2023 5.0 Pros It's very easy to get started and build your first simulation model. The range of features and customization options make it a great way to model both simple and complex processes. The interface and different graphical elements lets me show stakeholders the most important information from the model in a concise and attractive way. I also have the option to use the software as a desktop application or in the browser which is extremely flexible. The Support team are also absolutely fantastic and really help answer any questions that I may have - they are such a great asset! Cons There's nothing that springs to mind that could be improved, the software is regularly updated and new features are always being added which is great! Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Managing Director Management Consulting Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Best discrete event simulation software" November 10, 2021 5.0 Excellent Pros Simul8 is an easy to use simulation software and very user firendly. Most features are intuitively used but if you need more detailing in model building then Visual Logic is there to help. Cons I wish to see more on 3D modelling and animating things in the model. Reason for choosing SIMUL8 Many use cases particularly for modelling in healthcare. Review Source JE Jacob E. Industrial Engineer Semiconductors Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Semiconductor Manufacturing Modeling" March 2, 2023 5.0 Simul8 has been a great software for providing insight in specific metrics prior to creation of our fab. We will continue to develop the model with our fab and it is exciting to see the results align with reality as we progress forward. This software has allowed us to make data driven decisions at a management level for how to operate the fab effectively. Pros This software was not designed specifically for our use case, but the expert we worked with at Simul8 was able to develop a model that would meet the needs we have for modeling our fab. Cons Granularity of chamber modeling and a more robust ability to model chambers. This is not the specific design of the software, however. Review Source ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox. Talk to a Capterra advisor for free and get results within 15 minutes.