# Ansys Cloud Direct Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra

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 Ansys Cloud Direct Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on March 13, 2026

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Ansys Cloud Direct

## What is Ansys Cloud Direct?

Access Ansys Cloud Direct anywhere, anytime to obtain endless simulation capabilities compatible with most Ansys solvers. Engineering simulation has long been constrained by fixed computing resources available on a desktop or cluster. Ansys Cloud Direct provides access to on-demand, cloud-based computing resources, including both interactive workstations and HPC clusters, for faster, high-fidelity results offering greater performance insight.

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Overall rating

Based on 14 user reviews

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## Compare with a popular alternative

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### Ansys Cloud Direct

4.1 (14)

VS.

[5.0 (24)](https://www.capterra.com/p/248436/AtlanticNet-Cloud-Platform/reviews/)

Starting Price

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Starting Price

$0.01

Usage Based, Per Month

Free Trial

Free Version

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

Ease Of Use

3.8 (14)

Ease Of Use

4.9 (2,259)

Value For Money

3.8 (12)

Value For Money

5.0 (1,741)

Customer Service

4.2 (13)

Customer Service

4.8 (1,684)

## Ansys Cloud Direct alternatives

[4.5 (2)](https://www.capterra.com/p/159195/CloudAware/#reviews)

Starting price

$0.10

Per User, Per Month

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Starting price

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[Google Cloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/268690/Google-Cloud-Platform/)

[4.7 (2,259)](https://www.capterra.com/p/268690/Google-Cloud-Platform/reviews/)

Starting price

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[4.6 (17)](https://www.capterra.com/p/203476/Oracle-Cloud-Infrastructure/reviews/)

Starting price

$54.00

Per User, Per Month

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## Features

Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically.

Reporting/Analytics

4.0 (8)

50.00% of 8 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data

Drag & Drop

3.0 (4)

50.00% of 4 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Assemble applications and processes by dragging over and arranging pre-built components

Data Storage Management

4.3 (3)

33.33% of 3 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Manage and store data in a database

Data Synchronization

4.3 (3)

33.33% of 3 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Synchronizing data between two or more devices/systems and automatically updating changes to maintain consistency

File Transfer

4.0 (3)

66.67% of 3 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Move files across different systems or networks

Data Import/Export

3.5 (2)

100.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Import and export data to and from software applications

Ansys Cloud Direct 27 features

Design products in 3D

Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems

Assessment of resource optimization and capacity availability across the environment

A network of remote servers which allow businesses to store, manage, and process data through the cloud instead of a local server

Configure existing workflows to meet your organization's needs

Manage budgets, track and optimize spending and align capacity to workload demand

Pre-designed layouts that can be customized to match preferences and requirements

Import and export data to and from software applications

Manage and store data in a database

Synchronizing data between two or more devices/systems and automatically updating changes to maintain consistency

Graphical representation of data

Assemble applications and processes by dragging over and arranging pre-built components

Convert data into a code for security

Create, save, and store files

Move files across different systems or networks

Intended to be used by manufacturers

Using physical, mathematical, or logical models as a basis for simulations to generate data for managerial or technical decision-making

Allows businesses to monitor and secure applications and workloads across multiple public clouds

Ability to handle several projects simultaneously

Monitor and analyze the performance and status of a server or system/application

Estimate or forecast of a future scenario based on the study of present trends

Receive system updates as soon as any changes are made

Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns

View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data

Securely stores data to prevent data loss or breaches

Set and monitor service level agreements to ensure timely response and resolution

Create, design and manage workflows for repetitive tasks

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Features

4.3 (14)

4.3

Based on 14 reviews

## Pricing

Value for money

3.8 (12)

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Value for money

3.8 (12)

3.8

Based on 12 reviews

## Integrations

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## Support, customer service and training options

Customer Service

4.2 (13)

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

Deployment

-   Web
-   Android
-   iPhone/iPad

Typical users

-   Freelancers
-   Small businesses
-   Mid size businesses
-   Enterprises

Customer Service

4.2 (13)

4.2

Based on 13 reviews

## User reviews

Overall rating

4.1

Based on 14 reviews

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5(6)

4(6)

3(1)

2(0)

1(1)

Mentioned topic

Sorted by most recent

AU

Anonymous User

Civil engineer

Civil Engineering

### "Ansys cloud experience. "

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

May 7, 2022

Really happy to use this software without it a lot of designs and analytics could be more hard to get.

Pros

Ansys is a most powerful and easy program even if it's not that easy to learn but still giving a lot of excellent options and especially details.

Cons

Little hard to learn all what the software is capable to do may take some time, and also need some secs or minutes to work sometimes.

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Response from Vendor

August 2, 2022

Hello Thanks a lot for your feedback ! Sincerely, Your Ansys Cloud Team !

JS

John S.

Engineer

Automotive

### "Beta product not ready for serious use"

1.0

Overall Rating

1.0

1.0

Ease of Use

1.0

1.0

Features

1.0

1.0

Customer Service

1.0

1.0

Likelihood to Recommend

0/10

March 2, 2022

Pros

It is cloud based which is better than on-premise software

Cons

Lots of issues and bugs, product is not ready for serious engineering use

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Response from Vendor

August 2, 2022

Hello John , thanks for your feedback, we are surprised from it and wonder if we can further assist you ? Ansys Cloud is not a beta product , already on the market since several years now. Our support team can help you to set up everything and get started in the Cloud. Don't hesitate to reach out to me ! Best, Your Cloud Team

AU

Anonymous User

Researcher

Higher Education

### "Future of Simulation"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

3.0

3.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

February 20, 2022

Ansys Cloud is great for large simulation cases. For me a CFD case with millions of mesh elements would mostly benefit from this software.

Pros

The most important feature about this software is the vision that ANSYS has towards the future of simulation. A user/company could setup its cases locally then submit them to the cloud for fast/accurate results. This convenience removes the large initial cost on the user who will pay only for the resources used.

Cons

For now I don't any issue or bugs with Ansys Cloud. I only think the cost is a bit high compared to Cloud vendor like AWS or Azure. It should be noted however, that Ansys Cloud offers some degree of automation when exporting the works to the cloud.

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Response from Vendor

February 22, 2022

Hello Thanks for your feedback ! The Cloud Team

AJ

Ashish J.

Design Engineer

Automotive

### "Ansys Cloud Review"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

February 8, 2022

Best experience.

Pros

All features in one single server. Server is fast and all jobs are carried out without any issue.

Cons

Starting jobs by taking file from older RDP session doesn't start.

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Response from Vendor

February 22, 2022

Hello Ashish Thanks for your feedback ! The Cloud Team

WY

Wing Yew W.

Modelling & Simulation Engineer

Semiconductors

### "User experience Review on Ansys Cloud"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

3.0

3.0

Customer Service

3.0

3.0

Likelihood to Recommend

5/10

January 27, 2022

Ansys Cloud provide us the flexibility to expand our hardware capability whenever we needed.

Pros

Seamlessly integration into the workbench, make the adaption to use the cloud with workbench very easy

Cons

The difficulty to deploy/implement BYOL feature with existing license pool that we owned. A lot of hassle need to be done and setup before it can be use. I will expect or wish to have a simple GUI to allow user choose to use their own licenses or not, whenever they needed.

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Response from Vendor

January 28, 2022

Dear Wing Yew, Thanks for your much appreciated feedback. Ansys Cloud Team

JC

Julien C.

Biomechanical Simulation R&D

Biotechnology

### "Essential"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

January 26, 2022

Good experience.

Pros

Versatility, Flexibility. Modern. Excellent Tech Support.

Cons

Limited by the internet speed. Downloading the results is quite painfull.

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Response from Vendor

January 28, 2022

Dear Julien, Thanks for your much appreciated feedback. Ansys Cloud Team

HY

Heidi Y.

CAE Engineer

Automotive

### "Run simulation on ANSYS Cloud"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

January 26, 2022

Pros

The interface is very user-friendly and the platform connects with different ANSYS licenses seamlessly.

Cons

Hoping the pricing will be more clear since the usage is very customizable

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SK

Sina K.

Senior Engineer

Civil Engineering

### "Useful but need to integrate LS-DYNA solver capabilities to the system"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

3.0

3.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

5/10

January 26, 2022

Pros

Support from the ANSYS team was really helpful.

Cons

The developer team should integrate LS-DYNA running capabilities since LS-DYNA was bought out by ANSYS.

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Response from Vendor

February 22, 2022

Hello Sina Thanks for your feedback, Ansys LS-Dyna is integrated on Ansys Cloud, please reach out to your support team they will explain you how to get set up . Thanks The Cloud Team

AO

Alaettin O.

Professor

Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

### "Valuable"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

January 22, 2022

It was really fast and valuable to experience such an opportunity.

Pros

Easy to use, fast with multiple cpu s and rams, optional things to select if want.

Cons

Still has bugs in it. When i use it, I could not see real time elastic coins. Responses from operation system may be slow.

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Response from Vendor

January 27, 2022

Dear Alaettin, thanks for your review and don't hesitate to reach out the support team if you have questions. We do also have the cloud forum https://cloudforum.ansys.com/ available to answers most questions. Your feedback is much appreciated !

AL

Antonio L.

Engineering Dept. Manager

Aviation & Aerospace

### "Desired Requirements"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

7/10

January 21, 2022

Pros

What we DEMAND, please, a more effective training docs comprehensible to whatever new graduate!

Cons

The Object Oriented Structure as Simulink or Lanview.

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Response from Vendor

January 27, 2022

Hello Antonio; Thanks for your much appreciated feedback !

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