Physical sciences computing · Ansys, Inc. (Synopsys)

Ansys

Commercial engineering simulation suite covering structural, fluid, electromagnetic and semiconductor analysis, sold by quote.

Ansys is a large commercial suite of engineering simulation tools, sold as separate but interoperable products for structural mechanics (Mechanical), fluid dynamics (Fluent, CFX), electromagnetics (HFSS, Maxwell), semiconductor and photonics design, and systems-level simulation, used heavily in aerospace, automotive, electronics and industrial manufacturing. Ansys was acquired by Synopsys in 2024, combining simulation with chip-design tooling, though its individual products continue to operate under the Ansys brand. Licensing is sold per product module, on annual subscription or term licenses, negotiated directly with Ansys or its channel partners; the company does not publish list prices, since costs vary heavily by module combination, seat count and compute scale.

At a glance

Vendor Ansys, Inc. (Synopsys)
Pricing model Quote only
Free tier No
Deployment Self-hosted, Cloud
Open source No
Best for Large engineering organizations needing industry-grade simulation across structural, fluid and electromagnetic domains.

Pricing

Sold as per-module annual or term licenses negotiated directly with Ansys or resellers; no public pricing.

Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site.

Features

  • Structural mechanics simulation (Mechanical)
  • Computational fluid dynamics (Fluent, CFX)
  • Electromagnetic simulation (HFSS, Maxwell)
  • Semiconductor and photonics design tools
  • Systems-level and embedded simulation
  • High-performance computing scaling
  • Cloud and on-premise deployment

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Profile last reviewed September 21, 2026

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