--- description: Review of Simio Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Simio | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Simulation Software](/directory/4162/simulation/software) > [Simio](/software/60735/simio) # Simio Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/60735/simio Page: 1 / 5\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/60735/simio?page=2) > Simio is a cloud-based and on-premise production planning and simulation solution designed to help aerospace, healthcare, manufacturing, maritime, mining, supply chain and various other industries capture detailed constraints and variations within systems and calculate production schedules by predicting potential risks. The application helps users perform discrete event simulations, enabling supervisors to gain insights about facilities and utilize them for design and implementation tasks, resource allocation and logistics management. Using continuous simulation, stakeholders can analyze production capacity, working hours and design and layouts of workspaces within facilities. Simio Portal lets administrators publish and share simulation results, create custom reports, and provide access permissions to users. It also offers a host of other features such as what-if analysis, Gantt charts, 3D modelling, real-time risk analysis and more. The solution provides integration with Google 3D Warehouse and Wonderware MES. Pricing is available on request and support is provided via email, phone and documentation. > > Verdict: Rated **4.7/5** by 104 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 104 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Simio - **Location**: Sewickley, US - **Founded**: 2005 ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Contact Simio for detailed pricing information. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize and 201 more ## Features - 3D Imaging - API - Agent-Based Modeling - Automated Scheduling - Capacity Planning - Change Management - Content Library - Continuous Modeling - Customisable Reports - Design Analysis - Design Management - Direct Manipulation - Discrete Event Modeling - Distribution Management - Drag & Drop - Dynamic Modeling - EDI - For Aerospace Industry - Graphical Data Presentation - Industry Specific Database ## Integrations (2 total) - Microsoft Azure - PythonAnywhere ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Simulation Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4162/simulation/software) ## Related Categories - [Simulation Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4162/simulation/software) - [Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/187/pharmaceutical-manufacturing-software/software) - [Aerospace Manufacturing Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/215/aerospace-manufacturing-software/software) - [Production Scheduling Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/377/production-planning-scheduling-software/software) - [Small Business Manufacturing Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/490/small-business/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Simio has everything one needs to perform the complicated simulation process that otherwise would require us to write 100s of lines of code and make debugging difficult and daunting. I have been using Simio to do various distribution simulations such as uniform, exponential, triangular and so on and I don;t have to think how to do random number generation. Simio has so much more tool such as I love the reliability function where i can define what are likelihood of a machine failing and how much it would affect my throughput and productivity due to the varying repair times. The best part of Simio is that you can see the live simulation of your system in real time. Create a simulation for a M/M/1 queuing system to replicate a ice-cream store and watch how your customers arrival and service times affects your business. Fun part of simio is one can actually assing model entities with actual people and replace boxes with actual images which makes the presentation part of your system more engaging with the team. if you are a simulation guy/girl/business this software has everything one needs to validate, verify the architecture and answer questions that is not possible to be solved analytically. > > **Cons**: It is lot of work to learn this software and there are not much resources online readily available. Most resources are integrated to Simio and so looking at videos provided by Simio and reading the help section is the way to go. The free software however cannot simulate really huge simulation system and at that point one needs to purchase the paid version. getting around the software is daunting and there are lot of aspects one needs to know to figure out how to create their system. > > Simio is an extremely powerful tool and it really makes one's life so much easier for simulations. Simio also does have a workbook that has lot of exercises that one can go through and learn a lot about the software. Once one has their head grasped around the concept, this software can save time, money, effort and provide accuracy. ----- ### "User friendly and great support" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *28 September 2018* | Government Administration | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Simio has been easy to learn and allows great flexibility and power for modeling different scenarios. Additionally, the company has been great to work with and the staff is very knowledgeable, friendly and accessible. You can tell they have a great company culture. > > **Cons**: On bigger models it can run a little slow, but this is probably mainly a hardware issue or a lack of modeling efficiency on my end. > > I learned on Arena in school but have been using Simio for 4-5 years now in a professional setting and it has been great. ----- ### "STEEP learning curve" — 3.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *18 July 2019* | Design | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10 > > **Pros**: The visualizations in this software are out of this world, some of the best I've seen. > > **Cons**: The learning curve on this software is steep, very steep. ----- ### "Excellent software for handling complex simulations." — 5.0/5 > **Ashley** | *8 August 2018* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Simio software consists of standardized library. In order to focus on the visuals and to forget the analysis, this software is really easy for creating simulation models. It is no doubt the superb choice for business. It is quite easy to learn while other simulation software are quite difficult to learn comparatively. Its functionalities are really awesome with less time consuming. No doubt best ever simulation software. Matchless software with fantastic 3D animations. > > **Cons**: There are not any specific cons about this software. Simulation is mostly written in graphical programming language which is no doubt easy for small and quick designs but as we move further this software is failed to navigate while discussing large and complex simulations. Above discuss is the only con I can hardly think of. ----- ### "Taught simulation in an analytics class using Simio" — 5.0/5 > **Maciek** | *23 June 2018* | Higher Education | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The support tools available for Simio are incredible. There are tutorial videos for every level of user and it's very easy to pick up quickly. The software itself is fairly intuitive and you can have simulations created from scratch in a matter of minutes. > > **Cons**: I don't really have any cons that I can think of, maybe navigating from one area of Simio to another can be confusing every now and then. ----- Page: 1 / 5\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/60735/simio?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/60735/simio) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data