This List allows comparison of various aspects of software offering system dynamics features:
Due to concerns over commercial postings on the System Dynamics main topic,
commercial hyperlinks are specifically NOT active on this list.
Comparison table: system dynamics software
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| AnyLogic | N | Commercial | Java | 2012 | http://anylogic.com | supports system dynamics, agent based and discrete event modeling |
| ASCEND | Y | GPL | C | 2012 | http://ascend4.org/ | A free open-source computer program for solving small to very large mathematical models. ASCEND can solve systems of non-linear equations, linear and nonlinear optimisation problems, and dynamic systems expressed in the form of differential/algebraic equations. |
| Consideo | N | Commercial | | 2012 | http://www.consideo-modeler.de/ | (commercial software combining different methods, concept maps, system dynamics) |
| DYNAMO | N | Commercial, no longer distributed commercially | AED, Pascal | 1986 | N/A | historical DYNAMO models are often available at the MIT system dynamics web site. DYNAMO software for microcomputers may be available via eBay or other resale sites. |
| Forio Simulations | N | Commercial | | - | forio.com | web-based system dynamics software |
| Insight Maker | Y | Open Source | Javascript | 2012 | http://www.InsightMaker.com | Web based, multi-user, supports Causal Loop Diagrams, Rich Pictures, Dialogue Mapping, Mind Mapping, as well as Stock & Flow simulation models. |
| JDynSim | Y | GPL | Java | 2010 | http://code.google.com/p/dynsim/ | System dynamics framework for java. |
| Mapsim | Y | GNU Library or Lesser General Public License (LGPL) | Microsoft .NET | 2009 | http://mapsim.sourceforge.net/ | |
| NetLOGO | Y | GPLv2 | Java, Scala | 2009 | http://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo | Agent-based modeling environment in LOGO; supports system dynamics models as a secondary feature. |
| OptiSim | N | Free for educational use. Copyright 2009-2010 by Tomasz ZAWADZKI. All rights reserved. | JAVA | 2010 | http://www.optisim.org/QLENG/ | Web-based system dynamics software for educational use. Project no longer appears active and code is inaccessible |
| Powersim Studio | N | Commercial with a free trial 30 day license | C++ | 2012 | http://www.powersim.com | Supports system dynamics and discrete event modeling. Free renewable license for Studio Express |
| Simile | N | Commercial | C++, Prolog, Tcl | 2011 | http://www.simulistics.com/ | non-free System Dynamics software with object-based concepts |
| Simulink | N | Commercial | ? | 2012 | http://www.mathworks.com/products/simulink/ | Has tight integration with MATLAB |
| Sphinx SD Tools | Y | Apache License, Version 2.0. | Java | 2009 | http://sourceforge.net/projects/sphinxes/ | |
| Stella, iThink | N | Commercial | | 2012 | http://iseesystems.com | Model builder based around an intuitive icon-based graphical interface |
| SystemDynamics | Y | GPL | Java | 2009 | http://sourceforge.net/projects/system-dynamics/ | |
| TRUE (Temporal Reasoning Universal Elaboration) | Y | Freeware Copyright 2002-2013 by Patrick Houel. All rights reserved. | WLanguage Windev | 2013 | http://www.true-world.com/ | system dynamics + 3D Modeler (3D Rendering using OpenGL graphics library) + Procedural animation |
| Vensim | N | Commercial | | 2010 | http://vensim.com/ | PLE version free for educational and personal use; non-free versions for commercial use |
| VisSim | N | Commercial | C | 2011 | http://www.vissim.com | Accredited educational institutions are allowed to site license VisSim v3.0 at no cost. The latest versions of VisSim and add-ons are also available to students and academic institutions at greatly reduced pricing. A read-only version of the software, VisSim Viewer is available free of charge and provides a way for people not licensed to use VisSim to run VisSim models. |
