--- description: Review of SIMUL8 Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice New Zealand. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: SIMUL8 | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice NZ --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Simulation Software](/directory/4162/simulation/software) > [SIMUL8](/software/369448/simul8) # SIMUL8 Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/369448/simul8 Page: 1 / 7\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/369448/simul8?page=2) > Simul8 is a process simulation software solution that enables organizations to model, analyze, and optimize complex systems and workflows in a virtual environment before implementing changes in the real world. Designed for manufacturing, healthcare, supply chain, logistics, and service operations, Simul8 helps teams understand process behavior, evaluate scenarios, and improve operational performance while reducing risk and cost. Using intuitive visual simulation tools, organizations can create digital models of real-world processes to identify bottlenecks, test “what-if” scenarios, evaluate resource utilization, and predict the impact of operational changes. By simulating workflows before implementation, teams can make more informed decisions, improve efficiency, and reduce disruptions to production and business operations. Simul8 supports both simple and highly complex simulations with advanced capabilities for discrete event simulation, process optimization, scheduling, and performance analysis. Users can incorporate real operational data into simulations to improve accuracy and gain deeper insight into cycle times, throughput, capacity, wait times, staffing, and resource allocation. The platform helps organizations improve decision-making by enabling teams to compare multiple scenarios and identify the most effective strategies for improving quality, efficiency, customer service, and operational outcomes. Simul8 integrates with other Minitab solutions to support broader continuous improvement, operational excellence, and data-driven optimization initiatives. With an intuitive interface designed for both technical and non-technical users, Simul8 makes advanced process simulation more accessible across the organization. By helping teams visualize process behavior and evaluate potential changes before implementation, Simul8 enables organizations to reduce costs, minimize risk, improve performance, and accelerate continuous improvement efforts. > > Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 142 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 142 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Minitab - **Founded**: 1972 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$6,049.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free Trial) - **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) - **Supported Languages**: English, Japanese - **Available Countries**: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong SAR China, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands and 13 more ## Features - 3D Imaging - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Ad hoc Analysis - Agent-Based Modeling - Communication Management - Configurable Workflow - Continuous Modeling - Customisable Reports - Customization - Data Import/Export - Data Visualisation - Design Analysis - Direct Manipulation - Discrete Event Modeling - Drag & Drop - Dynamic Modeling - File Management - File Sharing - Graphical Data Presentation ## Integrations (6 total) - Google Sheets - Microsoft Excel - Minitab - Minitab Connect - Minitab Engage - Minitab Workspace ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Simulation Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4162/simulation/software) ## Related Categories - [Simulation Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4162/simulation/software) - [Collaboration Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4138/collaboration/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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With VL you can do a lot more\! As an educator, I continue using the software to introduce simulation to new cohorts of MSc students in Operations Management and Business Analytics. The students love it\! On the research side, the MRes and PhD students I supervised have used Simul8 to develop proof-of-concept models for their Modelling and Simulation research and also full-fledged models to support decision-making. The customer support that we have received over the years is exemplary\! This goes to the extent that the Simul8 representatives you meet at conferences are happy to go through the model and provide advice. > > **Cons**: From the education and teaching perspective, Simul8 is a perfect solution and students will love it\! On the research side, if you were to develop integration with other models and modelling paradigms, it would require assistance from Simul8 technical support. With open-source software, integrating libraries and code offers many opportunities, especially for those who know coding. However, with Simul8, some additional integration work to achieve similar objectives may be needed. The software continues to evolve and this may be possible in the near future. > > My experience with Simul8 has been excellent. I was introduced to the software by my PhD supervisor. My PhD was in distributed computing and a research project focussed on distributed simulation. Simul8 provided me with multiple licenses for the Researcher edition of their software and technical support. This helped me better understand the technical aspects of the software, which was necessary for the intended purpose of distributed execution of models. My students have also continued to receive such exceptional support. Several of our received papers have used Simul8\! ----- ### "Powerful tool" — 5.0/5 > **Freddy** | *11 October 2024* | Investment Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The functionality and capacity to replicate "real life scenarios" . > > **Cons**: The number of hours required to become proficient with the tool is reasonable. Given the variety of options and scenarios available, the trade-off between output and effort is more than acceptable > > A powerful tool for process simulation. While the user interface may appear outdated compared to state-of-the-art options, this doesn’t reflect its robust capabilities. Initial training is essential, and at least 120 hours of practice are necessary to become reasonably proficient in performing reliable simulations of medium complexity ----- ### "Great support staff. But poor documentation." — 3.0/5 > **Iris** | *22 December 2020* | Government Administration | Recommendation rating: 3.0/10 > > **Pros**: I value the availability of the support chat function. The support staff are very forthcoming and helpful. > > **Cons**: I need to use the visual logic functionality for most of my modelling. But the documentation for this is lacking. Comprehensive documentation, tutorials and documented examples would improve the experience significantly. The VL interface is also quite frustrating as compared to normal programming languages. Finding commands is difficult, and the use of the interface is not intuitive. ----- ### "Versatile software for trialing and optimization healthcare processes" — 4.0/5 > **John** | *1 February 2022* | Hospital & Health Care | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Building process flows, decision points, distributions, and timings is intuitive. Data visualization tools allow you to see an analyze input and output variables and make reasoned conclusions. Integration with OptQuest can find ideal solutions, saving a lot of trial and error guesswork. > > **Cons**: Some of the more advanced features require specific coding syntax that takes time to learn. However, once you get the syntax down, it's powerful. It just takes a little time to get over the learning curve. > > We have been able to model several different clinical scenarios in our facility: post-acute care units, outpatient clinic patient flows, and vaccination clinics. We have also been able to optimize schedules to best meet demand by using the OptQuest interface. Building these processes in Simul8 and testing different configurations has saved us many weeks of PDSA trial-and-error testing in the real unit, allowing us to move much more quickly to ideal improvements. This has made our patient experience more pleasant and allowed our staff to focus more on patient care delivery. ----- ### "World Class Simulation Software and Customer Support" — 5.0/5 > **Thomas** | *5 February 2022* | Hospital & Health Care | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The software is very user friendly and the Simul8 consulting team is one of a kind. Our team had the majority of the model set up and ready configure within the first 2-3 weeks. We ran some test to see if the model was working properly before engaging with the internal consulting team, and we were able to do so with minimal effort - the software is quite intuitive. The configuration of the model did take some time, as our process is quite complex, but the consultant we worked with was a great resource and helped us get our model running accounting for all of our process specifics. An additional note on the consultant we worked with, not only is he thoroughly competent and knowledgeable about the Simul8 software features and functionalities, he was quite fun to work with and a great conversationalist. Simul8 clearly recruits great talent, both on a personal and professional level. Overall - Simul8 has been great to do business with and well worth the investment\! > > **Cons**: There are no cons about the software that we wish to report at this time. > > An additional note on the consultant we worked with, not only is he thoroughly competent and knowledgeable about the Simul8 software features and functionalities, he was quite fun to work with and a great conversationalist. Simul8 clearly recruits great talent, both on a personal and professional level. Overall - Simul8 has been great to do business with and well worth the investment\! ----- Page: 1 / 7\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/369448/simul8?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/369448/simul8) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data