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Simulation software for the automotive industry

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OpenFOAM - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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Last updated: August 2025

OpenFOAM overview

What is OpenFOAM?

OpenFOAM is a simulation software designed to help businesses in automotive, petroleum, research, and other sectors generate a mesh around vehicles, run transient simulation, and map field data including pressure and velocity across geometries. It offers a reader module, which allows administrators to visualize various elements related to computational fluid dynamics (CFD) such as vector plots and geometry surfaces to generate animations.

Operators can define boundary conditions, add information regarding the material used such as density, and specify thermal properties on a unified interface. OpenFOAM enables teams to analyze log files including details regarding the number of iterations and residuals of displacement in multiple directions to view convergence information. Managers can also edit mesh resolutions, ratio of cell sizes between and within blocks, and plate sizes to perform experiments.

OpenFOAM lets businesses generate 3D meshes containing split-hexahedral and hexahedral in wavefront object and stereolithography formats. Engineers can also split or remove cells and add layers to meshes.

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OpenFOAM reviews

Overall rating

4.6

/5

11

Positive reviews

91

%

Rating breakdown
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend0.91/10
Rating distribution

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Who uses OpenFOAM?

Based on 11 verified user reviews.

Company size

Small Businesses

Midsize Businesses

Enterprises

Top industries

Research
Renewables & Environment
Utilities
Performing Arts
Others

Use cases

Simulation

OpenFOAM's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from OpenFOAM users:

Continuous modeling
Data visualization
Design analysis

All OpenFOAM features

Features rating:

Activity dashboard
Continuous modeling
Data visualization
Design analysis
Direct manipulation
Mathematical modeling
Presentation tools
Reporting/Analytics
Visual analytics

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OpenFOAM pricing

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Free

Pricing details
Subscription
Free trial
Free plan
Pricing range

User opinions about OpenFOAM price and value

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OpenFOAM support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Email/Help Desk

OpenFOAM FAQs

Q. Who are the typical users of OpenFOAM?

OpenFOAM has the following typical customers:
Freelancers, Small Business, Mid-size Business, Large Enterprises

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Q. What level of support does OpenFOAM offer?

OpenFOAM offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk

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